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A forecast of rain has caused today’s game at Villanova to be cancelled.

Solid pitching performances not enough as Lions fall in midweek affair. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team outhit the La Salle Explorers, 11-6 on Tuesday night, but could only produce two runs as it fell, 3-2, in a nonconference matchup at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The combination of juniors Calvin Grumley [...]

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Mario Eramo hit two home runs last weekend in front of many friends and family in Columbus. April 26, 2010 • Coming off the program’s first-ever road series victory at Ohio State, the Penn State baseball team looks to continue the momentum when it hosts La Salle on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. Following a hard-fought [...]

Lions register just five hits and strand ten runners in midweek loss to Mountaineers. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Despite six strong innings from junior lefty Calvin Grumley (Johnsonburg, Pa.), the Penn State baseball team struggled to muster much offense in falling, 2-1, to Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. [...]

By Paul Casella Collegian Staff Writer One night after scoring 15 runs and recording 16 hits in a nonconference victory, the Penn State baseball team struggled to put together much offense in a loss to Mount St. Mary’s. The Nittany Lions (15-21, 2-7 Big Ten) managed only five hits against seven different Mount St. Mary’s [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team scored 15 runs over the span of five innings on its way to a 15-9 win over Duquesne on Tuesday evening at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Five players finished with multiple hits, led by sophomore Jordan Steranka’s (Pittsburgh, Pa.) career-high tying four. Sophomore Sean Deegan [...]

By Alex Angert Collegian Staff Writer Needing a win after being swept by Purdue over the weekend, Penn State was sitting pretty with a nine-run lead when Duquesne led off the sixth inning. By the time the Nittany Lions came back to bat, things had drastically changed. In an up-and-down inning in which 12 total [...]

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Nittany Lions look to get back on track before hitting the road once again for a clash at Ohio State. • The Penn State baseball team looks to bounce back from a tough weekend at Purdue when it hosts a pair of midweek games at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Nittany Lions welcome Duquesne [...]

By Gre / Staff Writer Catcher Kevan Smith drove in three runs and scored one himself, but No. 24 Pitt still blew a late four-run lead against Penn State Tuesday. Pitt (22-9, 6-3 Big East) led 8-4 at the seventh inning stretch, but the Nittany Lions (14-17, 2-4 Big Ten) notched five runs in the [...]

Victory marked Penn State's first over a ranked opponent since the 2009 season-finale against Minnesota. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Trailing 8-4, the Penn State baseball team responded with five runs in the seventh inning and five more in the eighth on its way to a thrilling 14-8 victory over No. 24 Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening [...]