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1957 Florida State Seminoles baseball
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NCAA District 3 champions
College World Series, 0–2
ConferenceFlorida Intercollegiate Conference
Record22–9 (7–2 FIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSeminole Field
Seasons← 19561958 →
1957 Florida Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida State  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 2   .778 22 – 9   .710
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 11 – 12   .478
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 7 – 17   .292
Rollins  ‍‍‍ –   – 14 – 13   .519
Florida Southern  ‍‍‍ –   – 7 – 12   .368
Tampa  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Danny Litwhiler in his third season at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their first appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh after dropping an opening round game against eventual runner-up Penn State and an elimination game against fifth-place Connecticut.

Personnel

Roster

1957 Florida State Seminoles roster
 

Pitchers

  • - John Ash - Senior
  • 20 - Don Axon - Sophomore
  • - Jerry Boxer - Senior
  • 16 - Jack Bristol - Junior
  • 17 - Rudy Eigl - Junior
  • - Tom Garcia - Junior
  • 21 - Fred Kenney - Junior
  • 22 - Frank Slusser - Junior
  • 25 - Bobby Waits - Senior
  • - Al Zyla - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 18 Mike Copps - Sophomore
  • 23 - Jerry Couch - Sophomore
  • - Paul Pasquale - Freshman
  • 30 - Johnny Sheppard - Junior

Infielders

  • 26 - Carlee Hendrix - Senior
  • 12 - Dick Howser - Junior
  • - Pfil Hunt - Junior
  • 19 - Dale Koch - Sophomore
  • - Wayne Long - Sophomore
  • - Hal Mangin - Sophomore
  • - Owen McCarron - Junior
  • 23 - Fred Twomey - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • - Lee Corso - Senior
  • 24 - Jerry Philp - Junior
  • - Robert Rosell - Junior
  • - Riley Seevers - Junior

Unknown

  • - Bill Bunker - Sophomore
  • - Hal Dyer
  • - Irwin
  • - Harold Muchowicz

Coaches

1957 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1957 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record FIC record
Mar 19 Auburn* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 1–0
Mar 20 Auburn* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 2–0
Mar 22 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 15–0 3–0 1–0
Mar 23 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL L 2–3 3–1 1–1
Mar 25 Michigan State* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 3–8 3–2
Mar 26 Yale* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–0 4–2
Mar 27 Duke* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 5–2
Mar 28 Michigan State* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–4 6–2
Mar 29 Yale* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–8 7–2
Mar 30 Duke* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 1–8 7–3
April/May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record FIC record
Apr 2 Ithaca* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 8–3
Apr 3 Ithaca* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 21–4 9–3
Apr 5 Florida* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–13 9–4
Apr 6 Florida* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–1 10–4
Apr 16 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 15–3 11–4 2–1
Apr 17 Miami (FL)* Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 21–3 12–4 3–1
Apr 19 at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, GA W 13–2 13–4
Apr 20 at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, GA W 8–3 14–4
Apr 22 at Auburn* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 9–10 14–5
Apr 23 at Auburn* Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 10–4 15–5
Apr 26 at Florida Southern Lakeland, FL W 4–0 16–5 4–1
Apr 27 at Florida Southern Lakeland, FL W 10–2 17–5 5–1
Apr 30 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL W 15–3 18–5 6–1
Apr 30 at Miami (FL) Miami Field • Miami, FL L 1–2 18–6 6–2
May 2 at Rollins Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 5–0 19–6 7–2
Postseason
NCAA District 3 playoff
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 31 Georgia Southern Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 5–3 20–6 1–0
May 31 Duke Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 3–2 21–6 2–0
June 1 Duke Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC L 6–8 21–7 2–1
June 3 Duke Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC W 4–1 22–7 3–1
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 8 Penn State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 0–7 22–8 0–1
June 9 Connecticut Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 22–9 0–2

References

  1. ^ "1957 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  2. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 102–103. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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