# 1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Danny Litwhiler in his ninth and final season at Florida State.
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, on their third appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording an opening round win against Western Michigan, then losing against eventual runner-up Arizona and the eventual champions were Southern California.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Florida State win
* Florida State loss
1963 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log :
Regular season :
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Mar 16 | Auburn | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Mar 18 | Auburn | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 8–3 | 2–0 |
| Mar 21 | Clemson | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–7 | 3–0 |
| Mar 22 | Clemson | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 7–12 | 3–1 |
| Mar 23 | Clemson | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 12–3 | 4–1 |
| Mar 23 | Navy | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 7–8 | 4–2 |
| Mar 25 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 5–1 | 5–2 |
| Mar 26 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL | W 9–7 | 6–2 |
| Mar 30 | at Florida Southern | Lakeland, FL | W 6–0 | 7–2 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Apr 1 | at Miami (FL) | Miami Field • Miami, FL | W 2–1 | 8–2 |
| Apr 2 | at Miami (FL) | Miami Field • Miami, FL | L 1–4 | 8–3 |
| Apr 5 | Furman | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 13–3 | 9–3 |
| Apr 6 | Furman | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 9–2 | 10–3 |
| Apr 9 | Valdosta State | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 14–0 | 11–3 |
| Apr 20 | at Georgia Southern | Statesboro, GA | W 10–8 | 12–3 |
| Apr 22 | at North Carolina | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC | W 5–2 | 13–3 |
| Apr 23 | at Wake Forest | Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, NC | L 5–7 | 13–4 |
| Apr 24 | at NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 7–8$^{11}$ | 13–5 |
| Apr 25 | at Duke | Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC | W 6–0 | 14–5 |
| Apr 26 | at East Carolina | Greenville, NC | W 6–1 | 15–5 |
| Apr 27 | at Camp Lejeune | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune • Jacksonville, NC | L 5–6 | 15–6 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| May 3 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | L 1–3 | 15–7 |
| May 4 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | L 3–6 | 15–8 |
| May 13 | Georgia Southern | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–6 | 16–8 |
| May 14 | Georgia Southern | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 7–0 | 17–8 |
| May 16 | at Georgia Tech | Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA | W 10–5 | 18–8 |
| May 16 | at Georgia Tech | Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA | L 4–5 | 18–9 |
| May 17 | at Georgia | Freshman Field • Athens, GA | W 9–6 | 19–9 |
| May 18 | at Georgia | Freshman Field • Athens, GA | W 4–3 | 20–9 |
| May 24 | Florida | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 6–2 | 21–9 |
| May 25 | Florida | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | W 5–1 | 22–9 |
| May 25 | Florida | Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL | L 1–3 | 22–10 |
Postseason :
NCAA District 3 playoff :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 30 | Auburn | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | W 4–3 | 23–10 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | Wake Forest | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | W 12–4 | 24–10 | 2–0 |
| June 2 | Wake Forest | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | L 5–6 | 24–11 | 2–1 |
| June 4 | Wake Forest | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, NC | W 11–5 | 25–11 | 3–1 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 10 | Western Michigan | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 5–2 | 26–11 | 1–0 |
| June 11 | Arizona | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–4$^{11}$ | 26–12 | 1–1 |
| June 12 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–4 | 26–13 | 1–2 |