1970 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1970 Florida State Seminoles baseball 150 Independent 49–9–1 Jack Stallings 2nd Bob Smith 1st Roy Mewbourne 1st Seminole Field 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. 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 1 Jack Stallings - 2nd Season 25 Roy Mewbourne - 1st Season 26 Bob Smith - 1st Season  Schedule Florida State Seminoles 2 white 1970 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log ! style="Florida State Seminoles 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Florida State Seminoles white; March (16–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 4 || 1970 Union University Bulldogs Union (TN) || Seminole Field || 5–1 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 4 || Union (TN) || Seminole Field || 6–2 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 13 || 1970 Saint Leo Lions Saint Leo || Seminole Field || 6–1 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 14 || Saint Leo || Seminole Field || 5–4 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 20 || at 1970 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern || Henley Field || 1–0 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 21 || at 1970 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) || Miami Field || 10–1 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 22 || vs 1970 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State || Miami Field || 5–6 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 22 || at Miami || Miami Field || 8–3 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 24 || at 1970 Stetson Hatters Stetson || Conrad Park || 1–0 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 25 || 1970 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green || Seminole Field || 17–8 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 25 || 1970 NYU Violets NYU || Seminole Field || 6–1 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 26 || 1970 Rider Broncs Rider || Seminole Field || 8–1 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 27 || NYU || Seminole Field || 4–2 || 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 27 || 1970 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois || Seminole Field || 6–1 || 13–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 30 || 1970 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina || Seminole Field || 15–6 || 14–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 30 || North Carolina || Seminole Field || 5–4 || 15–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 31 || North Carolina || Seminole Field || 3–2 || 16–1 |- y Florida State Seminoles white; April (15–2–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 1 || 1970 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois || Seminole Field || 5–4 || 17–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 2 || 1970 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || Seminole Field || 6–2 || 18–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 2 || 1970 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross || Seminole Field || 11–4 || 19–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 3 || Illinois || Seminole Field || 10–0 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 4 || Holy Cross || Seminole Field || 3–0 || 21–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 4 || Maryland || Seminole Field || 4–3 || 22–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 6 || 1970 Auburn Tigers Auburn || Seminole Field || 10–4 || 23–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 7 || Auburn || Seminole Field || 3–5 || 23–2 |- array="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 10 || at 1970 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama || Unknown || 4–8 || 24–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 11 || at South Alabama || Unknown || 4–0 || 25–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 11 || at South Alabama || Unknown || 11–0 || 26–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 17 || at 1970 South Florida Bulls South Florida || Red McEwen Field || 7–0 || 27–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 18 || at South Florida || Red McEwen Field|| 8–0 || 28–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 19 || at Saint Leo || Dade City Park || 8–3 || 29–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 23 || Florida Southern || Seminole Field || 7–6 || 30–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 24 || South Alabama || Seminole Field || 9–0 || 31–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 25 || South Alabama || Seminole Field || 3–5 || 31–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | April 25 || South Alabama || Seminole Field || 2–2 || 31–3–1 |- y Florida State Seminoles white; May (11–4) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 1 || 1970 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern || Seminole Field || 12–5 || 32–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 2 || Georgia Southern || Seminole Field || 8–4 || 33–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 4 || 1970 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville || Seminole Field || 4–1 || 34–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 5 || Jacksonville || Seminole Field || 2–8 || 35–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 8 || Miami (FL) || Seminole Field || 11–4 || 36–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 9 || Miami (FL) || Seminole Field || 6–2 || 37–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 11 || at 1970 Florida Gators Florida || Perry Field || 1–3 || 37–4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 12 || at Florida || Perry Field || 4–5 || 37–5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 15 || at Georgia Southern || Unknown || 8–3 || 38–5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 16 || at Georgia Southern || Unknown || 1–2 || 38–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 18 || at Auburn || Plainsman Park || 5–0 || 39–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 19 || at Auburn || Plainsman Park || 7–6 || 40–6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 22 || Florida || Seminole Field || 3–4 || 40–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 23 || Florida || Seminole Field || 1–0 || 41–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 23 || Florida || Seminole Field || 9–4 || 42–7–1 |- |- ! style="Florida State Seminoles 2 white" | Postseason |- y Florida State Seminoles 2 white; District 3 Regional (3–0) Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs 1970 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina || Sims Legion Park || 2–0 || 43–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs Maryland || Sims Legion Park || 10–1 || 44–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs 1970 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State || Sims Legion Park || 5–4 || 45–7–1 |- y Florida State Seminoles 2 white; 1970 College World Series (4–2) Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs Arizona || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–0 || 46–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs Dartmouth || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–0 || 47–7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | vs Texas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 1–5 || 47–8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs 1970 Ohio Bobcats Ohio || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2–0 || 48–8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs Texas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 11–2 || 49–8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | vs USC || Rosenblatt Stadium || 1–2 || 49–9–1 |- Awards and honors Dick Nichols Second Team All-Americanhttps://seminoles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1971.pdf 1971 Florida State Baseball Media Guide Florida State University www.seminoles.com April 6, 2019 Sporting News First Team All-American Johnny Grubb Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American All-Tournament TeamCollege World Series record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org April 6, 2019 Ron Cash Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American Pat Osborn Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American Gene Ammann All-Tournament Team 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.MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University 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 Baseball-Reference April 5, 2019 Round Pick Player Position MLB Club26621Dick Nichols2BBoston Red Sox References Category:Florida State Seminoles baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Florida State Seminoles Florida State