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Spikes drop matchup with Scrappers, 6-5

NILES, Ohio – In a back-and-forth battle on Saturday night at Eastwood Field, the State College Spikes took the lead in the eighth inning on Jaden Collura’s RBI ground-rule double and a balk, only to see the Mahoning Valley Scrappers tie the game, then win on a third-strike wild pitch in the ninth, 6-5. In a game that featured four lead changes, the Spikes (11-18 2nd Half) took a 3-1 lead behind Adam Paniagua’s RBI groundout in the second, Cole Caruso’s two-out RBI double in the third, and Adonis Forte’s run-scoring single in the fifth. However, Mahoning Valley (11-19 2nd ...

Black Bears sink Spikes in OT

GRANVILLE, W. Va. – Cole Caruso smashed his second home run of the season to help the State College Spikes to the lead, but the West Virginia Black Bears stole a victory from the Spikes in the MLB Draft League Overtime tiebreaker after a 3-3 tie in regulation on Thursday night at Kendrick Family Ballpark. Caruso’s 372-foot, two-run shot to right field with two outs in the top of the third extended the Spikes’ (11-16 2nd Half) lead to 3-0. The long ball followed Adonis Forte’s RBI groundout that scored Adam Paniagua after his triple to right field started the third. However, ...

MacBean makes Hermann Trophy watch list

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Penn State women’s soccer graduate forward Kaitlyn MacBean was named to the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List on Thursday afternoon, accentuating her status as one of the premier players to watch in the women’s college game following a release from United Soccer ...

Gadowsky picked as head coach for U.S. Collegiate Select Team

DAVOS, Switzerland – Penn State’s Guy Gadowsky has been tabbed the head coach for the United States Collegiate Select Team ahead of the 2025 Spengler Cup as announced by College Hockey Inc. earlier Thursday morning. Along with Gadowsky, fellow NCAA bench bosses Mike Souza (UNH) and Jason Lammers (Niagara) will serve as assistants. For the first time in the 102-year history of the tournament, which dates back to 1923 making it the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world, a team of top NCAA collegiate players will compete, led by Gadowsky. Held annually in Davos, ...

Allar chosen for Manning Award watch list

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar was named to the Manning Award watch list on Thursday. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates’ postseason performances in its balloting. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the postseason. Drew Allar · Sr. · QB · 6-5 · 238 · Medina, Ohio · Medina Named to the Davey ...

MacBean, Herr earn college soccer honors

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Penn State women’s soccer program garnered a wide array of national attention from TopDrawerSoccer.com in its preseason releases, with the Nittany Lions landing the No. 6 overall team ranking while securing one Best XI Team selection and a pair of preseason top-100 players in the organization’s releases Tuesday. Penn State picked up the No. 6 national ranking according to TopDrawerSoccer’s preseason release, the highest rated program in the Big Ten Conference and the highest ranked team in the nation outside of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Nittany ...