Penn Quakers
2023 Penn Quakers baseball team
Founded1875 (1875)
UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Head coachJohn Yurkow (10th season)
ConferenceIvy League
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Home stadiumMeiklejohn Stadium
(Capacity: 850)
ColorsRed 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

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.

History

University of Pennsylvania versus Georgetown Baseball Program circa 1901

The University of Pennsylvania's first baseball team was fielded in 1875.

The team plays its home games at Meiklejohn Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Quakers are coached by John Yurkow. The Quakers won four Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League championships, and have claimed an Ivy League title, advancing to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship five times.[3]

Postseason

University of Pennsylvania, Base Ball Team, 1896

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

References

  1. ^ "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Quakers". d1baseball.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ^ https://pennathletics.com/documents/2017/12/6/18QuickFacts.pdf[bare URL PDF]