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Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
Baseball team of Penn State University
The Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
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| Penn State Nittany Lions | |
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 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team | |
| Conference history | Atlantic 10 (1983–1991) |
| University | Pennsylvania State University |
| Athletic director | Patrick Kraft |
| Head coach | Mike Gambino (1st season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | University Park, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Home stadium | Medlar Field at Lubrano Park (2007–present) (Capacity: 5,570) |
| Nickname | Nittany Lions |
| Colors | Blue and white[1] |
| College World Series runner-up | |
| 1957 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1952, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1973 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 2000 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2000 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1996 | |
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| Season | League | Conference | Head Coach | Conference Results | Regular Season | Conference Results | NCAA Tournament Results | ||||||||||||
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| 1952 | NCAA | Independent | Joe Bedenk | 15 | 4 | 0 | Lost to Holy Cross in CWS Semi Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1955 | NCAA | Independent | Regional: 3 Seed, Eliminated by Colgate in District 2 Semi-Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | NCAA | Independent | Regional: 1 Seed, Eliminated by NYU in District 2 Semi-Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Regional: 2 Seed, 2-0 Defeated St. John's to win District 2
CWS: 3-2, Runner up to California | ||||||||||
| 1958 | NCAA | Independent | Lost to Lafayette in District 2 Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | NCAA | Independent | 15 | 4 | 0 | District 2: Beat Temple and Ithaca to Win District
CWS: Lost to Oklahoma State in Semifinals | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | NCAA | Independent | District 2: Lost to Ithaca in District 2 Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | NCAA | Independent | Chuck Medlar | 13 | 4 | 0 | District 2: Beat Rider and St. John's to advance to CWS
CWS: Eliminated by Texas in Lower Round 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | Regional: 3 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by St. John's in District 2 Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1968 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1970 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | Regional: 3 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by Seton Hall in District 2 Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1971 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | Regional: 3 Seed,1-2, Eliminated by Saint Joseph's in District 2 Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1972 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | Regional: 2 Seed, 2-2, Eliminated by Temple in District 2 Finals | ||||||||||
| 1973 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | West Windsor Reginal: 1 seed, 3-0, Defeated Temple in District 2 Finals
Omaha CWS: 8 Seed, 0-2, Eliminated by Oklahoma in District 2 Lower Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | West Windsor Reginal: 4 Seed, 0-2, Eliminated by St. John's in District 2 Lower Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | Regional: 3 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by Michigan in Mideast Regional Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1976 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | Regional: 5 Seed, 0-2, Eliminated by Seton Hall in Northeast Regional Second Round | ||||||||||
| 1977 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1979 | NCAA | Eastern8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 Seed, 2-1 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | NCAA | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1982 | NCAA | Independent | Shorty Stoner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | NCAA | ATL10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 1 Seed West Division, 0-2, Lost to Temple in Title Game | ||||||||||
| 1984 | NCAA | ATL10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 2 Seed West Division, 1-2, Lost to Temple in Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1985 | NCAA | ATL10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 2 Seed West Division, 1-2, Lost to West Virginia in Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1986 | NCAA | ATL10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 3 Seed West Division (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1987 | NCAA | ATL10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 2 Seed West Division, 0-2, Lost to UMass in Lower Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | NCAA | ATL10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 3 Seed West Division (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1989 | NCAA | ATL10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 2 Seed West Division, 0-2, Lost to GWU in Lower Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | NCAA | ATL10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 4 Seed West Division (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1991 | NCAA | ATL10 | Joe Hindelang | 14 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 1 Seed West Division, 1-2, Lost to Rutgers in Lower Final | |||||||||
