Nittany Lions Wrap Regular Season with Series at Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Penn State softball prepares for its final weekend of regular season competition this Friday through Sunday, May 3 through 5, as the Nittany Lions square off against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on the road in a three-game series from the Rutgers Softball Complex. All three games of the weekend set will stream live to an audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+ and the B1G+ app.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Penn State at Rutgers | Friday, May 3 | 3 p.m. ET | B1G+ | Live Stats
Penn State at Rutgers | Saturday, May 4 | 3 p.m. ET | B1G+ | Live Stats
Penn State at Rutgers | Sunday, May 5 | 1 p.m. ET | B1G+ | Live Stats
 
FOLLOW ALONG
All three games in Penn State’s final Big Ten series of the 2024 regular season against Rutgers will be streamed live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+, the official streaming service of the Big Ten Conference. For links to view all three contests, visit the Penn State softball schedule page at GoPSUsports.com or click the links above. Live stats provided by Rutgers University and StatBroadcast are available at the Penn State softball schedule webpage and the links above.
 
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The Nittany Lions enter the final regularly scheduled week of the 2024 season with an opportunity to secure its second first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament in program history in addition to booking a .500-or-better record in B1G play in three consecutive years for the first time ever. The Blue & White have already secured a spot in the 2024 B1G Tournament, securing their third consecutive trip to the postseason under the direction of fourth-year head coach Clarisa Crowell.
 
On the field, Penn State is led by senior infielder Kaitlyn Morrison’s career-best .338 overall batting average. Senior catcher Gaby Garcia paces the squad in RBI, while junior utility Maddie Gordon and Garcia became the 13th and 14th women, respectively, to notch at least 10 home runs in a single season in Penn State history. In the circle, freshman pitcher Bridget Nemeth continues to impress, leading the Big Ten Conference in wins with a 21-5 individual record in addition to a league-best 4.74 strikeout-to-walk ratio in a B1G-leading 169.2 innings of work through this point in her rookie campaign.
 
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