Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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Kutztown
Golden Bears Kutztown, PA

Name History:


Keystone Normal School 1866-1928
Kutztown State Teachers College 1928-60
Kutztown State College 1960-83
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 1983-date

Baseball Team History:


Year Record Coach
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900 Fred R. Powers, manager
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
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1919
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1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957 4-3* Walter P. Risley
1958 6-6 Walter P. Risley
1959 3-4* Walter P. Risley
1960 4-4* Walter P. Risley
1961
1962 5-4*
1963 4-8
1964 2-5*
1965 7-7
1966 13-4-1
1967 8-3
1968 5-7
1969
1970
1971 5-9-1 Walter P. Risley
1972 8-8 John Polischak
1973 3-12
1974 1-13
1975 5-11
1976 5-11
1977 3-11
1978 5-12 James Peters
1979 9-16 James Peters
1980 James Peters
1981 8-17 James Peters
1982 9-22-1 James Peters
1983 James Peters
1984 18-22 James Peters
1985 James Peters
1986 10-26 James Peters
1987 12-12 Mitch Hettinger
1988 13-17 Mitch Hettinger
1989 12-19-2 Mitch Hettinger
1990 11-21 Mitch Hettinger
1991 13-17 Mitch Hettinger
1992 10-25 Mitch Hettinger
1993 5-25 Mitch Hettinger
1994 20-20 Matthew S. Royer
1995 28-19 Matthew S. Royer
1996 25-17 Matthew S. Royer
1997 33-18 Matthew S. Royer
1998 29-17 Matthew S. Royer
1999 36-18 Matthew S. Royer
2000 26-24 Matthew S. Royer
2001 38-19 Matthew S. Royer
2002 36-24 Matthew S. Royer
2003 25-15 Christopher M. Blum
2004 37-14 Christopher M. Blum
2005 39-18 Christopher M. Blum
2006 44-14 Christopher M. Blum
2007 49-7 Christopher M. Blum
2008 31-26 Christopher M. Blum

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
John J. McDonald Throop, PA 1899-00 9/3/1907
Harry K. Hoch Woodside, DE 1904-07 4/16/1908
Ryan A. Vogelsong Charlotte, NC 1996-98 9/2/2000
bold member of Kutztown Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 1957-date

Highlights:


Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion 1999, 2002…Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (Eastern Division) champion 2007


Division II World Series participant 2001-02, 2004, 2007


Division II All-America selections (First-Team)


2002 Glenn Woolard (ABCA)

Division II National Player of the Year


2002 Glenn Woolard (ABCA)
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