Nestled in the heart of Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming College has grown from humble beginnings more than 200 years ago to become a leading National Liberal Arts College.
Ranked 96th amongst the nation's Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report, Lycoming College is home to 1,100 students, who enjoy an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. There are more than 15 scholarships available, awarding up to $42,000 in aid, as more than $36 million is awarded to Lycoming students each year through scholarships and grants.
In Washington Monthly's National Liberal Arts College rankings, Lycoming is listed ahead of other strong Pennsylvania liberal arts colleges including Washington & Jefferson, Susquehanna and Ursinus.
With 70 majors and 59 minors, there are more than a quarter-million ways to customize and enhance your degree.
99 percent of the Class of 2024 entered graduate school or found employment within 6-12 months after graduation.
100 PERCENT of Lycoming students apply knowledge in practical, enhanced academic experiences, such as internships, study abroad, research, and fieldwork — for the industry exposure employers look for.
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Williamsport & Lycoming County
Lycoming College is located just east of downtown Williamsport, a city of 28,000, and the county seat of Lycoming College. Williamsport was hailed as the "Lumber Capital of the World" in the 1800s and is home to both Brodart and Textron Lycoming Engines. With U.S. Route 15 running through the heart of the city as well as spur-access to I-80, making Williamsport and Lycoming County conveniently located in the heart of Pennsylvania.
The Home of Little League
Lycoming College has a deep relationship with Little League - several members of the first Little League went on to graduate the College and five players from the first championship game of the World Series in 1947 are also listed as alums.
Several LYCOMING ATHLETES have successfully completed INTERNSHIPS with Little League International in the past 10 years, finding positions in media relations, marketing and information technology.
Brandon Park Baseball Field
Lycoming College and the City of Williamsport agreed upon a 25-year lease that has allowed the Lycoming College baseball team to build a new collegiate field in Brandon Park, located just north of campus, as construction got underway at the field in August 2023.
The field replaced the existing senior field at Brandon Park, which was once home of the Lycoming College baseball team in the 50s before it moved into Bowman Field.
Field turf was installed for the playing surface along with netting, fencing, a scoreboard, dugouts, batting cages and a bullpen as part one of the phased project in 2023-24, with lighting set to be installed in the coming months of 2026 and stands and a press box to follow.
Upon its opening in 2024, the field at Brandon Park was instantly ideal for a Division III baseball team competing in Pennsylvania.
Lycoming has ensured the field enhances and preserves Brandon Park's landscape, delivering an enjoyable experience for fans and athletes at the baseball field, as well as the accompanying park's hundreds of regular users every day.
Baseball has been a part of the fabric of Lycoming College and its predecessor, Dickinson Seminary, for much of the institution's history. As early as 1885, teams divided amongst the seminary's classmates could be found playing on the campus quad. When Lycoming College became a four-year school in 1947, baseball was one of the first sports to find its way to the field competing against other small colleges in central Pennsylvania. In the 1960s, the team enjoyed its greatest success under the guidance of former Minor League pitcher, the legendary wrestling coach Budd Whitehill. A change to the College's academic calendar in 1971 made it harder to field a team, however, and baseball was not fielded as a varsity sport again until 2023, when it continued a legacy that dates back more than 140 years.
Head Coach Rick Oliveri
- Entering fifth year as head coach at Lycoming
- School's all-time leader with 60 coaching wins as baseball coach
- 2023 MAC Freedom Coach of the Year
- Coached four all-region selections and 17 all-conference picks at Lycoming
- Led team to its first postseason appearance and the first 20-win season in program history in 2025
- Led team to then-school-record 12 wins in first year with program
- Mentored three ABCA Team Academic Excellence award squads
- Worked as a Division I assistant coach for 12 seasons (Radford, 2010-11; Monmouth, 2012-16; George Washington, 2017-21)
- Coached three pitchers that were drafted
- A three-year starter and two-time captain at the University at Buffalo from 2004-08
Why Lycoming Baseball
The Warriors use Rawlings baseball apparel, uniforms, bats, gloves and equipment.
