2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball
2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ACC champions; NCAA Atlantic II Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	53–20 (19–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Martin (21st year);
Home stadium	Dick Howser Stadium

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	6	.750	50	–	16	.758
No. 6 Clemson ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	.708	51	–	18	.739
No. 3 Florida State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9	.625	53	–	19	.736
No. 20 Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	.583	41	–	20	.672
No. 21 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12	.500	46	–	17	.730
NC State ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	30	–	28	.517
Virginia ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	26	–	31	.456
Maryland ‍‍‍	5	–	17	.227	24	–	33	.421
Duke ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	17	–	41	.293

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium, and played as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his twenty-first season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventeenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after splitting two games against Southern California, a win against Texas and a semifinal loss to eventual champion LSU.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2000 Florida State Seminoles roster^[3]^[2]

Pitchers

4 - John Bentley - Junior
7 - Daniel Hodges - Freshman
13 - Nick Whidden - Freshman
17 - Chris Whidden - Sophomore
20 - Robby Read - Freshman
21 - Blair Varnes - Sophomore
24 - Eric Roman - Freshman
29 - Mike DiBlasi - Senior
35 - Mike Ziegler - Junior
37 - Chris Ginn - Junior
41 - Jon McDonald - Junior
46 - Matt Lynch - Freshman

Catchers

10 - Chris Hart - Sophomore
16 - Cory Posey - Senior
32 - Blair McCaleb - Sophomore

Infielders

1 - Brett Groves - Junior
2 - Bobby Spano - Sophomore
5 - Brian Kraft - Freshman
18 - Pichi Balet - Junior
22 - Justin McClain - Freshman
26 - Scott Boyd - Junior
27 - Ryan Barthelemy - Sophomore
31 - Marshall McDougall - Senior
33 - John Halliday - Senior

Outfielders

8 - Mike Futrell - Sophomore
9 - Karl Jernigan - Junior
14 - Clint Thigpen - Freshman
15 - Chris Smith - Sophomore
19 - Ryan West - Freshman
39 - John-Ford Griffin - Sophomore

Coaches

2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
Mike Martin - Head Coach - 21st year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log: 53–19^[4]^[2]

Regular season: 43–13

January/February: 14–2
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
Jan 29	Western Kentucky*	No. 6	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–1	1–0	—
Jan 29	Western Kentucky*	No. 6	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 2–1	2–0	—
Jan 30	Western Kentucky*	No. 6	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–1	3–0	—
Feb 4	at No. 28 Arizona State*	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 11–10	4–0	—
Feb 5	at No. 28 Arizona State*	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 9–15	4–1	—
Feb 6	at No. 28 Arizona State*	No. 6	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 9–7	5–1	—
Feb 11	No. 1 Stanford*	No. 6	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 11–4	6–1	—
Feb 12	No. 1 Stanford*	No. 6	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 6–8	6–2	—
Feb 13	No. 1 Stanford*	No. 6	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–1	7–2	—
Feb 19	at No. 20 Florida*	No. 1	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 15–6	8–2	—
Feb 20	at No. 20 Florida*	No. 1	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 17–8	9–2	—
Feb 22	Appalachian State*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–2	10–2	—
Feb 23	Appalachian State*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–1	11–2	—
Feb 26	No. 27 Florida*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–2	12–2	—
Feb 27	No. 27 Florida*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–7	13–2	—
Feb 29	Charleston Southern*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–2	14–2	—

March: 15–2
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
Mar 1	Charleston Southern*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–1	15–2	—
Mar 3	Pittsburgh*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–1	16–2	—
Mar 4	Pittsburgh*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–0	17–2	—
Mar 5	Pittsburgh*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–4	18–2	—
Mar 7	vs. St. Joseph's*	No. 1	Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL	W 15–2	19–2	—
Mar 8	vs. Siena*	No. 1	Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL	W 9–2	20–2	—
Mar 10	Duke	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 17–0	21–2	1–0
Mar 11	Duke	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–3	22–2	2–0
Mar 12	Duke	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–6	23–2	3–0
Mar 14	South Florida*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 18–7	24–2	—
Mar 17	at Wake Forest	No. 1	Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 1–7	24–3	3–1
Mar 18	at Wake Forest	No. 1	Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 4–7	24–4	3–2
Mar 19	at Wake Forest	No. 1	Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 12–4	25–4	4–2
Mar 23	Maryland	No. 3	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 11–0	26–4	5–2
Mar 24	Maryland	No. 3	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 11–0	27–4	6–2
Mar 25	Maryland	No. 3	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–0	28–4	7–2
Mar 28	Mercer*	No. 2	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 15–5	29–4	—

