1973 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

1973 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Independent
Record	19–7
Head coach	Chuck Bedlar (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Kepler Smith
Captains	Jerry Micsky Rick Sherkel
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Chuck Bedlar, serving his 11th year.

The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners.

Roster

1973 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town Bruce Baney / — — Len Bartek / — — Gary Bartley / — — Kevin Burke / — — Steve Correll / — — George Coval / — — Dennie DeWitt / — — Paul Karwaski / — — Garry Koch / — — Lou Korb / — — Mitch Lukevics / — — Brian Masella / — — Arthur Ochs / — — Don Stine / — — John Tekeley / — — Greg Vogel / — — Jim Wech / — —	Head coach Chuck Medlar Assistant coach(es) Kepler Smith Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

1973 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball game log
Regular season
March (1–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 1 May 29 at William & Mary Unknown • Williamsburg, Virginia 1–3 0–1 2 May 29 at William & Mary Unknown • Williamsburg, Virginia 2–1 1–1
April (9–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 3 April 7 Villanova Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 6–5 2–1 4 April 11 Lafayette Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 8–7 3–1 5 April 14 at Rutgers Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey 3–4 3–2 6 April 14 at Rutgers Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey 8–0 4–2 7 April 17 Bucknell Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 5–2 5–2 8 April 20 Dickinson Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 22–3 6–2 9 April 21 at Georgetown Unknown • Washington, D. C. 6–4 7–2 10 April 24 West Virginia Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 12–0 8–2 11 April 26 at Gettysburg Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 4–3 9–2 12 April 29 at Rider Unknown • Lawrenceville, New Jersey 0–10 9–3 13 April 29 at Rider Unknown • Lawrenceville, New Jersey 6–0 10–3
May (6–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 14 May 4 Delaware Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 8–0 11–3 15 May 6 Temple Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 1–3 11–4 16 May 6 Temple Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 3–2 12–4 17 May 9 Juniata Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 17–6 13–4 18 May 13 Buffalo Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 17–0 14–4 19 May 13 Buffalo Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 6–0 15–4 20 May 16 at IUP Unknown • Indiana, Pennsylvania 6–0 16–4 21 May 16 at IUP Unknown • Indiana, Pennsylvania 0–2 16–5
Postseason
District II Tournament (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 22 May 26 vs Seton Hall Unknown • West Windsor, New Jersey 5–3 17–5 23 May 26 vs Buffalo Unknown • West Windsor, New Jersey 3–1 18–5 24 May 26 vs Temple Unknown • West Windsor, New Jersey 4–2 19–5
1973 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record 25 June 8 vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–3 19–6 26 June 9 vs Oklahoma Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–6 19–7
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References

1. "2018 Penn State Baseball Media Guide". www.gopsusports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved August 17, 2020.