1965 Lafayette Leopards baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1965 Lafayette Leopards baseball Middle Atlantic Conference Middle Atlantic Conferences MAC 7 20–7 7–2 Charlie Gelbert 20th George Hossenlopp Fisher Field Middle Atlantic championsDistrict II champions College World Series T-7th The 1965 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 20th year at Lafayette. The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Connecticut Huskies. Roster 1965 Lafayette Leopards y Jim Burns OF SO Ron Capioppe INF Preston Denby RHP R SR Gerry Goodwin OF SR George Hossenlopp C SR C John Ireland RHP R SR Bill Jasper RHP SO Scott Johnson Ed Kaminski INF Dan Kristoff OF SR Jack Ladden INF Bob Landreth Bill Loftus LHP L JR Don Lorden RHP R SR Walt Manuel INF Tony Savitsky OF SO Jack Waller SO Gabe Washo December 3, 2020 Charlie Gelbert Schedule Lafayette Leopards 2 white 1965 Lafayette Leopards baseball game log ! style="Lafayette Leopards 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; March (1–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 24 || at 1965 Richmond Spiders Richmond || Ernie Shore Stadium • Richmond, Virginia || 3–0 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March 24 || at Richmond || Ernie Shore Stadium • Richmond, Virginia || 0–10 || 1–1 || – |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; April (8–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 6 || 1965 La Salle Explorers La Salle || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 2–1 || 2–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 8 || at 1965 Moravian Greyhounds Moravian || Unknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania || 6–3 || 3–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || April 10 || 1965 Colgate Red Raiders Colgate || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 3–2 || 4–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 14 || at 1965 Temple Owls Temple || Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 9–5 || 5–1 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 17 || at 1965 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || 0–2 || 5–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 19 || at 1965 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State || New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 9–1 || 6–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || April 21 || 1965 Columbia Lions Columbia || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 5–1 || 7–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 24 || 1965 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 6–8 || 7–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 27 || 1965 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 9–2 || 8–3 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 28 || 1965 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 7–2 || 9–3 || 4–1 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; May (6–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || May 1 || at Gettysburg || Unknown • Gettysburg, Pennsylvania || 7–4 || 10–3 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || May 3 || at 1965 Albright Lions Albright || Unknown • Reading, Pennsylvania || 4–1 || 11–3 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || May 5 || Rutgers || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 8–2 || 12–3 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || May 8 || at 1965 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Engineers Lehigh || Unknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania || 1–8 || 12–4 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || May 10 || at 1965 Bucknell Bisons Bucknell || Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania || 6–4 || 13–4 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || May 12 || at 1965 Villanova Wildcats Villanova || Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 9–2 || 14–4 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || May 15 || Lehigh || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 8–7 || 15–4 || 7–2 |- |- |- ! style="Lafayette Leopards 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; District II Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || May 28 || vs 1965 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh || Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey || 4–3 || 16–4 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || May 29 || at 1965 Princeton Tigers Princeton || Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey || 5–4 || 17–4 || 7–2 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; May / June (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || May 29 || at Princeton || Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey || 5–4 || 18–4 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || June 1 || 1965 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 4–8 || 18–5 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || June 5 || at Lehigh || Unknown • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania || 15–6 || 19–5 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || June 5 || Lehigh || Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania || 4–3 || 20–5 || 7–2 |- y Lafayette Leopards 2 white; College World Series (0–2) # pri Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || June 7 || vs Arizona State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–14 || 20–6 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || June 8 || vs Connecticut || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–6 || 20–7 || 7–2 |- |- | https://ldr.lafayette.edu/concern/publications/6q182k185 The Cinderella Baseball Team June 16, 1965 Lafayette College www.ldr.lafayatte.edu December 3, 2020 References Category:Lafayette Leopards baseball seasons Lafayette Leopards baseball Category:College World Series seasons Lafayette Leopards Category:Middle Atlantic Conference baseball champion seasons