Penn State was originally scheduled to welcome Binghamton to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Wednesday for the Nittany Lions’ 2020 home opener.
Instead, the ballpark sat empty all day.
Along with almost every other college baseball team in the nation, Penn State was forced to end its season early due to coronavirus concerns. The Nittany Lions finished the 2020 campaign 10-5, tied for the best overall record in the Big Ten.
However, it is not the success or even the virus-shortened season that coach Rob Cooper will remember most about “Lion Class 131.”
“I love all the guys that I’ve coached, I truly do,” Cooper said over the phone.