Baseball FSU Baseball Traditions, Songs & More

Singleshot · Mar 27, 2015

FSU Baseball through the years, including West Florida Seminary and Florida State College:

1901:

1902:

1903:

1948:

Head Coach Charlie Strong:

March 29, 1948 (First Game):

Calhoun struckout 19 batters in FSU's first game:

First Boxscore:

1949:

1950:

First Conference Championship:

1951:

1952:

Head Coach Ralph Matherly:

1953:

Gary Ashley (Bottom), John Cuesta and Bob Wynn (Top):

1954:

1955:

Head Coach Danny Litwhiler:

(81)

1956:

Lee Corso with Tony Avitable after striking out 24 in a game against Furman:

(91)

1957:

Lee Corso, 1957:

Dick Howser, 1957:

(This doesn't look like Howser to me so I think the yearbook may have it wrong. Looks more like Mike Copps or whoever that is in the middle of the team photo up there to me. He is wearing a catcher's mitt after all and I don't think Howser spent any time behind the plate)

Catcher Johnny Sheppard and pitcher Jack Bristol helping out some of the kids before the Little League tryouts before the season started:

Celebrating after a Riley Seevers homerun:

Tom Garcia is listed in this photo, but I do not believe it to be him. It doesn't look anything like him and Garcia is not a lefty.

Jerry Boxer:

Coach Danny Litwhiler with Miami coach Jimmie Foxx. FSU went on to beat the Hurricanes 21-3:

Ron Fraser:

(81)

1958:

1959:

Bob Clem:

(2001)

1960:

1961:

Neil Martin:

1962:

Al Beccaccio:

1963:

Woody Woodward and Buddy Teagle with the 1963 Baseball Guide

Paul Dirks, Buddy Teagle and Ken Suarez:

(2005)

Woody Litwhiler, Billy Williamson, Mike Augustine & Monty McBryde

1964:

Head Coach Fred Hatfield:

First game against Florida Southern College, won 5-2:

1965:

Governor Haydon Burns throwing out the first pitch at the first home game against Kentucky. FSU would win 2-0:

First game of the FSU Invitational Tournament. Beat Michigan St. 11-8. Played 7 games in the tournament only losing one:

Sweeping Wake Forest in the tournament:

Argument with the ump lasted awhile after a Seminole runner was called out in the 5th inning of a close game against Florida. #1 for FSU is Fred Hatfield:

FSU went on to beat Florida 5-4:

Fred Flowers, the first African-American athlete to wear a uniform:

Integration statue featuring Flowers was completed in 2003:

Flowers also threw out the first pitch against Miami in 2012:

1966:

Gary Sprague:

Jim Lyttle:

(84)

1967:

1968:

Tom Cook:

1969:

Head Coach Jack Stallings:

Dick Gold:

Walt Sumner:

Jeff Hogan:

(80)

1970:

Gene Ammann:

(91)

Johnny Grubb:

(83)

Dick Nichols:

Pat Osburn:

Robin Flake, Mac Scarce, Pat Osburn:

1971:

Mac Scarce:

(85)

1972:

1973:

1974:

1975:

Head Coach Woody Woodward:

(81)

1976:

1977:
The "Animals of Section B" trace their origins back to this season.

Terry Kennedy:

(82)

1978:

Governor Reuben Askew with Reggie Jackson:

The "Animals of Section B" get their "Animal" name from FSU's #1 fan Sol Carroll.

The same year Seminole Field was named Dick Howser Stadium in 1983, when the "Animals" began taking roost in Section B, Sol suffered a heart attack on a fan bus heading to Atlanta to cheer on his Noles in the Peach Bowl, subsequently passing away.

1979:

Head Coach Dick Howser:

(77)

1980:

Head Coach Mike Martin:

1981:

(87)

1982:

Jeff Ledbetter:

(91)

1983:

1984:

Jody Reed:

(91)

Jeff Gray:

(91)

Jimmy Jones with the stretch against Miami:

Vince Insogna and Mike Loynd celebrate late in the year:

Eric Deddens (10), Mike Loynd (44) and Vince Insogna (43) celebrating:

1985:
Trying to leg it out in the opening series of the season:

Eric Mangham safe at home:

Mike Lloynd throwing on opening day:

Jimmy Jones making the grab against South Florida:

Luis Alicea, Bien Figueroa, Steve Gelmine, Frank Fazzini, Jimmy Jones and others seen celebrating after a Vince Calandra HR against South Florida:

Celebrating a HR against Miami:

Bien Figueroa (12) and Frank Fazzini (6):

Mike Loynd getting creative:

Earning the Metro Title:

Doug Little pictured against VT in the Metro Conference Tournament. Noles won the game 3-1:

FSU Dugout against North Carolina:

Al Ashmont:

Steve "Mongo" Budnick showing off winning the Metro Conference Tournament defeating Louisville, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech and South Carolina twice:

1986:

Against Samford in 1986, FSU won the game 19-2:

Craig Saxner against South Florida:

Jose Marzan at 1B:

Paul Sorrento:

(97)

(93)

Luis Alicea acknowledges the crowd when with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th against #7 USF, he hit a 3-run HR to give FSU the 8-7 win and preserve their #1 ranking:

