Penn State Nittany Lions baseball

Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State Nittany Lions
2023 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;
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

Last updated August 13, 2023

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.

Season by Season Result

Season	League	Conference	Head Coach	Conference Results			Regular Season			Conference Results	NCAA Tournament Results
Season	League	Conference	Head Coach	Wins	Losses	Ties	Wins	Losses	Ties	Conference Results	NCAA Tournament Results
Penn State Nittany Lions
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

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

College World Series^[2]^[3]

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

^[2]

Awards

Jace Diesing Sr. Most Outstanding Player Award

1957: Cal Emery

^[2]

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)

^[2]

Notable alumni

To date Penn State has had 89 players drafted and has been the alma mater to 24 MLB Players

Statistical Leaders

Batting^[4]

Games Played

Career
Rank	Player	Games	Years
1	Mike Campo	219	1997 1998 1999 2000
2	Cory Wine	218	2006 2007 2008 2009
3	Chris Netwall	214	1998 1999 2000 2001
4	Jordan Steranka	210	2009 2010 2011 2012
5	Mike Milliron	208	2002 2003 2004 2005
6	Adam Beers	205	1995 1996 1997 1998
7	Eric Spadt	204	1997 1998 1999 2000
8	Shawn Fagan	203	1997 1998 1999 2000
9	Chris Wright	202	1999 2000 2001 2002
10	Brian Ernst	201	2005 2006 2007 2008

Single season
Rank	Player	Games	Year
1	Mike Campo	64	2000
	Shawn Fagan	64	2000
	Zach Smithlin	64	2000
4	Eric Spadt	63	2000
5	Chris Netwall	59	2000
6	Chris Wright	58	2001
	Zach Smithlin	58	2001
	Brian Ernst	58	2008
	Cory Wine	58	2008
	Rick Marlin	58	2008

At Bats

Career
Rank	Player	At Bats	Years
1	Jordan Steranka	867	2009 2010 2011 2012
2	Cory Wine	799	2006 2007 2008 2009
3	Mike Campo	791	1997 1998 1999 2000
4	Steve Snyder	766	2010 2012 2013 2014
5	Brian Ernst	738	2005 2006 2007 2008
6	Shawn Fagan	700	1997 1998 1999 2000
7	Sean Deegan	694	2009 2010 2011 2012
8	Elliot Searer	682	2010 2011 2012 2013
9	Chris Netwall	680	1998 1999 2000 2001
10	Mike Milliron	678	2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season
Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1	Mike Campo	261	2000
2	Shawn Fagan	244	2000
3	Jordan Steranka	236	2010
4	Matt Cavagnaro	233	2007
	Sean Deegan	233	2012
6	Jordan Steranka	222	2012
	Sean Deegan	222	2011
8	Joe Blackburn	219	2007
	Jim Haley	219	2016
10	Brian Ernst	218	2008
	Sean Deegan	218	2010

Runs Scored

Career
Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Years
1	Mike Campo	282	1997 1998 1999 2000
2	Shawn Fagan	188	1997 1998 1999 2000
3	Jordan Steranka	165	2009 2010 2011 2012
4	Eric Spadt	157	1997 1998 1999 2000
5	Chris Netwall	153	1998 1999 2000 2001
6	Kevin Billotte	146	1995 1996 1997 1998
7	Chris Wright	141	1999 2000 2001 2002
8	Mike Milliron	139	2002 2003 2004 2005
9	Derek Bochna	135	1992 1993 1994 1995
10	Sean Deegan	132	2009 2010 2011 2012

Single season
Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1	Mike Campo	83	2000
2	Shawn Fagan	72	2000
3	Mike Campo	63	1999
4	Matthew Wood	55	2022
5	Eric Spadt	54	2000
	Sean Deegan	54	2011
7	Kevin Billotte	53	1998
	Ben Heath	53	2010
9	Shawn Fagan	52	1998
	Mike Derenzo	52	2002

Hits

Career
Rank	Player	Hits	Years
1	Mike Campo	295	1997 1998 1999 2000
2	Jordan Steranka	292	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Shawn Fagan	251	1997 1998 1999 2000
4	Brian Ernst	234	2005 2006 2007 2008
5	Cory Wine	228	2006 2007 2008 2009
6	Steve Snyder	224	2010 2012 2013 2014
7	Chris Netwall	218	1998 1999 2000 2001
	Chris Wright	218	1999 2000 2001 2002
9	Lance Thompson	216	2003 2004 2005 2006
10	Jared Sadlowski	212	1994 1995 1996 1997

