2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
American college baseball season
The 2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium , named for 35th year head coach Mike Martin . It was the Seminoles' 23rd season as a member of the ACC and its 9th in the ACC Atlantic Division.
Florida State achieved forty wins for the thirty-seventh straight year and twenty conference wins for the seventh time in school history. The Seminoles made an appearance in the NCAA tournament for the fifty-second time, their thirty-seventh straight tournament appearance. Florida State was chosen as a national seed for the tenth time and hosted a regional for the thirty-first time.
Personnel
Roster
2014 Florida State Seminoles roster[ 2]
Pitchers
5 - Billy Strode - Junior
7 - Luke Weaver - Junior
9 - Andy Ward - Freshman
16 - Taylor Blatch - Freshman
17 - Mike Compton - Sophomore
18 - Ed Voyles - Freshman
19 - Gage Smith - Senior
24 - Dylan Silva - Sophomore
30 - Will Zirzow - Freshman
31 - Alec Byrd - Freshman
33 - Bryant Holtmann - Junior
36 - Kenny Burkhead - Sophomore
37 - Brandon Leibrandt - Junior
40 - Peter Miller - Senior
42 - Jim Voyles - Freshman
44 - Jameis Winston - Sophomore
51 - Brandon Johnson - Senior
Catchers
13 - Danny De La Calle - Junior
20 - Gage West - Freshman
28 - Lee Howard - Junior
32 - Ladson Montgomery - Senior
Infielders
3 - John Nogowski - Junior
10 - Justin Gonzalez - Senior
12 - John Sansone - Sophomore
15 - Hank Truluck - Freshman
21 - Ben DeLuzio - Freshman
43 - Casey Smit - Senior
53 - Jose Brizuela - Junior
Outfielders
1 - Nick Graganella - Sophomore
2 - Josh Delph - Junior
8 - D. J. Stewart - Sophomore
25 - Brett Knief - Senior
27 - Matt Mulroy - Junior
Coaches
2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff[ 2]
11 - Mike Martin – Head coach – 35th season
22 - Mike Bell - Associate head coach / Pitchers - 3rd season
4 - Mike Martin, Jr. - Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator - 17th season
23 - Bryan Henry - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st season
Schedule
The Seminoles played a three-game series against Miami , despite the ACC not scheduling conference games between the two schools. The three games did not count in ACC standings.
Florida State was selected as the fifth overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log
Regular season (41–14)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
ACC Record
February 14
Niagara
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–2
Weaver (1–0)
Schwartz (0–1)
None
5,756
1–0
—
February 15
Niagara
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 4–1
Leibrandt (1–0)
Fittry (0–1)
Winston (1)
5,511
2–0
—
February 16
Niagara
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–08
Compton (1–0)
Stroud (0–1)
None
4,578
3–0
—
February 18
at Jacksonville
No. 5
John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL
W 12–6
Holtman (1–0)
Gordon (0–2)
None
3,000
4–0
—
February 21
Georgia
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 8–3
Weaver (2–0)
Lawlor (1–1)
None
5,024
5–0
—
February 22
Georgia
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 10–4
Smith (1–0)
Cheek (0–2)
None
6,568
6–0
—
February 23
Georgia
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
Cancelled
February 28
No. 17 Miami (FL)
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 1–3
Diaz (3–0)
Weaver (2–1)
Garcia (3)
5,599
6–1
—
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
ACC Record
March 1
No. 17 Miami (FL)
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 10–2
Leibrandt (2–0)
Radziewski (0–2)
None
6,593
7–1
—
March 2
No. 17 Miami (FL)
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–6
Smith (2–0)
Salcines (0–1)
None
5,902
8–1
—
March 4
at South Florida
No. 2
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 5–1
Miller (1–0)
Serrallonga (1–1)
None
3,615
9–1
—
March 5
at South Florida
No. 2
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 4–1
Hotlmann (2–0)
Herget (2–2)
Winston (2)
2,261
10–1
—
March 7
Maryland
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 15–3
Weaver (3–1)
Stinnett (2–2)
None
4,056
11–1
1–0
March 8
Maryland
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 1–5
Shawaryn (4–0)
Leibrandt (2–1)
None
4,801
11–2
1–1
March 9
Maryland
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 7–0
Compton (2–0)
Price (1–2)
None
4,059
12–2
2–1
March 11
at UCF
No. 2
Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
W 11–10
Silva (1–0)
Thompson (0–3)
Winston (3)
3,953
13–2
—
March 12
at UCF
No. 2
Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL
W 18–1
Holtmann (3–0)
Martin (0–1)
None
3,105
14–2
—
March 14
No. 6 NC State
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 6–1
Weaver (4–1)
Rodon (2–3)
None
4,504
15–2
3–1
March 15
No. 6 NC State
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 8–2
Leibrandt (3–1)
Jernigan (3–1)
None
5,481
16–2
4–1
March 15
No. 6 NC State
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 9–813
Burkhead (1–0)
Peterson (1–1)
None
5,481
17–2
5–1
March 18
at Florida
No. 2
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL
L 1–3
Rhodes (2–0)
Miller (1–1)
Poyner (1)
5,657
17–3
—
March 21
at No. 26 Clemson
