1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

The 1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The head coach was Joe Bedenk, serving his 22nd year.

1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
College World Series, T-3rd
ConferenceIndependent
Record17–6
Head coach
CaptainSilvio Cerchie
Home stadiumBeaver Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →

The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Holy Cross.

Roster

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1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Silvio Cerchie (C) /
Jr
Donald Cook /
P Bill Everson /
Garland Gingerich /
So
LHP Bill Hopper L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Crafton, Pennsylvania
INF Michael Hunchar /
INF Huber Kline /
P Jack Krumrine /
William Leonard /
William Mihalich /
P John Moore /
Paul Mowry /
Jack Rhoda /
Robert Schoellkopf /
So
Christopher Tonery /
Sr
INF Carmen Troisi S/ 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Troy /
So
P Keith Vesling /
So
INF Ronald Weidenhammer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Tom Werner R/ 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So
Wolfinger /
So
Yanosich /
So
Head coach

Joe Bedenk

Assistant coach(es)

Chuck Medlar


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball game log
Regular season
April (9–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
1 April 11 at American Unknown • Washington, D. C. 20–1 1–0
2 April 12 at Georgetown Unknown • Washington, D. C. 18–5 2–0
3 April 12 at Georgetown Unknown • Washington, D. C. 8–4 3–0
4 April 16 Western Maryland New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 9–4 4–0
5 April 19 West Virginia New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 4–2 5–0
6 April 19 West Virginia New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 6–2 6–0
7 April 22 Bucknell New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 15–4 7–0
8 April 26 Lafayette New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 5–0 8–0
9 April 28 Gettysburg New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 2–1 9–0
May (4–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
10 May 2 at Rutgers New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 11–5 10–0
11 May 5 at Villanova McGeehan Field • Villanova, Pennsylvania 1–12 10–1
12 May 6 at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 2–4 10–2
13 May 9 at Pittsburgh Unknown • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6–8 10–3
14 May 10 at Pittsburgh Unknown • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 4–1 11–3
15 May 16 at Dickinson Unknown • Carlisle, Pennsylvania 12–1 12–3
16 May 17 at Penn River Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3–4 12–4
17 May 21 at Bucknell Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 7–4 13–4
Postseason
District II Tournament (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
18 June 5 Fordham New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 13–4 14–4
19 June 6 Villanova New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 9–6 15–4
1952 College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
20 June 12 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 5–3 16–4
21 June 13 vs Duke Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 12–7 17–4
22 June 14 vs Missouri Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–3 17–5
23 June 15 vs Holy Cross Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–15 17–6
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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Penn State Baseball Media Guide". www.gopsusports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved August 14, 2020.