1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

American college baseball season

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA District 3 champions
College World Series, 1–2
ConferenceIndependent
Record32–11–1
Head coach
  • Fred Hatfield (2nd year)
Home stadiumSeminole Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍y   –   –     – 32 – 11 – 1   .739
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 20 – 8 – 0   .714
Elon  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 22 – 13 – 0   .629
Mercer  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 13 – 8 – 0   .619
Campbell  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 7 – 8 – 0   .467
Stetson  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 11 – 19 – 0   .367
Georgetown  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 8 – 9 – 0   .471
South Alabama  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 3 – 12 – 0   .200
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍   –   –     – 5 – 23 – 0   .179
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Fred Hatfield in his second season at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their fourth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording a second round win against Texas, and losses to eventual runner-up Ohio State and Saint Louis.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1965 Florida State Seminoles roster[3][2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Dick Fernandez - Junior
  • 6 - Maury Hopkins - Junior
  • 12 - Marv Stringfellow - Sophomore
  • 22 - Chuck Hawkins - Junior
  • 25 - Eddie Howell - Junior
  • 26 - Jim Ward - Sophomore
  • 30 - Nick Cafaro - Junior
  • - Ken Creely - Junior
  • - Bob Kull - Senior
  • - Steve Marks - Sophomore
  • - John McCune
  • - Joe McKinney - Junior
  • - Don Murray - Senior
  • - Cliff Ranew - Senior
  

Catchers

  • 17 - Randy Brown - Redshirt Junior
  • 18 - Bill Hammond - Junior

Infielders

  • 8 - Gary Lawrence - Junior
  • 8 - Gary Nichols - Senior
  • 9 - Pete Sarron - Junior
  • 36 - Gerry Chmielewski - Senior
  • - Bill Bearse - Junior
  • - Leon Chalhub - Senior
  • - Dean Duchak - Sophomore
  • - Wayne Giardino - Sophomore
  • - Mike Haney - Junior
  • - Houston Taff - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 15 - Mike Martin - Junior
  • 20 - Monty McBryde - Senior
  • 31 - Bob Wilcox - Senior
  • - Sonny Detmer - Junior
  • - Rick Hutchinson - Junior
  • - Roy Mewbourne - Sophomore
  • - Tom Thomas - Junior
  • - Bob Wooley - Sophomore

Coaches

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[4][2]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Mar 12 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL W 7–4 1–0
Mar 13 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL W 9–4 2–0
Mar 13 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL T 9–9 2–0–1
Mar 15 at Florida Southern Lakeland, FL W 4–3 3–0–1
Mar 18 Kentucky Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 4–0–1
Mar 26 vs Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL L 0–1 4–1–1
Mar 26 vs Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL L 0–1 4–2–1
Mar 29 Michigan State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–8 5–2–1
Mar 30 Duke Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–1 6–2–1
Mar 31 Wake Forest Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 7–2–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Apr 1 Wake Forest Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–3 8–2–1
Apr 2 Michigan State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–4 8–3–1
Apr 3 Duke Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 9–3–1
Apr 3 Wake Forest Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 10–3–1
Apr 5 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–1 11–3–1
Apr 6 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–0 12–3–1
Apr 9 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 4–2 13–3–1
Apr 10 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 6–3 14–3–1
Apr 22 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 11–2 15–3–1
Apr 23 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 2–7 15–4–1
Apr 24 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC L 1–12 15–5–1
Apr 26 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 8–9 15–6–1
Apr 27 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 13–11 16–6–1
Apr 27 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 16–3 17–6–1
Apr 30 at Naval Air Station Pensacola Pensacola, FL W 10–1 18–6–1
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 1 at Naval Air Station Pensacola Pensacola, FL W 12–37 19–6–1
May 7 Loyola (LA) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 20–6–1
May 8 Loyola (LA) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 18–14 21–6–1
May 10 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–4 22–6–1
May 11 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 23–6–1
May 13 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 24–6–1
May 21 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 6–8 24–7–1
May 22 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 3–2 25–7–1
May 24 Naval Air Station Pensacola Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 26–7–1
Postseason
NCAA District 3 playoff
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 27 Mississippi State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC L 3–6 26–8–1 0–1
May 27 Maryland Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 7–3 27–8–1 1–1
May 28 Mississippi State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 6–2 28–8–1 2–1
May 29 Furman Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 2–1 29–8–1 3–1
May 29 Furman Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 7–5 30–8–1 4–1
June
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 2 Florida Centennial Field • Tallahassee, FL W 31–8–1
June 3 Florida Centennial Field • Tallahassee, FL L 10–11 31–9–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 7 Ohio State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–2 31–10–1 0–1
June 8 Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 32–10–1 1–1
June 9 Saint Louis Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 32–11–1 1–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1965". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "1965 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 104. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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College World Series appearances in italics