1970 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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1970 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ConferenceIndependent
Record49–9–1
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Smith (1st season)
  • Roy Mewbourne (1st season)
Home stadiumSeminole Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →

The 1970 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Jack Stallings in his 2nd season at Florida State.

Contents

The Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the championship game.

Roster

1970 Florida State Seminoles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 15 Gene Ammann - Junior
  • 19 Al Cleveland - Senior
  • 5 John Ferguson - Senior
  • 7 Robin Flake - Junior
  • 16 Carl Gromek - Senior
  • 18 Don Harbaugh - Junior
  • 23 Tom Henson - Junior
  • 27 Pat Osburn - Junior
  • 22 Mac Scarce - Junior
  • 11 Mark Slade - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 12 Ron Cash - Junior
  • 9 David Grimes - Junior
  • 5 Greg Gromek - Junior
  • 28 Doug Kasimier - Junior
  • 3 Dick Nichols - Senior
  • 2 Tom Porter - Senior
  • 21 James Scheller - Sophomore

Catchers

  • 24 John Keith - Junior
  • 17 Dan Roatche - Sophomore
  • 13 Harry Saferight - Junior
  • 14 Greg Zera - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 6 Larry Cocks - Junior
  • 20 Johnny Grubb - Junior
  • 4 Rick Moss - Junior
  • 10 Greg Schnute - Senior
  • 8 Mike Vasquez - Junior

Coaches

 

Schedule

1970 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log
Regular season
March (16–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
March 4 Union (TN) Seminole Field5–11–0
March 4Union (TN)Seminole Field6–22–0
March 13 Saint Leo Seminole Field6–13–0
March 14Saint LeoSeminole Field5–44–0
March 20at Florida Southern Henley Field 1–05–0
March 21at Miami (FL) Miami Field 10–16–0
March 22vs Michigan State Miami Field5–66–1
March 22at MiamiMiami Field8–37–1
March 24at Stetson Conrad Park1–08–1
March 25 Bowling Green Seminole Field17–89–1
March 25 NYU Seminole Field6–110–1
March 26 Rider Seminole Field8–111–1
March 27NYUSeminole Field4–212–1
March 27 Southern Illinois Seminole Field6–113–1
March 30 North Carolina Seminole Field15–614–1
March 30North CarolinaSeminole Field5–415–1
March 31North CarolinaSeminole Field3–216–1
April (15–2–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
April 1 Illinois Seminole Field5–417–1
April 2 Maryland Seminole Field6–218–1
April 2 Holy Cross Seminole Field11–419–1
April 3IllinoisSeminole Field10–020–1
April 4Holy CrossSeminole Field3–021–1
April 4MarylandSeminole Field4–322–1
April 6 Auburn Seminole Field10–423–1
April 7AuburnSeminole Field3–523–2
April 10at South Alabama Unknown4–824–2
April 11at South AlabamaUnknown4–025–2
April 11at South AlabamaUnknown11–026–2
April 17at South Florida Red McEwen Field 7–027–2
April 18at South FloridaRed McEwen Field8–028–2
April 19at Saint LeoDade City Park8–329–2
April 23Florida SouthernSeminole Field7–630–2
April 24South AlabamaSeminole Field9–031–2
April 25South AlabamaSeminole Field3–531–3
April 25South AlabamaSeminole Field2–231–3–1
May (11–4)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
May 1 Georgia Southern Seminole Field12–532–3–1
May 2Georgia SouthernSeminole Field8–433–3–1
May 4 Jacksonville Seminole Field4–134–3–1
May 5JacksonvilleSeminole Field2–835–3–1
May 8Miami (FL)Seminole Field11–436–3–1
May 9Miami (FL)Seminole Field6–237–3–1
May 11at Florida Perry Field 1–337–4–1
May 12at FloridaPerry Field4–537–5–1
May 15at Georgia SouthernUnknown8–338–5–1
May 16at Georgia SouthernUnknown1–238–6–1
May 18at Auburn Plainsman Park 5–039–6–1
May 19at Auburn Plainsman Park 7–640–6–1
May 22FloridaSeminole Field3–440–7–1
May 23FloridaSeminole Field1–041–7–1
May 23FloridaSeminole Field9–442–7–1
Postseason
District 3 Regional (3–0)
OpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
vs East Carolina Sims Legion Park 2–043–7–1
vs MarylandSims Legion Park10–144–7–1
vs Mississippi State Sims Legion Park5–445–7–1
1970 College World Series (4–2)
OpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
vs Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 4–046–7–1
vs Dartmouth Rosenblatt Stadium6–047–7–1
vs Texas Rosenblatt Stadium1–547–8–1
vs Ohio Rosenblatt Stadium2–048–8–1
vs TexasRosenblatt Stadium11–249–8–1
vs USC Rosenblatt Stadium1–249–9–1

Awards and honors

Dick Nichols
Johnny Grubb
Ron Cash
Pat Osborn
Gene Ammann

Seminoles in the 1970 MLB Draft

The following members of the Florida State Seminoles baseball program were drafted in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft. [3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
26621Dick Nichols 2B Boston Red Sox

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1971 Florida State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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