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
1970 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
Postseason

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]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB 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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