1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball

District 3 champions

College World Series, Runner-Up

Conference| Independent
Record| 51–11
Head coach|

* Ron Fraser (12th season)

Home stadium| Mark Light Field

Seasons

<- 1973

1975 ->

1974 NCAA Division I District 3 baseball independents standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 10 South Carolina ‍‍‍y |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 48 | - | 8 |  | .857
No. 2 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 51 | - | 11 |  | .823
South Alabama ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 30 | - | 8 |  | .789
No. 11 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍y |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 47 | - | 14 |  | .770
Stetson ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 30 | - | 13 |  | .698
Florida State ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 37 | - | 25 |  | .597
Marshall ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 15 |  | .583
South Florida ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 16 |  | .568
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 17 |  | .541
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 15 |  | .500
Mercer ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 19 |  | .441
Western Carolina ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 14 |  | .440
Georgetown ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389
Jacksonville ‍‍‍ |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 19 | - | 36 |  | .345
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the original Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 12th season at Miami.

The Hurricanes lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the championship game.

## Roster[edit]

1974 Miami Hurricanes roster

Pitchers

* Dean Booth
* Jerry Brust
* Stan Jakubowski - Sophomnore

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Catchers

* Ron Scott - Junior

Infielders

* Jim Crosta
* 20 Orlando González \- Senior

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Outfielders

* Manny Trujillo - Senior

## Schedule and results[edit]

Legend

| Miami win
| Miami loss
| Miami tie
1974 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log

Regular season (44–8)

February (3–0)

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February 22 | Jacksonville | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 3–2 | 1–0
February 23 | Jacksonville | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 9–8 | 2–0
February 27 | Biscayne | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 12–0 | 3–0

March (25–3)

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March 1 | Florida | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 4–3 | 4–0
March 2 | Florida | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 6–9 | 4–1
March 3 | Florida Tech | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 3–0 | 5–1
March 3 | Florida Tech | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 1–7 | 5–2
March 5 | Saint Joseph's | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 9–2 | 6–2
March 6 | Saint Joseph's | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 5–2 | 7–2
March 8 | at Florida Southern | Henley Field • Lakeland, Florida | 0–1 | 7–3
March 9 | at Florida Southern | Henley Field • Lakeland, Florida | 3–2 | 8–3
March 11 | Indiana | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 7–4 | 9–3
March 12 | Indiana | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 4–2 | 10–3
March 12 | Indiana | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 7–6 | 11–3
March 13 | Memphis | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 9–3 | 12–3
March 14 | Memphis | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 5–2 | 13–3
March 16 | Florida State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 3–2 | 14–3
March 17 | Florida State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 4–3 | 15–3
March 18 | Seton Hall | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 4–3 | 16–3
March 19 | Ohio State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 16–1 | 17–3
March 20 | Buffalo | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 5–2 | 18–3
March 20 | Seton Hall | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 6–2 | 19–3
March 22 | Buffalo | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 16–1 | 20–3
March 22 | Ohio State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 5–0 | 21–3
March 23 | Michigan State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 4–1 | 22–3
March 25 | Montclair State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 12–3 | 23–3
March 26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 6–1 | 24–3
March 27 | Michigan State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 10–3 | 25–3
March 28 | Montclair State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 12–3 | 26–3
March 29 | Southern Illinois | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 6–1 | 27–3
March 30 | Michigan State | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 13–3 | 28–3

April (11–4)

| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall Record

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April 3 | FIU | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 9–4 | 29–3
April 4 | FIU | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 5–1 | 30–3
April 8 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida | 4–0 | 31–3
April 9 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida | 6–5 | 32–3
April 12 | Rollins | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 9–6 | 33–3
April 13 | Rollins | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 4–8 | 33–4
April 18 | at Florida State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida | 1–2 | 33–5
April 18 | at Florida State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida | 4–7 | 33–6
April 20 | at Florida State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida | 17–3 | 34–6
April 21 | at Florida A&M | Unknown • Tallahassee, Florida | 4–2 | 35–6
April 21 | at Florida A&M | Unknown • Tallahassee, Florida | 5–8 | 35–7
April 23 | at FIU | Unknown • Miami, Florida | 6–2 | 36–7
April 24 | Biscayne | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 13–5 | 37–7
April 26 | Tampa | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 7–2 | 38–7
April 27 | Tampa | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 11–1 | 39–7

May (5–1)

| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall Record

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May 1 | Biscayne | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 19–1 | 40–7
May 3 | South Florida | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 20–2 | 41–7
May 4 | South Florida | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 9–7 | 42–7
May 7 | at Biscayne | Unknown • Miami, Florida | 18–1 | 43–7
May 10 | Stetson | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 7–9 | 43–8
May 11 | Stetson | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida | 4–3 | 44–8

Postseason (7–3)

District 3 playoff (4–1)

| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall Record

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May 23 | vs Georgia Southern | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi | 2–1 | 45–8
May 24 | vs Vanderbilt | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi | 7–1 | 46–8
May 25 | vs South Carolina | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi | 5–0 | 47–8
May 26 | vs South Carolina | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi | 1–3 | 47–9
May 27 | vs South Carolina | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, Mississippi | 2–1 | 48–9

1974 College World Series (3–2)

| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall Record

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June 7 | vs Harvard | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 4–1 | 49–9
June 10 | vs Oklahoma | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 5–1 | 50–9
June 12 | vs USC Trojans | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 7–3 | 51–9
June 13 | vs Southern Illinois | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 3–4 | 51–10
June 15 | vs USC | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 3–7 | 51–11

Schedule Source:[2]

## Awards and honors[edit]

Orlando González

* All Tournament Team[3]

Manny Trujillo

* All Tournament Team[3]

Ron Scott

* All Tournament Team[3]

Stan Jakubowski

* All Tournament Team[3]

## Hurricanes in the 1974 MLB Draft[edit]

The following members of the Miami Hurricanes baseball program were drafted in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | MLB Club

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1 | 24 | Mike Armstrong | P | Cincinnati Reds
2 | 26 | Witt Beckman | OF | San Diego Padres
18 | 410 | Orlando González | 1B | Cleveland Indians
35 | 664 | Richard Reichle | 3B | Baltimore Orioles

## References[edit]

1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
2. ^ "2019 Miami Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of Miami Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
3. ^ a b c d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Miami". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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