UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team landed four Nittany Lions on All-Big Ten teams, announced by the conference on Tuesday. Grad student catcher J.T. Marr and grad student outfielder Adam Cecere were tabbed to the second team, while redshirt freshman third baseman Bryce Molinaro was named to the third team. Pitcher Mason Horwat was selected to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and senior C.J. Pittaro earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Penn State had three players selected to All-Big Ten teams (first, second or third) for the first time since 2012.
J.T. Marr · Gr. · C · 6-0 · 190 · Fort Mill, S.C. · Fort Mill
Second Team
- Has played in 149 games (147 starts) in his collegiate career.
- Has a .339 career average with 204 hits (34 doubles, four triples, 16 homers), 118 RBI, 109 runs, 47 walks and 22 steals, while maintaining a .996 fielding percentage.
- Has a .488 slugging percentage and .389 on-base percentage in his career.
- Notched 200th career hit in Maryland series.
- Has started 49 games in 2024, splitting time between catcher and designated hitter.
- In 2024, Marr is batting .419 with 85 hits (16 doubles, six homers), 49 RBI, 46 runs, 19 walks and three steals, while posting a .996 fielding percentage.
- Batting average never dipped below .408 in the entire 2024 season.
- Has a .586 slugging percentage and a .467 on-base percentage.
- He is hitting .379 in conference games and is tied fourth in the Big Ten with 39 hits in conference games.
- Owns 27 multi-hit games, including 14 against Big Ten opponents, and 15 multi-RBI games. He has two games with four hits and 13 games with three hits. His 27 multi-hit games are ninth in the nation.
- Marr's 85 hits rank third in a season at Penn State, while his .419 average is 11th.
- He ranks sixth in the country (second in Big Ten) with his .419 average and seventh in the nation (2nd B1G) averaging 1.73 hits per game.
- Marr's 85 total hits are 15th in the country and second in the Big Ten, while his 1.053 OPS ranks 11th in the conference.
- Tallied four hits, including a double, and two RBI at Stanford (2/23).
- Had two hits, including a homer, four RBI and three runs at Davidson (3/3).
- Recorded four hits, three RBI and four runs against UMass Lowell (3/16).
- Had two doubles and two homers among six hits in the Illinois series (3/29-30).
- Tied a PSU record with three doubles against FDU (4/9).
- Launched two homers, among five hits, and drove in six runs in the Indiana series (4/12-14).
Adam Cecere · Gr. · OF · 6-4 · 230 · Adams Township, Pa. · Forest Hills
Second Team
- Has played in 192 games (179 starts) in his collegiate career.
- Owns a .291 career average with 186 hits (37 doubles, two triples, 47 homers), 163 RBI, 161 runs, 126 walks, 27 HBP and 10 steals.
- Has a 576 slugging percentage and .423 on-base percentage in his career.
- Is one of 17 current DI players with 47+ homers and 163+ RBI in their career.
- Sits 23rd among active DI players with 47 career homers.
- As a Nittany Lion, has made 49 starts with a .315 average, 53 hits (12 double, 15 homers), 47 RBI, 53 runs, 46 walks, 10 HBP and seven steals.
- Has 18 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games.
- Leads Big Ten with a 1.133 OPS, while sitting second with a .655 slugging percentage and fourth with a .478 on-base percentage.
- Ranks fifth in Big Ten with 15 homers and ranks third with nine homers in conference games.
- Sits third in the conference with 46 walks.
- Ranks second in a season at Penn State with 46 walks, one behind Eric Spadt (47, 2000).
- Tied fourth in a season at PSU with 15 homers and ranks 10th with a .655 slugging percentage.
- Hit two homers against UMass Lowell (3/15).
- Tallied four RBI in each game against Illinois (3/30), FDU (4/9) and Indiana (4/12).
Bryce Molinaro · R-Fr. · 3B · 6-0 · 190 · Drums, Pa. · Hazleton Area
Third Team
- Has started in all 49 games in 2024.
- Owns a .325 average with 62 hits (11 doubles, one triple, 10 homers), 40 RBI, 44 runs, 23 walks and seven steals.
- Has a .550 slugging percentage and a .406 on-base percentage.
- Currently riding a 14-game hit streak.
- Has 18 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games this season.
- Is batting .337 in Big Ten games with 32 hits and 14 extra-base knocks.
- Had five hits, two homers and five RBI in the series at Stanford (2/23-25)
- Launched two homers at Indiana (4/12).
- Hit a go-ahead, three-run homer at Michigan State (4/21).
- Blasted two homers against Rutgers (5/11).
Mason Horwat · Fr. · P · 6-1 · 185 · Pittsburgh, Pa. · Avonworth
Freshman Team
- Has made 19 appearances on the mound, including three starts, this season.
- Owns a 4-1 record with two saves.
- In 51.2 innings, tallied 28 strikeouts and only 21 walks.
- Tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Week on May 20.
- Has eight outings going 1+ innings and allowing no earned runs.
- Collected first career save with three scoreless innings at Stanford (2/24).
- Got the start against Davidson (3/3), going five innings and allowing one hit and two runs while picking up the win.
- Has not allowed a run in 10-straight innings over three appearances against Rutgers (5/12) and Maryland (5/16, 5/17).
- Fired four shutout innings against Rutgers (5/12).
- Picked up the save with four scoreless frames against Maryland (5/16) and earned a win with three shutout innings against the Terrapins on May 17.
C.J. Pittaro · Sr. · IF · 6-1 · 204 · Hamilton, N.J. · Steinert
Sportsmanship Award
- Has played in 58 games at Penn State, making 31 starts.
- Tallied 32 hits, including four doubles and a triple, 18 RBI and 21 runs as a Nittany Lion.
- Also owns 13 walks, one hit-by-pitch and a stolen base at Penn State.
- Graduated in early May with his bachelor's degree in communications, arts and sciences.
- Selected Academic All-Big Ten in 2023.
Penn State, in its first season under head coach Mike Gambino, finished the regular season with a 26-23 overall record and a 12-12 mark in Big Ten play.
The Nittany Lions posted their first winning record since 2016 and maintained a .500 or better mark for the entire season for the first time since 2011.
Penn State opens the Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.ai on Tuesday against top-seed Illinois at 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports app. The tournament is being played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.
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