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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record52–17 (19–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDick Howser Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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

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Roster

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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

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1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[4][2]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "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.