April: 12–5
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
Apr 1	at Virginia	No. 2	UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 9–6	30–4	8–2
Apr 2	at Virginia	No. 2	UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA	L 1–2	30–5	8–3
Apr 2	at Virginia	No. 2	UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 10–4	31–5	9–3
Apr 5	at Jacksonville*	No. 1	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 12–6	32–5	—
Apr 7	No. 14 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–13¹⁷	33–5	—
Apr 8	No. 14 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–2	34–5	—
Apr 9	No. 14 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–4	35–5	—
Apr 12	Jacksonville*	No. 1	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–5	36–5	—
Apr 14	at No. 19 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–7	36–6	—
Apr 15	at No. 19 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–7	36–7	—
Apr 16	at No. 19 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 14–3	37–7	—
Apr 21	No. 6 Georgia Tech	No. 2	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–0	38–7	10–3
Apr 22	No. 6 Georgia Tech	No. 2	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 0–5	38–8	10–4
Apr 23	No. 6 Georgia Tech	No. 2	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–5	39–8	11–4
Apr 28	NC State	No. 2	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 4–5	39–9	11–5
Apr 29	NC State	No. 2	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–2	40–9	12–5
Apr 30	NC State	No. 2	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–5	41–9	13–5

May: 2–4
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
May 6	at No. 9 Clemson	No. 2	Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC	L 7–8	41–10	13–6
May 7	at No. 9 Clemson	No. 2	Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC	L 4–5	41–11	13–7
May 8	at No. 8 Clemson	No. 4	Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC	L 4–7	41–12	13–8
May 12	at No. 16 North Carolina	No. 4	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 6–2	42–12	14–8
May 13	at No. 16 North Carolina	No. 4	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 5–6	42–13	14–9
May 14	at No. 16 North Carolina	No. 4	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 4–2	43–13	15–9

Postseason: 10–6

ACC Tournament: 2–2
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACCT Record
May 17	vs. (6) NC State	(3) No. 8	Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC	W 8–6	44–13	1–0
May 18	vs. (2) No. 6 Clemson	(3) No. 8	Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC	L 4–8	44–14	1–1
May 19	vs. (5) No. 15 North Carolina	(3) No. 8	Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC	W 4–1	45–14	2–1
May 20	vs. (1) No. 3 Georgia Tech	(3) No. 8	Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC	L 3–10	45–15	2–2

NCAA Tallahassee Regional: 4–1
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 26	(4) Bethune-Cookman	(1) No. 10	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–3	46–15	1–0
May 27	(2) No. 27 UCF	(1) No. 10	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 8–9	46–16	1–1
May 27	(3) Evansville	(1) No. 10	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 11–2	47–16	2–1
May 28	(2) No. 27 UCF	(1) No. 10	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–1	48–16	3–1
May 28	(2) No. 27 UCF	(1) No. 10	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–1	49–16	4–1

NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional: 2–1
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 2	No. 8 Miami (FL)	(6) No. 7	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–2	50–16	5–1
June 3	No. 8 Miami (FL)	(6) No. 7	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 5–7	50–17	5–2
June 4	No. 8 Miami (FL)	(6) No. 7	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–1	51–17	6–2

College World Series: 2–2
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 10	vs. No. 5 Southern California	(6) No. 4	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 4–6	51–18	0–1
June 12	vs. No. 6 Texas	(6) No. 4	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–2	52–18	1–1
June 14	vs. No. 5 Southern California	(6) No. 4	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–2	53–18	2–1
June 15	vs. (2) No. 2 LSU	(6) No. 4	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–6	53–19	2–2

References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
1 2 3 "2000 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
↑ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
↑ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 114. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 24, 2015.

[nolefan-2] 1 2 3 "2000 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[3] Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[4] Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 114. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

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