1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1998 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 nineteenth season as head coach at Florida State.

1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ACC champions NCAA Atlantic II Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	53–20 (19–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Martin (19th year)
Home stadium	Dick Howser Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Florida State  ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	4		.818			53	–	20		.726
No. 15 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	9		.609			41	–	22		.651
No. 23 Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	14	–	9		.609			43	–	16		.729
NC State  ‍‍‍^y	12	–	9		.571			39	–	21		.650
No. 27 Wake Forest  ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	10		.565			43	–	23		.652
No. 18 North Carolina  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	10		.565			42	–	23		.646
Duke  ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			38	–	20		.655
Maryland  ‍‍‍	5	–	18		.217			26	–	30		.464
Virginia  ‍‍‍	5	–	18		.217			28	–	26		.519
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their fifteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to eventual runner-up Arizona State and fourth-place Long Beach State.^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1998 Florida State Seminoles roster^[3]^[2]
	Pitchers 4 - John Bentley - Sophomore 10 - Chris Chavez -   Junior 16 - Jason Hubbard - Freshman 19 - Matt Stanford - Junior 21 - Blair Varnes - Freshman 23 - Mike Smalley - Freshman 24 - Wes Crawford - Sophomore 26 - Zach Diaz - Junior 29 - Mike DiBlasi - Sophomore 30 - Nick Stocks -   Freshman 31 - Scott Proctor - Junior 33 - David Kelly - Junior 37 - Chris Ginn - Freshman 41 - Jon McDonald -   Freshman 44 - Scott Hudson - Sophomore		Catchers 12 - Jeremy Salazar - Senior 22 - Henry Mayfield - Junior 25 - Jeremiah Klosterman - Junior Infielders 1 - Brett Groves - Freshman 7 - Brooks Badeaux - Senior 9 - Karl Jernigan - Freshman 13 - Kevin Cash - Sophomore 15 - Matt Woodward - Senior		Outfielders 17 - Terry Henderson - Senior 18 - Eric Heath - Junior 27 - Brian Cox - Senior 32 - Matt Diaz - Freshman 35 - Shawn McCorkel - Sophomore 43 - Clint Byrd -   Freshman 45 - George Otero -   Freshman Utility 5 - Jose Zabala - Senior

Coaches

1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
Mike Martin - Head Coach - 19th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[4]^[2]
Regular season
January/February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Jan 30 vs Notre Dame* Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL L 1–10 0–1 Jan 31 vs Ohio State* Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL W 6–4 1–1 Feb 1 vs Tennessee* Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL L 3–5 1–2 Feb 6 at Arizona State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 3–2 2–2 Feb 7 at Arizona State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–1 3–2 Feb 10 at Hawaii Pacific* Hans L'Orange Field • Waipahu, HI W 2–0 4–2 Feb 10 at Hawaii Pacific* Hans L'Orange Field • Waipahu, HI L 8–9 4–3 Feb 11 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 7–2 5–3 Feb 12 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 11–2 6–3 Feb 13 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 6–9 6–4 Feb 14 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 2–8 6–5 Feb 17 Charleston Southern* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–0 7–5 Feb 18 Charleston Southern* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–0 8–5 Feb 21 at Florida* Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1–3 8–6 Feb 24 The Citadel* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 9–6 Feb 25 The Citadel* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–5 10–6 Feb 28 Florida* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 11–6
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 Florida* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 5–10^10 11–7 Mar 3 UNC Greensboro* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–1 12–7 Mar 4 UNC Greensboro* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–4 13–7 Mar 6 NC State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–0 14–7 1–0 Mar 9 at South Florida* Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 8–4 15–7 Mar 10 vs LIU Brooklyn* Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL W 11–0 16–7 Mar 11 vs St. Joseph's* Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL W 16–1 17–7 Mar 13 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 12–11 18–7 2–0 Mar 14 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 10–4 19–7 3–0 Mar 15 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 9–6 20–7 4–0 Mar 17 Morehead State* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–1 21–7 Mar 20 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–5 22–7 5–0 Mar 21 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 23–7 6–0 Mar 22 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–9 24–7 7–0 Mar 24 Florida Atlantic* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–3 25–7 Mar 25 Florida Atlantic* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 26–7 Mar 26 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–14 26–8 7–1 Mar 27 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–2 27–8 8–1 Mar 28 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–0 28–8 9–1 Mar 31 Mercer* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–3 29–8
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 1 Mercer* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–0 30–8 Apr 3 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–9 30–9 Apr 4 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 2–8 30–10 Apr 5 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–9 30–11 Apr 8 Jacksonville* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 31–11 Apr 10 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 5–6 31–12 9–2 Apr 11 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 20–4 32–12 10–2 Apr 12 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–3 33–12 11–2 Apr 15 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 11–4 34–12 Apr 17 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 3–2 35–12 12–2 Apr 18 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 36–12 13–2 Apr 19 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 37–12 14–2 Apr 21 Southwestern Louisiana* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–4 38–12 Apr 22 Southwestern Louisiana* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–1 39–12 Apr 24 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 1–2 39–13 14–3 Apr 25 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–5 39–14 14–4 Apr 26 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–2 40–14 15–4
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 1 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1–7 40–15 May 2 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–5 41–15 May 3 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–4 42–15 May 6 Saint Leo* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 8–11 42–16 May 9 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 5–4 43–16 16–4 May 9 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 11–2 44–16 17–4 May 10 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 9–6 45–16 18–4
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 15 (9) Virginia (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 4–1 46–16 1–0 May 16 (5) Wake Forest (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 14–1 47–16 2–0 May 17 (6) North Carolina (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 13–11 48–16 3–0 May 18 (4) NC State (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 13–6 49–16 4–0 May 18 (5) Wake Forest (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 1–2 49–17 4–1 May 19 5) Wake Forest (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 3–6 49–18 4–2
NCAA Atlantic II Regional Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 23 (6) Liberty (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–7 50–18 1–0 May 24 (3) Delaware (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 27–6 51–18 2–0 May 25 (4) Oklahoma (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 23–2 52–18 3–0 May 26 (2) Auburn (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–10 53–18 4–0
College World Series Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 29 (6) Arizona State (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 10–11 53–19 0–1 May 31 (7) Long Beach State (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–7 53–20 0–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
2. "1998 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
3. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
4. Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 113. Retrieved September 13, 2021.