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 Medlar, serving his first year.

1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
College World Series, 6th
ConferenceIndependent
CBNo. 5
Record14–6
Head coach
  • Chuck Medlar (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kepler
  • Smith
CaptainDavid Felak
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →

The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Roster

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1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home 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
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball game log
Regular season
April (8–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
1 April 2 at Gettysburg Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 9–0 1–0
2 April 4 Bucknell New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 7–3 2–0
3 April 6 Lehigh New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 8–6 3–0
4 April 11 at Cornell Hoy FieldIthaca, New York 17–0 4–0
5 April 17 Villanova New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 3–1 5–0
6 April 20 Rutgers New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 4–5 5–1
7 April 22 at Bucknell Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 9–1 6–1
8 April 29 at Maryland Shipley FieldCollege Park, Maryland 3–2 7–1
9 April 29 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland 5–1 8–1
May (3–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
10 May 3 Lafayette New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 6–2 9–1
11 May 4 Army New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 1–3 9–2
12 May 14 at Navy Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland 5–6 9–3
13 May 16 at West Virginia Unknown • Morgantown, West Virginia 4–5 9–4
14 May 21 at Temple Erny FieldPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 5–0 10–4
15 May 25 Delaware New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 2–1 11–4
Postseason
District II Tournament (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
16 May 31 vs Rider Bill Clarke FieldPrinceton, New Jersey 3–0 12–4
17 May 31 St. John's Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 11–2 13–4
1963 College World Series (1–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
16 June 10 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–8 13–5
17 June 11 vs Western Michigan Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–0 14–5
18 June 12 vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 4–6 14–6
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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 16, 2020.