# 1957 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 1957 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Danny Litwhiler in his third season at Florida State.
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their first appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh after dropping an opening round game against eventual runner-up Penn State and an elimination game against fifth-place Connecticut.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Florida State win
* Florida State loss
1957 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log :
Regular season :
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | FIC record |
| Mar 19 | Auburn* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 8–2 | 1–0 | |
| Mar 20 | Auburn* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–5 | 2–0 | |
| Mar 22 | at Stetson | Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | W 15–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Mar 23 | at Stetson | Conrad Park • DeLand, FL | L 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Mar 25 | Michigan State* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 3–8 | 3–2 | |
| Mar 26 | Yale* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 7–0 | 4–2 | |
| Mar 27 | Duke* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 2–0 | 5–2 | |
| Mar 28 | Michigan State* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 7–4 | 6–2 | |
| Mar 29 | Yale* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 11–8 | 7–2 | |
| Mar 30 | Duke* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 1–8 | 7–3 | |
April/May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | FIC record |
| Apr 2 | Ithaca* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 7–6 | 8–3 | |
| Apr 3 | Ithaca* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 21–4 | 9–3 | |
| Apr 5 | Florida* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 2–13 | 9–4 | |
| Apr 6 | Florida* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 4–1 | 10–4 | |
| Apr 16 | Miami (FL) | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 15–3 | 11–4 | 2–1 |
| Apr 17 | Miami (FL)* | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 21–3 | 12–4 | 3–1 |
| Apr 19 | at Georgia Southern* | Statesboro, GA | W 13–2 | 13–4 | |
| Apr 20 | at Georgia Southern* | Statesboro, GA | W 8–3 | 14–4 | |
| Apr 22 | at Auburn* | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | L 9–10 | 14–5 | |
| Apr 23 | at Auburn* | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 10–4 | 15–5 | |
| Apr 26 | at Florida Southern | Lakeland, FL | W 4–0 | 16–5 | 4–1 |
| Apr 27 | at Florida Southern | Lakeland, FL | W 10–2 | 17–5 | 5–1 |
| Apr 30 | at Miami (FL) | Miami Field • Miami, FL | W 15–3 | 18–5 | 6–1 |
| Apr 30 | at Miami (FL) | Miami Field • Miami, FL | L 1–2 | 18–6 | 6–2 |
| May 2 | at Rollins | Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL | W 5–0 | 19–6 | 7–2 |
Postseason :
NCAA District 3 playoff :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 31 | Georgia Southern | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | W 5–3 | 20–6 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | Duke | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | W 3–2 | 21–6 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | Duke | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | L 6–8 | 21–7 | 2–1 |
| June 3 | Duke | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | W 4–1 | 22–7 | 3–1 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 8 | Penn State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 0–7 | 22–8 | 0–1 |
| June 9 | Connecticut | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–5 | 22–9 | 0–2 |