The Penn Quakers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] The team is a member of the Ivy League, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Meiklejohn Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Quakers are coached by John Yurkow.
| Penn Quakers | |
|---|---|
 2024 Penn Quakers baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1875 |
| University | University of Pennsylvania |
| Head coach | John Yurkow (11th season) |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Home stadium | Meiklejohn Stadium (Capacity: 850) |
| Colors | Red and blue[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1975, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| Ivy: 1995, 2023, 2024 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| Ivy: 2022, 2023 EIBL: 1975, 1988, 1989, 1990 | |
History
edit19th century
editThe University of Pennsylvania's first baseball team was fielded in 1875.
20th century
editThe Quakers won four championships in the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League, a baseball-only conference that existed from 1930 to 1992, which consisted of the eight Ivy League schools and Army and Navy.[4] Penn baseball has won two Ivy League title and has advanced to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship six times.[5]
21st century
editIn 2023, the fourth-seeded Penn team twice defeated third-seeded Cornell to win the program's second consecutive Ivy League Tournament title and earn a berth into the NCAA regional.[6]
Postseason
editThe Quakers have made the NCAA Division I baseball tournament six times.
| Year | Region | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Northeast | Seton Hall Maine |
L 5–7 L 0–1 |
| 1988 | Central | California Southern Michigan |
L 3–13 W 10–6 L 6–7 |
| 1989 | Northeast | Illinois Arizona State Le Moyne |
W 7–1 L 4–15 L 16–18 |
| 1990 | West II | Arizona State UC Santa Barbara Washington State |
L 1–12 W 5–3 L 2–8 |
| 1995 | Midwest II | Auburn Indiana State |
L 1–2 L 5–6 |
| 2023 | Auburn Regional | Auburn Samford Southern Miss |
W 6–3 W 5–4 L 2–11 |
| 2024 | Charlottesville Regional | Virginia St. John's |
L 2–4 L 9–10 (12 innings) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Quakers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ Ivy League Sports Archived November 9, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Martha Mitchell. "Baseball". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ https://pennathletics.com/documents/2017/12/6/18QuickFacts.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://pennathletics.com/news/2024/5/20/back-to-back-ivy-champs-baseball-takes-two-from-cornell-punches-ticket-to-ncaa-regional.aspx retrieved May 22, 2024
External links
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