Austin Bechtold

Guess what! You’ll never guess it. Paul Skenes is on track to once again make Pittsburgh Pirates history… because come on now.

The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled former Pitt pitcher and right-handed reliever Isaac Mattson to the bigs on Thursday before the final game of a four-game series in St.

Baseball can be an unforgiving business full of ups and downs and change in a heartbeat during a 162-game season.

Only six games remain in the 2024 MLB season, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are well out of a playoff chase.

2024 has the chance to be the fall and winter of Drew Allar and the expanded glow of a shining star ready to break out on the national stage for Penn State. A potential Heisman candidate in his second full season as a starter, Allar has noticeably improved from a year ago and continues to […]

Welcome to Bechtold’s Core Four, where I preview four Pittsburgh Pirates topics, events, or storylines worth following this week.

Penn State is a 27.5-point favorite against UCLA at Beaver Stadium Saturday. Needless to say, UCLA is going to need a lot to go right to upset the No. 7 team in the country. It doesn’t help that the team’s starting quarterback’s status is up in the air with a lower leg injury. Coach James […]

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State will have a new starting kicker Saturday against UCLA A source tells Nittany Sports Now that Ryan Barker will make his first collegiate start against UCLA. Barker relieved Sander Sahaydak in Penn State’s 21-7 win over Illinois, kicking the extra point following Kaytron Allen’s game-sealing touchdown. A redshirt-freshman and former […]

The yearly review of the Pirates’ position groups continues with the starting pitchers, the brightest spot on the team during the 2024 campaign.

College football is awesome. Case in point, two Penn State fans had the opportunity to run out onto the field during pregame introductions… with the opposing team.