Jake Palomaki

Biography

Jake Palomaki joined the Penn State baseball coaching staff in July 2024. Palomaki arrived in Happy Valley after serving as a hitting coach in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, recently working with the FCL Phillies. Over the last two seasons, seven Nittany Lions have hit 10+ home runs in a season: Bryce Molinaro (2025, 2026), Jesse Jaconski (2025), Paxton Kling (2025), Jack Porter (2025), Ryan Weingartner (2025), Michael Anderson (2026) and Spencer Barnett (2026). Penn State set team records for doubles (111; 2025) and stolen bases (108; 2025). Anderson broke the PSU season home run record in 2026 (20) and Weingartner broke the steals record in 2025 (30). In 2026, the Nittany Lions won 16 games, including nine in Big Ten play. Penn State’s wins included five victories over RPI Top 100 teams: Purdue (54), Maryland (85), Ohio State (87), Iowa (67) and Minnesota (93). Michael Anderson earned three All-American honors, being named a first-team All-American by ABCA, second-team All-American by NCBWA and an honorable mention All-American by the College Baseball Foundation. Anderson became PSU’s 14th All-American selection and its first since catcher Ben Heath in 2010. Anderson was the program’s fifth first-team All-American. Anderson was also a first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region selection before being drafted in the fifth round (149th overall) in the 2026 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers. Anderson was selected as a two-way player. Michael Anderson was named first-team All-Big