Catcher Matt Wood earned All-Big Ten first-team honors and took home the 2022 conference batting title.
Booth, who spent four years at Penn State in the 1990's, has been serving as the Nuggets' general manager since 2020.
Despite strong pitching early from Jordan Morales, the Nittany Lions could not fend off the Illini in the ninth inning, allowing a series sweep.
A disastrous second inning for Penn State paved the way for a blowout Illinois victory.
Penn State completed a series sweep of Michigan State, putting the Nittany Lions in good position to return to the Big Ten Tournament.
Goaltender Noah Grannan and forward Alex Servagno are the newest Nittany Lions in their Class of 2022.