Baseball Completes Six-Game Road Stretch at Penn State Tuesday Evening

Tuesday, April 21

University Park, Pa.

5:30 p.m.

Bucknell University

Penn State

Photo by: Alisa Mitchell

Baseball Completes Six-Game Road Stretch at Penn State Tuesday Evening

4/21/2026 11:43:00 AM | Baseball

Bucknell (21-18, 14-6 PL) at Army (11-26, 5-13 Big Ten)
When: Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park | University Park, Pa.
Watch: B1G+
Stats: GoPSUSports.com

The Bucknell baseball team completes a six-game road stretch with a single non-conference game at Penn State Tuesday at 5:35 p.m. The Bison defeated the Nittany Lions earlier this season with a 9-0 shutout.

Bucknell dropped three games of a four-game series to Army over the weekend. Army and Navy had gotten back within one game of the Bison in the Patriot League standings, but the Bison won the series finale to keep a hold on first place in the Patriot League. If Army would have won the series finale, there would have been a three-way tie for first place in the standings.

Bucknell (14-6) holds a one-game lead over Navy (13-7) after the Mids swept Holy Cross (10-10). Army (12-8) sits two games back of the Bison and the Crusaders are four games back of the lead. With Bucknell's win and a Lehigh loss over the weekend, the Bison clinch a playoff berth for the Patriot League tournament.

Penn State is coming off of a series loss to Rutgers over the weekend but picked up a thrilling 14-3 win in the series finale. The Nittany Lions led 14-2 and fended off a comeback by the Scarlet Knights.

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell is hitting .247 at the plate and pitchers have posted a 6.18 team ERA. Opponents are hitting .270 against the Bison and pitchers have a 5.11 ERA.
In conference play, the Bison lead the Patriot League with a .275 batting average and rank second to Navy with a 4.81 ERA.
Left fielder Michael Trommer is hitting .308/.418/.586 for a .985 OPS and leads the team with 45 hits. He has nine home runs, 21 RBIs and 35 runs scored along with 14 multi-hit games. The senior has 11 doubles and 20 extra-base hits. Trommer has drawn 21 walks and seven hit-by-pitches.
Freshman DH and first baseman Garrett Mathias is hitting .288/.420/.495 for a .915 OPS to begin his collegiate career. He is 32-for-111 at the plate and leads the team with 34 RBIs. Mathias has six home runs on the season, including a home run in his first collegiate at-bat. He currently has a 37-game on-base streak for the Bison.
Outfielder Michael Chiaravallo is hitting .345 (20-for-58) with 14 RBIs in 30 games with 13 starts.
Centerfielder Billy Fluharty is batting .273 at the plate and is second on the team with 41 hits. The leadoff hitter has 15 RBIs, 28 runs scored and eight extra-base hits.
Leyton Coupe is batting .304/.421/.494 in 29 games with 24 starts. Coupe has 10 extra-base hits including two home runs and 16 RBIs.
Right fielder John Calabrese is hitting .263 in 34 games with 25 starts. Calabrese has 11 RBIs and eight of his 21 hits have been doubles. Calabrese has drawn 13 walks and struck out just 14 times.
Ty Lagoni is batting .240 and is second on the team with 26 RBIs. The shortstop has been named a Patriot League Player of the Week twice this season.
Zach Selfon is hitting .237 with 33 hits and 14 RBIs. He has walked 14 times and was hit by seven pitches compared to just 20 strikeouts in 139 at-bats.
The Bison have hit 30 home runs. Trommer, Chiaravallo and Mathias all homered in their first at-bats of the season. Bullock homered in his second at-bat of the year.
Everett Garber has a 4.93 ERA in 45.2 innings over nine starts. Garber is 3-3 on the mound and has six outings of at least five innings or more. He has one complete game against Lafayette this season. He has allowed 25 earned runs on 47 hits and has 47 strikeouts compared to 25 walks.
Freshman Brady Hoar has a 5.33 ERA in nine starts and is 5-3 on the season. Hoar has four starts of at least five innings where he allowed one run or less. He has pitched four quality starts this season, including a seven-inning performance against Holy Cross in the series finale. Hoar has been named a Patriot League Rookie of the Week twice and Pitcher of the Week once.
Jonathan Adelmann has a 3.00 ERA in five starts for the Bison in his new role for the Bison. He's pitched 27.0 innings, going five innings or more in three starts. He's gone seven innings in each of the last two games, giving quality starts against both Saint Joseph's and Lafayette. He's struck out 25 batters compared to three walks the last two starts.
Hadley Maxwell has a 1.40 ERA and is 9-for-9 in save opportunities this season for the Bison. Among the NCAA rankings, Maxwell's nine saves are tied for fourth. He's allowed three earned runs on 16 hits with 22 strikeouts in 19.1 innings. He is tied for second in program history for single-season saves (9) and tied for fourth in career saves (12) with former Major League Baseball player, Eric Junge.
Jake Schultz has 3.15 ERA in seven appearances with five starts. He made his return to the mound in over a year against No. 15 North Carolina. He's allowed seven earned runs on 18 hits over 20.0 innings. He threw four scoreless innings with a career-high seven strikeouts in Bucknell's 5-4 win over Holy Cross.
Mikey Myro has a 6.62 ERA in 35.1 innings over 13 appearances with three starts. He has allowed 26 earned runs on 36 hits with 27 strikeouts. Myro has eight appearances of two innings or more in relief.
Tyler Seidman has a 6.75 ERA in 12 appearances with two starts. Seidman made a spot start on Sunday against Army where he pitcher six one-hit innings as the Bison shut out Army 8-0.
Senior Ryan Facinelli was named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team and was a Second Team All-Patriot League selection in 2025.
Bucknell posted an 18-27 overall record with a 10-15 mark in the Patriot League last season. The Bison finished fifth in the PL missed the playoffs after making the postseason the previous three seasons.
Holy Cross won the 2025 Patriot League Championship, ending Army's six-year run as champions.
Head coach Scott Heather is in his 14th season at the helm, and he is the third-longest tenured coach in program history. Heather's 262 career wins are second-most in team history, trailing only Hall-of-Famer Gene Depew (591).
Coach Heather is assisted by Jason Neitz (16th season), Brett Smith '17 (6th season) and Josh Kieffer (5th season).

