UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team welcomes No. 17 West Virginia on Tuesday for its final Dollar Dog Night of the 2025 season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park with a broadcast on Big Ten Network with Connor McKnight and Scott Pose on the call.
All Penn State home games are free admission for all ages.
Tuesday also features Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night.
Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 24-14 this season (12-9 Big Ten) after winning its series against Purdue.
West Virginia, coached by Steve Sabins, is 34-4 overall (13-3 Big 12) and has won 13-straight games, including a series sweep over Cincinnati last weekend.
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The 2025 Penn State baseball season is presented by The Family Clothesline.
FOLLOW ALONG
- Big Ten Network (Connor McKnight, pbp/Scott Pose, analyst)
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- Live Stats
- Game Notes Penn State/West Virginia
DOLLAR DOG NIGHT
- The Nittany Lions are set to host sixth fifth Dollar Dog Night of the 2025 season, featuring $1 hot dogs.
- PSU fans have consumed 27,212 hot dogs over five Dollar Dog Nights this year.
- Penn State’s first Dollar Dog Night of the season, against FDU on March 4, featured 4,049 fans and 5,960 hot dogs consumed.
- PSU’s second Dollar Dog Night this year included 3,784 fans consuming 7,506 hot dogs on March 18 against St. Bonaventure.
- PSU’s third Dollar Dog Night saw 2,822 fans eat 6,733 hot dogs on March 25 against Pitt.
- Nittany Lion fans consumed 4,429 hot dogs against Bucknell on April 1 and 2,584 hot dogs against Delaware on April 15.
- Penn State’s Dollar Dog Nights became popular in 2023 and returned with strong numbers in 2024.
- Across 14 Dollar Dog Nights in 2023, 2024 and 2025, Penn State fans have consumed 62,389 hot dogs, averaging 4,456 per Dollar Dog Night.
- On April 16, 2024 against Kent State, The Nittany Lions set a new attendance record (5,025), topping 5,000 fans for the first time in program history. PSU fans consumed a Dollar Dog record 8,591 hot dogs.
DOLLAR DOG NIGHT PRE-ORDER
- Leap the lines on Dollar Dog Night! Dollar Dog packages are now available for pre-order up until noon on the day of the game, through https://statecollegespikes.ordernext.com/
- Fans can click the Dollar Dog icon at the top and select the upcoming Dollar Dog Night game from the “select your event” drop-down menu to pre-purchase their Dollar Dog 4-Pack or Dollar Dog 9-Inning Challenge Pack. All packages can be picked up at the right field concessions stand counter on Dollar Dog Night.
- All Dollar Dog package purchases made are final unless the game is canceled or postponed, in which case refunds will be issued for packages not already picked up. No refunds will be issued for packages including beer that are unable to be picked up due to failure to produce proper identification.
PARKING
- Fan parking is available in Porter North and Jordan East lots.
- Prepaid parking is available until midnight the day before the game for $5.50 at psu.parkmobile.io
- Day of game parking is available through Honk for $10, please see the in-lot signage for the QR code and text-to-pay options.
SUITE TICKETS
- Fans can enjoy the action from climate-controlled Luxury Suites at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
- These 20-person suites offer a fantastic view of Mount Nittany while providing a luxurious experience for fans and their guests.
- Luxury Suites are available for $400 per game, with a limited number of suites available for each game on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- To book a suite, call 814-272-1711 or emailsuites@statecollegespikes.com.
LEADING OFF
- Penn State hosts No. 17 West Virginia for its final Dollar Dog Night of the 2025 season.
- PSU fans have consumed 27,212 hot dogs over five Dollar Dog Nights this season.
- Penn State is coming off a series win over Purdue, earning wins on Friday and Saturday.
- PSU has won at least four Big Ten series in a season for the first time since 2012.
- With 61 home runs and 85 steals this season, PSU is the only D1 team this season with 60+ homers and 67+ steals this year.
- PSU is one of only eight teams in D1 with five or more players with 5+ homers and 5+ steals this year.
- Penn State’s 85 steals are 13 more than any other Big Ten team this season.
- Ryan Weingartner’s 24 steals in 2025 are tied for third-most in a season at PSU.
- Weingartner is one of four D1 players with 8+ HR and 24+ SB in 2025.
- He ranks 25th in the nation in total steals and 31st in steals per game (0.63).
- PSU has three players with 10+ steals (Weingartner; Cole Wagner, 11; Paxton Kling, 10) in a season for the first time since 2015.
- Kling (12) and Jesse Jaconski (10) both own double-digit homers this season, while Bryce Molinaro is tied-fourth in D1 with three multi-homer games in 2025.
NITTANY LIONS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN HOMERS, STEALS
- Through 38 games, Penn State has slugged 61 home runs, on pace to break its team season record of 91 in 2000.
- The Nittany Lions rank 26th in the country, averaging 1.61 homers per game.
- Penn State also ranks 30th in the nation in total home runs.
