1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1996 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 seventeenth season as head coach at Florida State.

1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ACC champions NCAA West Regional champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	52–17 (19–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Martin (17th year)
Home stadium	Dick Howser Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	5		.792			52	–	17		.754
No. 4 Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7		.708			51	–	17		.750
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	11		.542			40	–	24		.625
No. 28 NC State  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	11		.542			42	–	19		.689
No. 19 Virginia  ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	13		.458			44	–	21		.677
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			33	–	25		.569
Duke  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			39	–	18		.684
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			26	–	32		.448
Maryland  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			24	–	27		.471
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their fourteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording a win against Wichita State and a pair of losses to Florida.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1996 Florida State Seminoles roster^[3]^[2]
	Pitchers 6 - Mike Davis - Junior 10 - Chris Chavez -   Freshman 16 - Stephen Neill - Junior 17 - Josh Davis - Freshman 21 - Randy Choate - Sophomore 24 - Wes Crawford - Freshman 26 - Zach Diaz - Freshman 31 - Scott Proctor - Freshman 32 - Chuck Howell - Junior 33 - Randy Niles - Sophomore 35 - Scooby Morgan - Senior 43 - Chris Tramel - Junior 44 - Robert Tyree - Freshman		Catchers 12 - Jeremy Salazar - Sophomore 22 - Henry Mayfield - Freshman 25 - Jeremiah Klosterman - Freshman Infielders 1 - Adam Faurot - Junior 2 - Geoff Sprague - Junior 5 - Jose Zabala - Sophomore 7 - Brooks Badeaux - Sophomore 9 - Scott Zech - Junior 15 - Matt Woodward - Sophomore		Outfielders 14 - Shane Roland - Freshman 23 - Bryan Senior - Sophomore 27 - Steve Nedeau - Senior 29 - Billy Brown - Freshman 37 - Jeremy Morris - Junior 39 - J. D. Drew - Sophomore

Coaches

1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
Mike Martin - Head Coach - 17th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[4]^[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Feb 3 Marshall* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–1 1–0 Feb 4 Marshall* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 34–0 2–0 Feb 10 UNC Asheville* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–2 3–0 Feb 11 UNC Asheville* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–8 4–0 Feb 16 Minnesota* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 5–0 Feb 17 Minnesota* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 23–11 6–0 Feb 18 Minnesota* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 7–0 Feb 23 at Cal State Fullerton* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–3 7–1 Feb 24 vs Southern California* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 8–10 7–2 Feb 29 at Florida* Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 11–2 8–2
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 2 Florida* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–6 8–3 Mar 3 Florida* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 10–11 8–4 Mar 5 Mercer* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 9–4 Mar 6 Mercer* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–5 10–4 Mar 8 Coastal Carolina* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 11–4 Mar 9 Coastal Carolina* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–8 12–4 Mar 10 Coastal Carolina* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–3 13–4 Mar 12 Maine* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–5 14–4 Mar 13 Maine* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–5 15–4 Mar 14 Maine* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 16–4 Mar 15 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–6 17–4 1–0 Mar 16 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–2 18–4 2–0 Mar 17 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–5 19–4 3–0 Mar 20 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 2–1^7> 20–4 4–0 Mar 20 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–1^7 21–4 5–0 Mar 21 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 9–1 22–4 6–0 Mar 22 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 11–7 23–4 7–0 Mar 23 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 9–6 24–4 8–0 Mar 24 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 12–3 25–4 9–0 Mar 29 NC State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 26–4 10–0 Mar 31 NC State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4^7 27–4 11–0 Mar 31 NC State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4^7 28–4 12–0
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 3 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 10–1 29–4 Apr 5 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–2 30–4 Apr 6 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 2–13 30–5 Apr 7 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–1 31–5 Apr 9 Jacksonville* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–6 32–5 Apr 10 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 4–1 33–5 Apr 12 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 2–6 33–6 Apr 13 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 8–9 33–7 Apr 14 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 4–7 33–8 Apr 17 Jacksonville* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 34–8 Apr 19 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 35–8 13–0 Apr 20 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–4 36–8 14–0 Apr 21 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 37–8 15–0 Apr 26 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–4 38–8 16–0 Apr 27 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–3 39–8 17–0 Apr 28 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 1–4 39–9 17–1 Apr 30 Florida Atlantic* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–8 40–9
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 1 Florida Atlantic* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–5 41–9 May 4 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 0–3 41–10 17–2 May 5 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–2 41–11 17–3 May 6 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 0–2 41–12 17–4 May 10 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 6–0 42–12 18–4 May 11 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA L 7–9 42–13 18–5 May 12 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 6–3 43–13 19–5
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 15 (8) Wake Forest (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 8–4 44–13 1–0 May 16 (5) Virginia (1) Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC L 2–3 44–14 1–1 May 17 (7) Duke (1) Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC W 7–3 45–14 2–1 May 18 (2) Clemson (1) Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC W 8–1 46–14 3–1 May 18 (5) Virginia (1) Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC W 8–2 47–14 4–1 May 19 (5) Virginia (1) Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC L 1–12 47–15 4–2
NCAA West Regional Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 23 (6) Northeastern Illinois (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 16–0 48–15 1–0 May 24 (4) UC Santa Barbara (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 10–1 49–15 2–0 May 25 (2) Stanford (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 5–4 50–15 3–0 May 36 (5) Cal State Northridge (1) Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 9–2 51–15 4–0
College World Series Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 1 (2) Florida (7) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–5 51–16 0–1 June 3 (3) Wichita State (7) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–4 52–16 1–1 June 4 (2) Florida (7) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–6 52–17 1–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
2. "1996 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
3. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
4. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 112–113. Retrieved September 7, 2021.