Against Miami:

CWS:

Mike Lloynd (Golden Spikes Award):

(93)

1987:

Richie Lewis:

(95)

Ronald Lewis (of the Fab Four):

Deion Sanders:

1988:

Jerry Nielsen:

1989:

Mike Martin and Chip Baker:

1990:

Mark Ronan:

Gar Finnvold:

Matt Dunbar:

Chip Baker and Mike Martin before a Miami game:

Terrell Buckley:

1991:

Kenny Robinson:

Pedro Grifol:

Eduardo Perez:

Eduardo Perez and Pedro Grifol served as ring bearers for Chip Baker's 1991 wedding:

Celebrating beating Alabama 6-5 to send the Noles to Omaha:

1992:

Tim Davis:

Kenny Felder:

Chris Roberts:

Roger Bailey:

Chris Brock:

1993:

Link Jarrett:

John Wasdin:

Mickey Lopez:

Danny Kannell played two seasons on the baseball team, 1993-94:

1994:
Mike Martin, Mike Martin Jr, Mike Bell and Chip Baker all pictured here:

Mike Bell:

Paul Wilson:

(2000)

1995:

Jonathan Johnson:

(2006)

Doug Mientkiewicz:

(2002)

1996:

Steven "Scooby" Morgan:

JD Drew:

(2003)

1997:

Randy Choate:

Jeremy Morris:

1998:

Jon McDonald:

Brian Cox:

Wes Crawford:

Scott Proctor:

Matt Diaz:

1999:

Kevin Cash:

Matt Diaz:

Nick Stocks:

Ryan Barthelemy:

Marshall McDougall after hitting his 6th homerun against Maryland on May 9, 1999:

Marshall McDougall:

McDougall's 6 homeruns video

Chris Chavez:

2000:

Chris Smith:

Karl Jernigan:

Chris Smith Super Regional Grand Slam HR against Miami

Karl Jernigan's defense and Ryan Barthelemy's HR against Miami in Super Regional play

Mike Futrell Game Winning Hit in 2000 CWS

McDougall HR in 2000 CWS

2001:

2002:

Matt Lynch:

Stephen Drew:

Stephen Drew HR against Maryland

2003:

Mark Sauls:

Daniel Davidson:

2004:

Eddy Martinez-Esteve:

Bryan Zech:

Brian Schultz:

Stephen Drew Homerun vs Florida

Stephen Drew Homerun vs Miami

2005:

Aaron Cheesman:

Season Highlights

2006:

Shane Robinson:

Danny Diaz and Jack Rye:

2007:

Tony Thomas Jr:

Buster Posey:

Bryan Henry:

2008:

Dennis Guinn:

Jack Rye:

Tyler Holt and Jason Stidham:

Buster Posey:

Dick Howser Inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame

Noles handshakes

Buster Posey with HR in ACC Tournament

Buster Posey with another HR in ACC Tournament

Buster Posey pinch hits & ties the game in the ACC Tournament

Dennis Guin HR in ACC Tournament

Dennis Guinn clears the bases in the Regional tournament

Dennis Guinn HR in the Regional Tournament

Buster Posey's arm in the Regional Tournament

Another Buster Posey Regional HR

Buster Posey Grand Slam in Regional play
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Buster Posey homerun in Regional against Florida
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Tony Delmonico HR against Florida in Regional play while cramping

Tyler Holt scoring in Super Regional

Mike McGee HR in Super Regional

Stuart Tapley HR in Super Regional

Jack Rye 3-run HR in Super Regional

Buster Posey 2 run HR in Super Regional play

Buster Posey says "I ain't havin' it, I ain't havin' it" in Super Regional play

FSU returns to Omaha for the first time since 2000

2009:

Sean Gilmartin:

Tyler Holt and Mike McGee:

Sean Gilmartin throws a complete game to defeat UGA in Regional play

Mike McGee walk off HR against Clemson

Ryne Malone walk off HR against UNC

2010:

James Ramsey:

Tyler Holt Up Close

Player Interviews

Mike McGee walk off homerun against Miami

Stephen Cardullo's 3 HR's in the ACC Tournament

Jayce Boyd with a HR to tie the game and Mike McGee with a walk off HR to beat Vanderbilt in the Super Regional

2011:

Jayce Boyd:

Sherman Johnson, Justin Gonzalez and Devon Travis:

2012:

Sherman Johnson:

Brandon Leibrandt:

Behind the scenes going to the ACC Tournament with Chip Baker

2013:

John Nogowski and Stephen McGee:

Scott Sitz and Gage Smith:

Winston Freshman Season Highlights

Hot in the FSU dugout

2014:

John Nogowski:

Luke Weaver:

Jameis Winston:

Only serious between the lines:

Jameis Winston Freshman Season Highlights

Jameis Winston's Arm
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FSU and Notre Dame having Rain Delay fun
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DJ Stewart:

DJ Stewart Up Close

2015:

DJ Stewart 2015 Opening Day Highlights

Mike Martin Family Dedicates Playroom at TMH

Jameis Winston Returns

Noles Explode for 24 runs against USF

2015 Walk off win against VT in Game 3