1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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.

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA District 3 champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record32–11–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSeminole Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍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 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

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Roster

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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

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

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1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[4][2]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1965". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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.