1973 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

1973 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
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

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

Players

Coaches

Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight
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	/	—	—

Chuck Medlar

Kepler
Smith

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 Rugters	Unknown • Piscataway, New Jersey	3–4	3–2
6	April 14	at Rugters	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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