1954 Rollins Tars baseball team

American college baseball season August 2023 1954 Rollins Tars baseball Independent 25–8 Joe Justice 8th Harper-Shepherd Field District 3 ChampionsCollege World Series runner-up The 1954 Rollins Tars baseball team represented Rollins College in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Tars were coached by Joe Justice in his 8th season at Rollins. The Tars lost the College World Series, defeated by the Missouri Tigers in the championship game.https://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1954 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226114710/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1954 dead December 26, 2011 1954 College World Series June 16, 1954 Data Omaha www.dateomaha.com April 5, 2019 Roster 1954 Rollins Tars roster Pitchers Bill Cary Bob Leader Henry Menendez Jack Powell Don Tauscher Frank Zutsell Infielders Jim Davis Jim Doran Bart Emerson Delton Helms Tommy Hulihan Bob MacHardy Catchers Don Finnigan Bud Fisher Outfielders Connie Mack Butler Al Fantuzzi Re Moody Dave Smith Dave Robinson Coaches Joe Justice - 8th Season  Schedule Rollins Tars 2 white 1954 Rollins Tars baseball game loghttps://archive.org/details/tomokan1954roll/page/224 Rollins University Tomokan: Rollins College Yearbook 1954 April 6, 2019 ! style="Rollins Tars 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y Rollins Tars; March Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 1–0 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffbbb | North Carolina || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || L 0–3 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 5–1 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffbbb | 1954 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || L 5–8 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 6–5 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffbbb | Ohio State || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || L 1–2 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Georgia Tech || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 6–5 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Clemson Tigers Clemson || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 3–0 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Ohio State || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 6–4 || 6–3 |- y Rollins Tars; April/May Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Florida Gators Florida || || W 5–2 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Florida || || W 11–9 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) || || W 8–7 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Miami (FL) || || W 6–1 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Tampa Spartans Tampa || || W 7–1 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffbbb | 1954 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian || || L 4–6 || 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Centre Colonels Centre || || W 19–0 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Centre || || W 12–8 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Tampa || || W 20–0 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern || || W 9–3 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Florida Southern || || W 16–1 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | 1954 Stetson Hatters Stetson || || W 4–1 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Stetson || || W 6–5 || 18–4 |- align="center" bgcolor=ffbbb | Miami (FL) || || L 2–4 || 18–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Miami (FL) || || W 6–3 || 19–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Stetson || || W 4–1 || 20–5 |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | Stetson || || W 6–5 || 21–5 |- |- ! style="Rollins Tars 2 white" | Postseason |- y Rollins Tars; District 3 (2–0) Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs 1954 Virginia Tech Hokies VPI || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 3–0 || 21–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs VPI || Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL || W 9–3 || 22–6 |- y Rollins Tars; Rollins Tars 1954 College World Series (3–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 10 || vs 1954 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma A&M || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 9–5 || 23–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 11 || vs Missouri || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 4–1 || 24–6 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 12 || vs Michigan State || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 5–4 || 25–6 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 13 || vs Michigan State || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 2–3 || 25–7 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 16 || vs Missouri || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 1–4 || 25–8 || 3–2 |- References Rollins Category:Rollins Tars baseball Category:College World Series seasons Rollins Tars