1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball 150 Independent 17–6 Joe Bedenk 22nd Silvio Cerchie Beaver Field College World Series T-3rd 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. The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Holy Cross. Roster 1952 Penn State Nittany Lions y Silvio Cerchie C JR Donald Cook Bill Everson P Garland Gingerich SO Bill Hopper LHP L L 5 10 175 SR Crafton, Pennsylvania Michael Hunchar INF Huber Kline INF Jack Krumrine P William Leonard William Mihalich John Moore P Paul Mowry Jack Rhoda Robert Schoellkopf SO Christopher Tonery SR Carmen Troisi INF S 5 9 165 SR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Troy SO Keith Vesling P SO Ronald Weidenhammer INF R R 6 1 180 Kutztown, Pennsylvania Tom Werner R 5 10 175 SO Wolfinger SO Yanosich SO Joe Bedenk Chuck Medlar Schedule Penn State Nittany Lions 2 white 1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball game log ! style="Penn State Nittany Lions 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Penn State Nittany Lions 2; April (9–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 11 || at 1952 American Eagles American || Unknown • Washington, D. C. || 20–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 12 || at 1952 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown || Unknown • Washington, D. C. || 18–5 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 12 || at Georgetown || Unknown • Washington, D. C. || 8–4 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 16 || 1952 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 9–4 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 19 || 1952 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 4–2 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 19 || West Virginia || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 6–2 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 22 || 1952 Bucknell Bison Bucknell || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 15–4 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 26 || 1952 Lafayette Leopards Lafayette || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 5–0 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 28 || 1952 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 2–1 || 9–0 |- y Penn State Nittany Lions 2; May (4–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || May 2 || at 1952 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 11–5 || 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || May 5 || at 1952 Villanova Wildcats Villanova || McGeehan Field • Villanova, Pennsylvania || 1–12 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || May 6 || at 1952 Navy Midshipmen Navy || Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland || 2–4 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || May 9 || at 1952 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh || Unknown • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 6–8 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 10 || at Pittsburgh || Unknown • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania || 4–1 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 16 || at 1952 Dickinson Red Devils Dickinson || Unknown • Carlisle, Pennsylvania || 12–1 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || May 17 || at 1952 Penn Quakers Penn || River Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 3–4 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 21 || at Bucknell || Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania || 7–4 || 13–4 |- |- |- ! style="Penn State Nittany Lions 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Penn State Nittany Lions 2; District II Tournament (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || June 5 || 1952 Fordham Rams Fordham || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 13–4 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || June 6 || Villanova || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 9–6 || 15–4 |- y Penn State Nittany Lions 2; 1952 College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || June 12 || vs Texas || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–3 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || June 13 || vs Duke || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 12–7 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || June 14 || vs Missouri || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–3 || 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || June 15 || vs Holy Cross || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–15 || 17–6 |- |- | https://issuu.com/gopsusports/docs/2018_baseball_yearbookf 2018 Penn State Baseball Media Guide Penn State Nittany Lions www.gopsusports.com August 14, 2020 References Category:Penn State Nittany Lions baseball seasons Penn State Nittany Lions baseball Category:College World Series seasons Penn State