- Paxton Kling leads the Nittany Lions with 12 homers, while sitting 65th in the country in total homers (8th in Big Ten).
- Kling is among nine Nittany Lions with at least one home run this season and is one of eight with 4+ homers.
- Jesse Jaconski has 10 homers, Bryce Molinaro owns nine homers and Ryan Weingartner has eight, Jack Porter and Nate Voss have six, while Joe Jaconski has five homers. Cole Wagner has four.
- Molinaro has three multi-homer games this season, tied for fourth in D1.
- With 61 home runs and 85 steals this season, PSU is the only D1 team with 60+ homers and 67+ steals this season.
- PSU is one of 17 D1 teams (Arkansas, Austin Peay, Dayton, ETSU, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia State, High Point, Kansas, Missouri State, Nevada, Ole Miss, Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M) with seven players owning 5+ homers.
- PSU, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Samford and Utah Valley are the only teams in the country with five or more players with 5+ homers and 5+ steals.
- Penn State has launched six grand slams, including two by Kling, one by Jesse Jaconski, one by Molinaro, one by Voss and one by Weingartner.
- PSU is tied-sixth in the country with six grand slams this year.
- The Nittany Lions are also 29th in the country in stolen bases per game (2.24), pacing the Big Ten, and 32nd in total steals (85).
- Penn State has 13 more steals than any other Big Ten team this season and is approaching its team record of 91 steals in 2000.
- PSU has eight players owning 4+ steals.
- Weingartner leads the Big Ten in total steals (24), sitting 25th in the country, and steals per game (0.63), holding 31st.
- Weingartner’s 24 steals are tied-third in a season at PSU.
- Weingartner is one of four players in Division I this season with 8+ homers and 24+ stolen bases
- Wagner has 11 steals and Kling has 10.
- Penn State has three players with 10+ steals in a season for the first time since 2015 (Greg Guers, 14; Jim Haley, 11; Taylor Skerpon, 11).
HAGENMAN MAKES MLB DEBUT
- Former Nittany Lion Justin Hagenman made his Major League baseball debut for the New York Mets on Wednesday, April 16.
- After entering the game in the second inning, against the Minnesota Twins, Hagenmen went 3.1 innings. He was charged with one run on three hits, while striking out four.
- Hagenman notched two strikeouts in the first inning, including a punch out against the first batter he faced, the Twins’ Ryan Jeffers.
- He is the 24th Penn State player to appear in a MLB game and the first since Nate Bump in 2005.
- After being selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft, Hagenman’s professional baseball journey includes stops with the Ogden Raptors (2018), Great Lakes Loons (2018-19), Tulsa Drillers (2021-22), Oklahoma City Dodgers (2022-23), Worchester Red Sox (2023-24) and Syracuse Mets (2025).
- Hagenman was traded from the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox in July 2023 and signed with the Mets in November 2024.
- In his minor league career, Hagenman is 32-16 with 22 saves and a 3.95 ERA in 203 appearances (27 starts) and 433 strikeouts in 419.1 innings.
- He was a three-year starter at Penn State from 2016-18, posting a 4.64 ERA, 10 wins and 190 strikeouts. He is fourth all-time at PSU with 42 career starts.
PSU’S STRONG START
- With a 21-10 start, Penn State got off to its best 31-game start since going 23-8 to begin the 2000 season.
- With its sweep over Minnesota, the Nittany Lions have won two Big Ten road series (at Northwestern, at Minnesota) in a season for the first time since 2012 (at Iowa, at Minnesota, at Michigan State).
- PSU also has earned two road series sweeps (at Longwood, at Minnesota) in a season for the first time since 2000 (at Norfolk State, at Iowa).
- With its series win against Purdue, Penn State has won at least four Big Ten series in a season (vs. Indiana, at Northwestern, at Minnesota, vs. Purdue) for the first time since 2012.
- PSU is 9-1 in series/weekend openers this season.
- The Nittany Lions have tallied 10+ runs in 20 games this season, tied for fifth in the country, and 10 times in Big Ten games. PSU has 20 games of 10+ runs in a season for just the second time in program history (22; 2000).
- With its win in game one against Indiana on March 7, the Nittany Lions had a nine-game win streak for the first time since 2000.
PURDUE SERIES RECAP
- Penn State earned a series win over Purdue with a 10-2 win on Friday and a 13-6 victory on Saturday.
- PSU tallied 31 runs and 31 hits in the series.
- Jesse Jaconski posted two doubles and two homers with five RBI in the series.
- On Friday, PSU pitchers retired the final 11 batters of the game.
- Jack Porter led PSU with three hits, two doubles and three RBI, while Bryce Molinaro had a two-run triple and scored twice.
- On Saturday, Jaconski collected two doubles and a homer, while driving in three runs. Joe Jaconski added a double and three RBI.
- Jesse Jaconski added a two-run homer on Sunday and Molinaro recorded three RBI.