1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Florida State Seminoles baseball logo.svg
Conference Metro Conference
Record54–16 (9–3 Metro)
Head coach
Home stadium Seminole Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988 
1987 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Carolina  131 .9293914 .736
No. 6 Florida State  y93 .7505518 .753
Virginia Tech  95 .6433216 .667
Memphis State  99 .5003323 .589
Southern Miss  711 .3893625 .590
Cincinnati  58 .3853122 .585
Louisville  114 .0671236 .250
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his eighth season as head coach at Florida State.

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The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their ninth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording a win against Arizona State and losses to eventual semifinalists LSU and Texas. [2]

Personnel

Roster

1987 Florida State Seminoles roster [3] [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Richie Lewis - Junior
  • 9 - Jon Egertson - Junior
  • 14 - Matt Dunbar - Freshman
  • 15 - Mike Schmit - Senior
  • 16 - Clay Robertson - Junior
  • 17 - Steve Kovensky - Senior
  • 21 - Rod Byerly - Junior
  • 22 - Jerry Nielsen - Junior
  • 23 - John Wanish - Junior
  • 27 - Mike Brady - Senior
  • 29 - Chris Pollack - Senior
  • 30 - Ed Porcelli - Senior
  • 31 - Paul Thomas - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 42 - Ron Spyker - Junior
  • 44 - Bryan Campbell - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 18 - Willie Woods - Junior
  • 24 - Barry Blackwell - Junior
  • 32 - Robert Epstein - Freshman
  • 43 - Ed Fulton - Junior
  • 49 - Shawn Troxel - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Edwin Alicea - Sophomore
  • 12 - Rafael Bournigal - Junior
  • 13 - Donny Erickson - Junior
  • 19 - Jose Marzan - Senior
  • 25 - Mike Holman - Freshman
  • 26 - Mike Rudi - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 2 - Deion Sanders - Sophomore
  • 5 - Victor Floyd - Sophomore
  • 6 - Marc Giordano - Junior
  • 7 - Ronald Lewis - Freshman
  • 10 - B.J. Guzzone - Junior
  • 18 - Keith Kidd - Senior
  • 20 - Greg Clayborne - Junior
  • 39 - Mike Skoutelakis - Senior
  • 45 - Steve Taddeo - Senior

Coaches

1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
 Florida State win
 Florida State loss
1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log [4] [2]
Regular season
Postseason

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "1987 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  4. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 110. Retrieved May 19, 2021.