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Penn State meets Rutgers in baseball showdown

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State baseball team returns to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park to welcome Rutgers for a three-game Big Ten series this weekend, April 17-19. Friday’s game is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday is scheduled for 2 p.m. and Sunday is set for 1 p.m. All games at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park are free admission for all ages and all three games will be streamed on B1G+. Friday is 800 Strong Night, encouraging support from fellow student-athletes and includes a first pitch by the Penn State Women’s Hockey team following its run to the Frozen Four. Saturday ...

PSU softball heads to Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Penn State softball hits the road in Big Ten Conference competition for the first time in the month of April this Friday through Sunday, April 17-19, as the Blue & White travel to face off against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a three-game weekend series from Buckeye Field. The first two games of the weekend will stream live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+ and the B1G+ app at 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. (ET), while Sunday’s series finale will air to a national television audience on the Big Ten Network and FOX Sports App, with first pitch slated ...

No. 19 Lions clash with No. 7 Johns Hopkins

UNIVERSITY PARK – The No. 19 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-4, 3-3 Big Ten) take on the No. 7 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (12-3, 5-2 Big Ten) at Panzer Stadium for the last regular season home game of the 2026 campaign on Thursday, April 16 at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network with Jason Knapp on play-by-play and Abby Bosco as the color commentator. Thursday’s game will serve as Penn State’s “White Out” game. Students can enter to win an iPad after entering the venue and the first 150 students will also get a free t-shirt. All fans will receive a rally ...

WVU downs Lions, 3-1

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The Penn State baseball team battled until the end in a very tight game against No. 15 West Virginia on Wednesday at Meritus Park in Hagerstown. The Nittany Lions fell 3-1 to the Mountaineers. Penn State dropped to 10-24 overall, while West Virginia, ranked No. 15 in the D1Baseball Poll, improved to 25-8. The Nittany Lions held the Mountaineers to no runs and just two hits over the final 5.1 frames. Mason Butash earned the start for the Nittany Lions, working 2.1 innings. He allowed three runs on two hits and a walk. Butash recorded two strikeouts. ...

Penn State adds guard Jay Rodgers

UNIVERSITY PARK – Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the signing of veteran guard Jay Rodgers ahead of the 2026-27 Penn State men’s basketball season. Rodgers, who spent the last four seasons at Central Connecticut State, comes to Happy Valley for his final year of eligibility. Jay Rodgers 6-3 | Guard | Pickerington, Ohio | Central Connecticut State Veteran playmaker who spent last four seasons at Central Connecticut State. Coming off a senior season in 2025-26 in which he averaged 11.0 points per game and 6.9 assists per contest, a mark that ...

Penn State rolls by Bucknell, 11-3

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State softball celebrated Country Night and Dollar Dog Night in style on Tuesday, as the Nittany Lions roared to an 11-3 win over the in-state rival Bucknell Bison in five innings of play from Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field. The Blue & White managed to match their second-highest hit total on the 2026 campaign on Tuesday evening, knocking the ball around the yard 14 times in an impressive all-around offensive performance. Penn State saw four-student-athletes muster multiple-hit efforts, with 10 different performers logging at least one base ...