Penn State at a Glance/Series History

Penn State is 11-26 with a 5-13 record in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions had a 33-23 record last season with a 15-15 mark in the Big Ten, winning two games in the conference tournament.
The Nittany Lions are hitting .273 as a team and pitchers have an 8.17 team ERA. Opponents are hitting .316 and opposing pitchers have a 5.63 ERA.
Michael Anderson is batting .375/.491/.809 for a 1.300 OPS in 36 games. He leads the team with 16 home runs and 44 RBIs. He's drawn 19 walks and 13 HBPs.
Jack Porter is .313 at the plate with 12 doubles and four home runs. He has 20 RBIs and is third on the team with 42 hits.
Jayden Davis is hitting .309 at the plate and is second on the team with 43 hits. He has 14 RBIs and two home runs in 36 games.
Bryce Molinari has a .270 average with 38 hits. He has five 11 home runs and 31 RBIs.
Colin Fitzgerald leads the team with a 6.98 ERA in nine starts and 38.2 innings. He's struck out 41 batters and allowed 19 walks.
Kyle Emmons has a 4.94 ERA in 15 relief appearances. He has allowed 15 runs in 27.1 innings and has 22 strikeouts.
Robert Brown III has a 7.24 ERA in 10 relief appearances and Mason Horwat has an 8.64 ERA in 15 appearances with two starts.
Penn State leads the all-time series 132-33 over the Bison dating back to 1882.
The Bison shut out Penn State 9-0 earlier this season in University Park. Frankie Bilecki tossed four scoreless innings in his start and Dante Pavone and Mikey Myro completed the shutout.
The Bison and Nittany Lions met in 2025 where PSU won 14-3.

Looking Ahead

Bucknell returns to Depew Field at Marren Park for its final home series of the regular season against Navy for two games scheduled for Saturday and one on Sunday.
Bucknell welcomes back over 20 alumni from the 1996 and 2001 Patriot League Championship teams for recognition before the start of the game on Saturday, April 25.
Sunday's series finale against Navy will be Senior Day. The Bison will celebrate seniors Garrison Bullock, Ryan DeLaney, Ryan Facinelli, Ethan Firestein, Kobe Julks, Hadley Maxwell, Mikey Myro and Michael Trommer.