1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

Last updated

1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Conference Metro Conference
Record61–13 (15–3 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Delmonico (3rd season)
  • Chip Baker (2nd season)
  • Mike McLeod (5th season)
  • Steve Winterling (1st season)
Home stadium Seminole Stadium
Seasons
 1985
1987  
1986 Metro Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Florida State  y153 .8336113 .824
Memphis State  115 .6884016 .714
South Carolina  y116 .6474323 .652
Virginia Tech  116 .6473821 .644
Cincinnati  99 .5002628 .481
Southern Miss  413 .2353130 .508
Louisville  313 .1881833 .353
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his 7th season at Florida State.

Contents

The Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.

Roster

1986 Florida State Seminoles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 32 Al Ashmont - Sophomore
  • 42 Chip Drobnie - Freshman
  • 13 Chris Dunn - Junior
  • 39 Danny Harrell - Junior
  • 17 Steve Kovensky - Junior
  • 6 Michael Lee - Sophomore
  • 4 Richie Lewis - Sophomore
  • 25 Doug Little - Senior
  • 44 Mike Loynd - Junior
  • 29 Chris Pollack - Junior
  • 30 Ed Porcelli - Junior
  • 31 Paul Thomas - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 1 Luis Alicea - Junior
  • 12 Bien Figueroa - Senior
  • 7 Chad McClellan - Freshman
  • 19 Jose Marzan - Junior
  • 26 Tommy Zoeller - Senior

Catchers

  • 24 Barry Blackwell - Sophomore
  • 14 Mike Freeman - Freshman
  • 43 Ed Fulton - Sophomore
  • 10 Craig Saxner - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 20 Greg Claybourne - Junior
  • 18 Keith Kidd - Junior
  • 9 Eric Mangham - Junior
  • 2 Deion Sanders - Freshman
  • 45 Steve Taddeo - Junior
  • 15 Paul Sorrento - Junior

Coaches

  • 11 Mike Martin - 7th Season
  • 8 Rod Delmonico - 3rd Season
  • 3 Chip Baker - 2nd Season
  • 33 Mike McLeod - 5th Season
  • 47 Steve Winterling - 1st Season
 

