1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

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1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
College World Series, 6th
ConferenceIndependent
CBNo. 5
1963 record14–6
Head coach
  • (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kepler
  • Smith
CaptainDavid Felak
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →

The 1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was , serving his 1st year.

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

Roster[]

1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town
Richard Anderson /
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Richard Bee /
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Walter Bloom /
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INF Bart Brodkin /
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David Dobrosielski /
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Fredrick Engle /
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—
David Felak (C) /
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—
James Felton /
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—
LHP Bob Fenton /L
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Edward Giegucz /
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—
John Gregory /
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James Jennison /
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Edward Kmit /
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—
Fred Light /
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—
5 INF Pete Liske /
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Joel Melville /
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RHP Richard Noe /R
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Elmar Praul /
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John Reidell /
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Robert Rodenhaver /
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Jeff Spanier /
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Edward Springer /
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P Dick Stellman /
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James Werner /
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Ralph Wert /
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Michael Williams /
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Head coach

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)
# 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 Field • University 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 Field • Ithaca, New York 17–0 4–0
5 April 17 Villanova New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 3–1 5–0
6 April 20 Rugters 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 Field • College 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 Field • Philadelphia, 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 Field • Princeton, 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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[]

  1. ^ "2018 Penn State Baseball Media Guide". www.gopsusports.com. Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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