1970 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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.

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

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 4Union (TN)Seminole Field5–11–0
March 4Union (TN)Seminole Field6–22–0
March 13Saint LeoSeminole Field6–13–0
March 14Saint LeoSeminole Field5–44–0
March 20at Florida SouthernHenley Field1–05–0
March 21at Miami (FL)Miami Field10–16–0
March 22vs Michigan StateMiami Field5–66–1
March 22at MiamiMiami Field8–37–1
March 24at StetsonConrad Park1–08–1
March 25Bowling GreenSeminole Field17–89–1
March 25NYUSeminole Field6–110–1
March 26RiderSeminole Field8–111–1
March 27NYUSeminole Field4–212–1
March 27Southern IllinoisSeminole Field6–113–1
March 30North CarolinaSeminole Field15–614–1
March 30North CarolinaSeminole Field5–415–1
March 31North CarolinaSeminole Field3–216–1
April (15–2–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
April 1IllinoisSeminole Field5–417–1
April 2MarylandSeminole Field6–218–1
April 2Holy CrossSeminole Field11–419–1
April 3IllinoisSeminole Field10–020–1
April 4Holy CrossSeminole Field3–021–1
April 4MarylandSeminole Field4–322–1
April 6AuburnSeminole Field10–423–1
April 7AuburnSeminole Field3–523–2
April 10at South AlabamaUnknown4–824–2
April 11at South AlabamaUnknown4–025–2
April 11at South AlabamaUnknown11–026–2
April 17at South FloridaRed McEwen Field7–027–2
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 1Georgia SouthernSeminole Field12–532–3–1
May 2Georgia SouthernSeminole Field8–433–3–1
May 4JacksonvilleSeminole 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 FloridaPerry Field1–337–4–1
May 12at FloridaPerry Field4–537–5–1
May 15at Georgia SouthernUnknown8–338–5–1
May 16at Georgia SouthernUnknown1–238–6–1
May 18at AuburnPlainsman Park5–039–6–1
May 19at AuburnPlainsman Park7–640–6–1
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 CarolinaSims Legion Park2–043–7–1
vs MarylandSims Legion Park10–144–7–1
vs Mississippi StateSims Legion Park5–445–7–1
1970 College World Series (4–2)
OpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium4–046–7–1
vs DartmouthRosenblatt Stadium6–047–7–1
vs TexasRosenblatt Stadium1–547–8–1
vs OhioRosenblatt Stadium2–048–8–1
vs TexasRosenblatt Stadium11–249–8–1
vs USCRosenblatt Stadium1–249–9–1

Awards and honors
Dick Nichols
  • Second Team All-American[1]
  • Sporting News First Team All-American[1]
Johnny Grubb
  • Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American
  • All-Tournament Team[2]
Ron Cash
  • Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American[1]
Pat Osborn
  • Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American[1]
Gene Ammann
  • All-Tournament Team[2]

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]

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
26621Dick Nichols2BBoston Red Sox

References
  1. "1971 Florida State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  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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