1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team

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.

1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball
Metro Conference champions District II champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference
Record	33–10–1 (14–2 Metro)
Head coach	Mike Sheppard (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	William Murphy Ollie Mitchell
Home stadium	Owen T. Carroll Field

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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

Roster

1974 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws 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 U 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 U 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 Current redshirt

Schedule

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 Field • Coral 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 Field • Piscataway, 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 Field • South 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 Field • South 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 Stadium • Omaha, 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