1962_Florida_State_Seminoles_baseball_team

1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball
1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA District 3 champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Independent
Record	23–14
Head coach	Danny Litwhiler (8th year);
Home stadium	Seminole Field
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

American college baseball season

The 1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Danny Litwhiler in his eighth season at Florida State.

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The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their second appearance in Omaha, where they finished in fourth place after recording an opening round win against Santa Clara and a second-round game against Ithaca, then losing against eventual champion Michigan and a semifinal match up against runner-up Santa Clara.^[2]

Schedule and results

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1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[4]^[2]

Regular season

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 14	Georgia	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–3	1–0
Mar 15	Georgia	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–3	2–0
Mar 16	Auburn	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 7–12	2–1
Mar 17	Auburn	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 2–10	2–2
Mar 19	Georgia Tech	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–4	3–2
Mar 20	Georgia Tech	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–8	4–2
Mar 21	Georgia Tech	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–6	5–2
Mar 23	vs Navy	Naval Air Station Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL	W 8–2	6–2
Mar 30	Clemson	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–8	7–2

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 2	Furman	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 2–7	7–3
Apr 3	Furman	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 21–9	8–3
Apr 9	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 6–7	8–4
Apr 10	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	L 3–5	8–5
Apr 16	Miami (FL)	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 4–6	8–6
Apr 17	Miami (FL)	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–8	9–6
Apr 19	at Clemson	Riggs Field • Clemson, SC	L 11–14	9–7
Apr 20	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC	W 3–1	10–7
Apr 21	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC	L 4–5	10–8
Apr 23	vs East Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC	L 2–19	10–9
Apr 23	at North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC	W 9–2	11–9
Apr 24	at NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 12–3	12–9
Apr 25	at Georgia Southern	Statesboro, GA	W 5–1	13–9

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 11	Florida Southern	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–7	14–9
May 12	Florida Southern	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–11	15–9
May 14	Georgia Southern	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 2–4	15–10
May 15	Georgia Southern	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–2	16–10
May 18	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	L 5–9	16–11
May 19	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	W 6–2	17–11

Postseason

NCAA District 3 playoff
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 31	Florida	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	L 0–1	17–12	0–1
June 1	West Virginia	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	W 6–5	18–12	1–1
June 2	Florida	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	W 3–1⁵	19–12	2–1
June 4	Wake Forest	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	W 10–8	20–12	3–1
June 4	Wake Forest	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC	W 3–2¹¹	21–12	4–1

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 11	Santa Clara	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–1	22–12	1–0
June 11	Ithaca	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–4	23–12	2–0
June 13	Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 7–10	23–13	2–1
June 14	Santa Clara	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 6–11	23–14	2–2

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"College Baseball Conference Standings – 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

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Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 103. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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1962 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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Schedule and results

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Florida State ‍‍‍^y		–		–	23	–	14	.622
Louisville ‍‍‍		–		–	11	–	7	.611
Jacksonville ‍‍‍		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Elon ‍‍‍		–		–	16	–	15	.516
Georgetown ‍‍‍		–		–	4	–	10	.286
Stetson ‍‍‍		–		–	6	–	17	.261
Mercer ‍‍‍		–		–	5	–	16	.238

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball