2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2000 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 twenty-first season as head coach at Florida State.

2000 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
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech  ‍y 18 6   .750 50 16   .758
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 51 18   .739
No. 3 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 53 19   .736
No. 20 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 14 10   .583 41 20   .672
No. 21 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 46 17   .730
NC State  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 30 28   .517
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 26 31   .456
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 17   .227 24 33   .421
Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 17 41   .293
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventeenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after splitting two games against Southern California, a win against Texas and a semifinal loss to eventual champion LSU.[2]

Personnel

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Roster

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2000 Florida State Seminoles roster[3][2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - John Bentley -   Junior
  • 7 - Daniel Hodges - Freshman
  • 13 - Nick Whidden -   Freshman
  • 17 - Chris Whidden - Sophomore
  • 20 - Robby Read -   Freshman
  • 21 - Blair Varnes -   Sophomore
  • 24 - Eric Roman -   Freshman
  • 29 - Mike DiBlasi - Senior
  • 35 - Mike Ziegler - Junior
  • 37 - Chris Ginn - Junior
  • 41 - Jon McDonald -   Junior
  • 46 - Matt Lynch - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 10 - Chris Hart - Sophomore
  • 44 - Javier Neto - Sophomore
  • 16 - Cory Posey - Senior
  • 32 - Blair McCaleb - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - Brett Groves - Junior
  • 2 - Bobby Spano - Sophomore
  • 5 - Brian Kraft - Freshman
  • 18 - Pichi Balet - Junior
  • 22 - Justin McClain - Freshman
  • 26 - Scott Boyd - Junior
  • 27 - Ryan Barthelemy - Sophomore
  • 31 - Marshall McDougall - Senior
  • 33 - John Halliday - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 8 - Mike Futrell - Sophomore
  • 9 - Karl Jernigan - Junior
  • 14 - Clint Thigpen -   Freshman
  • 15 - Chris Smith - Sophomore
  • 19 - Ryan West - Freshman
  • 39 - John-Ford Griffin - Sophomore

Coaches

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2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log: 53–19[4][2]
Regular season: 43–13
Postseason: 10–6

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "2000 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 114. Retrieved September 20, 2021.