1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

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1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
College World Series, 6th
ConferenceIndependent
CB No. 5
Record14–6
Head coach
  • Chuck Medlar (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kepler
  • Smith
CaptainDavid Felak
Home stadium New Beaver Field
Seasons
 1962
1964 

The 1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Chuck Medlar, serving his first year.

Contents

The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Roster

1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Richard Anderson/
Richard Bee/
Walter Bloom/
INF Bart Brodkin/
David Dobrosielski/
Fredrick Engle/
David Felak (C)/
James Felton/
LHP Bob Fenton/L
Edward Giegucz/
John Gregory/
James Jennison/
Edward Kmit/
Fred Light/
5 INF Pete Liske/
Joel Melville/
RHP Richard Noe/R
Elmar Praul/
John Reidell/
Robert Rodenhaver/
Jeff Spanier/
Edward Springer/
P Dick Stellman/
James Werner/
Ralph Wert/
Michael Williams/
Head coach

Chuck Medlar

Assistant coach(es)

Kepler
Smith


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball game log
Regular season
April (8–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1April 2at Gettysburg Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 9–01–0
2April 4 Bucknell New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 7–32–0
3April 6 Lehigh New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania8–63–0
4April 11at Cornell Hoy FieldIthaca, New York 17–04–0
5April 17 Villanova New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania3–15–0
6April 20 Rutgers New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania4–55–1
7April 22at BucknellUnknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 9–16–1
8April 29at Maryland Shipley FieldCollege Park, Maryland 3–27–1
9April 29at MarylandShipley Field • College Park, Maryland5–18–1
May (3–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
10May 3 Lafayette New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania6–29–1
11May 4 Army New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania1–39–2
12May 14at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 5–69–3
13May 16at West Virginia Unknown • Morgantown, West Virginia 4–59–4
14May 21at Temple Erny FieldPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 5–010–4
15May 25 Delaware New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania2–111–4
Postseason
District II Tournament (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
16May 31vs Rider Bill Clarke FieldPrinceton, New Jersey 3–012–4
17May 31 St. John's Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey11–213–4
1963 College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
16June 10vs Arizona Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–813–5
17June 11vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–014–5
18June 12vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska4–614–6
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References

  1. "2018 Penn State Baseball Media Guide". www.gopsusports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved August 16, 2020.