'- .. ... · .·: ' '. ' .. ' ....... ·. "·... ·, ~ • FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY • TAMIAMI TRAIL • MIAMI, FLORIDA BASEBALL 1974 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY APRIL Wed . Feb. 6 At Miami-Dade J.C.- Central .. Mon. Apr. Colby College (Maine) 11 :00 AM Flamingo Park 8:00 PM Mon. Apr. 1 Wesleyan University 3:00 Fri. Feb. 8 At Miami-Dade J.C.- North 3:00 Wed . Apr. 3 At University of Miami 7:30 Thr. Feb. 14 At Miami-Dade J.C. - South 3:00 Thr. Apr. 4 Colby College 11 :00 AM Fri. Feb. 15 At Broward J.C. 3:00 Sun. Apr. 7 John Jay College (N.Y.) 2:00 Sat. Feb. 23 St. Leo College ... At Dade North 2:00 Tue. Apr. 9 Miami-Dade J.C. - North 3:00 Sun. Feb. 24 St. Leo College ... At Dade North 2:00 Thr. Apr. 11 At Georgia Southern College 7:30 Tue. Feb. 26 At University of Miami 7:30 Fri. Apr. 12 At Georgia Southern College 3:00 Thr. Feb. 28 At Miami-Dade J.C.- North 3:00 Sat. Apr. 13 At Jacksonville University 2:00 Sun. Apr. 14 At Jacksonville University 2:00 Mon. Apr. 15 At Florida State University (2) 1:30 MARCH Wed. Apr.17 Miami-Dade J.C. - South 3:00 Fri. Apr. 19 Miami-Dade J.C. - Central 3:00 Mon. Mar. 4 St. Joseph's College (Pa.) 3:00 Sat. Apr. 20 At University of Tampa 2:00 Sat. Mar. 9 St Joseph's College 2:00 Sun . Apr. 21 At University of Tampa 2:00 Sun. Mar. 10 St. Joseph's College 2:00 Mon. Apr. 22 Broward J.C. 3:00 Wed. Mar. 13 Indiana University (2) 1:30 Tue. Apr. 23 University of Miami 3:00 Thr. Mar. 14 Buffalo University 3:00 Wed . Apr. 24 At Miami-Dade J.C. - South 3:00 Fri. Mar. 15 Buffalo University 3:00 Fri. Apr. 26 Miami-Dade J.C. - North 3:00 Sat. Mar. 16 Indiana University 2:00 Sat. Apr. 27 At Biscayne College 2:00 Sun. Mar. 17 New Haven University 2:00 Mon. Apr. 29 Miami-Dade J.C. - South 3:00 Mon. Mar. 18 Florida State University 3:00 Tue. Apr. 30 Biscayne College 3:00 Tue. Mar. 19 Hartwick College (N .Y.) 11 :00 AM Tue. Mar. 19 Indiana State University 3:00 Wed. Mar. 20 East Stroudsburg State College (Pa.) 3:00 MAY Thr. Mar. 21 Indiana State University 3:00 Fri. Mar. 22 Southern Illinois University (2) 1:30 Tue. May 7 University of Miami 3:00 Sat. Mar. 23 Southern Illinois University 2:00 Sun. Mar. 24 Wesleyan University 2:00 Tue. Mar. 26 Pace College (N .Y.) 3:00 Wed . Mar. 27 Pace College 3:00 Thr. Mar. 28 University of Massachusetts 3:00 Fri. Mar. 29 University of Massachusetts 3:00 Sat. Mar. 30 Un iversity of Massachusetts 2:00 Sun. Mar. 31 Wesleyan University (Conn.) 2:00 • It is a whole new ball game • • • MEDIA INFORMATION TELEPHONES It is with great pleasure that we present University telephone (305) 223-2300 you with this copy of SUNBLAZERS Athletic office extensions 2661, 2662, 2665 BASEBALL '74. We hope this fact book Coach Tom Wonderling ext. 2662 home: 233-8583 will supply all the information about the Julio C. Zangroniz ext. 2231 or 2661 Home: 264-1397 SUNBLAZERS that you will need. Its con­ tents will be supplemented by Sports In­ formation Office releases, pictures and FlU FACTS column material during the season. Name: Florida International University I Location: Tamiami Trail, Sincerely; Miami, Florida 33144 I Founded: 1965 I Type: The State University System of Florida I Enrollment: 9,200 students I Team's Nickname: Julio C. Zangroniz Sun blazers I Colors: Blue and Gold I Conference: NCAA District Three Assistant Director Independent I Membership: Associate Member of NCAA Sports Information Office Florida International University gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of the Miami Seaquarium, Rickenbacker Causeway at Virginia Key, in providing the photo­ graphs appearing on the front and back covers, and on pages 1 and 1B. This public document was promulgated at an annual cost of $1,208 or $.96 per copy to inform a selected audience about the FlU baseball program. When you wear the FlU cap! CHARLES E. PERRY PRESIDENT "When we opened Florida International University for classes in September, 1972, we also began a full-scale intercollegiate athletic program in five sports. In that first year we had an overall winning record in those five sports - soccer, baseball, golf, tennis and wrestling. This was an accomplishment no first year university has ever match­ ed. In our athletic programs, we entered to win, and we did just that. We intend to continue winning." Dr. Charles E. Perry is the first and only president of Florida Inter­ national University, which he has watched grow from an abandoned air­ port into a $26 million campus with close to 10,000 students and a faculty and staff of 1,000 in just four years. A native of West Virginia, he rose from public school teacher to university president in just 10 years. He was graduated with honors from Ohio's Bowling Green State University, and in 1971 