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1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team

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 Seton Hall Pirates baseball
Metro Conference champions
Metro Conference Tournament champions
Northeast Regional champions
ConferenceMetropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
Record32–10 (12–4 Metro)
Head coach
Home stadiumOwen T. Carroll Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
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

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1975 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T 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
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
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

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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

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Rico Bellini
  • All-District AACBC
Rick Cerone
Ted Schoenhaus
  • All-District AACBC[2]

References

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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.
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