UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State softball program and head coach Clarisa Crowell will host the team's 2024 Community Day on Sunday, February 4 inside Holuba Hall. The Nittany Lions will participate in an open intersquad scrimmage and welcome fans for a meet-and-greet autograph session at the conclusion of the game.
Action inside Holuba Hall, the indoor home of the Blue & White, begins at 2:30 p.m. (ET) with a full seven-inning scrimmage. Doors are set to open at 2 p.m. The public will be treated to free pizza, family fun and an up-close-and-personal preview of the 2024 Nittany Lion squad ahead of its 59th varsity season in Happy Valley. Fans can pick up their 2024 softball season poster and stick around after the scrimmage for an autograph session with the Nittany Lion players and coaches. Interested fans are encouraged to click here to RSVP for the event. Admission is free.
Fresh off back-to-back 30-win seasons under Crowell's direction, Penn State welcomes a variety of key transfers and impact freshmen to a stellar crew of returning student-athletes. The Nittany Lions feature returning All-Big Ten First Team selection and senior infielder Emily Maddock as well as returning PSU RBI leader and graduate infielder Kaitlyn Morrison. Penn State welcomes a trio of transfer athletes headlined by a pair of Keystone Staters in junior outfielder Haylie Brunson and junior pitcher Mady Volpe, as well as a quintet of freshmen athletes led by Glendora, California, native pitcher/infielder Bridget Nemeth.
The 59th season of Penn State softball gets underway on Friday, Feburary 9, as the Nittany Lions travel to Boca Raton, Florida for the Paradise Classic on the campus of Florida Atlantic University. PSU's season opener against Marshall is slated for a 4:30 p.m. (ET) start. Penn State returns to Happy Valley for its inaugural home competition of 2024 with the third-annual Penn State Softball Invitational from Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field on Friday, March 15. To view the 2024 Penn State softball schedule online in its entirety, click the link here.
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