Nittany Lions Wrap Up Road Trip in Columbus (Series Preview)

Penn State (9-21, 3-9 Big Ten) at Ohio State (17-14, 7-5 Big Ten)

Dates: April 3–5

Game Times (EST): 2:00 PM (Fri), 3:00 PM (Sat), 1:00 PM (Sun)

Location: Bill Davis Stadium (Columbus, OH)

• Average Home Attendance (2026): 990.83

• Highest Home Attendance (2026): 2,096 (March 7, vs. #1 UCLA)

• Capacity: 4,450

Coverage

• TV: B1G+ ($) (free on-campus)

• Radio

  • Penn State Sports Network

  • The Ohio State Sports Network

• Live Stats/Pregame Lineups: StatBroadcast

Storylines

Quick Preview: Two Different Directions

Ohio State is fresh off of back-to-back sweeps of Big Ten opponents with promising results against Minnesota on the road and Maryland at home.

Penn State, on the other hand, still has yet to win a series in Big Ten play this season and was just swept by Nebraska in Lincoln.

Double Play Peanut Butter Cup Debuts at Creamery

Penn State has announced a new ice cream flavor in the spirit of keeping consistent with putting together uniforms of that kind last year at this time.

The flavor, dubbed ‘Double Play Peanut Butter Cup,’ was made available on Wednesday of this week and was announced ahead of the ballpark’s Ice Cream Day promotion on April 18.

Source: Penn State Baseball on X

Bemis Continues Impressive Streak

Junior left fielder Alex Bemis has been riding the hot hand at the plate, leading the Buckeyes with a 21-game on-base streak.

Bemis had a 15-game on-base streak at the end of his 2025 campaign with Division II Gannon, proving that he continues to find a way.

Source: Alex Bemis - 2025 - Baseball - Gannon University Athletics

Head-to-Head History

Penn State is 43-73 against Ohio State all-time.

Penn State last played Ohio State on the weekend of April 21–23, 2023, sweeping the Buckeyes at home.

Penn State is 17-42 against Ohio State on the road all-time.

Ohio State last won a series over Penn State on the weekend of May 13–15, 2022, taking two-of-three at home.

Source: 2026 PSU Baseball Record Book

Penn State at Ohio State: By The Numbers

Penn State	Offense	Ohio State
.261	Batting Average	.259
.367	On-Base Pct	.376
35 (1.14)	Home Runs (per game)	37 (1.19)
47-37-42	Total Runs (Fri-Sat-Sun)	60-59-55 (9/9/7)

Penn State	Defense	Ohio State
8.44	Earned Run Avg	5.78
.321	Opponent Batting Avg	.255
219 (7.30)	Strikeouts (per game)	296 (9.55)
159 (5.30)	Walks (per game)	170 (5.48)

Probable Starting Pitchers

Penn State

1. RHP Colin Fitzgerald, R-Sr. (2-4, 6.16 ERA)

2. RHP Benjamin Hudson, So. (1-6, 9.53 ERA)

3. RHP Isaiah Shayter, Fr. (1-5, 12.46 ERA)

Ohio State

*Probables (not announced).

1. RHP Gavin Kuzniewski, So. (2-1, 4.62 ERA)

2. RHP Chris Domke, Jr. (3-3, 7.11 ERA)

3. RHP Pierce Herrenbruck, Jr. (3-1, 3.82 ERA)

Top Bullpen Pitchers

Penn State

• RHP Kyle Emmons, Jr. (11 app, 21.2 IP, 4.15 ERA, 1.23 WHIP)

• RHP Robert Brown III, Fr. (9 app, 12 IP, 6.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP)

• RHP Dimond Loosli, Sr. (9 app, 10 IP, 7.20 ERA, 2.50 WHIP)

Ohio State

• LHP Luke Carrell, Gr. (17 app, 17.2 IP, 3.57 ERA, 1.25 WHIP)

• RHP Andrew Edrington, Jr. (13 app, 14 IP, 3.86 ERA, 1.93 WHIP)

• RHP Ryan Zamora, Jr. (13 app, 24.1 IP, 4.07 ERA, 1.48 WHIP)

Top Hitters/Runners

Penn State (6.71|3.70|6.00 Runs per Game)

1. DH Michael Anderson, Sr. (.381|.500|.819, 13 hr, 34 rbi)

2. 3B/SS Bryce Molinaro, R-Jr. (.294|.412|.578, 8 hr, 24 rbi)

3. 2B Jayden Davis, Sr. (.282|.365|.427, 2 hr, 13 rbi)

Ohio State (6.67|6.56|9.11 Runs per Game)

1. 2B Henry Kaczmar, Sr. (.333|.400|.558, 5 hr, 27 rbi)

2. LF Alex Bemis, Jr. (.284|.417|.559, 7 hr, 26 rbi)

3. C Mason Eckelman, Jr. (.277|.415|.491, 5 hr, 33 rbi)

Quick Picks & Analysis

Bryan: The Penn State bats look rejuvenated after moving around the order on Tuesday, and the comparisons with Ohio State look favorable. Despite this, the Buckeyes will ride the home-field advantage to a series win. Ohio State 2, Penn State 1.