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1954 Rollins Tars baseball
District 3 Champions
College World Series runner-up
ConferenceIndependent
Record25–8
Head coach
Home stadiumHarper-Shepherd Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →

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.[1]

Roster

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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

 

Schedule

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1954 Rollins Tars Baseball Game Log[2]
Regular season
March
Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
North Carolina Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 1–0 1–0
North Carolina Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 0–3 1–1
Ohio State Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 5–1 2–1
Amherst Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 5–8 2–2
Georgia Tech Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 6–5 3–2
Ohio State Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL L 1–2 3–3
Georgia Tech Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 6–5 4–3
Clemson Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 3–0 5–3
Ohio State Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 6–4 6–3
April/May
Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Florida W 5–2 7–3
Florida W 11–9 8–3
Miami (FL) W 8–7 9–3
Miami (FL) W 6–1 10–3
Tampa W 7–1 11–3
Presbyterian L 4–6 11–4
Centre W 19–0 12–4
Centre W 12–8 13–4
Tampa W 20–0 14–4
Florida Southern W 9–3 15–4
Florida Southern W 16–1 16–4
Stetson W 4–1 17–4
Stetson W 6–5 18–4
Miami (FL) L 2–4 18–5
Miami (FL) W 6–3 19–5
Stetson W 4–1 20–5
Stetson W 6–5 21–5
Postseason
District 3 (2–0)
Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
vs VPI Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 3–0 21–6
vs VPI Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL W 9–3 22–6
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS Record
June 10 vs Oklahoma A&M Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–5 23–6 1–0
June 11 vs Missouri Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 4–1 24–6 2–0
June 12 vs Michigan State Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–4 25–6 3–0
June 13 vs Michigan State Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–3 25–7 3–1
June 16 vs Missouri Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–4 25–8 3–2

References

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  1. ^ "1954 College World Series". www.dateomaha.com. Data Omaha. June 16, 1954. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Tomokan: Rollins College Yearbook. Rollins University. 1954. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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