Lee Mecherly enters his sixth year as part of the baseball coaching staff in the 2020 season. The team has won the NEAC Championship three times and went to the NCAA Tournament in four of the five seasons that he has helped out. In his time with the team, the Nittany Lions have gone 115-79-1 overall and 59-21 in the NEAC.
The 2019 team tied the 2018 squad for wins in a season after finishing 25-14 overall (.641 winning percentage) and going 13-5 in the conference. This marked the fifth straight season that the Nittany Lions surpassed the 20-win plateau. Berks won a NEAC Play-In game and then dropped the first game of the four-team double elimination tournament. After a pair of thrilling wins staved off elimination, the Nittany Lions had their season end when the championship game was canceled due to weather. The team enjoyed a 10-game winning streak in the heart of their conference schedule. They closed out the season winning six of the final seven games. Senior standout Toby Welk became the first-player in school history and just the third member of the NEAC to be drafted by a major professional sports team when he was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the draft. Welk was named the D3baseball.com National Player of the Year, which was a first for Berks and the entire NEAC. In addition, Welk was an All-American, Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year, Mid-Atlantic First Team selection, and NEAC Player of the Year. Welk, Mason Pennypacker, and Dalton Hughes were All-NEAC First Team recipients.
The 2018 squad set the program record for wins, surpassing the 2016 team, after finishing the season 25-12 overall(.676 winning percentage) and 17-1 in conference play. This was the fourth consecutive season that the baseball team has recorded 20 or more wins in a season. The team went 3-0 in the conference tournament to win the NEAC Title for the third straight season and fourth time in five years. Berks made is fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, where they fell to No. 5-ranked UMass-Boston and Western New England University. The team had three All-NEAC First Team and one NEAC Second Team recipients. They also had the NEAC Player of the Year (Toby Welk), Pitcher of the Year (Tyler Comport), and Coach of the Year (Konnick). Welk and Dante Salerno were named to the D3baseball.com All-Region. Welk also was named Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year and was an All-American First Team recipient, both coming from D3baseball.com.
The 2017 team finished the year 20-21 overall and went 10-6 in conference play to earn their tenth straight postseason appearance. This marked the third straight year that the team reached the 20-win plateau. The team won the NEAC title for the third time in four years and earned their fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. At the NCAA Regional, the Nittany Lions dropped a hard fought battle to UMass-Boston, 9-8, and later fell to Salve Regina 12-4. Berks had three members named to the All-NEAC First Team and one player on the second team, as well as the 2017 NEAC Player of the Year (Toby Welk).
In 2016, the team went 24-13 and at the time set the school record for wins in a season, winning percentage (.649), and went the furthest into the NCAA Tournament in program history. The team won the NEAC Tournament for the second time in three years and made its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. In the span of three days at the regional tournament, the Nittany Lions knocked off the No. 24 team in the country/tournament host Misericordia University and later pulled of a thrilling 5-2, 12-inning walk-off win over No. 10 ranked Salisbury University. The team had six members earn All-NEAC honors (three first team, three second team), to go along with the NEAC Pitcher of the Year (Sean Pavlik) and NEAC Rookie of the Year (Toby Welk).
The 2015 baseball team finished the year 21-19-1 and had a .524 winning percentage, which is the second highest in program history. The Nittany Lions finished runner-up in the NEAC Championship, but appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. They earned a program-defining win, 5-4, against Kean in the first round of the regional tournament. The Nittany Lions earned quality non-conference wins over Gettysburg College (3-2), Ursinus College (11-8), Muhlenberg College (11-5), and York College (8-4). The baseball team had one All-NEAC First Team selection and three were named to the Second Team.
In 2014, the Nittany Lions made their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history. They captured the NEAC Championship title after defeating SUNY Institute of Technology two times on the final day of the tournament. Berks then traveled to Ohio, where they were defeated by tournament host Marietta College in the opening round and were knocked out of postseason play with a loss to La Roche College. The Nittany Lions finished the season 19-21, which is the third highest win total in program history, and were 11-7 in the conference. The Nittany Lions had three student-athletes named to All-Conference teams and also had the NEAC Tournament MVP.
