1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball
1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA District 3 champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Independent
Record	32–11–1
Head coach	Fred Hatfield (2nd year);
Home stadium	Seminole Field

1965 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 6 ‍‍‍^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 - 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
Fred Hatfield – Head coach – 2nd year

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

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

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1965". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[nolefan-2] "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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