Baker, 20, of Windsor, Conn., and Bowman, 19, of District Heights, Md., were arraigned before District Judge Jonathan Grine and released on their own recognizance. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
Reserve defensive back Knowledge Timmons will be issued a summons for charges of disorderly conduct and defiant trespass stemming from an incident after the fight, according to Karen Muir, his attorney.
Yesterday's events are the latest in a series of off-the-field incidents for the Penn State football program dating from April. Baker and safety Anthony Scirrotto face multiple charges, including assault and trespass, in the April incident. A trial date is pending.
Running back Austin Scott is scheduled to stand trial in February on rape and sexual-assault charges. He waived his arraignment Wednesday and pleaded not guilty. Also, four players were cited for underage drinking violations during this semester.
Muir, also Baker's attorney, said that her client was not involved in the fight and that he had been cooperative with authorities since the incident.
"Chris has stated that he was standing back and walked up on [the fight] but did not get involved," Muir said.
She added that Baker asked for a polygraph test in late October but that police canceled the appointment.
"In all my years, I've never seen that before, and I used to be a prosecutor," Muir said.
Bowman's lawyer, Stacy Parks Miller, said that her client was acting in self-defense and that the alleged victim, Varney Capehart, charged at Bowman first.
Capehart "was injured, so the loser in a fight is always considered the victim," Miller said. "We plan to fight this at a trial, and I'm hoping some, if not all, the charges will be dropped at the preliminary hearing."