Single season
Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1	Mike Campo	111	2000
2	Shawn Fagan	92	2000
3	Jordan Steranka	82	2012
4	Matt Cavagnaro	78	2007
	Brian Ernst	78	2008
6	Lance Thompson	77	2006
7	Joe Blckburn	76	2007
8	Wes Reohr	75	2002
	Joey DeBernardis	75	2010
	Matthew Wood	75	2022

Doubles

Career
Rank	Player	Doubles	Years
1	Chris Wright	59	1999 2000 2001 2002
	Jordan Steranka	59	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Joey DeBernardis	54	2009 2010 2011 2012
4	Mike Campo	53	1997 1998 1999 2000
5	Jared Sadlowski	50	1994 1995 1996 1997
6	Lance Thompson	47	2003 2004 2005 2006
7	Cory Wine	44	2006 2007 2008 2009
8	Dave Hall	39	1991 1992 1993 1994
	Chris Netwall	39	1998 1999 2000 2001
	Brian Ernst	39	2005 2006 2007 2008

Single season
Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1	Mike Campo	24	2000
	Joey DeBernardis	24	2011
3	Chris Wright	23	2000
4	Jordan Steranka	20	2012
	Dave Hall	20	1992
6	Dan Beers	19	1999
7	Sean Deegan	18	2011
8	Paul Komorowski	17	1988
	Chris Wright	17	2001
	Josh Spiegel	17	2022

Triples

Career
Rank	Player	Triples	Years
1	Sean Deegan	15	2009 2010 2011 2012
2	Kevin Billotte	13	1995 1996 1997 1998
3	Mike Campo	12	1997 1998 1999 2000
	Jordan Steranka	12	2009 2010 2011 2012
5	Russ Mushinsky	10	1989 1990 1991
	Mike Derenzo	10	1999 2001 2002 2003
7	Shawn Fagan	9	1997 1998 1999 2000
	Cory Wine	9	2006 2007 2008 2009
9	Lance Thompson	8	2003 2004 2005 2006
	Joe Blackburn	8	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
	Joey DeBernardis	8	2009 2010 2011 2012
	Steve Snyder	8	2010 2012 2013 2014
	Greg Guers	8	2014 2015 2016

Single season
Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1	Kevin Billotte	6	1995
2	Russ Mushinksky	5	1990
	Mike Campo	5	2000
	Joe Blackburn	5	2007
	Sean Deegan	5	2010
	Sean Deegan	5	2011
	Jordan Steranka	5	2011

Homeruns

Career
Rank	Player	Homeruns	Years
1	Shawn Fagan	43	1997 1998 1999 2000
2	Chris Netwall	34	1998 1999 2000 2001
3	Dan Beers	33	1997 1998 1999
4	Jordan Steranka	32	2009 2010 2011 2012
5	Mike Campo	30	1997 1998 1999 2000
	Chris Wright	30	1999 2000 2001 2002
7	Eric Spadt	29	1997 1998 1999 2000
8	Derek Bochna	28	1992 1993 1994 1995
9	Sean Deegan	26	2009 2010 2011 2012
10	Carl Albrecht	25	1995 1996 1997

Single season
Rank	Player	Homeruns	Year
1	Ben Heath	19	2010
2	David Simononis	17	1978
3	Dan Beers	16	1998
4	Shawn Fagan	15	2000
5	Dan Beers	13	1998
	Dan Beers	13	1999
	Shawn Fagan	13	1999
	Chris Wright	13	2001
9	Jared Sadlowski	12	1997
	Shawn Fagan	12	1998
	Chris Netwall	12	1999
	Sean Deegan	12	2011
	Matthew Wood	12	2022

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Career
Rank	Player	RBI	Years
1	Shawn Fagan	198	1997 1998 1999 2000
2	Jordan Steranka	183	2009 2010 2011 2012
3	Chris Wright	176	1999 2000 2001 2002
4	Mike Campo	152	1997 1998 1999 2000
5	Chris Netwall	137	1998 1999 2000 2001
6	Dan Beers	128	1997 1998 1999
	Eric Spadt	128	1997 1998 1999 2000
	Cory Wine	128	2006 2007 2008 2009
9	Jared Sadlowski	124	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
10	Lance Thompson	121	2003 2004 2005 2006

Single season
Rank	Player	RBI	Year
1	Shawn Fagan	80	2000
2	Dan Beers	60	1998
3	Chris Wright	58	2000
4	Ben Heath	57	2010
	Jordan Steranka	57	2011
6	Chris Wright	56	2001
	Robert Yodice	56	2008
8	Shawn Fagan	53	1999
	Matthew Wood	53	2022
10	Carl Albrecht	52	1997

