Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

Nittany Lions snap losing streak – Sports | Centre Daily via kwout

Lions run wild in win over La Salle – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout

Franklin Pitches Five Innings of No-Hit Ball as Nittany Lion Baseball Cruises past La Salle, 9-3 – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Lions, Pitt rained out – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout

For the third time this season, but first at Pittsburgh, the Panthers and the Lions tried to play ball. This one made it into the third inning tied 101 before the heavens opened up and the game was cancelled.

Third baseman Steranka eager to play near home – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout

Penn State, Pitt to Clash at Trees Field at 4 p.m. Start Time – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

I had planned on switching to a Pythagorean Standings using just conference data but I’ve been unable to find conference only statistics that I can easily access, so we’re sticking with the overall rankings. Team Runs Scored Runs Allowed Pyth % Delta 1 Minnesota 276 196 0.665 -0.028 2 Ohio State 338 253 0.641 -0.115 [...]

Our three losses over the weekend dropped us thirteen spots in the RPI rankings to number 100 overall.

Wine’s club swept by Illinois – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout

Lions miss opportunity to move up in conference – The Daily Collegian Online via kwout

Illini finish sweep of Lions – Sports | Centre Daily via kwout

Penn State Baseball Outlasted by Illinois Pitching as Fightin’ Illini Earn Sweep – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE via kwout

Philly Inq reporter Rick O’Brien ranked West Chester East’s Herring as the seventh best pitcher in the Philadelphia area. Go to the article.

Baseball wins second game of series against Penn State | The Daily Illini via kwout