1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

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1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
District 3 champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record51–11
Head coach
Home stadium Mark Light Field
Seasons
 1973
1975 
1974 NCAA Division I District 3 baseball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 South Carolina  y 488 .857
No. 2 Miami (FL)  y 5111 .823
South Alabama   308 .789
No. 11 Georgia Southern  y 4714 .770
Stetson   3013 .698
Florida State   3725 .597
Marshall   2115 .583
South Florida   2116 .568
Georgia Tech   2017 .541
Virginia Tech   1515 .500
Mercer   1519 .441
Western Carolina   1114 .440
Georgetown   711 .389
Jacksonville   1936 .345
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the original Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 12th season at Miami.

Contents

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

Roster

1974 Miami Hurricanes roster
 

Pitchers

  • Dean Booth
  • Jerry Brust
  • Stan Jakubowski - Sophomnore
 

Catchers

  • Ron Scott - Junior

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • Manny Trujillo - Senior

Schedule and results

Legend
 Miami win
 Miami loss
 Miami tie
1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log
Regular season (44–8)
February (3–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
February 22 Jacksonville Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, Florida 3–21–0
February 23JacksonvilleMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–82–0
February 27 Biscayne Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida12–03–0
March (25–3)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
March 1 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–34–0
March 2FloridaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–94–1
March 3 Florida Tech Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida3–05–1
March 3Florida TechMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida1–75–2
March 5 Saint Joseph's Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–26–2
March 6Saint Joseph'sMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–27–2
March 8at Florida Southern Henley FieldLakeland, Florida 0–17–3
March 9at Florida SouthernHenley Field • Lakeland, Florida3–28–3
March 11 Indiana Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–49–3
March 12IndianaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–210–3
March 12IndianaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–611–3
March 13 Memphis Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–312–3
March 14MemphisMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–213–3
March 16 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida3–214–3
March 17Florida StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–315–3
March 18 Seton Hall Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–316–3
March 19 Ohio State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida16–117–3
March 20 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–218–3
March 20Seton HallMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–219–3
March 22BuffaloMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida16–120–3
March 22Ohio StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–021–3
March 23 Michigan State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–122–3
March 25 Montclair State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida12–323–3
March 26 Southern Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–124–3
March 27Michigan StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida10–325–3
March 28Montclair StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida12–326–3
March 29Southern IllinoisMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–127–3
March 30Michigan StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida13–328–3
April (11–4)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
April 3 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–429–3
April 4FIUMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–130–3
April 8at Florida Perry FieldGainesville, Florida 4–031–3
April 9at FloridaPerry Field • Gainesville, Florida6–532–3
April 12 Rollins Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–633–3
April 13RollinsMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–833–4
April 18at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 1–233–5
April 18at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida4–733–6
April 20at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida17–334–6
April 21at Florida A&M Unknown • Tallahassee, Florida4–235–6
April 21at Florida A&MUnknown • Tallahassee, Florida5–835–7
April 23at FIUUnknown • Miami, Florida 6–236–7
April 24BiscayneMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida13–537–7
April 26 Tampa Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–238–7
April 27TampaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida11–139–7
May (5–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
May 1BiscayneMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida19–140–7
May 3 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida20–241–7
May 4South FloridaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–742–7
May 7at BiscayneUnknown • Miami, Florida18–143–7
May 10 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–943–8
May 11StetsonMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–344–8
Postseason (7–3)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
May 23vs Georgia Southern Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, Mississippi 2–145–8
May 24vs Vanderbilt Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi7–146–8
May 25vs South Carolina Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi5–047–8
May 26vs South CarolinaDudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi1–347–9
May 27vs South CarolinaDudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi2–148–9
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
June 7vs Harvard Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 4–149–9
June 10vs Oklahoma Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–150–9
June 12vs USC Trojans Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–351–9
June 13vs Southern IllinoisJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–451–10
June 15vs USCJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–751–11
Schedule Source: [2]

Awards and honors

Orlando González
Manny Trujillo
Ron Scott
Stan Jakubowski

Hurricanes in the 1974 MLB Draft

The following members of the Miami Hurricanes baseball program were drafted in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
124 Mike Armstrong P Cincinnati Reds
226Witt Beckman OF San Diego Padres
18410 Orlando González 1B Cleveland Indians
35664Richard Reichle 3B Baltimore Orioles

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "2019 Miami Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of Miami Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Miami". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2019.