1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

American college baseball season

1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA South Regional champions
Metro tournament champions
College World Series, 0–2
ConferenceMetro Conference
Record51–12 ( Metro)
Head coach
  • Mike Martin (1st year)
Home stadiumSeminole Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his first season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventh appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to eventual runner-up Hawaii and eventual champion Arizona.[1]

Personnel

Roster

1980 Florida State Seminoles roster[2][1]
 

Pitchers

  • 6 - Jeff Ledbetter - Sophomore
  • 17 - Ed Schneider - Junior
  • 25 - John Wolfer - Senior
  • 26 - Ken Smith - Senior
  • 30 - Keith Parenteau - Junior
  • 32 - Allen Swindle - Sophomore
  • 33 - Rick Hatcher - Junior
  • 39 - Dick Wiggins - Senior
  • 43 - Jay Keeler - Sophomore
  • 44 - Tim Phillips - Junior
  • 46 - David Smalley - Freshman
  • 49 - Ken Fischer - Junior
  

Catchers

  • - Bart Birnbaum - Sophomore
  • 9 - Jack Emerick - Senior
  • 13 - Tim Hatcher - Junior
  • 21 - Craig Ramsey - Redshirt Junior
  • 34 - Keith Craig - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 2 - Jim Weaver - Junior
  • 8 - Mike Yastrzemski - Freshman
  • 10 - Ken Huff - Junior
  • 22 - John Gagnon - Senior
  • 29 - Mike Fuentes - Junior
  • 42 - Mike Cullen - Junior
  

Infielders

  • - Bill Keck - Junior
  • 4 - Lionel Martinez - Junior
  • 12 - Rick Figueredo - Freshman
  • 15 - Roy Alvarez - Junior
  • 18 - George Tebbetts - Sophomore
  • 20 - Don DeLoach - Junior
  • 47 - Ed Howser - Junior

Coaches

1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
  • Mike Martin - Head Coach - 1st year
  • Jim Morris - Assistant Coach - 1st year

Schedule and results

Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[3][1]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Feb 22 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 0–10 0–1
Feb 23 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 0–2
Feb 24 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–8 1–2
Feb 27 Troy State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–3 2–2
Feb 27 Troy State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–9 3–2
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Mar 3 Lenoir-Rhyne Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–3 4–2
Mar 4 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL W 8–4 5–2
Mar 5 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL W 17–8 6–2
Mar 5 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL W 16–3 7–2
Mar 8 Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 6–21 7–3
Mar 11 Wingate Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–0 8–3
Mar 11 Wingate Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 9–3
Mar 13 Missouri S&T Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 18–3 10–3
Mar 13 Missouri S&T Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 13–0 11–3
Mar 16 Brooklyn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 23–5 12–3
Mar 17 Northern Kentucky Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 13–3
Mar 18 Mercer Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 14–3
Mar 19 Monmouth Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 27–2 15–3
Mar 21 Otterbein Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 18–3 16–3
Mar 21 Otterbein Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 15–6 17–3
Mar 22 Wright State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–0 18–3
Mar 22 Wright State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–6 18–4
Mar 24 at Tulane Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA L 2–3 18–5
Mar 27 Eastern Illinois Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–9 19–5
Mar 29 Dayton Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 28–2 20–5
Mar 31 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA W 7–4 21–5
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
Apr 5 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 22–5
Apr 5 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 15–3 23–5
Apr 6 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–1 24–5
Apr 7 at Valdosta State Valdosta, GA W 15–9 25–5
Apr 9 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 21–7 26–5
Apr 9 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 27–5
Apr 11 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 12–0 28–5
Apr 12 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 3–1 29–5
Apr 12 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 14–3 30–5
Apr 15 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 2–1 31–5
Apr 16 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 15–2 32–5
Apr 20 Flagler Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–1 33–5
Apr 22 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 9–5 34–5
Apr 23 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 4–2 35–5
Apr 25 South Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–4 36–5
Apr 26 South Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 17–0 37–5
Apr 26 South Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 38–5
Apr 29 at Troy State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 3–5[a] 38–6
Apr 29 at Troy State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 12–3 39–6
Apr 30 Valdosta State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 40–6
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 3 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 6–10 40–7
May 4 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 41–7
May 5 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 5–7 41–8
Postseason
Metro Conference Tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Tourn Record
May 9 Virginia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 4–12 41–9 0–1
May 9 Louisville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 19–7 42–9 1–1
May 10 Tulane Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 43–9 2–1
May 10 Virginia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 44–9 3–1
May 11 Memphis State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 45–9 4–1
May 11 Memphis State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 46–9 5–1
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 13 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 5–3 47–9
May 14 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 13–11 48–9
May 14 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA L 3–8 48–10
NCAA South Regional
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
May 23 New Orleans Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–0 49–10 1–0
May 24 Western Kentucky Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 19–7 50–10 2–0
May 25 Western Kentucky Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 51–10 3–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
May 30 Hawaii Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 6–7 51–11 0–1
June 1 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 51–12 0–2

Notes

  1. ^ Game was forfeited in the sixth inning.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "1980 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 106. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Forfeit snaps FSU win streak" (PDF). nolefan.org. Tallahassee Democrat. April 30, 1980. p. 27. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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