was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in America by the U.S. Jaycees. PAUL E. HARTMAN CHAIRMAN, DIVISION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND ATHLETICS "The administration at Florida International University including the Presi­ dent, the Athletic Council and the Director of Athletics have made a firm com­ mitment to excellence in regards to the University's baseball team. We have put a great deal of money into developing one of the finest facilities in the country and have put forth effort into scheduling the best teams available including a number of games in foreign countries. It is our hope that the men who participate in this program will represent this effort by themselves being outstanding individuals. Florida International University in a very short time has become recogniz­ ed not only for its outstanding educational and athletic programs, but for its uniqueness ~ n meeting the needs of today's youth. We hope that you will seriously consider becoming a part of our fine program as we strive for national recognition and the NCAA championship." VASKIN BADALOW COORDINATOR OF ATHLETICS Vaskin Badalow was a 1955 graduate and former grid star at Eastern Michigan University. He returned to his Alma Mater as an assistant football coach in the fall of 1969 and 1970. During his playing days, Badalow was an outstanding offensive lineman and was named to the Interstate Inter-collegiate Athletic Conference all­ conference team in 1951. Following graduation from Eastern Michigan, Badalow served on the football coaching staffs of Dearborn High School, Dearborn-Divine Child High School, and head coach at Wayne Memorial High School. In 1971, Badalow served as the linebacker coach at Wake Forest Univer­ sity. JULIO BLANCO- HERRERA BASEBALL CONSULTANT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Julio Blanco-Herrera left Cuba in January, 1959 with the advent of the Castro regime. His late father was an early promoter of baseball in Cuba and the 25,000- seat Tropical Stadium in Havana was owned by Tropical Brewery, of which the younger Herrera was president and principal stockholder. Settled in Miami as president of Maltina Corporation, Blanco-Herrera has followed the tradition of interest in sports. In addition to his involvement with FlU baseball and with the Latin American baseball academy (composed of 270 youngsters from age 8 to 16), he is a member of the Jose Marti Amateur League. He is also president of the Miami Cubans, a team composed of Cuban and American baseball players, and takes a very active interest in their ac­ tivities. THE UNIVERSITY Florida International University opened on its Tamiami Campus at Miami in the fall of 1972 with 5,667 students - the largest first-year enrollment of any college or university in the history of the United States. By the early 1980's when the university will have two campuses- Tamiami and lnterama in North Dade­ the number of students is expected to grow to more than 30,000. A full-fledged member of the State University System, Florida International se!ves juniors, seniors and graduate students. Admission is granted without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin. The University has a three-dimensional committ­ ment of service: to its students, its community, and its world. With primary responsibility to Greater Miami and South Florida, Florida International also draws students from all parts of the nation and many foreign countries. Its campus at the lnterama site on upper Biscayne Bay, scheduled to open in 1976 in conjunc­ tion with Ar:nerica's Bicentennial celebration, will Main entrance of Primera Casa become an integral part of the new international cultural and trade center. Academic divisions of the university include the Academically, Florida International offers a blend College of Arts and Sciences; School of Business; of higher education's proven features of the past and School of Education; School of Health and Social Ser­ innovations of the present such as new methods of vices, School of Hotel, Food and Travel Services; evaluating and grading, student work, and an in­ School of Technology, and School of Independent dividualized program of study for each student. Going Studies. In addition, there are the Division of University beyond the walls of the classroom, the university has Services and Continuing Education, the Center for developed programs in various areas to include off­ International Affairs and the Center for Urban and En­ campus, real-life experiences. vironmental Affairs. Emphasized, too, is the international perspective Seeking more efficient and effective approaches leading to better understanding of our multinational to learning, Florida International links classroom and world.