2020 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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2020 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Florida State Seminoles baseball logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
CB No. 13
Record12–5 (1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Belanger (1st season)
  • Mike Metcalf (1st season)
  • Tyler Holt (2nd season)
Home stadium Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
Notre Dame  30 1.000112 .846
No. 24 Clemson  30 1.000143 .824
No. 2 Louisville  21 .667134 .765
No. 11 NC State  12 .333143 .824
No. 15 Florida State  12 .333125 .706
Wake Forest  12 .333108 .556
Boston College  03 .00069 .400
Coastal
No. 7 Miami (FL)  30 1.000124 .750
Virginia  21 .667144 .778
No. 10 Duke  21 .667124 .750
Georgia Tech  21 .667115 .688
No. 25 Virginia Tech  12 .333115 .688
North Carolina  03 .000127 .632
Pittsburgh  03 .000106 .625
Tournament champion
As of March 18, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Martin Jr., in his first season as head coach after succeeding his father and 40-year head coach, Mike Martin, prior to the season. [2] [3]

Contents

On March 12, 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. [4] On March 17, 2020, the conference announced that the remainder of the season was canceled. [5]

Previous season

The Seminoles finished 2019 with a trip to the College World Series, making their 22nd appearance in Omaha. They finished with a 1–2 record in the event, good for fifth place. For the season, Florida State compiled a record of 42–23, and finished in third place in the ACC Atlantic Division with a 17–13 mark.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Florida State Seminoles roster [6]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – Shane DrohanJunior
  • 6 – Brandon Walker – Freshman
  • 12 – Tyler Ahearn – Junior
  • 13 – Jonah Scolaro – Junior
  • 15 – CJ Van EykJunior
  • 17 – Clayton Kwiatkowski – Senior
  • 18 – Hunter Perdue – Junior
  • 20 – Kyle McMullen – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 21 – Chris Ruckdeschel – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 29 – Parker MessickFreshman
  • 30 – Antonio Velez – Senior
  • 31 – Conor Grady – Junior
  • 33 – Chase Haney – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 36 – Davis Hare – Junior
  • 40 – Jack Anderson – Sophomore
  • 43 – Bryce HubbartFreshman
  • 48 – Aaron Jensen – Redshirt.svg Freshman
 

Catchers

Infielders

  • 2 – Nander de Sedas – Sophomore
  • 3 – Danny Andzel – Freshman
  • 9 – Cooper Swanson – Junior
  • 16 – Tyler Martin – Freshman
  • 27 – Jackson Greene – Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 19 – Elijah Cabell – Sophomore
  • 23 – Reese Albert – Junior
  • 26 – Robby MartinSophomore
  • 38 – Isaiah Perry – Junior

Utility

  • 25 – Doug Kirkland (C/P) – Freshman
  • 32 – Logan Lacey (UTL) – Junior
  • 45 – Dylan Simmons (1B/P) – Freshman
  • 51 – Nico Baldor (UTL) – Senior

Coaching Staff

2020 Florida State Seminoles coaching staff [6]
NamePositionSeasons at
Florida State
Mike Martin, Jr. Head Coach23
Jimmy BelangerAssistant Coach/Pitching Coach1
Mike MetcalfAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator1
Tyler Holt Assistant Coach/Volunteer2

Schedule

Legend
 Florida State win
 Florida State loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida State team member
2020 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log [7]
Regular season
Postseason

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234Final
Coaches Poll 1414*14*141616
Baseball America 121412141919*
Collegiate Baseball ^151511141613
NCBWA 141512141717*
D1Baseball12129111515*

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards

2020 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
CJ Van Eyk RHP242 Toronto Blue Jays
Shane Drohan LHP5148 Boston Red Sox

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. Jim Henry (June 21, 2019). "Mike Martin Jr. named new Florida State baseball coach". Tallahassee Democrat . Tallahassee, Florida . Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. Jim Henry (January 23, 2020). "Mike Martin enjoying retirement as son takes over Florida State's baseball program". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. "Florida State Athletics Announces Suspension Of Spring Sports". Florida State University. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. "ACC Cancels All Athletic Activities Through End of 2019–20 Academic Year". Atlantic Coast Conference. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "2019–20 Baseball Roster". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  8. "Noles Fall to Niagara in Season Opener". February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  9. "Noles Even Series in Dominating Fashion". February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  10. "First Inning Outburst Leads Noles Past Niagara". February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  11. "Nelson's 3-R HR Powers Noles Past Bulls". February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. "Cabell's Three-Run Homer Pushes Noles Past Bearcats". February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  13. "Noles Clinch Series vs. Bearcats". February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  14. "Cabell's Grand Slam Caps Weekend Sweep". February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  15. "Noles Surrender One Hit in 5–1 Win vs. FAU". February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  16. "FSU Opens Doubleheader With Win". February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  17. "Noles Split Doubleheader vs. FAU, No. 3 Texas Tech". February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  18. "Late Runs Push No. 3 Texas Tech Past Noles". March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  19. "Tyler Martin Walks-Off Bears, Hands Mercer First Loss". March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  20. "Van Eyk Shines, but Noles Drop Pitcher's Duel". March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  21. "No. 12 Duke Clinches Series". March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  22. "Albert, Cabell Power Noles Past No. 12 Duke". March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  23. "Velez's Career-Day Leads Noles Past No. 1 Florida". March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  24. "Albert's 2 Homers Push Noles Past Redbirds". March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  25. "Cabell Named ACC Co-Player of the Week". Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.