Schedule

1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log
Regular season
February (11–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordMetro record
February 12 Grambling State Seminole StadiumTallahassee, FL 10–1Loynd (1–0)Foley (0–1)1,0751–0
February 13Grambling StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL20–6Kovensky (1–0)Shaw (0–1)8952–0
February 14Grambling StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL1–3Williams (1–0)Pollack (0–1)6752–1
February 15 Southern Miss Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–6Kovensky (2–0)Guin (0–1)2,5133–11–0
February 15Southern MissSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL2–0Lewis (1–0)Lindsey (0–1)2,5134–12–0
February 16Southern MissSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL14–6Loynd (2–0)Wagner (0–1)2,1035–13–0
February 18 Samford Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL9–6Pollack (1–1)Sims (0–1)8456–13–0
February 19SamfordSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL9–1Little (1–0)Wood (0–1)9917–13–0
February 22 Georgia Tech Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL6–4Lewis (2–0)Brown (0–1)3,1298–13–0
February 23Georgia TechSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL9–4Loynd (3–0)Kinard (0–1)2,5139–13–0
February 25at Florida Perry FieldGainesville, FL 10–6Little (2–0)Gedamski (0–2)1,70310–13–0
February 26at FloridaPerry Field • Gainesville, FL10–7Lewis (3–0)Sebree (1–1)1,55011–13–0
March (22–4)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordMetro record
March 1 South Florida Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL9–3Kovensky (3–0)Alexander (2–1)3,11712–13–0
March 2South FloridaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL8–7Kovensky (4–0)Rose (3–1)2,96513–13–0
March 4at South Florida Red McEwen FieldTampa, FL 9–8Lewis (4–0)Fagnano (2–1)1,34414–13–0
March 5at South FloridaRed McEwen Field • Tampa, FL3–6Eiland (1–1)Loynd (3–1)1,10214–23–0
March 8 FIU Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL9–3Little (3–0)Ellis (1–2)2,21315–23–0
March 9FIUSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL12–10Lee (1–0)Cook (1–1)1,90316–23–0
March 10SamfordSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL19–2Loynd (4–1)Silas (0–3)91317–23–0
March 11SamfordSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL15–5Pollack (2–1)Wood (0–2)1,03118–23–0
March 12 Richmond Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL12–4Porcelli (1–0)Walker (0–1)1,72019–23–0
March 13RichmondSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL14–4Little (4–0)Richardson (1–2)71220–23–0
March 14RichmondSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL16–1Lewis (5–0)Lowe (0–2)1,68521–23–0
March 15RichmondSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL13–3Loynd (5–1)Walker (1–1)2,03722–23–0
March 17 Pittsburgh Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–0Pollack (3–1)Schuster (0–1)1,87723–23–0
March 18PittsburghSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL10–2Little (5–0)Gavran (0–1)1,81124–23–0
March 19PittsburghSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL22–1Lewis (6–0)Craska (1–1)1,47125–23–0
March 20PittsburghSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL17–1Loynd (6–1)Shannon (0–2)19526–23–0
March 22at Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS 10–2Lindsey (3–3)Little (5–1)82026–33–1
March 22at Southern MissPete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS2–0Pollack (4–1)Willis (2–5)82027–34–1
March 23at Southern MissPete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS13–9Porcelli (2–0)Pourciau (0–2)93728–35–1
March 24at South Alabama Eddie Stanky FieldMobile, AL 5–12Fuller (2–1)Lewis (6–1)2,36928–45–1
March 25at South AlabamaEddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL13–4Loynd (7–1)Rub (4–2)91229–45–1
March 26South AlabamaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL14–4Little (6–1)Penry (2–2)2,29830–45–1
March 27South AlabamaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL13–9Lee (2–0)Wilson (2–2)2,61231–45–1
March 29at Memphis State Nat Buring StadiumMemphis, TN 7–3Loynd (8–1)Gallo (3–3)51532–46–1
March 29at Memphis StateNat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN6–1Lewis (7–1)Covington (3–1)51533–47–1
March 30at Memphis StateNat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN2–7Newcomb (4–1)Little (6–2)31733–57–2
April (15–3)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordMetro record
April 1 UCF Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL15–12Pollack (5–1)Novak (7–3)2,48734–57–2
April 2UCFSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL8–3Loynd (9–1)Manion (6–4)1,37935–57–2
April 3 Jacksonville Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL9–2Lewis (8–1)Stanford (5–4)2,18736–57–2
April 4JacksonvilleSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL11–10Miller (5–1)Little (6–3)2,40836–67–2
April 5 Tulane Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–5Pollack (6–1)Herry (0–1)2,61237–67–2
April 6TulaneSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL4–2Little (10–1)Borgatti (7–1)2,10338–67–2
April 8at JacksonvilleUnknown • Jacksonville, FL 20–3Lewis (9–1)Stanford (5–5)1,00339–67–2
April 9at JacksonvilleUnknown • Jacksonville, FL 11–10DiRienzio (3–0)Pollack (6–2)23039–77–2
April 11 Miami (FL) Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL6–1Loynd (11–1)Ryan (1–1)6,14540–77–2
April 12Miami (FL)Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL3–4Raether (5–1)Lewis (9–2)4,89340–87–2
April 13Miami (FL)Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL8–3Pollack (7–2)Meizoso (4–3)5,11341–87–2
April 15FloridaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–6Little (7–3)Johnson (2–1)4,53042–87–2
April 16FloridaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL8–0Loynd (12–1)Goodrich (2–2)3,32243–87–2
April 19Memphis StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL6–0Pollack (8–2)Newcomb (5–2)3,11344–88–2
April 19Memphis StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL6–5Lewis (10–2)Byrd (4–1)3,11345–89–2
April 20Memphis StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–1Loynd (13–1)Covington (4–2)2,12746–810–2
April 26at UCFUnknown • Orlando, FL 3–1Loynd (14–1)Manion (8–5)4,20647–810–2
April 29at FIUUnknown • Miami, FL 12–0Little (8–3)Cook (8–2)1,09048–810–2
May (2–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordMetro record
May 2at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL10–11Raether (6–1)Kovensky (4–1)6,38748–910–2
May 3at Miami (FL)Mark Light Field • Miami, FL14–6Loynd (15–1)Meizoso (6–4)6,56649–910–2
May 4at Miami (FL)Mark Light Field • Miami, FL5–7Davies (9–0)Pollack (8–3)3,85849–1010–2
May 19 LSU Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL6–4Porcelli (3–0)Manuel (9–2)4,36454–1110–2
Postseason
Metro Conference Tournament (3–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordMetro record
May 9 Cincinnati Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL10–3Loynd (16–1)Sala (3–7)3,75150–1010–2
May 10 South Carolina Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL5–8Menhart (7–0)Little (8–4)7,59750–1110–2
May 10Memphis StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–3Pollack (9–3)Walker (2–1)7,59751–1110–2
May 11South CarolinaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL3–0Loynd (17–1)Reed (5–3)4,81152–1110–2
May 12South CarolinaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–2Lewis (11–2)Boley (5–3)4,81153–1110–2
South II Regional (3–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordMetro record
May 22 NC State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL10–3Loynd (18–1)Grossman (17–4)3,70955–1110–2
May 23 Texas A&M Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL12–9Lewis (12–2)Fry (11–5)3,90756–1110–2
May 24South FloridaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL11–7Loynd (19–1)Daughtery (7–1)5,16057–1110–2
1986 College World Series (4–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordMetro record
May 31vs Indiana State Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, NE 5–3Loynd (20–1)Quinzer (13–3)14,71858–1110–2
June 3vs Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE7–2Lewis (13–2)Davies (9–2)12,30459–1110–2
June 6vs Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE5–9Heredia (16–3)Loynd (20–2)14,34359–1210–2
June 7vs Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE9-5Lewis (14–2)Lienhard (2–1)12,00060–1210–2
June 8vs Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE4–3Little (9–4)Davies (9–3)11,58061–1210–2
June 9vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE10–2Alexander (8–2)Loynd (20–3)12,65961–1310–2

