After making a deep run in the Big Ten Tournament with wins over Michigan and Illinois, Penn State’s season came to an end in the conference championship game, as it fell 2-1 against Nebraska. The team fell just one run shy of making the NCAA Tournament, where it hasn’t been in 24 years.
After Rob Cooper stepped down, Penn State’s head coach position was open for the first time since 2013 — enter former Boston College coach Mike Gambino.
The Nittany Lions started the season 9-5, collecting their biggest win of the early season in a 21-14 football-esque victory against UMass Lowell after being down 9-0 in the first inning.