1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA District 3 champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Independent
Record	32–11–1
Head coach	Fred Hatfield (2nd year)
Home stadium	Seminole Field

1965 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings

v t e	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 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.

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

Roster

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 17 - Randy Brown - Junior 18 - Bill Hammond - Junior 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

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
Fred Hatfield – Head coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[4][2]
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 12 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL W 7–4 1–0 Mar 13 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL W 9–4 2–0 Mar 13 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL T 9–9 2–0–1 Mar 15 at Florida Southern Lakeland, FL W 4–3 3–0–1 Mar 18 Kentucky Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 4–0–1 Mar 26 vs Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL L 0–1 4–1–1 Mar 26 vs Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL L 0–1 4–2–1 Mar 29 Michigan State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–8 5–2–1 Mar 30 Duke Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–1 6–2–1 Mar 31 Wake Forest Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 7–2–1
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 1 Wake Forest Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–3 8–2–1 Apr 2 Michigan State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–4 8–3–1 Apr 3 Duke Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 9–3–1 Apr 3 Wake Forest Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 10–3–1 Apr 5 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–1 11–3–1 Apr 6 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–0 12–3–1 Apr 9 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 4–2 13–3–1 Apr 10 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 6–3 14–3–1 Apr 22 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 11–2 15–3–1 Apr 23 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 2–7 15–4–1 Apr 24 at North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC L 1–12 15–5–1 Apr 26 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC L 8–9 15–6–1 Apr 27 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 13–11 16–6–1 Apr 27 at Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC W 16–3 17–6–1 Apr 30 at Naval Air Station Pensacola Pensacola, FL W 10–1 18–6–1
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 1 at Naval Air Station Pensacola Pensacola, FL W 12–3^7 19–6–1 May 7 Loyola (LA) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 20–6–1 May 8 Loyola (LA) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 18–14 21–6–1 May 10 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–4 22–6–1 May 11 Georgia Southern Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 23–6–1 May 13 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 24–6–1 May 21 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 6–8 24–7–1 May 22 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 3–2 25–7–1 May 24 Naval Air Station Pensacola Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 26–7–1
Postseason
NCAA District 3 playoff Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 27 Mississippi State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC L 3–6 26–8–1 0–1 May 27 Maryland Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 7–3 27–8–1 1–1 May 28 Mississippi State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 6–2 28–8–1 2–1 May 29 Furman Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 2–1 29–8–1 3–1 May 29 Furman Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 7–5 30–8–1 4–1
June Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 2 Florida Centennial Field • Tallahassee, FL W 31–8–1 June 3 Florida Centennial Field • Tallahassee, FL L 10–11 31–9–1
College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 7 Ohio State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–2 31–10–1 0–1 June 8 Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 32–10–1 1–1 June 9 Saint Louis Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 32–11–1 1–2

References

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