2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ACC Atlantic Division champions NCAA Tallahassee Regional champions NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	54–14 (24–6 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Martin (29th year)
Home stadium	Dick Howser Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 7 Florida State  x‍‍‍y	24	–	6		.800			54	–	14		.794
No. 15 NC State  ‍‍‍y	18	–	11		.621			42	–	22		.656
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	13	–	16		.448			25	–	31		.446
Clemson  ‍‍‍	11	–	18		.379			31	–	27		.534
Maryland  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			30	–	26		.536
Boston College  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			26	–	27		.491
Coastal
No. 5 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‡‍y	23	–	5		.821			53	–	11		.828
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y	22	–	7		.759			54	–	14		.794
No. 24 Georgia Tech y ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			41	–	21		.661
Virginia  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	23		.629
Duke  ‍‍‍	10	–	18		.357			37	–	18		.673
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	6	–	24		.200			23	–	32		.418
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 27, 2008 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2008 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-ninth season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their eighteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after losing a game to Stanford and another to Miami (FL). ^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2008 Florida State Seminoles roster [3] [2]
	Pitchers 10 - Luke Smierciak - Freshman 14 - Ryan Strauss - Senior 16 - Bo O'Dell - Junior 17 - Mark Peterson - Freshman 20 - Calvin Brutus - Junior 21 - Geoff Parker - Freshman 22 - John Gast - Freshman 23 - Taiwan Easterling - Freshman 25 - Mike McGee - Freshman 26 - Jimmy Marshall - Junior 27 - Elih Villanueva - Junior 28 - Tyler Everett - Freshman 30 - Ben Francis - Sophomore 30 - Michael Martinez - Freshman 32 - Matt Fairel - Sophomore 33 - Trent Jarvis - Senior 35 - Ryan Vigue - Freshman 51 - Scott Thorson - Freshman		Catchers 7 - Parker Brunelle - Freshman 8 - Buster Posey - Junior 19 - Matt Kane - Freshman 31 - John Doolittle - Freshman Infielders 1 - Stuart Tapley - Freshman 3 - Tony Delmonico - Junior 5 - Jack Posey - Freshman 6 - Tommy Oravetz - Junior 13 - Jason Stidham - Sophomore 20 - Nick Vickerson - Freshman 23 - Nick Polston - Junior 24 - Dennis Guinn - Senior 38 - Stephen Cardullo - Sophomore		Outfielders 2 - Ohmed Danesh - Sophomore 9 - Ruairi O'Connor - Junior 15 - Tyler Holt - Freshman 37 - Neil Malpass - Senior 46 - Jack Rye - Senior

