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Nittany Lions return home for a seven-game homestand beginning Tuesday. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Strong pitching from sophomore Ryan Ignas (North Wales, Pa.) coupled with another offensive outburst led the Penn State baseball team to a 14-6 win at Ohio State on a rainy Sunday afternoon. The victory gave the Nittany Lions' (17-22, 4-8 Big Ten) [...]

By Alex Angert Collegian Staff Writer A day after being held to only one run by Ohio State’s pitching ace, Penn State’s bats came alive on Saturday as the baseball team defeated the Buckeyes 18-10. Penn State (16-22, 3-8 Big Ten) came out swinging from the start and put up four runs in the first [...]

Elliot Searer ties a school record with five hits while Ben Heath hits two more home runs in the victory. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Penn State baseball team used a balanced offensive attack to plate a season-high 18 runs on 19 hits for an impressive 18-10 win over the first-place Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday [...]

By Alex Angert Collegian Staff Writer At this point you’ve heard it for the thousandth time on the radio or over and over again at a party, there’s no escaping one of the hits of the year. “Tick Tock, on the clock. But the party don’t stop no. Woah-oh oh oh, Woah-oh oh oh.” And [...]

By Ryan Loy Collegian Staff Writer Alex Wimmers shut down the Penn State baseball team Friday, as he pitched a complete game in Ohio State’s 3-1 victory over the Nittany Lions (15-22, 2-8 Big Ten). The Buckeyes’ starter allowed just four hits and one run in his strong outing. The Lions scored first when freshman [...]

Hill goes seven strong, but it’s not enough to top one of the nation’s top pitchers. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Penn State baseball team scored first against Ohio State starter Alex Wimmers, but the Buckeyes’s; offense bounced back with three unanswered tallies to spoil a sensational pitching performance from freshman Steven Hill (Colleyville, Texas) and [...]

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Penn State looks to win second straight against the Buckeyes. • Following a 1-1 week, the Nittany Lion baseball team heads to Columbus for a crucial weekend series at rival Ohio State. Penn State will face one of the nation's top pitchers in Alex Wimmers on Friday (6:35 p.m.) with the Saturday and Sunday games both [...]

By virtue of their first game losses, Ohio State and Minnesota had to fight an uphill battle through the losers bracket.  Both squads won on Saturday, both claimed victories in their first games today, and both eventually fell to the #1 seed in their region. Ohio State 13 Georgia 6 Minnesota 15 Baylor 12 Florida [...]

Ohio State 6 Marist 4 Minnesota 11 Southern 8 Vanderbilt 10 Indiana 0

Louisville 8 Indiana 2 Baylor 5 Minnesota 0 Georgia 24 Ohio State 8

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Friday 4/3 Iowa 15 Purdue 7 Penn State Michigan (cancelled) Indiana 14 Illinois 4 Ohio State 5 Minnesota 7 Northwestern 4 Michigan St 9 Saturday 4/4 Iowa 8 Purdue 10 Iowa 3 Purdue 5 Penn State 6 Michigan 4 (10) Penn State 4 Michigan 9 Northwestern 0 Michigan St 2 (10) Indiana 2 Illinois 1 [...]

Penn State outlasts Ohio State, 15-11 – Big Ten Network via kwout