Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
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.
| Penn State Nittany Lions | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference history | Atlantic 10 (1983–1991) |
| University | Pennsylvania State University |
| Head coach | Rob Cooper (7th season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 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 Tournament appearances | |
| 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2000 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1996 | |
College World Series
Penn State baseball has appeared in the College World Series five times. Its best result was runner-up in 1957.[2][3]
Championship Results
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1952 | 4 |
| 1957 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1973 | 8 |
Super Regionals[3]
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 |
Regionals[3]
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
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)
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References
- Penn State Artwork (PDF). November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- "GENERAL CWS RECORDS" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Penn State University College World Series History". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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