Coaches

2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
Mike Martin - Head coach - 29th year Jamey Shouppe - Assistant coach - 19th year Mike Martin Jr. - Assistant coach - 11th year Rod Delmonico - Volunteer assistant coach - 1st year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log [4] [2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Feb 23 Duquesne* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–37 1–0 Feb 23 Duquesne* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–37 2–0 Feb 24 Duquesne* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–38 3–0 Feb 28 at Auburn* No. 12 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 7–5 4–0 Feb 29 at Auburn* No. 12 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 6–5 5–0
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 Auburn* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 6–0 Mar 2 Auburn* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–1 7–0 Mar 4 UNC Asheville* No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 8–0 Mar 5 UNC Asheville* No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 9–0 Mar 8 Maryland No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 10–0 1–0 Mar 8 Maryland No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–0 11–0 2–0 Mar 9 Maryland No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–8 12–0 3–0 Mar 12 Georgia* No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 10–13 12–1 Mar 12 Georgia* No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 13–1 Mar 14 No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–7 14–1 4–0 Mar 15 No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–2 15–1 5–0 Mar 16 No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–8 16–1 6–0 Mar 18 at No. 29 Florida* No. 3 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1–6 16–2 Mar 21 at Virginia Tech No. 3 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 9–4 17–2 7–0 Mar 22 at Virginia Tech No. 3 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 12–11 18–2 8–0 Mar 23 at Virginia Tech No. 3 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 18–12 19–2 9–0 Mar 25 Stetson* No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–2 20–2 Mar 26 Stetson* No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 19–3 21–2 Mar 28 at Wake Forest No. 2 Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 21–2 22–2 10–0 Mar 29 at Wake Forest No. 2 Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 2–4 22–3 10–1 Mar 30 at Wake Forest No. 2 Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 3–211 23–3 11–1
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 1 vs No. 17 Florida* No. 2 Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 10–2 24–3 Apr 2 at Jacksonville* No. 2 John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 7–5 25–3 Apr 4 No. 16 Virginia No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–3 26–3 12–1 Apr 6 No. 16 Virginia No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 3–210 27–3 13–1 Apr 6 No. 16 Virginia No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 3–210 28–3 14–1 Apr 11 at Boston College No. 1 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA W 8–6 29–3 15–1 Apr 11 at Boston College No. 1 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA W 4–3 30–3 16–1 Apr 12 at Boston College No. 1 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA W 17–2 31–3 17–1 Apr 15 Florida* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–2 32–3 Apr 16 North Florida* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 33–3 Apr 18 No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–11 33–4 17–2 Apr 19 No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–5 34–4 18–2 Apr 20 No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 10–117 34–5 18–3 Apr 25 at No. 3 North Carolina No. 2 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 4–11 34–6 18–4 Apr 26 at No. 3 North Carolina No. 2 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 13–5 35–6 19–4 Apr 27 at No. 3 North Carolina No. 2 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 1–211 35–7 19–5 Apr 29 at Stetson* No. 4 Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 13–3 36–7 Apr 30 at Stetson* No. 4 Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 6–3 37–7
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 3 at Clemson No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 9–810 38–7 20–5 May 4 at Clemson No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 13–4 39–7 21–5 May 5 at Clemson No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–2 40–7 22–5 May 7 Jacksonville* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–7 40–8 May 9 Savannah State* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 23–47 41–8 May 10 Savannah State* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 19–27 42–8 May 11 Savannah State* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 24–47 43–8 May 12 Savannah State* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–07 44–8 May 15 No. 21 NC State No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 2–12 44–9 22–6 May 16 No. 21 NC State No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 1–0 45–9 23–6 May 17 No. 21 NC State No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 46–9 24–6
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 21 (7) Wake Forest No. 4 (2) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 8–3 47–9 1–0 May 23 (6) Virginia No. 4 (2) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL L 3–5 47–10 1–1 May 24 No. 1 (3) North Carolina No. 4 (2) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 9–6 48–10 2–1
NCAA Tallahassee Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg Record May 30 (4) Bucknell No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 0–8 48–11 0–1 May 31 No. 27 (2) Florida No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–11 49–11 1–1 June 1 (4) Bucknell No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 24–9 50–11 2–1 June 1 (3) Tulane No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–8 51–11 3–1 June 2 (3) Tulane No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–7 52–11 4–1
NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record June 6 No. 11 Wichita State No. 3 (4) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7–10 52–12 1–1 June 7 No. 11 Wichita State No. 3 (4) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–4 53–12 1–1 June 8 No. 11 Wichita State No. 3 (4) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 54–12 2–1
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 14 No. 7 Stanford No. 3 (4) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–16 54–13 0–1 June 16 No. 1 (1) Miami (FL) No. 3 (4) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–7 54–14 0–2

Ranking movements

Main article: 2008 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches' Poll	12	12*	8	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3*	3*	8
Baseball America	—	—	20	14	10	8	6	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	2	2	2	7
Collegiate Baseball	12	12	8	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	7
NCBWA	13	11	9	6	5	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	8

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
2. "2008 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
3. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
4. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 116. Retrieved November 7, 2021.