🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! As softball gets ready for the NCAA Regional, hear Coach Crowell talk about their turnaround on the B1G Network!

What else is brewing in today’s Brew?

🥎 NCAA Tournament time
🎽 Track & field prepares for NCAA Prelims
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Let’s Dance. It’s NCAA Tournament time for Penn State softball! They’ll begin their first national postseason run in 13 years tonight as they face Texas State at the Bryan-College Station Regional. Texas State earned an automatic bid after winning the Sun Belt Conference. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. on ESPNU. The winner will play the winner of UAlbany and No. 16 Texas A&M on Saturday at 2 p.m. The loser will player the loser of UAlbany and Texas A&M on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

🔺 Strong Start. Penn State baseball started their weekend strong with an 8-4 win at Maryland. They launched three home runs in the win thanks to Kevin Michaels, Adam Cecere, and Matt Maloney. Mason Horwat earned the save after throwing four shutout innings. The series will continue with a doubleheader today beginning at 1 p.m.

🔺 Taking 30. Penn State has 29 individual entries and one relay team that have qualified and declared for the 2024 NCAA Track & Field Championships. They’ll start things off at the East Region Preliminaries at Kentucky next Wednesday, May 22. The women’s team has 15 individual entries that will participate in eight events throughout the week. The men’s team has 14 individual entries and one relay team.

🔺 Mic’d Up. There have been some pretty fun moments caught on camera, and microphone, this year. Check out the best of Penn State mic’d up!

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Terrific Teammates. The Big Ten recognizes a student-athlete from each team as Sportsmanship Award Honorees. These student-athletes have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. The conference nominated Duane Knisely and Makenna Krebs as Penn State’s honorees!

READ ALSO: Big Ten announces outdoor track & field championships awards

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, May 17
🥎 Softball vs. Texas State @ 4 p.m. | ESPNU
⚾️ Baseball at Maryland @ 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball at Maryland after Game One | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, May 18
No scheduled events

Sunday, May 19
No scheduled events

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!