The 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented

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in the

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. The Leopards played their home games at

Fisher Field Fisher Stadium is a 13,132-seat multi-purpose stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania. The stadium is home to the Lafayette College Leopards football team. It opened in 1926 as Fisher Field. During 2006 and 2007, Fisher Field underwent a $33-million r ...

. The team was coached by

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in his 13th year at Lafayette. The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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Easton, Pennsylvania Easton is a city in, and the county seat of, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Lehigh River, a river that joins the Delaware R ...

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, , 8–7 , , 16–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 22 , , May 23 , , Delaware , , Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania , , 6–9 , , 16–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , , May 24 , , , , Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania , , 1–2 , , 16–7 , - , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 24 , , May 29 , , vs Penn State , , Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , , 9–1 , , 17–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , , May 30 , , vs , , Unknown • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , , 5–1 , , 18–7 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 26 , , May 31 , , , , Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania , , 6–5 , , 19–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 27 , , May 29 , , vs Fort Dix , , Fisher Field • Easton, Pennsylvania , , 7–10 , , 19–8 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 28 , , June 14 , , vs

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, , Omaha Municipal Stadium •

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References

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Lafayette Leopards baseball The Lafayette Leopards baseball team represents Lafayette College in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Patriot League. They are currently coached by A. J. Miller (baseball), A. J. Miller. They play home games in Kamine ...

College World Series seasons

Lafayette Leopards The Lafayette Leopards represent the 23 Division I varsity athletic teams of Lafayette College and compete in the Patriot League. There are 11 men's teams, 11 women's teams, and one co-ed team. The club teams also compete as the Leopards. Tho ...