UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State baseball’s Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.ai pool play opponents have been set. The Nittany Lions enter the tournament as the No. 9 seed and will take on No. 5 seed Washington and No. 4 seed USC in pool play, beginning on Wednesday, May 21. The tournament is being played at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. from Tuesday, May 20 to Sunday, May 25 with all games broadcasted on Big Ten Network.
Penn State’s first game of the tournament will be against Washington on Wednesday at 3 p.m. on Big Ten Network. The Nittany Lions and the Huskies will meet for the first time since 1923.
The Nittany Lions’ second game of the tournament will be played against USC on Thursday at 3 p.m. PSU took one of three games against the Trojans earlier this season.
If Penn State advances to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, it would play on Saturday at 3 p.m.
The Big Ten Tournament Championship Game is on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Penn State, led by head coach Mike Gambino, is 31-22 this season (15-15 Big Ten) after earning a series win over Xavier. PSU reached the 30-win mark for the first time since 2011.
In Big Ten play, PSU won five Big Ten series in a season for the first time since 2012 and won three Big Ten road series for the first time since 2012. Its 15 Big Ten wins are its most since 2012 (not counting a Big Ten-only schedule in 2021).
Penn State had a .500 or better record in Big Ten games in back-to-back seasons for the sixth time in program history.
The Nittany Lions’ eight Big Ten road wins this season are its most since 2007 (9).
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The 2025 Penn State baseball season is presented by The Family Clothesline.