1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball
1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA District 3 champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Independent
Record	26–13
Head coach	Danny Litwhiler (9th year);
Home stadium	Seminole Field

1963 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Campbell ‍‍‍		–		–	11	–	5	.688
No. 6 ‍‍‍^y		–		–	26	–	13	.667
Elon ‍‍‍		–		–	19	–	15	.559
Georgetown ‍‍‍		–		–	8	–	9	.471
Mercer ‍‍‍		–		–	8	–	13	.381
Jacksonville ‍‍‍		–		–	10	–	18	.357
Stetson ‍‍‍		–		–	5	–	20	.200

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1963^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Danny Litwhiler in his ninth and final season at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, on their third appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording an opening round win against Western Michigan, then losing against eventual runner-up Arizona and the eventual champions were Southern California.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1963 Florida State Seminoles roster^[3]^[2]

Pitchers

- Tom Davis - Junior
- Frank Echols - Senior
- Bob Kull - Sophomore
- Wally Malphrus P
- Don Murray - Sophomore
15 - Marty Howell - Junior
24 - Dave Dahlen - Sophomore
27 - Allen Thomas - Senior
31 - Gary Williamson - Junior
33 - Al Beccaccio - Senior
37 - Butch Ferrar - Senior

Catchers

14 - Ken Suarez - Sophomore
19 - Kent Stille - Sophomore
35 - Bud Teagle - Senior
38 - Paul Dirks - Junior

Infielders

11 - Jim Reed - Junior
22 - Billy Williamson - Senior
23 - Larry Johnson - Junior
30 - Woody Woodward - Junior
32 - George Rountree - Junior
36 - Gerry Chmielewski - Sophomore

Outfielders

- Bill Hancock - Junior
- Jim Loftin - Sophomore
- John McConnaughhay - Senior
8 - Gary Nichols - Sophomore
12 - Mike Augustine - Junior
16 - Woody Litwhiler - Junior
20 - Monty McBryde - Sophomore

Unknown

- Seward
- Woodard

Coaches

1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
Danny Litwhiler – Head coach – 9th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[4]^[2]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 16	Auburn	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 2–1	1–0
Mar 18	Auburn	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–3	2–0
Mar 21	Clemson	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–7	3–0
Mar 22	Clemson	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 7–12	3–1
Mar 23	Clemson	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–3	4–1
Mar 23	Navy	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 7–8	4–2
Mar 25	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 5–1	5–2
Mar 26	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 9–7	6–2
Mar 30	at Florida Southern	Lakeland, FL	W 6–0	7–2

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 1	at Miami (FL)	Miami Field • Miami, FL	W 2–1	8–2
Apr 2	at Miami (FL)	Miami Field • Miami, FL	L 1–4	8–3
Apr 5	Furman	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–3	9–3
Apr 6	Furman	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–2	10–3
Apr 9	Valdosta State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–0	11–3
Apr 20	at Georgia Southern	Statesboro, GA	W 10–8	12–3
Apr 22	at North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC	W 5–2	13–3
Apr 23	at Wake Forest	Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC	L 5–7	13–4
Apr 24	at NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 7–8¹¹	13–5
Apr 25	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC	W 6–0	14–5
Apr 26	at East Carolina	Greenville, NC	W 6–1	15–5
Apr 27	at Camp Lejeune	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune • Jacksonville, NC	L 5–6	15–6

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 3	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	L 1–3	15–7
May 4	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	L 3–6	15–8
May 13	Georgia Southern	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–6	16–8
May 14	Georgia Southern	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–0	17–8
May 16	at Georgia Tech	Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA	W 10–5	18–8
May 16	at Georgia Tech	Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA	L 4–5	18–9
May 17	at Georgia	Freshman Field • Athens, GA	W 9–6	19–9
May 18	at Georgia	Freshman Field • Athens, GA	W 4–3	20–9
May 24	Florida	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–2	21–9
May 25	Florida	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–1	22–9
May 25	Florida	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 1–3	22–10

Postseason

NCAA District 3 playoff
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 30	Auburn	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	W 4–3	23–10	1–0
May 31	Wake Forest	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	W 12–4	24–10	2–0
June 2	Wake Forest	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	L 5–6	24–11	2–1
June 4	Wake Forest	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	W 11–5	25–11	3–1

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 10	Western Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–2	26–11	1–0
June 11	Arizona	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–4¹¹	26–12	1–1
June 12	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–4	26–13	1–2

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "1963 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 103. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[nolefan-2] "1963 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[3] Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[4] Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 103. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

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