April 17, 2017
| PENN STATE vs. PITT | |
| Tuesday, Apr. 18 - 6:30 p.m. | |
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park | University Park, Pa.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.. - Penn State baseball opens a five-game homestand against in-state foe Pittsburgh Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The stretch will continue through Blue-White Weekend Friday-Sunday against Big Ten foe Northwestern before concluding with a non-conference tilt Wednesday, April 26 against Lafayette.
Purchase Penn State baseball tickets by visiting GoPSUsports.com or calling the Medlar Field at Lubrano Park ticket office at 814-272-1711. For more information on Penn State baseball tickets please call 814-272-1711 or email Stephen Christ schrist@statecollegespikes.com.
Promotions
- Terrible Tuesday
- Join us as we celebrate the first Terrible Tuesday at the ballpark!
- Students are encouraged to tweet their choices for the worst walkup songs to be played during the top half of innings during the evening
- Amateur Radio Day
- We'll be selecting a fan out of the stands to head up to the press box and handle an inning of play by play with our very own Brian Tripp. Those with experience need not apply! This could be your big break!
- We'll also select a fan out of the stands to handle PA duties for one inning with the great Joe Putnam!
- Student Buffet Night
- Back for its third year, the popular student buffet night features a game ticket and an all you can eat buffet for students, for JUST $5! Low on meal points, near the end of the semester? This is YOUR solution!
- Cub Club Night
- All Penn State Cub Club members can receive free admission by showing their badge at the box office
- Premium Giveaway: BEAT PITT Thunderstix to the first 500 fans in attendance
Essentials
Live Video: N/A
Live Audio: GoPSUSports.com
Live Stats: GoPSUSports.com
TV: N/A
Radio: State College's ESPN 1450 AM
Pitt Series History: 87-43-1
Last Meeting: 2017, Away, Pitt, 3-2
Streak: L1
Tuesday Probables
PSU RHP Schuyler Bates (1-2, 3.63 ERA)
PITT LHP Josh Mitchell (1-3, 3.89 ERA)
Up to Bat
Penn State baseball opens a five-game homestand against in-state for Pittsburgh Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The stretch will continue through Blue-White Weekend Friday-Sunday against Big Ten foe Northwestern before concluding with a non-conference tilt Wednesday, April 26 against Lafayette.
Why Is Everything So Terrible Today?
It's Terrible Tuesday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park! Fans tweet suggestions for the worst walk-up songs, which will be played during the top-half of innings. Lucky fans out of the stands will also be selected to serve as PA and radio announcers for an inning.
Parking Saturday
With many events on campus Saturday, including the Blue-White Game at Beaver Stadium at 3 p.m. and baseball against Northwestern at 6 p.m., fans interested in the baseball game only are encouraged to arrive before 5 p.m. Fans are encouraged to access Lot 44 by heading Northbound on Porter Road and turning into lots south of Beaver Stadium between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. They are also advised to allow plenty of time to get to the field and note that many roads, including Porter Road, will be turned into a one-way exit for football traffic. Gates at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park will open at 4:30 p.m.
Penn State at PNC Park
Penn State baseball has rescheduled its previously postponed contest against West Virginia with a twist, as the game will now be played at PNC Park on Wednesday, May 10 at 7 p.m.
The Pirates are hosting a make-up of the contest originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 22 that was to be played at Penn State's Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, but was postponed due to weather. However, the Nittany Lions will be yielding little in the way of home field advantage, as Medlar Field shares the same field dimensions as PNC Park.
Tickets to the game are available for $10 for the general public, $7 for Penn State and WVU season ticket holders, partners, donors, alumni and faculty as well as Pirates season ticket members, and $2 for students of either university. Tickets will be general admission and are available at Pirates.com/collegebaseball.
Bates at the Start
RHP Schuyler Bates will make his fourth start in as many weeks for the Nittany Lions. In his three previous starts he has posted a 3.63 ERA and 1-2 record, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 14 hits and four walks over 17 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. Bates also started at Pitt (4/4), suffering a hard-luck loss after allowing just two earned runs in a 3-2 loss. He went 6 1/3 innings in that game, allowing the two earned runs and unearned run on five hits without any walks.
Power Bump
Penn State has already surpassed its 2016 season total for home runs with 19 for its most since the 2012 team hit 38. However, 18 of the home runs hit this season have come on the road. Conlin Hughes hit the first Nittany Lion home run at home against Ohio State (4/9). Penn State's 10 home runs in the first 14 games of the season were its most since at least 2002.
All-Time vs. Pitt
Penn State is 87-43-1 all-time against Pittsburgh, claiming 11 of the last 15 meetings. Penn State and Pittsburgh are completing a home-and-home series for a third consecutive year. The Panthers snapped a four-game Penn State winning streak earlier this month at Pitt, winning 3-2. Jordan Bowersox and Christian Helsel hit back-to-back home runs and RHP Schuyler Bates enjoyed a second consecutive successful start, a but an error in the seventh allowed Pittsburgh to score the go-ahead run.
Scouting Pitt
Pitt holds a 15-17 overall record and 7-11 mark in the ACC. Since playing the Nittany Lions, the Panthers were swept by No. 22 Virginia and took one of three from Miami (Fla.). The Panthers have been paced offensively by freshman Alex Amos with a .265 average. Power sources include Nick Banman with four home runs and 21 RBIs, while Caleb Parry has 19 RBIs and a pair of homers. Probable starting LHP Josh Mitchell brings a 1-3 record and 3.89 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 44.0 innings pitched.