- Roster
- Schedule
- Awards and honors
- Seminoles in the 1970 MLB Draft
- References
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|Mode = baseball
|Year = 1970
|Team = Florida State Seminoles
|Logo =
|LogoSize = 150
|Conference = Independent
|ShortConference =
|Record = 49–9–1
|ConfRecord =
|HeadCoach = Jack Stallings
| hc_year = 2nd
|AsstCoach1 = Bob Smith
| AST1Year = 1st
|AsstCoach2 = Roy Mewbourne
| AST2Year = 1st
|StadiumArena = Seminole Field
|Champion =
|BowlTourney =
|BowlTourneyResult =
}}The 1970 Forida 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. The Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the championship game. Roster |
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| | 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- 1 Jack Stallings - 2nd Season
- 25 Roy Mewbourne - 1st Season
- 26 Bob Smith - 1st Season
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Schedule |
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March (16–1) | Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record |
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| March 4 | year=1970|team=Union Bulldogs|title=Union}} | Seminole Field | 5–1 | 1–0 | | March 4 | Union | Seminole Field | 6–2 | 2–0 | | March 13 | year=1970|team=Saint Leo Lions|title=Saint Leo}} | Seminole Field | 6–1 | 3–0 | | March 14 | Saint Leo | Seminole Field | 5–4 | 4–0 | | March 20 | year=1970|team=Florida Southern Moccasins|title=Florida Southern}} | Henley Field | 1–0 | 5–0 | | March 21 | year=1970|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}} | Miami Field | 10–1 | 6–0 | | March 22 | year=1970|team=Michigan State Spartans|title=Michigan State}} | Miami Field | 5–6 | 6–1 | | March 22 | at Miami | Miami Field | 8–3 | 7–1 | | March 24 | year=1970|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}} | Conrad Park | 1–0 | 8–1 | | March 25 | year=1970|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}} | Seminole Field | 17–8 | 9–1 | | March 25 | year=1970|team=NYU Violets|title=NYU}} | Seminole Field | 6–1 | 10–1 | | March 26 | year=1970|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}} | Seminole Field | 8–1 | 11–1 | | March 27 | NYU | Seminole Field | 4–2 | 12–1 | | March 27 | year=1970|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}} | Seminole Field | 6–1 | 13–1 | | March 30 | year=1970|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}} | Seminole Field | 15–6 | 14–1 | | March 30 | North Carolina | Seminole Field | 5–4 | 15–1 | | March 31 | North Carolina | Seminole Field | 3–2 | 16–1 |
| April (15–2–1) | Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record |
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| April 1 | year=1970|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}} | Seminole Field | 5–4 | 17–1 | | April 2 | year=1970|team=Maryland Terrapins|title=Maryland}} | Seminole Field | 6–2 | 18–1 | | April 2 | year=1970|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}} | Seminole Field | 11–4 | 19–1 | | April 3 | Illinois | Seminole Field | 10–0 | 20–1 | | April 4 | Holy Cross | Seminole Field | 3–0 | 21–1 | | April 4 | Maryland | Seminole Field | 4–3 | 22–1 | | April 6 | year=1970|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}} | Seminole Field | 10–4 | 23–1 | | April 7 | Auburn | Seminole Field | 3–5 | 23–2 | | April 10 | year=1970|team=South Alabama Jaguars|title=South Alabama}} | Unknown | 4–8 | 24–2 | | April 11 | at South Alabama | Unknown | 4–0 | 25–2 | | April 11 | at South Alabama | Unknown | 11–0 | 26–2 | | April 17 | year=1970|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}} | Red McEwen Field | 7–0 | 27–2 | | April 18 | at South Florida | Red McEwen Field | 8–0 | 28–2 | | April 19 | at Saint Leo | Dade City Park | 8–3 | 29–2 | | April 23 | Florida Southern | Seminole Field | 7–6 | 30–2 | | April 24 | South Alabama | Seminole Field | 9–0 | 31–2 | | April 25 | South Alabama | Seminole Field | 3–5 | 31–3 | | April 25 | South Alabama | Seminole Field | 2–2 | 31–3–1 |
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May (11–4) | Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record |
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| May 1 | year=1970|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}} | Seminole Field | 12–5 | 32–3–1 | | May 2 | Georgia Southern | Seminole Field | 8–4 | 33–3–1 | | May 4 | year=1970|team=Jacksonville Dolphins|title=Jacksonville}} | Seminole Field | 4–1 | 34–3–1 | | May 5 | Jacksonville | Seminole Field | 2–8 | 35–3–1 | | May 8 | Miami (FL) | Seminole Field | 11–4 | 36–3–1 | | May 9 | Miami (FL) | Seminole Field | 6–2 | 37–3–1 | | May 11 | year=1970|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}} | Perry Field | 1–3 | 37–4–1 | | May 12 | at Florida | Perry Field | 4–5 | 37–5–1 | | May 15 | at Georgia Southern | Unknown | 8–3 | 38–5–1 | | May 16 | at Georgia Southern | Unknown | 1–2 | 38–6–1 | | May 18 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | 5–0 | 39–6–1 | | May 19 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | 7–6 | 40–6–1 | | May 22 | Florida | Seminole Field | 3–4 | 40–7–1 | | May 23 | Florida | Seminole Field | 1–0 | 41–7–1 | | May 23 | Florida | Seminole Field | 9–4 | 42–7–1 |
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District 3 Regional (3–0) | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record |
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| year=1970|team=East Carolina Pirates|title=East Carolina}} | Sims Legion Park | 2–0 | 43–7–1 | | vs Maryland | Sims Legion Park | 10–1 | 44–7–1 | | year=1970|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}} | Sims Legion Park | 5–4 | 45–7–1 |
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1970 College World Series (4–2) | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Overall Record |
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| year=1970|team=Arizona Wildcats|title=Arizona}} | Rosenblatt Stadium | 4–0 | 46–7–1 | | year=1970|team=Dartmouth Big Green|title=Dartmouth}} | Rosenblatt Stadium | 6–0 | 47–7–1 | | year=1970|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}} | Rosenblatt Stadium | 1–5 | 47–8–1 | | year=1970|team=Ohio Bobcats|title=Ohio}} | Rosenblatt Stadium | 2–0 | 48–8–1 | | vs Texas | Rosenblatt Stadium | 11–2 | 49–8–1 | | vs USC | Rosenblatt Stadium | 1–2 | 49–9–1 |
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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
Seminoles in the 1970 MLB DraftThe following members of the Florida State Seminoles baseball program were drafted in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] | Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Club | | 26 | 621 | Dick Nichols | 2B | Boston Red Sox |
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=https://seminoles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1971.pdf |title=1971 Florida State Baseball Media Guide |publisher=Florida State University |work=www.seminoles.com |accessdate=April 6, 2019}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=College World Series Record Book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=April 6, 2019}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?came_from=florida+state+university+tal&query_type=came_from&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0|publisher=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}
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