1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1965
Team:	Florida State Seminoles
Conference:	Independent
Record:	32–11–1
Head Coach:	Fred Hatfield (2nd year)
Stadium:	Seminole Field
Champion:	NCAA District 3 champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	1–2

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 .^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1965 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[3]
Regular season
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 12 at 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 W 4–3 3–0–1 Mar 18 W 2–0 4–0–1 Mar 26 vs L 0–1 4–1–1 Mar 26 vs Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL L 0–1 4–2–1 Mar 29 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–8 5–2–1 Mar 30 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–1 6–2–1 Mar 31 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 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 W 4–2 13–3–1 Apr 10 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 6–3 14–3–1 Apr 22 at Duke W 11–2 15–3–1 Apr 23 at L 2–7 15–4–1 Apr 24 at L 1–12 15–5–1 Apr 26 at 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 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 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 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 24–6–1 May 21 at 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
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 27 L 3–6 26–8–1 0–1 May 27 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 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
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 7 L 1–2 31–10–1 0–1 June 8 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 32–10–1 1–1 June 9 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 32–11–1 1–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1965 Baseball - Year in Review. Nole Fan. April 15, 2021.
2. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. April 15, 2021. 46–52.
3. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. April 15, 2021. 104.