Softball Heads to Happy Valley Tomorrow to Face Penn State

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Bucknell Softball (6-28-1) completes its non-conference regular season schedule by renewing the Route 45 Rivalry with Penn State (26-15) on Tuesday night. The Bison will look to upset the Nittany Lions for the first time since 2019. The Orange & Blue continues its nomad ways after spending last weekend at Lafayette, where Bucknell dropped two of three to the Leopards. The game will be streamed on BIG+.

The Starting Lineup
What: Non-Conference Game at Penn State
Where: Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field (University Park, Pa.)
When: April 14

Bucknell Schedule (All Times EST)

Tuesday, April 14
6 p.m. | at Penn State | Live Stats | BIG+

The Inside "Herd" on the Bison

Bucknell dropped two of three games against Lafayette last weekend and fell to 3-6 in conference action.
The Bison won the first game, 4-3. Bucknell jumped out to a 4-0 lead and Avery Powers and Nina Barrouk combined for the win/save combo.
Barrouk moved to fourth in the single season lists and ninth in career rankings for saves (2).
Lafayette rebounded to take the second game of the doubleheader 11-3 in six innings.
The Leopards won the rubber match 6-2 on Sunday. Lafayette used Bucknell's game one trick and scored four runs to ride the momentum to its first series victory over the Bison since 2012.
Bucknell hits .268 as a team with nine home runs and 51 doubles.
Brooke Popella's 14 doubles lead the team and rank tied for tenth in Bucknell's single-season history.
Barbara Jo Coppola smashed her second home run of the season in the series' third game. Coppola has been fantastic, batting .326 with 22 RBIs.

Overview of the Opposition

The Nittany Lions are 26-15 overall but 7-8 in BIG 10 play. PSU swings some major bats, clubbing 58 home runs in 41 games. Two Penn State batters have smoked double-digit bombs: Allison Oneacre (14) and Brooke Klosowicz (12). The Lions' pitching staff truly lives by the committee approach. Four of the five pitchers have thrown 50+ innings and none of them have tossed more than 57 1/3 frames. McKenna Young is the staff ace, posting ten wins and four losses.

History with the Foes

Penn State owns a 35-9 record in a rivalry that dates back to 1986. Bucknell's last win came in 2019 with a 4-2 victory.

Up Next

Bucknell returns home to Lewisburg to face Keystone Clash rival Lehigh on April 18-19.

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