| 1992 | NCAA | BigTen | 11 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1993 | NCAA | BigTen | 5 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 10 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1994 | NCAA | BigTen | 12 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 6 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1995 | NCAA | BigTen | 13 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 5 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | NCAA | BigTen | 19 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 1 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by Illinois in Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1997 | NCAA | BigTen | 12 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 6 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 1998 | NCAA | BigTen | 15 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by Illinois in Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 1999 | NCAA | BigTen | 12 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 6 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2000 | NCAA | BigTen | 18 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 2 Seed, 3-2, Eliminated by Illinois in Final | Regional: Beat Army, Rutgers and North Carolina to win Montclair Regional
Super Regional: Lost to Texas | |||||||||
| 2001 | NCAA | BigTen | 15 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 4 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by Michigan in Third Round | ||||||||||
| 2002 | NCAA | BigTen | 11 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 10 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2003 | NCAA | BigTen | 17 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 4 Seed, 3-2, Eliminated by Ohio State in Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 2004 | NCAA | BigTen | 17 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 6 Seed, 0-2, Eliminated by Michigan State in Lower Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | NCAA | BigTen | Robbie Wine | 13 | 19 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 8 Seed (Did not Qualify) | |||||||||
| 2006 | NCAA | BigTen | 13 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 8 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2007 | NCAA | BigTen | 20 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 3 Seed, 3-2, Eliminated by Minnesota in Lower Final | ||||||||||
| 2008 | NCAA | BigTen | 17 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 3 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by Indiana in Lower Round 3 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | NCAA | BigTen | 8 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 8 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | NCAA | BigTen | 9 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 10 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2011 | NCAA | BigTen | 12 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 6 Seed, 0-2, Eliminated by Minnesota in Lower Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | NCAA | BigTen | 15 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 3 Seed, 0-2, Eliminated by Nebraska in Lower Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | NCAA | BigTen | 4 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 10 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2014 | NCAA | BigTen | Rob Cooper | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 10 Seed (Did not Qualify) | |||||||||
| 2015 | NCAA | BigTen | 6 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 12 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2016 | NCAA | BigTen | 12 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 10 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | NCAA | BigTen | 4 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 13 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2018 | NCAA | BigTen | 3 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 13 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | NCAA | BigTen | 4 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 13 Seed (Did not Qualify) | ||||||||||
| 2020 | NCAA | BigTen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | Was not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2021 | NCAA | BigTen | 18 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 0 | Was not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2022 | NCAA | BigTen | 26 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 Seed, 1-2, Eliminated by Rutgers in Second Round | ||||||||||
| Total | 456 | 529 | 0 | 1326 | 1141 | 6 | Final Standings, Tournament Record, Final Game | ||||||||||||
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Penn State baseball has appeared in the College World Series five times. Its best result was runner-up in 1957.[2][3]
Championship Results
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| Year | Rank |
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| 1952 | 4 |
| 1957 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1973 | 8 |
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Super Regionals[3]
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| 2000 | 2 |
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Regionals[3]
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| 2000 | 1 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1971 | 3 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1958 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1956 | 3 |
| 1955 | 3 |
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All-Time Scores
- 1952 (2-2)
- Penn St. 5, Texas 3
- Penn St. 12, Duke 7
- Missouri 3, Penn St. 2
- Holy Cross 15, Penn St. 4
- 1957 (3-2)
- Penn St. 7, Florida St. 0
- Penn St. 4, Texas 1
- California 8, Penn St. 0
- Penn St. 5, Notre Dame 4
- California 1, Penn St. 0
- 1959 (2-2)
- Penn St. 5, Connecticut 3
- Oklahoma St. 8, Penn St. 6
- Penn St. 7, Clemson 0
- Oklahoma St. 4, Penn St. 3
- 1963 (1-2)
- Arizona 8, Penn St. 1
- Penn St. 3, Western Mich. 0
- Texas 6, Penn St. 4 (10innings)
- 1973 (0-2)
- Arizona St. 3, Penn St. 1
- Oklahoma 6, Penn St. 0
Awards
Jace Diesing Sr. Most Outstanding Player Award
- 1957: Cal Emery
Shutouts
- 1957: Ed Drapcho, Penn St. vs. Florida St., 6-8-57 (7-0)
- 1959: Ron Riese, Penn St. vs. Clemson, 6-15-59 (7-0)
- 1963: Dick Noe, Penn St. vs. Western Mich., 6-11-63 (3-0)
To date Penn State has had 89 players drafted and has been the alma mater to 24 MLB Players
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- "Design Essentials". Brand.PSU.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- "GENERAL CWS RECORDS" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Penn State University College World Series History". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Penn State Nittany Lions - Baseball History - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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