Scruggs was with the Nittany Lions for six years and started in his final two seasons.
Penn State will join an eight-team field featuring Boise State, Florida Atlantic, Iowa State, Texas A&M, VCU, Virginia Tech, and Butler
“Evolving our approach to foster student success and integrate classroom and out-of-classroom experiences will help us continue to be transformational for our students and deliver on our promise to provide a world-class education."
Penn State extended its losing streak to four games, its longest of the season.
In the teams' first meeting this season, Melody Coombs engineered a timely bunt to bring home Lilia Crouthamel and secure a walk-off win to move on to the conference tournament quarterfinal game.
Mitchell chose Penn State over offers from Arkansas, BYU, and Oklahoma State.