2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches #11
2015 record 33–13 (16–8 ACC)
Head coach Mike Martin (36th year)
Assistant coach Mike Martin, Jr. (18th year)
Pitching coach Mike Bell (4th year)
Home stadium Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Atlantic
#4 Louisville 16 – 2   .889     27 – 9   .750
#9 Florida State 11 – 7   .611     27 – 12   .692
#25 Notre Dame 9 – 9   .500     24 – 11   .686
Wake Forest 9 – 9   .500     22 – 16   .579
Clemson 9 – 9   .500     20 – 18   .526
NC State 8 – 9   .471     20 – 14   .588
Boston College 6 – 11   .353     18 – 18   .500
Coastal
#6 Miami (FL) 14 – 4   .778     29 – 9   .763
#24 Georgia Tech 9 – 9   .500     24 – 12   .667
North Carolina 9 – 9   .500     23 – 14   .622
Virginia 7 – 11   .389     22 – 14   .611
Virginia Tech 7 – 11   .389     18 – 20   .474
Pittsburgh 6 – 12   .333     14 – 21   .400
Duke 5 – 13   .278     22 – 15   .595
‡ – Tournament champion
As of April 16, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles play their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Mike Martin, in his 36th season at Florida State. It is the Seminoles' 24th season as a member of the ACC and its 10th in the ACC's Atlantic Division.

Previous season

In 2014, the Seminoles finished the season as Atlantic division champions with a record of 43–17, 21–9 in conference play. They qualified for the ACC Tournament and were eliminated in pool play. The Seminoles qualified for the NCAA Tournament as the #5 overall national seed. They were hosts of the Tallahassee regional, which also contained Georgia Southern, Alabama, and Kennesaw State. Florida State was upset by both Georgia Southern and Alabama and was eliminated after just two games.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Florida State Seminoles roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Billy Strode - Senior
  • 6 - Cobi Johnson - Freshman
  • 7 - Steven Wells - Freshman
  • 9 - Andy Ward - Freshman
  • 16 - Taylor Blatch - Sophomore
  • 17 - Mike Compton - Junior
  • 18 - Ed Voyles - Freshman
  • 19 - Andrew Karp - Freshman
  • 24 - Dylan Silva - Junior
  • 26 - Taylor Folsom - Freshman
  • 27 - Derek Vail - Junior
  • 30 - Will Zirzow - Freshman
  • 31 - Alec Byrd - Sophomore
  • 33 - Bryant Holtmann - Senior
  • 36 - Boomer Biegalski - Sophomore
  • 38 - Alex Deise - Sophomore
  • 42 - Jim Voyles - Sophomore
  • 46 - Drew Carlton - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 13 - Danny De La Calle - Senior
  • 20 - Gage West - Sophomore
  • 25 - Bret Maxwell - Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 - Darren Miller - Freshman
  • 10 - Taylor Walls - Freshman
  • 12 - John Sansone - Junior
  • 14 - Jackson Owens - Freshman
  • 15 - Hank Truluck - Sophomore
  • 21 - Ben DeLuzio - Sophomore
  • 23 - Chris Marconcini - Senior
  • 29 - Quincy Nieporte - Sophomore
  • 32 - Hayden Kelly - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Nick Graganella - Junior
  • 2 - Josh Delph - Senior
  • 8 - DJ Stewart - Junior
  • 43 - Timmy Delph - Freshman
  

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Florida State		 Alma Mater
Mike Martin Head Coach 36 Florida State University (1966)
Mike Bell Associate Head Coach 4 Florida State University (1996)
Mike Martin, Jr. Assistant Coach 18 Florida State University (1995)

Season

Preseason

In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked by the coaches to finish second in the conference and first in the Atlantic Division.[3]

Schedule

Legend
 Florida State win
 Florida State loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida State team member
2015 Florida State Seminoles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 12 12* 16 19 18 11 9 8 8 13 11 11  
Baseball America 21 21 25 21 18 13 10 10 8 13 12 9  
Collegiate Baseball^ 11 11 22 22 11 7 7 8 7 9 8 7  
NCBWA† 16 15 22 22 17 12 10 8 8 13 12 11

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

Awards

D.J. Stewart

Watchlist

D.J. Stewart
Billy Strode

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Named 2015 ACC Baseball Preseason Favorite". The ACC. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Oakland vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Oakland vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Oakland vs. Florida State: Game Three". Seminoles.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Florida State vs. Jacksonville: Game One". Seminoles.com. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Florida State vs. Georgia: Game One". Seminoles.com. February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Florida State vs. Georgia: Game Two". Seminoles.com. February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Florida State vs. Georgia: Game Three". Seminoles.com. February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jacksonville vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "UNC Wilmington vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ "UNC Wilmington vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  14. ↑ "UNC Wilmington vs. Florida State: Game Three". Seminoles.com. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ "South Florida vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  16. ↑ "South Florida vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Boston College vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Boston College vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. March 7, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Boston College vs. Florida State: Game Three". Seminoles.com. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ "UCF vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  21. ↑ "UCF vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Wake Forest vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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  25. ↑ "Florida State vs. Florida: Game One". Seminoles.com. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Florida State vs. Virginia: Game One". Seminoles.com. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Florida State vs. Virginia: Game Two". Seminoles.com. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Florida State vs. Virginia: Game Three". Seminoles.com. March 22, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Alabama State vs. Florida State". Seminoles.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Virginia Tech vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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  32. ↑ "Virginia Tech vs. Florida State: Game Three". Seminoles.com. March 29, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Florida vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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  35. ↑ "Florida State vs. NC State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Florida State vs. NC State: Game Three". Seminoles.com. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  38. ↑ "Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  39. ↑ "Florida State vs. Notre Dame: Game One". Seminoles.com. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Florida State vs. Notre Dame: Game Two". Seminoles.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  41. ↑ "Florida State vs. Notre Dame: Game Three". Seminoles.com. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  42. ↑ "Florida vs. Florida State: Game Three". Seminoles.com. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  43. ↑ "Pitt vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  44. ↑ "Pitt vs. Florida State: Game Two". Seminoles.com. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  45. ↑ "Pitt vs. Florida State: Game Three". Seminoles.com. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  46. ↑ "Stetson vs. Florida State: Game One". Seminoles.com. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  47. ↑ "Florida State vs. Miami: Game One". Seminoles.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  48. ↑ "Florida State vs. Miami: Game Two". Seminoles.com. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  49. ↑ "Florida State vs. Miami: Game Three". Seminoles.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
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  56. ↑ "Stewart Named to Midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  57. ↑ "Strode Named to Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
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  62. ↑ "Marconcini Earns National, ACC Player of the Week Honors". Seminoles.com. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

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