1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA District 3 champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Independent
Record	23–14
Head coach	Danny Litwhiler (8th year)
Home stadium	Seminole Field
Seasons ← 1961 1963  →

1962 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Florida State  ‍‍‍y		–			–			23	–	14		.622
Louisville  ‍‍‍		–			–			11	–	7		.611
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍		–			–			12	–	11		.522
Elon  ‍‍‍		–			–			16	–	15		.516
Georgetown  ‍‍‍		–			–			4	–	10		.286
Stetson  ‍‍‍		–			–			6	–	17		.261
Mercer  ‍‍‍		–			–			5	–	16		.238
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Danny Litwhiler in his eighth season at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their second appearance in Omaha, where they finished in fourth place after recording an opening round win against Santa Clara and a second-round game against Ithaca, then losing against eventual champion Michigan and a semifinal match up against runner-up Santa Clara. ^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1962 Florida State Seminoles roster [3] [2]
	Pitchers - Barnes - Phil Bondank - Junior - Frank Echols - Junior - John Tucker - Junior 15 - Marty Howell - Sophomore 17 - Tom Davis - Sophomore 19 - Ray McShane - Senior 23 - Jack Ross - Senior 27 - Allen Thomas - Junior 33 - Larry Hawkins - Junior 37 - Butch Ferrar - Junior		Catchers - Lincoln Jarrett C 32 - Paul Dirks - Sophomore 35 - Bud Teagle - Junior Infielders 10 - Larry Johnson - Sophomore 12 - Kyle Spitzer - Senior 14 - George Ferguson - Senior 22 - Billy Williamson - Junior 24 - Hal Mangin - Senior 28 - George Rountree - Sophomore 30 - Woody Woodward - Sophomore 36 - Al Beccaccio - Junior		Outfielders - Darwin Shiflett 9 - Mike Augustine - Sophomore 11 - Gary Elliott - Junior 16 - Doug French - Senior 18 - Dwight Smith - Junior 20 - Bob Madison - Senior 26 - Woody Litwhiler - Sophomore 31 - Bob Wilcox - Sophomore

Coaches

1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
Danny Litwhiler – Head coach – 8th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log [4] [2]
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 14 Georgia Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 13–3 1–0 Mar 15 Georgia Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–3 2–0 Mar 16 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 7–12 2–1 Mar 17 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–10 2–2 Mar 19 Georgia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–4 3–2 Mar 20 Georgia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–8 4–2 Mar 21 Georgia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 5–2 Mar 23 vs Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 8–2 6–2 Mar 30 Clemson Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 14–8 7–2
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 2 Furman Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–7 7–3 Apr 3 Furman Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 21–9 8–3 Apr 9 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 6–7 8–4 Apr 10 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 3–5 8–5 Apr 16 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 4–6 8–6 Apr 17 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–8 9–6 Apr 19 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 11–14 9–7 Apr 20 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 3–1 10–7 Apr 21 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC L 4–5 10–8 Apr 23 vs East Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC L 2–19 10–9 Apr 23 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 9–2 11–9 Apr 24 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 12–3 12–9 Apr 25 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 5–1 13–9
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 11 Florida Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 14–9 May 12 Florida Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–11 15–9 May 14 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–4 15–10 May 15 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 16–10 May 18 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 5–9 16–11 May 19 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 6–2 17–11
Postseason
NCAA District 3 playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 31 Florida Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC L 0–1 17–12 0–1 June 1 West Virginia Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 6–5 18–12 1–1 June 2 Florida Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 3–15 19–12 2–1 June 4 Wake Forest Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 10–8 20–12 3–1 June 4 Wake Forest Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 3–211 21–12 4–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 11 Santa Clara Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–1 22–12 1–0 June 11 Ithaca Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–4 23–12 2–0 June 13 Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 7–10 23–13 2–1 June 14 Santa Clara Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 6–11 23–14 2–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
2. "1962 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
3. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
4. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 103. Retrieved April 12, 2021.