1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball team

Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
1952 Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
College World Series, T-3rd
Conference	Independent
1952 record	17–6
Head coach	Joe Bedenk (22nd season);
Captain	Silvio Cerchie
Home stadium	Beaver Field

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
	Silvio Cerchie (C)	/	—	—	Jr
	Donald Cook	/	—	—
P	Bill Everson	/	—	—
	Garland Gingerich	/	—	—	So
LHP	Bill Hopper	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Crafton, Pennsylvania
INF	Michael Hunchar	/	—	—
INF	Huber Kline	/	—	—
P	Jack Krumrine	/	—	—
	William Leonard	/	—	—
	William Mihalich	/	—	—
P	John Moore	/	—	—
	Paul Mowry	/	—	—
	Jack Rhoda	/	—	—
	Robert Schoellkopf	/	—	—	So
	Christopher Tonery	/	—	—	Sr
INF	Carmen Troisi	S/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Troy	/	—	—	So
P	Keith Vesling	/	—	—	So
INF	Ronald Weidenhammer	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)		Kutztown, Pennsylvania
	Tom Werner	R/	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So
	Wolfinger	/	—	—	So
	Yanosich	/	—	—	So

Chuck Medlar

1952 Penn State Nittany Lions Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

April (9–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
1	April 11	at American	Unknown • Washington, D. C.	20–1	1–0
2	April 12	at Georgetown	Unknown • Washington, D. C.	18–5	2–0
3	April 12	at Georgetown	Unknown • Washington, D. C.	8–4	3–0
4	April 16	Western Maryland	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	9–4	4–0
5	April 19	West Virginia	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	4–2	5–0
6	April 19	West Virginia	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	6–2	6–0
7	April 22	Bucknell	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	15–4	7–0
8	April 26	Lafayette	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	5–0	8–0
9	April 28	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	2–1	9–0

May (4–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
10	May 2	at Rutgers	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	11–5	10–0
11	May 5	at Villanova	McGeehan Field • Villanova, Pennsylvania	1–12	10–1
12	May 6	at Navy	Unknown • Annapolis, Maryland	2–4	10–2
13	May 9	at Pittsburgh	Unknown • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	6–8	10–3
14	May 10	at Pittsburgh	Unknown • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	4–1	11–3
15	May 16	at Dickinson	Unknown • Carlisle, Pennsylvania	12–1	12–3
16	May 17	at Penn	River Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3–4	12–4
17	May 21	at Bucknell	Unknown • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	7–4	13–4

Postseason

District II Tournament (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
18	June 5	Fordham	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	13–4	14–4
19	June 6	Villanova	New Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania	9–6	15–4

1952 College World Series (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
20	June 12	vs Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–3	16–4
21	June 13	vs Duke	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	12–7	17–4
22	June 14	vs Missouri	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–3	17–5
23	June 15	vs Holy Cross	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–15	17–6

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