Awards and honors

Mike Loynd
Luis Alicea
Richie Lewis
Paul Sorrento
Jose Marzan
Bien Figueroa

Seminoles in the 1986 MLB Draft

The following members of the Florida State Seminoles baseball program were drafted in the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
123 Luis Alicea 2B St. Louis Cardinals
4103 Paul Sorrento OF California Angels
5130 Bien Figueroa SS St. Louis Cardinals
7163 Mike Loynd P Texas Rangers
10257Doug Little P Chicago White Sox
17438Eric Mangham OF Los Angeles Dodgers

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida State Seminoles</span> Athletic teams representing Florida State University

The Florida State Seminoles are the athletic teams representing Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level, primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1991–92 season; within the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a divisional format since the 2005–06 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian O'Connor (baseball coach)</span> American college baseball coach

Brian Patrick O'Connor is the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers. Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack. O'Connor has taken the Virginia baseball team to fourteen NCAA baseball tournaments during his 15 seasons in Charlottesville, including the 2009 College World Series, the first in school history; the 2011 College World Series, as the No. 1 national seed; the 2014 College World Series, as the No. 3 national seed; and the 2015 College World Series, which they won and became National Champions for the first time in school history.

Timothy Carter Corbin is the head baseball coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team. Since becoming coach at Vanderbilt in 2003, Corbin has transformed the Commodores from a perennial Southeastern Conference doormat to an elite program. When he arrived in 2003, Vanderbilt had only had six winning seasons in SEC play since baseball became a scholarship sport in 1968, and had only been to three NCAA tournaments in school history. Since then, they have been to all but one NCAA tournament since 2004.

The Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represents the University of Virginia in NCAA Division I college baseball. Established in 1889, the team participates in the Coastal division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Davenport Field at Disharoon Park. The team's head coach is Brian O'Connor. The team has reached the College World Series six times, most recently in 2023, and won the national championship in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida State Seminoles men's basketball</span> Sports team representing Florida State University

The Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University in the intercollegiate sport of basketball. The Seminoles compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vanderbilt Commodores baseball</span> NCAA college baseball team

The Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team is an American National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college baseball team from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays its home games on campus at Hawkins Field. The Commodores are coached by three-time National Coach of the Year and three-time SEC Coach of the Year, Tim Corbin. During Corbin's tenure as head coach, Vanderbilt has become one of the premier college baseball programs in the United States, responsible for 19 first-round picks in the MLB draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tulane Green Wave baseball</span> College baseball team

The Tulane Green Wave baseball team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The Green Wave baseball team competes in the American Athletic Conference and play their home games on campus at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium. They are coached by head coach Jay Uhlman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florida State Seminoles baseball</span> Florida State University baseball team

The Florida State Seminoles baseball team represents Florida State University in the sport of college baseball. Florida State competes in NCAA Division I, and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troy Trojans baseball</span>

The Troy Trojans baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Troy University, located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It competes in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. The program began play in 1911. In 1986 and 1987, Troy won Division II national championships under head coach Chase Riddle. As a Division II program, the team won 10 conference titles and appeared in 14 NCAA regionals and 7 College World Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Clemson Tigers baseball team</span>

The 2010 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Savage (baseball)</span>

John Savage is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who currently serves as the head baseball coach for the UCLA Bruins. He played college baseball at Santa Clara for coaches Jerry McClain and John Oldham from 1984 to 1986 before playing in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for three seasons (1986-1988). After serving as an assistant coach with Nevada and USC in the 1990s, he became the head coach for the UC Irvine Anteaters (2002–04). Savage became UCLA's head baseball coach in July 2004 and has guided the Bruins in that role for the past 18 seasons.

The Iowa Hawkeyes baseball program represents the University of Iowa in college baseball. The program started in 1890. It is a member of the Big Ten Conference and is the only NCAA Division I baseball program in the state of Iowa.

The 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 17, 2012. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2012 College World Series. The College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at TD Ameritrade Park concluded on June 25, 2012 with the final game of the best of three championship series. Arizona defeated two-time defending champion South Carolina two games to none to claim their fourth championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Link Jarrett</span> American college baseball coach

Lincoln "Link" Jarrett is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop, who is the current head coach of the Florida State Seminoles. Jarrett played college baseball at Florida State University from 1991 to 1994 for coach Mike Martin. He was the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 2013 to 2019 and University of Notre Dame from 2020 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Florida Bulls baseball</span>

The South Florida Bulls baseball team is the intercollegiate men's baseball program representing the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. The team competes in the American Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. Founded in 1966, the baseball team is one of the oldest teams at the university. The Bulls have captured eleven conference titles and 14 NCAA tournament appearances. The team plays their home games on campus at USF Baseball Stadium at Red McEwen Field and are coached by Billy Mohl.

Eric Rigoberto Gutierrez is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball first basemen. He is the volunteer assistant coach at Texas Tech University. He played college baseball at Texas Tech University from 2013 to 2016. He was drafted in the 20th round by the Miami Marlins in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, where he would play in their organization until 2018.

The 1970 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Jack Stallings in his 2nd season at Florida State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball team</span> American college baseball season

The 1999 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his 20th season at Florida State.

The 1960 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Bovard Field. The team was coached by Rod Dedeaux in his 19th season at USC.

The 1995 USC Trojans baseball team represented the University of Southern California in the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Dedeaux Field. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his 9th season at USC.

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1992". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "1987 Florida State Baseball Media Guide". www.fsu.digital.flvc.org. Florida State University. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2019.