1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

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 Bedlar, serving his 1st year.

1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
College World Series, 6th
ConferenceIndependent
CBNo. 5
Record14–6
Head coach
  • Chuck Bedlar (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kepler
  • Smith
CaptainDavid Felak
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field

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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball game log
Regular season
April (8–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1April 2at GettysburgUnknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania9–01–0
2April 4BucknellNew Beaver FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania7–32–0
3April 6LehighNew Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania8–63–0
4April 11at CornellHoy FieldIthaca, New York17–04–0
5April 17VillanovaNew Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania3–15–0
6April 20RugtersNew Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania4–55–1
7April 22at BucknellUnknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania9–16–1
8April 29at MarylandShipley FieldCollege Park, Maryland3–27–1
9April 29at MarylandShipley Field • College Park, Maryland5–18–1
May (3–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
10May 3LafayetteNew Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania6–29–1
11May 4ArmyNew Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania1–39–2
12May 14at NavyUnknown • Annapolis, Maryland5–69–3
13May 16at West VirginiaUnknown • Morgantown, West Virginia4–59–4
14May 21at TempleErny FieldPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania5–010–4
15May 25DelawareNew Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania2–111–4
Postseason
District II Tournament (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
16May 31vs RiderBill Clarke FieldPrinceton, New Jersey3–012–4
17May 31St. John'sBill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey11–213–4
1963 College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
16June 10vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska1–813–5
17June 11vs Western MichiganOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–014–5
18June 12vs TexasOmaha 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.
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