1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team

1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball
1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball
Metro Conference champions; Metro Conference Tournament champions; Northeast Regional champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
Record	32–10 (12–4 Metro)
Head coach	Mike Sheppard (3rd season);
Home stadium	Owen T. Carroll Field

The 1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team represented Seton Hall University in the 1975 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Pirates played their home games at Owen T. Carroll Field. The team was coached by Mike Sheppard in his 3rd year as head coach at Seton Hall.

1975 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 6 Seton Hall ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	4	–	0	.750	33	–	10	–	0	.767
Fordham ‍†‍‍	12	–	4	–	0	.750	21	–	11	–	0	.656
Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍	11	–	4	–	0	.733	23	–	13	–	1	.635
C. W. Post ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	20	–	10	–	0	.667
Iona ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0	.400	10	–	21	–	0	.323
LIU ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	6	–	18	–	0	.250
Manhattan ‍‍‍	4	–	12	–	0	.250	6	–	13	–	0	.316
CCNY ‍‍‍	1	–	9	–	0	.100	1	–	16	–	0	.059
Wagner ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	–	13	–	0	.350
St. Francis (NY) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	–	16	–	0	.304

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 17, 1975[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Pirates won the Northeast Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Roster

1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
INF	Rico Bellini (C)	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
INF	Ed Blankmeyer	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Glen Cove, New York
RHP	Vinnie Byron	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Newark, New Jersey
C	Rick Cerone	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Newark, New Jersey
INF	Richard Cimirro	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Maplewood, New Jersey
INF	Mark Costello	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Glen Head, New York
RHP	Ted Czech	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rutherford, New Jersey
OF	James DeLibero	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Nutley, New Jersey
LHP	Charles Douress	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Sr	Bricktown, New Jersey
RHP	Len Glowzenski	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Middletown, New Jersey
U	Todd Heimer	L/L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Glen Head, New York
OF	Bob Hemsworth	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	New York, New York
OF	Greg Jamison	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Coatesville, Pennsylvania
OF	Tom Kober	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
RHP	Fred Kopecki	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Arlington, New Jersey
RHP	David Lombardi	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bergenfield, New Jersey
C	Mike O'Connor	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Madison, New Jersey
LHP	Jim McDonough	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Short Hills, New Jersey
RHP	Charlie Puleo	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bloomfield, New Jersey
INF	Anthony Roselle	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Paterson, New Jersey
INF	Michael Rota	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Newark, New Jersey
OF	Ted Schoenhaus	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Bloomfield, New Jersey
U	Ricky Sposta	L/L	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Little Falls, New York
RHP	Robert Swain	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
RHP	Ken Sosnowski	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Carteret, New Jersey
LHP	Joe Trotter	R/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Carlstadt, New Jersey
RHP	Michael Zayac	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Newark, New Jersey

Head coach

Mike Sheppard

Assistant coach(es)

William Murphy
Ollie Mitchell

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball game log

Regular season

March (4–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Metro record
1	March 17	at Stetson	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	2–9	0–1	–
2	March 18	vs Miami (OH)	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	7–8	0–2	–
3	March 20	vs South Carolina	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	5–6	0–3	–
4	March 20	at Stetson	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	11–4	1–3	–
5	March 21	vs Miami (OH)	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	13–8	2–3	–
6	March 22	vs South Carolina	Unknown • DeLand, Florida	4–3	3–3	–
7	March	vs Iona	Unknown • Unknown	8–1	4–3	1–0

April (17–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Metro record
8	April 1	at Rutgers	Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey	20–1	5–3	1–0
9	April	vs St. Francis (NY)	Unknown • Unknown	9–4	6–3	2–0
10	April	vs Princeton	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	5–4	7–3	2–0
11	April	vs Army	Unknown • Unknown	10–6	8–3	2–0
12	April	vs LIU Brooklyn	Unknown • Unknown	6–10	8–4	2–1
13	April	vs Wagner	Unknown • Unknown	14–5	9–4	3–1
14	April	vs Manhattan	Unknown • Unknown	3–5	9–5	3–2
15	April	vs Fairleigh Dickinson	Unknown • Unknown	7–2	10–5	4–2
16	April 13	Temple	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	7–5	11–5	4–2
17	April 13	Templte	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	0–10	11–6	4–2
18	April	vs Wagner	Unknown • Unknown	14–5	12–6	5–2
19	April	C. W. Post	Unknown • Unknown	15–4	13–6	6–2
20	April	Iona	Unknown • Unknown	7–5	14–6	7–2
21	April	Saint Peter's	Unknown • Unknown	24–1	15–6	7–2
22	April	St. Francis (NY)	Unknown • Unknown	14–5	16–6	8–2
23	April 20	Fordham	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	7–8	17–6	8–3
24	April	C. W. Post	Unknown • Unknown	10–2	18–6	9–3
25	April	Fordham	Unknown • Unknown	7–8	18–7	9–4
26	April	Manhattan	Unknown • Unknown	10–7	19–7	10–4
27	April 27	St. John's	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	6–4	20–7	10–4
28	April	Fairleigh Dickinson	Unknown • Unknown	5–3	21–7	11–4

May (6–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Metro record
29	May	Monmouth	Unknown • Unknown	8–3	22–8	11–4
30	May 9	at St. John's	McCallen Field • New York, New York	1–0	23–8	11–4
31	May 10	Rutgers	Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	10–5	24–8	11–4
32	May	Upsala	Unknown • Unknown	10–3	25–8	11–4
33	May	LIU Brooklyn	Unknown • Unknown	13–6	26–8	12–4
34	May	Lafayette	Unknown • Unknown	5–4	27–8	12–4

Postseason

Metropolitan Conference Playoff (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Metro record
35	May	C. W. Post	Unknown • Unknown	9–3	27–8	12–4
36	May	Fordham	Unknown • Unknown	6–2	28–8	12–4

NCAA Tournament: Northeast Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Metro record
37	May 23	vs Penn	Unknown • Stamford, Connecticut	7–5	29–8	12–4
38	May 23	vs St. John's	Unknown • Stamford, Connecticut	5–1	30–8	12–4
39	May 24	vs Maine	Unknown • Stamford, Connecticut	11–7	31–8	12–4

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Metro record
40	June 7	vs South Carolina	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–3	31–9	12–4
41	June 8	vs Florida State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	11–0	32–9	12–4
42	June 9	vs Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	10–12	32–10	12–4

Awards and honors

Rico Bellini

All-District AACBC

Rick Cerone

First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
First Team All-American College Sports Information Directors of America

Ted Schoenhaus

All-District AACBC[2]

References

"College Baseball Conference Standings – 1975". Boyds World. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
"2019 Seton Hall Baseball record Book". www.shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1975". Boyds World. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[2] "2019 Seton Hall Baseball record Book". www.shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

Seton Hall Pirates baseball
Venues	Owen T. Carroll Field (1907–present)
People	Head coaches
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College World Series appearances in italics