Happy Valley Hardball with a sabermetrics twist

The Texas State baseball team will wrap up its spring break schedule this weekend when they host Penn State in a three-game series, beginning 6:30 p.m. Friday .
The Bobcats and Nittany Lions will play Saturday at 2 p.m. and wrap the series Sunday afternoon at 11 a.m.
All three games can be heard live on 89.9 [...]

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Penn State plays its second consecutive 2009 NCAA Tournament team.
• The Penn State baseball team looks to snap a four-game losing skid when it plays 2009 NCAA Tournament participant Texas State in a three-game series this weekend. The Nittany Lions are coming off a tough two-game set at Big 12 power Texas A&M, which was highlighted [...]

Penn State looks to get back to .500 on Friday against Texas State.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Penn State baseball team fell victim to strong two-out hitting as Texas A&M scored all seven of its runs with two outs on its way to a 7-0 win on Wednesday evening. Redshirt Senior Mike Wanamaker (Upper Nyack, [...]

Penn State falls to 4-4 on the young season.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Despite shutting out Big 12 power Texas A&M through three innings, the Aggies’ offense exploded in the fourth and wouldn’t look back as they went on to down the Penn State baseball team, 17-3 on Tuesday evening at Olsen Field. A pair of [...]

By Paul Casella
Collegian Staff Writer
Sophomore Joey DeBernardis crossed home plate in the ninth inning to stop Penn State from being shutout, but the run mattered little in terms of the final score.
Playing its first night game of the season Tuesday, the Penn State baseball team was routed by Texas A&M, 17-3.
The 17 runs were the [...]

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The Texas A&M baseball team puts its six-game win streak on the line when the Aggies host Penn State in a pair of midweek games at Olsen Field. First pitch on both Tuesday and Wednesday is set for 6:35 p.m.

via Aggie Baseball Hosts Penn State in Mid-Week Series.

In another surprise, PSU stands atop the Big Ten RPI Rankings.

Team
W-L
Pct
RPI

1
Penn State
4 – 3 – 0
0.571
67

2
Michigan
4 – 7 – 0
0.364
81

3
Michigan State
6 – 4 – 0
0.600
84

4
Ohio State
8 – 2 – 0
0.800
97

5
Iowa
4 – 5 – 0
0.444
104

6
Indiana
4 – 6 – 0
0.400
195

7
Minnesota
3 – 7 – 0
0.300
196

8
Illinois
1 – 5 – 0
0.167
208

9
Northwestern
3 – 7 – 0
0.300
255

10
Purdue
1 – 6 – 0
0.143
286

For the first time in several years, Penn State’s RPI has actually taken a jump during the first two weeks. Traditionally, PSU’s southern trips result in a string of losses but thanks to some good performances in Texas against some quality opponents the Nit’s RPI ranking has jumped to #67.

The Nittany Lions fall to 4-3 on the season, 2-2 on their Texas road swing.
BEAUMONT, Texas – Despite sophomore Jordan Steranka's (Pittsburgh, Pa.) second home run in as many days, the Penn State baseball team couldn't overcome Lamar’s six-run fifth inning in falling to the Cardinals, 8-3 on Sunday at the YMBL Cardinal Classic. The [...]

By Stephen Hennessey
Collegian Staff Writer
Lamar pitcher Matison Smith threw a complete game shutout against Penn State in its second game Saturday to give his team a 4-0 win over the Nittany Lions.
After the Lions beat Dallas Baptist 12-6 earlier in the day, Smith held the Nittany Lions (4-2) to four hits.
via Baseball team shutout in [...]