Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
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Name History:
| Slippery Rock State Normal School | 1889-1926 |
| Slippery Rock State Teachers College | 1926-60 |
| Slippery Rock State College | 1960-83 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 1983-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1890 | ||
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| 1908 | John B. Price | |
| 1909 | Harry W. Snyder | |
| 1910 | Harry W. Snyder | |
| 1911 | Emil A. Miller | |
| 1912 | Harry W. Snyder | |
| 1913 | Harry W. Snyder | |
| 1914 | ||
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| 1917 | Arthur E. Gaut | |
| 1918 | William M. Stewart | |
| 1919 | ||
| 1920 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1921 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1922 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1923 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1924 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1925 | 11-4 | N. Kerr Thompson |
| 1926 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1927 | 7-4 | N. Kerr Thompson |
| 1928 | 7-3-1 | N. Kerr Thompson |
| 1929 | 7-2 | N. Kerr Thompson |
| 1930-46 No Team | ||
| 1947 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1948 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1949 | N. Kerr Thompson | |
| 1950 | 3-3 | N. Kerr Thompson |
| 1951 | 5-5 | N. Kerr Thompson |
| 1952 | 8-1 | Walter Gregg |
| 1953 | ||
| 1954 | 3-2 | Wesley Jonah |
| 1955 | ||
| 1956 | 5-8 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1957 | 6-2 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1958 | 6-3 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1959 | 6-3 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1960 | 4-4 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1961 | 11-6 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1962 | 10-7 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1963 | 7-9 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1964 | 10-6 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1965 | 12-5 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1966 | 10-7 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1967 | 8-9 | Thomas Gilliam |
| 1968 | 16-1 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1969 | 11-10 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1970 | 5-17 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1971 | 7-15 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1972 | 13-11 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1973 | 16-10 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1974 | 21-12 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1975 | 24-8 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1976 | 27-14 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1977 | 17-22 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1978 | 19-20 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1979 | 13-9 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1980 | 19-17-1 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1981 | 23-13-1 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1982 | 29-9-1 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1983 | 20-15 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1984 | 17-19-1 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1985 | 22-22 | Wallace A. Rose |
| 1986 | 24-16 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1987 | 28-20 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1988 | 31-18 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1989 | 42-17 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1990 | 27-20-1 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1991 | 34-20 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1992 | 28-15 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1993 | 37-12 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1994 | 21-24-1 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1995 | 29-21 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1996 | 27-22 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1997 | 30-21 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1998 | 34-14-1 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 1999 | 38-14-1 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2000 | 37-14 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2001 | 31-21 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2002 | 22-17 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2003 | 48-13 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2004 | 30-21 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2005 | 31-15 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2006 | 34-22 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2007 | 35-17 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
| 2008 | 25-23 | Jeffrey W. Messer |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| William R. (Doc) Marshall | Butler, PA | 1899-00 | 4/15/1904 |
| James R. (Bob) Shawkey | Sigel, PA | 1910 | 7/16/1913 |
| bold | member of Slippery Rock Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 1957-date |
Highlights:
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion 1978, 1982, 1991, 2001
NAIA National Championship participant 1961…Division II World Series participant 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003
Division II All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1989 | Craig White (ABCA) |
| 1994 | John Davide (ABCA) |
