UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team welcomes Delaware on Tuesday for Dollar Dog Night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. with a broadcast on B1G+.
All Penn State home games are free admission for all ages.
Tuesday also features a first pitch by Penn State Women’s Hockey, 2024 AHA Champions.
Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 22-12 this season (11-7 Big Ten) after taking one of three in its series against USC.
Delaware, coached by Greg Mamula, is 18-16 overall (6-6 CAA) after winning one of three games against College of Charleston.
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The 2025 Penn State baseball season is presented by The Family Clothesline.
FOLLOW ALONG
DOLLAR DOG NIGHT
- The Nittany Lions are set to host their fifth Dollar Dog Night of the 2025 season, featuring $1 hot dogs.
- PSU fans have consumed 24,628 hot dogs over four 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.
- Penn State’s Dollar Dog Nights became popular in 2023 and returned with strong numbers in 2024.
- Across 13 Dollar Dog Nights in 2023, 2024 and 2025, Penn State fans have consumed 59,805 hot dogs, averaging 4,600 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.
THE PENN STATE BASEBALL SHOW – 2025 EPISODE 3
- Graduate student first baseman/outfielder Cole Wagner chats with GoPSUSports reporter Tyler Millen about Penn State’s sweep at Minnesota, his return to baseball and this weekend’s series against USC.
LEADING OFF
- Penn State hosts Delaware for its fifth Dollar Dog Night of the 2025 season.
- Nittany Lion fans have consumed 24,628 hot dogs over four Dollar Dog Nights this year.
- Last weekend, Penn State took the series opener against USC, 3-1.
- PSU improved to 8-1 in weekend/series openers this year.
- On Friday, Ryan DeSanto tossed seven innings, allowing one run and striking out seven, while Paxton Kling launched his 12th homer of the year.
- On Sunday, Ryan Weingartner blasted PSU’s sixth grand slam of the season.
- With 58 home runs and 80 steals this season, PSU is the only D1 team this season with 58+ homers and 64+ steals this year.
- PSU, Florida and Georgia are the only teams in D1 with five or more players with 5+ homers and 5+ steals this year.
- Penn State’s 80 steals are eight more than any other Big Ten team this season.
- Ryan Weingartner’s 23 steals in 2025 are sixth most in a season at PSU.
- He ranks 17th in the nation in total steals and 24th in steals per game (0.68).
- PSU is one of 11 D1 teams with eight players owning 4+ homers this season and also has eight players owning 4+ steals.
- Penn State is 18th in the nation in total homers (58).
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.
- Penn State started Big Ten play with series victories in each of its first two series for the first time since 2014.
- 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).
- The Nittany Lions have tallied 10+ runs in 18 games this season, tied for seventh in the country, and eight times in Big Ten games. PSU has 18 games of 10+ runs in a season for just the fifth time in program history (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.
NITTANY LIONS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN HOMERS, STEALS
- Through 34 games, Penn State has slugged 58 home runs, on pace to break its team season record of 91 in 2000.
- The Nittany Lions rank 16th in the country, averaging 1.71 homers per game.
- Penn State also ranks 18th in the nation in total home runs.
- Paxton Kling leads the Nittany Lions with 12 homers, while sitting 36th in the country in total homers (6th in Big Ten) and 41st in home runs per game (0.35; 4th).
- Kling is among nine Nittany Lions with at least one home run this season and is one of eight with 4+ homers.
- Bryce Molinaro owns nine homers, Jesse Jaconski has eight, Ryan Weingartner has seven, 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 58 home runs and 80 steals this season, PSU is the only D1 team with 58+ homers and 64+ steals this season.
- PSU is one of 11 D1 teams (Alabama, Arkansas, Dayton, Georgia, High Point, Kansas, Ole Miss, Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas A&M) with eight players owning 4+ homers.
- PSU, Florida and Georgia 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-third in the country with six grand slams this year.
- The Nittany Lions are also 20th in the country in stolen bases per game (2.35), pacing the Big Ten, and 27th in total steals (80).
- Penn State has eight 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 (23), sitting 17th in the country, and steals per game (0.68), holding 24th.
- Weingartner’s 23 steals are sixth in a season at PSU.
- Wagner has 11 steals and Kling has nine.
USC SERIES RECAP
- Penn State collected a 3-1 win over USC on Friday in the series opener, but fell 6-3 on Saturday and 11-6 on Sunday.
- PSU improved to 8-1 in weekend/series openers this season.
- On Friday, Ryan DeSanto fired seven innings and allowed one run, while striking out seven. He retired 14-straight between the third and seventh innings.
- DeSanto has allowed one or less run in three of his six starts against Big Ten opponents.
- Dimond Loosli picked up the win with two shutout innings.
- Paxton Kling launched a game-tying homer in the seventh and added a sac fly.
- In the series, Kling added a triple on Saturday, while Ryan Weingartner blasted a grand slam on Sunday.