Catcher Matt Wood earned All-Big Ten first-team honors and took home the 2022 conference batting title.
Washington was Penn State's head coach from 2007 to 2019, compiling a record of 209-169.
Booth, who spent four years at Penn State in the 1990's, has been serving as the Nuggets' general manager since 2020.
Defensive errors and a late-game collapse gave Penn State its second loss of its series against Illinois.
The Nittany Lions will take on Iowa at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25.
A disastrous second inning for Penn State paved the way for a blowout Illinois victory.