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1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team

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1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball
Metro Conference champions
District II champions
ConferenceMetropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
Record33–10–1 (14–2 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • William Murphy
  • Ollie Mitchell
Home stadiumOwen T. Carroll Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y 14 2 0   .875 33 10 1   .761
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 22 9 0   .710
C. W. Post  ‍‍‍ 11 5 0   .688 21 9 0   .700
LIU  ‍‍‍ 10 6 0   .625 17 13 0   .567
Iona  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 10 13 0   .435
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 9 12 0   .429
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 2 13 0   .133 6 15 0   .286
CCNY  ‍‍‍ 2 13 0   .133 2 19 0   .095
St. Francis (NY)  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   8 12 0   .400
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 1974[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team represented Seton Hall University in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Pirates played their home games at Owen T. Carroll Field. The team was coached by Mike Sheppard in his 2nd year as head coach at Seton Hall.

The Pirates won the District II Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Roster

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1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
INF Rico Bellini (C) R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr New York, New York
INF Ed Blankmeyer L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Glen Cove, New York
RHP Vinnie Byron R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Newark, New Jersey
RHP Marty Caffery (C) R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr South Orange, New Jersey
C Rick Cerone R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Newark, New Jersey
INF Richard Cimirro R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Maplewood, New Jersey
INF Mark Costello R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Glen Head, New York
OF Jack Cust R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Trenton, New Jersey
RHP Ted Czech R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Rutherford, New Jersey
OF James DeLibero R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Nutley, New Jersey
LHP Charles Douress L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Bricktown, New Jersey
INF Joe Gallo R/R 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Hollis, New York
RHP Len Glowzenski R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Middletown, New Jersey
Todd Heimer L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Glen Head, New York
OF Bob Hemsworth R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So New York, New York
OF Greg Jamison L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Coatesville, Pennsylvania
OF Tom Kober L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New York, New York
RHP Fred Kopecki R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Arlington, New Jersey
RHP David Lombardi R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bergenfield, New Jersey
C Mike O'Connor L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Madison, New Jersey
LHP Jim McDonough L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Short Hills, New Jersey
RHP Charlie Puleo R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bloomfield, New Jersey
INF Anthony Roselle R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr Paterson, New Jersey
INF Michael Rota R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Newark, New Jersey
OF Ted Schoenhaus R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bloomfield, New Jersey
Ricky Sposta L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Little Falls, New York
RHP Robert Swain R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr New York, New York
RHP Ken Sosnowski R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Carteret, New Jersey
OF Frank Tracey R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Montclair, New Jersey
LHP Joe Trotter R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Carlstadt, New Jersey
RHP Michael Zayac R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Newark, New Jersey
Head coach

Mike Sheppard

Assistant coach(es)

William Murphy
Ollie Mitchell


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

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1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball game log
Regular season
March (6–9)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Metro record
1 March 18 at Miami (FL) Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, Florida 3–4 0–1
2 March 20 vs Michigan State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 10–6 1–1
3 March 20 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 2–6 1–2
4 March 21 vs Ohio State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 4–8 1–3
5 March 22 vs Michigan State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 6–20 1–4
6 March 22 vs Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 9–4 2–4
7 March 23 vs Ohio State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 7–6 3–4
8 March vs Lafayette Unknown • Unknown 10–2 4–4
9 March 28 at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey 12–6 5–4
April (16–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Metro record
10 April 1 St. Peter's Owen T. Carroll FieldSouth Orange, New Jersey 11–0 6–4
11 April Buffalo Unknown • Unknown 0–5 6–5
12 April Buffalo Unknown • Unknown 2–1 7–5
13 April LIU Brooklyn Unknown • Unknown 5–2 8–5 1–0
14 April Monmouth Unknown • Unknown 6–1 9–5 1–0
15 April Iona Unknown • Unknown 11–10 10–5 2–0
16 April Rider Unknown • Unknown 5–4 11–5 2–0
17 April C. W. Post Unknown • Unknown 3–2 12–5 3–0
18 April Wagner Unknown • Unknown 13–3 13–5 4–0
19 April 18 Rutgers Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey 1–0 14–5 4–0
20 April St. Francis (NY) Unknown • Unknown 11–1 15–5 5–0
21 April Fairleigh Dickinson Unknown • Unknown 3–2 16–5 6–0
22 April Manhattan Unknown • Unknown 11–1 17–5 7–0
23 April 25 St. John's Owen T. Carroll FieldSouth Orange, New Jersey 0–4 17–6 7–0
24 April 26 Wagner Unknown • Unknown 17–0 18–6 8–0
25 April 27 Fairleigh Dickinson Unknown • Unknown 9–7 19–6 9–0
26 April 28 Montclair State Unknown • Unknown 8–3 20–6 9–0
27 April NYU Unknown • Unknown 7–0 21–6 9–0
May (9–2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Metro record
28 May LIU Brooklyn Unknown • Unknown 7–4 22–6 10–0
29 May Army Unknown • Unknown 12–2 23–6 10–0
30 May CCNY Unknown • Unknown 8–9 23–7 10–1
31 May 5 at Villanova McGeehan Field • Villanova, Pennsylvania 8–9 24–7 10–1
32 May Iona Unknown • Unknown 14–9 25–7 11–1
33 May CCNY Unknown • Unknown 26–4 26–7 12–1
34 May C. W. Post Unknown • Unknown 5–7 26–8 12–2
35 May St. Francis (NY) Unknown • Unknown 4–3 27–8 13–2
36 May Fordham Unknown • Unknown 7–2 28–8 13–2
37 May Manhattan Unknown • Unknown 6–0 29–8 14–2
38 May Upsala Unknown • Unknown 8–2 30–8 14–2
39 May Princeton Unknown • Unknown 0–0 30–8–1 14–2
Postseason
NCAA District II Playoff (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Metro record
40 May 24 vs Penn State Unknown • West Windsor, New Jersey 4–1 31–8–1 14–2
41 May 25 vs Saint Joseph's Unknown • West Windsor, New Jersey 4–3 32–8–1 14–2
42 May St. John's Unknown • West Windsor, New Jersey 11–8 33–8–1 14–2
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Metro record
43 June 8 vs Southern Illinois Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–5 33–9–1 14–2
44 June 10 vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–12 33–10–1 14–2

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyds World. Retrieved May 26, 2019.