1975 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

American college baseball season

1975 Florida State Seminoles baseball
College World Series, 0–2
ConferenceIndependent
Record49–10
Head coach
  • Woody Woodward (1st year)
Home stadiumSeminole Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →

The 1975 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Woody Woodward in his first season at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their sixth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to Eastern Michigan and Seton Hall.[1]

Personnel

Roster

1975 Florida State Seminoles roster[2][1]
 

Pitchers

  • - Oscar Negron - Freshman
  • - Ken Silvestri - Redshirt Senior
  • 5 - Mike Kelley - Senior
  • 9 - Mitch Moyer - Senior
  • 12 - Larry Rothschild - Senior
  • 13 - Larry Jones - Sophomore
  • 15 - Bob Mayer - Sophomore
  • 16 - Craig Eaton - Junior
  • 17 - Mark Gilbert - Freshman
  • 19 - Brooks Carey - Freshman
  • 24 - Mike McLeod - Sophomore
  • 26 - John Nicholas - Junior
  • 27 - Danny Owen - Junior
  • 28 - Danny O'Brien - Junior
  

Catchers

  • - Joe Gilbert - Junior
  • - Joe Griffin - Junior
  • - Jose Lugo - Sophomore
  • 18 - Wayne Mears - Junior
  • 23 - Rick McGlone - Sophomore
  • 25 - Terry Kennedy - Freshman

Outfielders

  • - Joe Adams
  • - Harvey Nemeroff - Senior
  • 4 - Jim Busby - Sophomore
  • 8 - Curt Kole - Sophomore
  • 17 - Bob Kellogg - Senior
  • 21 - Carlos Lezcano - Sophomore
  • 22 - Steve Tebbetts - Junior
  

Infielders

  • - Paul Mauck
  • 1 - Randy Davidson - Senior
  • 2 - Carlos Rodriguez - Freshman
  • 3 - Guillermo Bonilla - Sophomore
  • 7 - Windle Higginbotham - Senior
  • 10 - Richard Steed - Junior
  • 20 - Ben Curry - Freshman
  • 29 - Jim Foxwell - Senior
  • 30 - Bill Daniel - Redshirt Senior

Coaches

1975 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
  • Woody Woodward – Head coach – 1st year
  • Mike Martin – Assistant coach – 1st year

Schedule and results

Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1975 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[3][1]
Regular season
February/March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Feb 26 at Saint Leo Dade City, FL W 1–0 1–0
Feb 26 at Saint Leo Dade City, FL W 10–4 2–0
Mar 1 Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 14–0 3–0
Mar 2 Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–4 4–0
Mar 6 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–4 5–0
Mar 6 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–3 6–0
Mar 7 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–0 7–0
Mar 8 Valdosta State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–0 8–0
Mar 9 at Valdosta State Valdosta, GA W 8–3 9–0
Mar 12 Mercer Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–0 10–0
Mar 13 Mercer Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–0 11–0
Mar 15 FIU Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 12–0
Mar 20 Saint Leo Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–0 13–0
Mar 20 Saint Leo Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–2 14–0
Mar 22 at FIU Miami, FL W 12–4 15–0
Mar 23 vs Michigan State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 15–1
Mar 24 vs Army Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–4 16–1
Mar 24 vs Michigan State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–3 17–1
Mar 25 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–0 18–1
Mar 26 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 0–2 18–2
Mar 26 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–7 19–2
Mar 28 Niagara Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 16–1 20–2
Mar 29 Tampa Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 21–2
Mar 29 Tampa Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 22–2
Mar 31 Niagara Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–2 23–2
Mar 31 Niagara Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–4 24–2
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Apr 2 Columbus State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 25–2
Apr 4 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–0 26–2
Apr 5 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–2 27–2
Apr 8 South Alabama Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–2 28–2
Apr 8 South Alabama Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 4–8 28–3
Apr 9 South Alabama Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 29–3
Apr 12 Georgia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–0 30–3
Apr 13 Georgia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–3 31–3
Apr 15 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 3–1 32–3
Apr 16 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–0 33–3
Apr 17 Stetson Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 34–3
Apr 18 Stetson Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–3 35–3
Apr 22 at Jacksonville DeLand, FL W 4–0 36–3
Apr 23 at Jacksonville DeLand, FL L 1–2 36–4
Apr 25 at Mercer Bear Field • Macon, GA L 2–5 36–5
Apr 26 at Mercer Bear Field • Macon, GA W 5–0 37–5
Apr 29 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 9–5 38–5
Apr 29 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 5–8 38–6
Apr 30 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 8–7 39–6
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 2 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 40–6
May 3 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–0 41–6
May 4 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 10–5 42–6
May 4 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 6–3 43–6
May 5 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA L 7–8 43–7
May 7 at South Alabama Mobile, AL W 7–1 44–7
May 11 at Columbus State Columbus, GA W 6–4 45–7
May 12 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 4–1 46–7
May 12 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 3–4 46–8
Postseason
NCAA South Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 23 Miami (FL) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 1–0 47–8 1–0
May 24 LSU Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 4–2 48–8 2–0
May 25 Miami (FL) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–5 49–8 3–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 7 Eastern Michigan Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–210 49–9 0–1
June 8 Seton Hall Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–11 49–10 0–2

References

  1. ^ a b c "1975 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 106. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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