Pennsylvania State University

• Location: University Park, PA
• Nickname: Nittany Lions
• Conference: Big Ten Conference 1992-present; Atlantic-10 Conference 1979, 1983-1991
• Ballpark: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

College World Series Appearances: 5 1952, 1957, 1959, 1963 & 1973

College World Series runner-up in 1957

Pennsylvania State University's name is often shortened to just Penn State.

Hall of Famer John Montgomery Ward is the most prominent major leaguer from Penn State.

Penn State turned two triple plays in one game on May 16, 2014 against Michigan State University; Gonzaga University was the only prior NCAA Division I team to pull off the feat before that.

Notable Alumni

• David Aardsma, pitcher
• Brad Andress, coach
• Charlie Atherton, infielder
• Mark Baldwin, pitcher
• Gary Barrette, college coach
• Spencer Bivens, pitcher
• Jim Britton, pitcher
• Nate Bump, pitcher
• Matt Cavagnaro, minor league infielder
• Craig Clark, minor league pitcher
• Kerry Collins, drafted infielder
• Bill Corman, college coach
• Bob Coulson, outfielder
• Birdie Cree, outfielder
• D.J. Dozier, outfielder
• Cal Emery, infielder
• Jim Farr, pitcher
• Bill Ford, pitcher
• Robert Gibson, pitcher
• Milt Graff, infielder
• Justin Hagenman, pitcher
• Hinkey Haines, outfielder
• Braden Halladay, drafted pitcher
• Matt Halloran, minor league infielder
• Clayton Hamilton, minor league pitcher
• Ben Heath, minor league catcher
• Cliff Heathcote, outfielder
• George Hesselbacher, pitcher
• Jack Hilfinger, college coach
• Ty Hill, strength and conditioning coach
• Steve Hinton, minor league infielder
• Billy Hunter, infielder; manager
• Mark Jackson, college coach
• Joel Johnston, pitcher
• Josh Johnson, catcher
• John Jones, outfielder
• Tom Kelly, college coach
• Glenn Killinger, minor league infielder
• Ed Klepfer, pitcher
• Pip Koehler, outfielder
• John Lott, writer
• Mitch Lukevics, minor league pitcher
• Alfred McCoy, college coach
• O.J. McDuffie, drafted outfielder
• Irish McIlveen, outfielder
• Bill McKechnie, Jr., minor league executive
• Max McLeary, minor league umpire
• Danny Musser, infielder
• Red O'Hora, minor league player; college coach
• Phil Page, pitcher
• Cum Posey, manager
• Max Ross, minor league catcher
• Charlie Sanko, college coach
• Mike Scioscia, catcher; manager
• Bud Sharpe, infielder
• Ernie Sites, minor league outfielder
• Dick Smith, infielder
• Alan Strange, infielder
• Bill Stuart, infielder
• Joseph Styborski, minor league pitcher
• Mark Tanner, minor league pitcher
• Joe Tepsic, outfielder
• Myles Thomas, pitcher
• Russ Van Atta, pitcher
• Tom Verducci, writer
• Jansen Visconti, umpire
• Greg Vogel, minor league infielder
• John Ward, pitcher/infielder; manager
• Ryan Wheeler, minor league infielder

Coaches

• Pop Golden, 1903-1906
• Irish McIlveen, 1907-1910
• Bull McCleary, 1911
• Walter Mannong, 1912-1914
• R.H. Harley, 1915-1917
• George Wheeling, 1919
• Hugo Bezdek, 1920-1930
• Joe Bedenk, 1931-1962
• Chuck Medlar, 1963-1981
• Shorty Stoner, 1982-1990
• Joe Hindelang, 1991-2004
• Robbie Wine, 2005-2013
• Rob Cooper, 2014-2023
• Mike Gambino, 2024-present

Assistant Coaches

• Scott Loiseau, 2024-
• Josh Newman, 2018-2023
• Nick Puccio, 2024-

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1893	4-1
1894	4-7-1
1895	4-4
1896	6-3
1897	2-10
1898	0-5
1899	10-4-1
1900	8-3
1901	10-3-1
1902	7-7
1903	8-8-1
1904	13-8
1905	15-2
1906	14-5
1907	19-3-1
1908	12-3
1909	11-9
1910	14-3-2
1911	16-5
1912	12-5
1913	11-9
1914	13-8-1
1915	17-4
1916	16-7
1917	10-8
1918	1-0
1919	9-3
1920	18-3
1921	22-3
1922	11-8
1923	11-10
1924	7-12
1925	5-10-1
1926	9-7
1927	12-5
1928	15-3
1929	8-9
1930	11-6
1931	8-2
1932	9-4
1933	5-4
1934	8-5
1935	7-8
1936	13-4
1937	12-4
1938	10-7
1939	15-4
1940	14-2
1941	9-8
1942	13-8
1943	8-6
1944	11-5
1945	7-3
1946	10-1-1
1947	11-7
1948	12-4
1949	19-5-1		CWS District Tournaments
1950	15-6
1951	10-3
1952	17-6		CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1953	14-5-1		CWS District Tournaments
1954	9-7
1955	17-5		CWS District Tournaments
1956	16-4		CWS District Tournaments
1957	22-2		CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1958	14-5		CWS District Tournaments
1959	17-6		CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1960	9-9
1961	9-6
1962	10-3		CWS District Tournaments
1963	14-6		CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1964	15-6-1
1965	12-8-1
1966	15-8
1967	12-6-1		CWS District Tournaments
1968	10-12
1969	14-8
1970	17-8		CWS District Tournaments
1971	15-6		CWS District Tournaments
1972	18-5-1		CWS District Tournaments
1973	19-7		CWS District Tournaments CWS
1974	18-6		CWS District Tournaments
1975	22-9		CWS Regionals
1976	19-7		CWS Regionals
1977	18-6
1978	16-6-2
1979	20-5		Eastern 8
1980	17-7
1981	17-12
1982	17-11
1983	16-23	9-1	Atlantic-10
1984	24-17	9-3	Atlantic-10
1985	32-14	9-3	Atlantic-10
1986	29-19	7-4
1987	29-19	11-3	Atlantic-10
1988	24-26	8-8
1989	23-19-1	12-4	Atlantic-10
1990	22-23	6-10
1991	25-20	11-5	Atlantic-10
1992	24-24	11-17
1993	15-28	5-23
1994	25-24	12-15
1995	25-29-1	13-13
1996	32-24-1	19-8	Big Ten
1997	29-24	12-14
1998	28-24	15-11	Big Ten
1999	32-23	12-15
2000	45-19	18-9	Big Ten / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2001	29-29	15-11	Big Ten
2002	23-30	11-19
2003	29-28	17-15	Big Ten
2004	28-29	17-15	Big Ten
2005	28-27	13-19
2006	20-36	13-19
2007	31-26	20-10	Big Ten
2008	27-31	17-15	Big Ten
2009	25-26	8-16
2010	22-30	9-15
2011	32-22	12-12	Big Ten
2012	29-27	15-9	Big Ten
2013	14-36	4-20
2014	18-32	5-18
2015	18-30	6-16
2016	28-27	12-12
2017	18-37	4-20
2018	15-34	3-21
2019	22-27	4-18
2020	10-5	0-0
2021	18-23	18-23
2022	26-29	11-13	Big Ten
2023	25-25	7-16
2024	29-24	12-12	Big Ten