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Nittany Lions Set For Top-15 Challenge Against Bruins (Enhanced Series Preview)


Penn State (25-14, 12-9 Big Ten) at No. 15 UCLA (29-11, 13-5 Big Ten)

Dates: April 25-27

Times (EST): 9:00 PM (Fri), 5:00 PM (Sat), 4:00 PM (Sun)

Location: Jackie Robinson Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)

  • Average Home Attendance (2025): 580.22

  • Highest Home Attendance (2025): 1,597 (March 2, vs. USC)

  • Capacity: 1,820

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Tale of the Tape: Running The Gauntlet

The Penn State Nittany Lions look to improve on their 1-0 week so far as they face a top-15 contender in the UCLA Bruins. The Nittany Lions have already faced, and beaten, the No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers by a score of 3 to 2 at home on Tuesday.


Attendance & Hot Dog Record Shattered

Medlar Field at Lubrano Park saw a Penn State baseball record 6,106 fans in the 3 to 2 win over No. 17 West Virginia. Fans also purchased a record 12,112 hot dogs on the final Dollar Dog Night of the year. (Source: ABC27)


Cholowsky Appears on Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List

In contention for the best amateur baseball player of the year, shortstop Roch Cholowsky has been added to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List. Cholowsky is fifth in the Big Ten in slugging percentage with .733 and his 13 home runs ties for the sixth-best in the conference. (Source: UCLA Athletics | Big Ten)


Penn State at No. 15 UCLA: By The Numbers

Penn State

Offense

No. 15 UCLA

.275

Batting Average

.295

.389

On-Base Pct

.416

62 (1.59)

Home Runs (per game)

50 (1.25)

94-95-78

Total Runs (Fri-Sat-Sun)

53-95-96


Penn State

Defense

No. 15 UCLA

5.96

Earned Run Avg

4.46

.274

Opponent Batting Avg

.253

322 (8.26)

Strikeouts (per game)

323 (8.08)

185 (4.74)

Walks (per game)

160 (4.00)



The Head-to-Head History of Penn State-UCLA (Source: 2025 Penn State Baseball Record Book)

Penn State is 0-0 against UCLA all-time.


Probable Starting Pitchers

Penn State

  1. LHP Ryan DeSanto, Jr. (7-1, 3.28 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (7 games/starts): 5-1, 3.44 ERA

    2. Away Splits (5 games/starts) : 4-0, 3.55 ERA

  2. RHP Mason Horwat, So. (4-3, 7.34 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (6 games/starts): 1-3, 11.05 ERA

    2. Away Splits (4 games/starts): 2-1, 6.00 ERA

  3. LHP Logan Olson, Jr. (0-2, 7.54 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (5 games/starts): 0-2, 8.10 ERA

    2. Away Splits (2 games/starts): 0-0, 5.40 ERA

No. 15 UCLA

  1. LHP Ian May, R-Jr. (6-2, 3.95 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (8 games/1 start): 3-1, 5.09 ERA

    2. Home Splits (12 games/5 starts): 4-1, 2.90 ERA

  2. RHP Michael Barnett, Jr. (7-0, 4.57 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (6 games/5 starts): 4-0, 4.78 ERA

    2. Home Splits (7 games/4 starts): 5-0, 3.00 ERA

  3. RHP Landon Stump, So. (3-0, 5.04 ERA)

    1. Conference Splits (6 games/starts): 2-0, 5.81 ERA

    2. Home Splits (6 games/starts): 2-0, 2.83 ERA


Top Bullpen Pitchers

Penn State

  • LHP Anthony Steele, Sr. (17 app, 25.1 IP, 2.13 ERA, 1.43 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (8 games): 8 app, 16 IP, 1.69 ERA, 1.50 WHIP

    • Away Splits (7 games): 7 app, 11.2 IP, 0.77 ERA, 1.29 WHIP

  • RHP Dimond Loosli, Jr. (14 app, 22.2 IP, 4.37 ERA, 1.44 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (10 games): 10 app, 16.2 IP, 4.86 ERA, 1.32 WHIP

