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.
The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns.
Roster
| 1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team
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| Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
Name |
B/T |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Home town
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Richard Anderson
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Richard Bee
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Walter Bloom
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INF
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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
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Bob Fenton
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/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
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INF
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Pete Liske
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Joel Melville
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RHP
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Richard Noe
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/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
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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
Chuck Medlar
- Assistant coach(es)
Kepler
Smith
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Current redshirt
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Schedule
| 1963 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball game log
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| Regular season
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| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 1 |
April 2 |
at Gettysburg |
Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
9–0 |
1–0
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| 2 |
April 4 |
Bucknell |
New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania |
7–3 |
2–0
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| 3 |
April 6 |
Lehigh |
New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania |
8–6 |
3–0
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| 4 |
April 11 |
at Cornell |
Hoy Field • Ithaca, New York |
17–0 |
4–0
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| 5 |
April 17 |
Villanova |
New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania |
3–1 |
5–0
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| 6 |
April 20 |
Rutgers |
New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania |
4–5 |
5–1
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| 7 |
April 22 |
at Bucknell |
Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
9–1 |
6–1
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| 8 |
April 29 |
at Maryland |
Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland |
3–2 |
7–1
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| 9 |
April 29 |
at Maryland |
Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland |
5–1 |
8–1
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| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 10 |
May 3 |
Lafayette |
New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania |
6–2 |
9–1
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| 11 |
May 4 |
Army |
New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania |
1–3 |
9–2
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| 12 |
May 14 |
at Navy |
Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland |
5–6 |
9–3
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| 13 |
May 16 |
at West Virginia |
Unknown • Morgantown, West Virginia |
4–5 |
9–4
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| 14 |
May 21 |
at Temple |
Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
5–0 |
10–4
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| 15 |
May 25 |
Delaware |
New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania |
2–1 |
11–4
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| Postseason
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District II Tournament (2–0)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 16 |
May 31 |
vs Rider |
Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey |
3–0 |
12–4
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| 17 |
May 31 |
St. John's |
Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey |
11–2 |
13–4
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1963 College World Series (1–2)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Overall record
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| 16 |
June 10 |
vs Arizona |
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska |
1–8 |
13–5
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| 17 |
June 11 |
vs Western Michigan |
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska |
3–0 |
14–5
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| 18 |
June 12 |
vs Texas |
Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska |
4–6 |
14–6
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References
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College World Series appearances in italics |