1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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.

1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA South Regional champions Metro tournament champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	51–12 ( Metro)
Head coach	Mike Martin (1st year)
Home stadium	Seminole Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

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 -   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. "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.