The Penn Quakers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[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 | |
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 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 |
| Home stadium | Meiklejohn Stadium (Capacity: 850) |
| Colors | Red and blue[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1975, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2023 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| Ivy: 1995, 2023 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| Ivy: 2022, 2023 EIBL: 1975, 1988, 1989, 1990 | |
History edit
The University of Pennsylvania's first baseball team was fielded in 1875.
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The 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.[3] Penn baseball has claimed an Ivy League title, advancing to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship five times.[4]
Postseason edit
The 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 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Quakers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ Martha Mitchell. "Baseball". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ https://pennathletics.com/documents/2017/12/6/18QuickFacts.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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