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
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...
, defeated by the
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers intercollegiate athletics programs represent the University of Missouri, located in Columbia. The name comes from a band of armed Union Home Guards called the Fighting Tigers of Columbia who, in 1864, protected Columbia fro ...
in the championship game.
Roster
Schedule
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Harper-Shepherd Field •
Winter Park, FL
Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 30,183 according to the 2022 census population estimate. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Winter Park was f ...
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, North Carolina , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , L 0–3 , , 1–1
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, , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , W 5–1 , , 2–1
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, , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , L 5–8 , , 2–2
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, , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , W 6–5 , , 3–2
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, Ohio State , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , L 1–2 , , 3–3
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, Georgia Tech , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , W 6–5 , , 4–3
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, , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , W 3–0 , , 5–3
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, Ohio State , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , W 6–4 , , 6–3
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, , , , , W 5–2 , , 7–3
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, Florida , , , , W 11–9 , , 8–3
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, , , , , W 8–7 , , 9–3
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, Miami (FL) , , , , W 6–1 , , 10–3
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, , , , , W 7–1 , , 11–3
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, , , , , L 4–6 , , 11–4
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, , , , , W 19–0 , , 12–4
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, Centre , , , , W 12–8 , , 13–4
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, Tampa , , , , W 20–0 , , 14–4
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, , , , , W 9–3 , , 15–4
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, Florida Southern , , , , W 16–1 , , 16–4
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, , , , , W 4–1 , , 17–4
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, Stetson , , , , W 6–5 , , 18–4
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, Miami (FL) , , , , L 2–4 , , 18–5
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, Miami (FL) , , , , W 6–3 , , 19–5
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, Stetson , , , , W 4–1 , , 20–5
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, Stetson , , , , W 6–5 , , 21–5
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, vs , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , W 3–0 , , 21–6
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, vs VPI , , Harper-Shepherd Field • Winter Park, FL , , W 9–3 , , 22–6
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, June 10 , , vs , ,
Rosenblatt Stadium
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the minor league Omaha Royals, now known as the Omaha Storm Chasers. Rosenblatt Stadium was the largest ...
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Omaha, NE
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest ci ...
, , W 9–5 , , 23–6 , , 1–0
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, June 11 , , vs
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
, , Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , W 4–1 , , 24–6 , , 2–0
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, June 12 , , vs
Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
, , Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , W 5–4 , , 25–6 , , 3–0
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, June 13 , , vs Michigan State , , Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , L 2–3 , , 25–7 , , 3–1
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, June 16 , , vs Missouri , , Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE , , L 1–4 , , 25–8 , , 3–2
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References
Rollins
Rollins Tars baseball seasons
College World Series seasons
Rollins Tars
The Rollins Tars are the athletic teams that represent Rollins College, located in Winter Park, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Tars—an archaic name for a sailor—compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference ...