After knocking off No. 1 seed Illinois in the first round of the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, No. 8 Penn State now takes aim at No. 4 Michigan Thursday night with a spot in the tourney semifinals on the line.
No. 8 Penn State now takes aim at No. 4 MichiganPenn State sprung the first-round upset on Illinois behind a strong pitching performance from Travis Luensmann, who gave up four hits and one run with seven strikeouts in five strong innings to improve to 7-2 on the season. Outfielder Adam Cecere helped break the game open with a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and standout catcher J.T. Marr went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run to help pace the Nittany Lions offense.
4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and advanced to Thursday’s quarterfinal round with a 3-2 win over No. 5 Iowa in 10 innings. The Wolverines loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th and scored the winning run on a walk by first baseman Mitch Voit that plated Jonathan Kim from third. Jacob Denner threw 3.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to pick up the win and improve to 9-4 on the year.
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