The offseason calendar in college athletics was changed forever with the expansion of the transfer portal in 2021, leading to a yearly roster churn that always leaves fans scratching their heads when the next season begins.

Penn State, coming off an extremely disappointing 2026 season, still has high hopes going forward, but will do it with a much different roster.

They’ve added their own crop of transfers and one of the best recruiting classes in program history, but they lost eight players to the transfer portal, all of whom have committed elsewhere, most of them key contributors in 2026.

Here’s where they ended up:

Mason Horwat: Miami (FL)

You have to be doing something right if an ACC power who’s made six of the last seven NCAA Tournaments and made the Super Regionals in 2025 comes calling, and that’s where Mason Horwat is heading.

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Horwat led the Nittany Lions in appearances in 2026, with 25, as a versatile multi-inning reliever, pitching to a 5.49 ERA in 41 innings and a career-high 33 strikeouts. In his three-year career, he’s tossed over 145 innings with a 6.49 ERA.

He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Jack Porter: Washington

One of Penn State’s most consistent bats will be spending his final year of eligibility on the other side of the Big Ten.

After making Second-Team All-Big Ten in 2025 and logging a 16-game hitting streak in 2026, Porter entered the transfer portal in late May and committed to Washington on June 19.

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Porter slashed .310/.394/.516 with 14 home runs and 56 RBIs across two seasons in Happy Valley after redshirting at UCF in 2023 and spending 2024 at Logan College.

The Clearwater, Florida, native joins a program that finished 11th in the Big Ten in 2026 with a 12-18 conference record and a 25-32 overall record. After losing two of three to the Nittany Lions in State College in May 2026, Porter’s new team will host his former team March 12-14 in the Big Ten opener in 2027.

Isaiah Shayter: Florida State

Mike Gambino spoke highly of Shayter throughout a true freshman season with a ton of ups and downs, knowing the best is yet to come. Unfortunately, his best will not come in Happy Valley, as he brings four years of eligibility to Tallahassee, joining the Seminoles.

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Shayter, who consistently flashed mid-90s on the radar gun, struggled to a 9.43 ERA across a team-high 14 starts, allowing a staggering 74 hits across 48.2 innings. He improved as the season went on, tossing two season-long five-inning outings in a row in May, but couldn’t fully shake off early-season struggles.

His stuff and potential caught the eye of an ACC power, and he joins a Florida State team that’s coming off a 40-win season that ended in disappointment after being stunningly upset in the Tallahassee Regional by St. John’s in the NCAA Tournament.

Mason Butash: Minnesota

Butash was among the Nittany Lions to enter the portal when it opened on June 1, but was the latest to commit.

He announced his intentions to transfer to Big Ten rival Minnesota on July 14. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

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The Chantilly, Virginia, native was a multi-inning reliever/mid-week starter for the Nittany Lions across his three years in the blue and white, pitching to a 7.77 ERA in 97.1 total innings with 81 strikeouts to 65 walks. In 2026, he threw a career-low 28 innings and had an ERA north of eight.

He joins a Golden Gophers squad coming off a disappointing 30-23 campaign, finishing 13th in the Big Ten and missing the conference tournament on a tiebreaker. Minnesota took two of three from Penn State in May 2026 in State College, but the two teams are not scheduled to face in 2027.

Matthew VanOstenbridge: Stetson

VanOstenbridge announced his intentions to transfer in late May, and 15 days after officially entering to start the month, he announced that he’s heading down to the Atlantic Sun Conference to join Stetson with three years of eligibility remaining.

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He was a big contributor to the bullpen as a multi-inning reliever and spot starter as a true freshman in 2025, tossing 41.2 innings and pitching to a 4.32 ERA with 38 strikeouts but was limited to just 10 innings in 2026 after being expected to take on a much bigger role in the bullpen. Funny enough, he made his collegiate debut down in Puerto Rico against the Hatters in February 2025, tossing two scoreless innings.

VanOstenbridge is joining a Stetson team that went just 23-32 and 13-16 in ASUN play in 2026 after going all the way to the NCAA Tournament in 2025.

Harrison Lollin: North Florida

After entering the portal in late May, Lollin announced his intentions to transfer to North Florida on June 10. He has three years of eligibility remaining.

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In two seasons with the Nittany Lions, the Monroe Township, New Jersey, native made 31 appearances and pitched to an 8.63 ERA in 40.1 innings, showing big improvement in a smaller 13-inning sample in 2026 after struggling as a true freshman.

He’s joining a North Florida squad that’s relatively young in Division I. In 2026, they went 31-24 with a league-best 22-8 record in conference play, winning the Atlantic Sun’s Graphite Division. In the ASUN Tournament, they got a double bye, but were shockingly upset in back-to-back games to end their season with a whimper.

Jimmy Gray: La Salle

While there’s been no formal announcement, Gray has updated his Instagram bio to “La Salle baseball” after entering the transfer portal on June 1. He has four years of eligibility remaining.

Gray did not appear in his true freshman season in 2026, taking a redshirt that will no longer exist due to new NCAA eligibility rules. He was nearly pressed into emergency action after Joey DiMucci suffered a minor knee injury late in the year, but the team maintained his redshirt.

He’ll be joining a La Salle team that struggled in the Atlantic 10, going just 22-31 overall and 8-22 in conference play in 2026.

Dylan Firmstone: Miami Dade College

Firmstone also did not officially announce his destination, but put the junior college based in Miami, Florida, in his Instagram bio.

After redshirting his true freshman season in 2026, the Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native will go to a school that has proven to be a stepping stone for a bunch of big-league talent, including Victor Caratini, Steve Carlton, Mickey Rivers, and Mike Stanton.