1959 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

University baseball team March 2026 August 2023 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball 150 Independent 4 17–6 Joe Bedenk 29th Chuck Bedlar Bob Hoover Beaver Field College World Series 4th The 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Joe Bedenk, serving his 29th year. The Nittany Lions lost in the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma State. Roster 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions y John Adams Bob Arner Harry Beans Larry Beighey Bill Benton Charles Caldwell Richard DeLong Tom Durbin Larry Fegley INF R R 6 0 170 Allentown, Pennsylvania Mike Hader Bob Hoover INF Bob Hrobak Ed Kikla P Richard Landis C Luff McSparran Ron Riese Ron Rinker Joe Bedenk Chuck Medlar Schedule Penn State Nittany Lions 2 white 1959 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 (7–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 8 || 1959 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 10–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 14 || 1959 Bucknell Bison Bucknell || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 8–7 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || April 17 || 1959 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 3–6 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 18 || Ohio State || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 6–1 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 18 || Ohio State || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 8–2 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 22 || at Bucknell || Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania || 2–1 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || April 25 || at 1959 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown || Unknown • Washington, D. C. || 9–0 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 25 || at Georgetown || Unknown • Washington, D. C. || 17–3 || 7–1 |- y Penn State Nittany Lions 2; May (6–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || May 2 || 1959 Penn Quakers Penn || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 10–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || May 5 || at 1959 Navy Midshipmen Navy || Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland || 6–3 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || May 8 || at 1959 Colgate Red Raiders Colgate || Unknown • Hamilton, New York || 7–5 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || May 9 || at 1959 Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 6–10 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || May 9 || at Syracuse || Lew Carr Field • Syracuse, New York || 9–1 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 16 || at 1959 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia || Unknown • Morgantown, West Virginia || 4–2 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || May 20 || 1959 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 5–6 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || May 20 || Pittsburgh || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 10–0 || 13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 || May 22 || at 1959 Temple Owls Temple || Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 9–13 || 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 4 || Temple || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 16–4 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || June 5 || 1959 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 7–3 || 15–4 |- y Penn State Nittany Lions 2; 1959 College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || June 13 || vs Connecticut || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–3 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || June 14 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 6–8 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || June 15 || vs Clemson || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–0 || 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || June 16 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–4 || 17–6 |- |- | https://issuu.com/gopsusports/docs/2018_baseball_yearbookf 2018 Penn State Baseball Media Guide Penn State Nittany Lions www.gopsusports.com August 16, 2020 References Category:Penn State Nittany Lions baseball seasons Penn State Nittany Lions baseball Category:College World Series seasons