    • Away Splits (8 games): 8 app, 10.2 IP, 4.22 ERA, 2.06 WHIP

  • RHP Chase Renner, R-So. (11 app, 14 IP, 4.50 ERA, 1.43 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (5 games): 5 app, 8 IP, 7.88 ERA, 1.88 WHIP

    • Away Splits (5 games): 5 app, 5.2 IP, 6.35 ERA, 1.06 WHIP

No. 15 UCLA

  • RHP Jack O’Connor, Jr. (16 app, 17.1 IP, 1.56 ERA, 1.10 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (9 games): 9 app, 9.1 IP, 1.93 ERA, 1.07 WHIP

    • Home Splits (11 games): 11 app, 11.2 IP, 2.31 ERA, 1.46 WHIP

  • RHP Luke Rodriguez, So. (11 app, 21.1 IP, 2.11 ERA, 1.31 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (4 games): 4 app, 4.1 IP, 8.31 ERA, 3.46 WHIP

    • Home Splits (7 games): 7 app, 14.1 IP, 0.63 ERA, 1.19 WHIP

  • RHP Cal Randall, So. (14 app, 10.2 IP, 3.37 ERA, 1.88 WHIP)

    • Conference Splits (4 games): 4 app, 2.1 IP, 3.86 ERA, 2.14 WHIP

    • Home Splits (9 games): 9 app, 7 IP, 3.86 ERA, 1.71 WHIP


Top Hitters/Runners

Penn State (9.40|8.64|8.67 Runs per Game)

  1. CF Paxton Kling, Jr. (.329|.421|.639, 12 hr, 41 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (21 games): .353|.431|.600, 4 hr, 20 rbi

    2. Away Splits (17 games): .392|.467|.770, 7 hr, 23 rbi

  2. LF Jesse Jaconski, Jr. (.296|.381|.607, 10 hr, 41 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (21 games): .351|.444|.716, 6 hr, 27 rbi

    2. Away Splits (16 games): .361|.452|.754, 6 hr, 21 rbi

  3. SS Ryan Weingartner, Jr. (.261|.405|.497, 8 hr, 27 rbi, 24 sb)

    1. Conference Splits (21 games): .209|.346|.384, 3 hr, 14 rbi, 9 sb

    2. Away Splits (17 games): .289|.419|.618, 5 hr, 15 rbi, 12 sb

No. 15 UCLA (5.30|9.50|9.60 Runs per Game)

  1. SS Roch Cholowsky, So. (.367|.510|.733, 13 hr, 45 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (18 games): .384|.489|.808, 7 hr, 22 rbi

    2. Home Splits (27 games): .347|.496|.694, 7 hr, 26 rbi

  2. 1B Mulivai Levu, So. (.339|.403|.564, 10 hr, 51 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (18 games): .382|.443|.592, 4 hr, 24 rbi

    2. Home Splits (27 games): .330|.394|.569, 7 hr, 34 rbi

  3. RF A.J. Salgado, R-Sr. (.303|.430|.591, 7 hr, 34 rbi)

    1. Conference Splits (17 games): .345|.435|.672, 4 hr, 12 rbi

    2. Home Splits (25 games): .298|.440|.631, 6 hr, 28 rbi


Game Promotions

  • Weekend-Long: Camper Reunion

  • Friday: FAT Friday (first 50 fans receive a coupon for free Fat Sal’s)

  • Saturday: Team Day

  • Sunday: Athletics for Youth, Team Day, Postgame Kids Run The Bases


Quick Picks: Expert Analysis

Bryan: This series is make-or-break for the Nittany Lions to determine their bubble chances. Unfortunately, their pitching staff lacks the depth necessary to compete with the Bruins, and they’ll take one-of-three. No. 15 UCLA 2, Penn State 1.

 
 
 

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