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

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

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

1954 Rollins Tars Baseball Game Log[2]
Regular season
March
OpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
North CarolinaHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 1–01–0
North CarolinaHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLL 0–31–1
Ohio StateHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 5–12–1
AmherstHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLL 5–82–2
Georgia TechHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 6–53–2
Ohio StateHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLL 1–23–3
Georgia TechHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 6–54–3
ClemsonHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 3–05–3
Ohio StateHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 6–46–3
April/May
OpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
FloridaW 5–27–3
FloridaW 11–98–3
Miami (FL)W 8–79–3
Miami (FL)W 6–110–3
TampaW 7–111–3
PresbyterianL 4–611–4
CentreW 19–012–4
CentreW 12–813–4
TampaW 20–014–4
Florida SouthernW 9–315–4
Florida SouthernW 16–116–4
StetsonW 4–117–4
StetsonW 6–518–4
Miami (FL)L 2–418–5
Miami (FL)W 6–319–5
StetsonW 4–120–5
StetsonW 6–521–5
Postseason
District 3 (2–0)
OpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
vs VPIHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 3–021–6
vs VPIHarper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FLW 9–322–6
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordCWS Record
June 10vs Oklahoma A&MRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEW 9–523–61–0
June 11vs MissouriRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEW 4–124–62–0
June 12vs Michigan StateRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEW 5–425–63–0
June 13vs Michigan StateRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEL 2–325–73–1
June 16vs MissouriRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NEL 1–425–83–2

References

  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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