Stolen Bases

Career
Rank	Player	Steals	Years
1	Zach Smithlin	62	2000 2001 2002 2003
2	Mike Campo	57	1997 1998 1999 2000
3	Sean Deegan	41	2009 2010 2011 2012
4	Kevin Billotte	39	1995 1996 1997 1998
5	Derek Bochna	35	1992 1993 1994 1995
	Blake Lynd	35	2009 2010 2011
	Steve Snyder	35	2010 2012 2013 2014
	Greg Guers	35	2014 2015 2016
9	Ryan Wheeler	34	1991 1992 1993 1994
	Shawn Fagan	34	1997 1998 1999 2000

Single season
Rank	Player	Steals	Year
1	Mike Campo	27	1999
2	Rod Perry	24	2001
	Zach Smithlin	24	2003
	Sean Deegan	24	2010
5	Blake Lynd	22	2009
6	O.J. McDuffie	20	1990
	Mike Campo	20	2000
	Greg Guers	20	2016
9	Ray Lopez	17	1991
10	Zach Smithlin	16	2001

Caught Stealing

Career
Rank	Player	Caught Steals	Years
1	Steve Snyder	22	2010 2012 2013 2014
2	Mike Milliron	17	2002 2003 2004 2005
3	Kevin Billotte	15	1995 1996 1997 1998
4	Derek Bochna	14	1992 1993 1994 1995
5	Ryan Wheeler	13	1991 1992 1993 1994
	Chris Netwall	13	1998 1999 2000 2001
7	Kirk Rentschler	12	1992 1993 1994 1995
	Shawn Fagan	12	1997 1998 1999 2000
9	Ray Werner	11	1995 1996
	Zach Smithlin	11	2000 2001 2002 2003
	Blake Lynd	11	2009 2010 2011
	Jim Haley	11	2014 2015 2016

Single season
Rank	Player	Caught Steals	Year
1	Steve Snyder	10	2013
2	Blake Lynd	9	2009
3	Ray Werner	8	1995
4	Lance Rathmell	7	1994
	Kevin Billotte	7	1995
	Mike Milliron	7	2005
7	Russ Mushinsky	6	1991
	Eric Spadt	6	1999
	Rod Perry	6	2001
	Brian Ernst	6	2007
	Curtis Robison	6	2021

Walks

Career
Rank	Player	Walks	Years
1	Shawn Fagan	126	1997 1998 1999 2000
2	Eric Spadt	112	1997 1998 1999 2000
3	Ryan Wheeler	106	1991 1992 1993 1994
4	Kevin Billotte	104	1995 1996 1997 1998
5	James Coates	103	2013 2014 2015 2016
6	Chris Wright	101	1999 2000 2001 2002
7	Mike Campo	90	1997 1998 1999 2000
8	Donnie Wright	87	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
9	Chris Netwall	86	1998 1999 2000 2001
10	Cory Wine	85	2006 2007 2008 2009

Single season
Rank	Player	Walks	Year
1	Eric Spadt	47	2000
2	Shawn Fagan	46	1999
3	Shawn Fagan	39	2000
	Landon Kakata	39	2008
5	James Coates	37	2016
6	Scott Gummo	36	2006
	Matthew Wood	36	2022
8	Ryan Wheeler	35	1994
	Mike Milliron	35	2004
10	Chris Wrigth	34	2001
	Wes Borden	34	2008

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The 1974 Orange Bowl was the fortieth edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. The final game of the 1973–74 bowl season, it matched the sixth-ranked independent Penn State Nittany Lions and the #13 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The 2021 Illinois vs. Penn State football game was a regular-season college football game played on October 23, 2021, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Big Ten Conference matchup featured the Illinois Fighting Illini and the seventh-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, and took place during week eight of the 2021 FBS football season. The game was scheduled as a 12:00 p.m. EDT kickoff, and broadcast by ABC. Illinois defeated Penn State, 20–18, to win the contest after a record nine overtimes.

References

↑ Penn State Artwork (PDF). November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "GENERAL CWS RECORDS" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
1 2 3 4 "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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[1] Penn State Artwork (PDF). November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

[CWS-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "GENERAL CWS RECORDS" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[Cube-3] 1 2 3 4 "Penn State University College World Series History". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[4] "Penn State Nittany Lions - Baseball History - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

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v t e Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
Venues	Old Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Field (1967–2006) Medlar Field (2007–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1875 1881 1882 1889 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Big Ten Conference baseball
Current teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Future teams	Oregon Ducks UCLA Bruins USC Trojans Washington Huskies (all joining in 2024–25)
Former teams	Chicago Maroons (1896–1946) Wisconsin Badgers (1900–1991)
Championships & awards	List of Big Ten Conference baseball champions Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Major awards Coach of the Year Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Freshman of the Year

Penn State Nittany Lions
2023 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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