The Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the

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in University Park, Pennsylvania, United States. The team competes in the

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's Division I and are members of the

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History

Penn State has played baseball continuously since 1893. The Nittany Lions currently play their home games at 5,570-seat Medlar Field, a facility that opened in 2006 and that they share with the

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of the MLB Draft League. After spending most of their history as an

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, the Nittany Lions joined the

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ahead of the 1983 season. In 1989, Penn State announced plans to join the

for all sports, beginning baseball play in the Big Ten in 1992. Since joining the conference, Penn State won the 1996 regular season title and has advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game twice, most recently in 2024. Throughout its history, Penn State has played in 17 NCAA baseball tournaments, advancing to the College World Series 5 times, and finishing as runners-up to

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in 1957. Penn State's most recent College World Series appearance came in 1973 while its most recent NCAA tournament berth came in 2000, when the Nittany Lions won the

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-hosted Montclair Regional before falling to

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in the

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Super Regional. The Nittany Lions have been coached by Mike Gambino since the 2024 season.

Penn State in the NCAA Tournament

The

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started in 1947. The Nittany Lions have played in 17 tournaments and advanced to the

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in 1952, 1957, 1959, 1963, and 1973, finishing as the runners-up to

in 1957.

College World Series

Penn State baseball has appeared in the

five times. Its best result was runner-up in

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Championship Results

College World Series Super Regionals Regionals

All-Time Scores

* 1952 (2-2) ** Penn State. 5, Texas 3 ** Penn State 12, Duke 7 ** Missouri 3, Penn State 2 ** Holy Cross 15, Penn State 4 * 1957 (3-2) ** Penn State 7, Florida State 0 ** Penn State 4, Texas 1 ** California 8, Penn State 0 ** Penn State 5, Notre Dame 4 ** California 1, Penn State 0 * 1959 (2-2) ** Penn State 5, Connecticut 3 ** Oklahoma State 8, Penn State 6 ** Penn St. 7, Clemson 0 ** Oklahoma State 4, Penn State 3 * 1963 (1-2) ** Arizona 8, Penn State 1 ** Penn State 3, Western Michigan 0 ** Texas 6, Penn State 4 (10 innings) * 1973 (0-2) ** Arizona State 3, Penn State 1 ** Oklahoma 6, Penn State 0

Awards

Jace Diesing Sr. Most Outstanding Player Award * 1957: Cal Emery

Season by Season Result

Shutouts

* 1957: Ed Drapcho, Penn St. vs. Florida St., 6-8-57 (7-0) * 1959: Ron Riese, Penn St. vs. Clemson, 6-15-59 (7-0) * 1963: Dick Noe, Penn St. vs. Western Mich., 6-11-63 (3-0)

Notable alumni

To date Penn State has had 89 players drafted and has been the alma mater to 24 MLB Players

History

Penn State in the NCAA Tournament

College World Series

Championship Results

All-Time Scores

Awards

Season by Season Result

Shutouts

Notable alumni

Statistical Leaders

Batting

Games Played

At Bats

Runs Scored

Hits

Doubles

Triples

Homeruns

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Stolen Bases

Caught Stealing

Walks

References

External links