UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State baseball, led by head coach Mike Gambino, signed 10 members to its 2027 class on Signing Day on Wednesday.
The signing class includes five pitchers (three right-handed, two left-handed), two infielders, two outfielders and one catcher. Nine of the 10 signees are high school prospects and one is a junior college prospect.
The class features seven prospects from Pennsylvania and one each from Maryland, New Jersey and Wisconsin.
According to Perfect Game, Penn State signed Top 5 prospects in Pennsylvania at shortstop, right-handed pitcher and left-handed pitcher, while adding the top left-handed pitcher in Maryland, No. 3 shortstop in Wisconsin and No. 5 outfielder in New Jersey.
According to Prep Baseball Report, the Nittany Lions signed three of the Top 10 right-handed pitchers in PA and the No. 4 left-handed pitcher, shortstop and outfielder in Pennsylvania. Penn State signed PBR’s top left-handed pitcher in Maryland, top second baseman in Wisconsin and No. 6 outfielder in New Jersey.
Penn State won 16 games in 2026, including three over RPI Top-100 teams and one over an NCAA Super Regional team.
The Nittany Lions finished the year with 72 home runs, including a Penn State-record 20 by Michael Anderson, 15 by Bryce Molinaro and 10 by Spencer Barnett. Anderson was selected in the fifth round of the MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers.
Over the last three seasons, PSU has slugged 224 home runs, including 71 in 2024, 81 in 2025 and 72 in 2026. Nine Nittany Lions have hit 10+ home runs in a season.
Molinaro enters the 2027 season ranking second all-time at Penn State with 39 career home runs and, in 2026, became the second Nittany Lion to hit 10+ home runs in three-straight seasons.
The Nittany Lions’ roster includes 21 newcomers, including 12 transfers. Penn State brought in the 26th-best transfer class, according to D1Baseball, and the No. 25 recruiting class in the 2026 cycle by Baseball America.
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The 2027 Penn State baseball season is presented by The Family Clothesline.