The Warrior Way
Lycoming College prides itself on maximizing our individual and collective potential academically and athletically.
Our student-athletes have won 10 national championships, our teams have played in the final game of a NCAA Championship twice. We have racked up 219 All-Americans, 28 Academic All-Americans and 45 conference championships.
Our Warriors win both on and off the field — dedicated to active learning and campus leadership. Student-athletes make up nearly half the student body. And when they get off the court, they give back. In the past 10 years, our athletes have dedicated more than 10,000 hours of service and raised almost $35,000 for charity.
Building.
Lycoming has enjoyed a plethora of firsts since returning to the field during the 2023 season, including:
- First win since 1971 (third game vs. Greensboro, 16-3, 2023)
- First home win and conference win since 1971 (first home game vs. DeSales, 9-5, 2023)
- First shutout since 1970 (vs. Elmira, 4-0, 2023)
- First walkoff win in program's restart (vs. King's, 5-4, 2023)
- First 10-win season in program history (2023)
- First All-Landmark Conference selection (Nick Reeder, 2024)
- First 40-game season in program history (2024)
- Brandon Park Baseball Field opens (2024)
- Team reaches Landmark Conference Championship for the first time (2025)
- Team posts first 20-win season in program history (21-21, 2025)
- Team posts first .500 record since 1970 (2025)
- Danny DeLucas and A.J. Llorente become the first all-region honorees in program history
- DeLucas becomes first Warrior to hit better than .400 in a season (.410)
- Team earns votes in D3baseball.com poll for the first time (2026)
- A.J. Llorente becomes program's first two-time all-region player (2026)
- Team boasts a program-record seven all-conference selections (2026)
More Firsts Coming
Lycoming moved into the Landmark Conference after 65 years as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference in 2023-24.
Lycoming joins traditional rivals Susquehanna, Juniata, Elizabethtown, Scranton, Drew, Moravian and Wilkes in one of the most competitive conferences in Division III in nearly all of the 18 sports it sponsors. Catholic and Goucher also extend the conference's footprint into the capitol region.
The move re-aligns the Warriors with several of the most well-respected National Liberal Arts Colleges in the country and will take the rivalry with Susquehanna University, just an hour south of Lycoming's campus, to a new level as the two schools are competing in the same conference for the first time in three decades.
Lycoming Success Stories
"My time at Lycoming prepared me for the real world better than I ever imagined. The professors most helpful, as well as engaging. What probably had the biggest impact on me, though, was Rick Oliveri and the baseball program. Coach O not only taught me how to grow as a baseball player but as an adult as well. The life lessons he taught are what helped me grow the confidence to feel like the world was in the palm of my hand. I truly felt like I could do anything I put my mind to after leaving his program. I could not imagine where I would be at in life right now if it were not for Lycoming Baseball.
Joey Trout '24 is an executive mortgage banker with Rocket Mortgage.
My experience as a student-athlete at Lycoming College was monumental in my professional development. Coach Oliveri and my teammates taught me countless lessons in my time as a player. Coach Oliveri was gracious enough to bring me onto his coaching staff and there our relationship developed further. My time at Lycoming College fully prepared me for my coaching career and provided me with a lifelong mentor, friends who will stand with me at my wedding and memories to hold onto the rest of my life.
Evan Evans '24 is an assistant baseball coach at Division II Bloomsburg University.
My experience as a student-athlete provided me with skills and relationships far beyond the baseball field. I built relationships with teammates that will last for life. I was also fortunate to be led by great coaches that allowed me to learn not only about baseball but how to live a fulfilling life outside of sports. I built great time-management skills that are needed in the field I work in. Finally baseball taught me about being more focused on the process and doing each step correctly more than focusing on the outcome. I am forever grateful for Lycoming athletics and I wouldn’t be where I am today without it.
Nick Reeder '26 is a retail credit risk analyst for Morgan Stanley.