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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record53–20 (19–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDick Howser Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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

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Roster

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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

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1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[4][2]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "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.