No. 2
Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
L 3–9
Gossett (2–0)
Weaver (4–2)
None
4,948
17–4
5–2
March 22
at No. 26 Clemson
No. 2
Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
W 11–1
Leibrandt (4–1)
Crownover (4–2)
None
6,016
18–4
6–2
March 22
at No. 26 Clemson
No. 2
Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
W 4-3
Smith (3–0)
Schmidt (2–4)
Winston (4)
6,016
19–4
7–2
March 25
vs. Florida
No. 3
Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL
L 1–4
Young (3–0)
Miller (1–2)
Harris (4)
10,125
19–5
—
March 28
at Boston College
No. 3
Bill Beck Field (University of Rhode Island ) • Kingston, RI
W 6–0
Weaver (5–2)
Gorman (2–4)
None
313
20–5
8–2
March 28
at Boston College
No. 3
Bill Beck Field (University of Rhode Island) • Kingston, RI
W 11–7
Voyles (1–0)
Nicklas (1–2)
None
178
21–5
9–2
March 29
at Boston College
No. 3
Bill Beck Field (University of Rhode Island) • Kingston, RI
W 10–1
Holtmann (4–0)
Burke (0–3)
Johnson (1)
245
22–5
10–2
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
ACC Record
April 1
Florida Gulf Coast
No. 4
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 8–3
Smith (4–0)
Anderson (1–1)
None
4,685
23–5
—
April 4
Notre Dame
No. 4
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 8–712
Blatch (1–0)
McCarty (1–6)
None
5,678
24–5
11–2
April 6
Notre Dame
No. 4
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 11–2
Compton (3–0)
Hearne (1–4)
None
6,041
25–5
12-2
April 6
Notre Dame
No. 4
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 4–3
Holtmann (5–0)
Connaughton (0–2)
Smith (1)
6,041
26–5
13–2
April 8
No. 13 Florida
No. 2
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–8
Young (4–0)
Strode (0–1)
None
6,514
26–6
—
April 11
at Georgia Tech
No. 2
Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
L 3–5
Heddinger (2–1)
Weaver (5–3)
Isaacs (3)
2,681
26–7
13–3
April 12
at Georgia Tech
No. 2
Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
L 4–12
Stanton (3–1)
Compton (3–1)
None
3,204
26–8
13–4
April 13
at Georgia Tech
No. 2
Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
W 5–4
Silva (2–0)
Clay (2–1)
Winston (5)
3,288
27–8
14–4
April 15
Jacksonville
No. 7
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 6–1
Miller (2–2)
Maxon (0–3)
None
4,162
28–8
—
April 18
at Wake Forest
No. 7
Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC
W 7–1
Weaver (6–3)
Fischer (4-4)
None
1,684
29-8
15-4
April 19
at Wake Forest
No. 7
Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC
W 4–313
Winston (1–0)
Kelly (1–1)
None
953
30–8
16–4
April 20
at Wake Forest
No. 7
Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC
L 2–5
McCarren (1–0)
Miller (2–3)
Kaden (1)
851
30–9
16–5
April 22
Stetson
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 4–0
Strode (1–1)
Jordan (2–6)
None
4,393
31–9
—
April 23
Stetson
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 13–3
Silva (3–0)
Warmoth (1–3)
None
4,040
32–9
—
April 25
No. 2 Virginia
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 3–510
Mayberry (4–1)
Smith (4–1)
Howard (14)
4,852
32–10
16–6
April 26
No. 2 Virginia
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 7–0
Compton (4–1)
Sborz (4–3)
None
5,572
33–10
17–6
April 27
No. 2 Virginia
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 3–4
Waddell (6–2)
Holtmann (5–1)
Howard (15)
4,791
33–11
17–7
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
ACC Record
May 3
Minnesota
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 5–4
Byrd (1–0)
Sawyer (3–4)
None
5,196
34–11
—
May 3
Minnesota
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 3–2
Compton (5–1)
Meyer (4–3)
Miller (1)
5,196
35–11
—
May 4
Minnesota
No. 5
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 7–1
Silva (2–0)
Kunik (2–1)
None
4,293
36–11
—
May 6
at Stetson
No. 6
Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
W 9–4
Miller (3–3)
Jordan (2–7)
None
2,883
37–11
—
May 9
at North Carolina
No. 6
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 7–0
Weaver (7–3)
Thornton (7–3)
None
3,942
38–11
18–7
May 10
at North Carolina
No. 6
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 10–2
Compton (6–1)
Kelley (1–2)
None
3,039
39–11
19–7
May 11
at North Carolina
No. 6
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 4–5
Hovis (7–1)
Smith (4–2)
None
2,028
39–12
19–8
May 13
UCF
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 3–8
Howell (2–1)
Byrd (1–1)
None
3,871
39–13
—
May 15
Duke
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 3–0
Weaver (8–3)
Istler (8–7)
Winston (6)
4,326
40–13
20–8
May 16
Duke
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 9–8
Compton (7–1)
Van Orden (5–5)
Silva (1)
4,595
41–13
21–8
May 17
Duke
No. 6
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 5–7
Swart (5–2)
Miller (3–5)
None
4,910
41–14
21–9
Post-season (2–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Tournament Record
May 21
vs. (7) North Carolina
(2) No. 6
NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC
W 7–1
Strode (2–1)
Cherry (2–3)
None
4,738
42–14
1–0
May 23
vs. (6) Maryland
(2) No. 6
NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC
L 3–5
Shawaryn (10–3)
Compton (7–2)
Mooney (11)
3,531
42–15
1–1
May 24
vs. (3) No. 4 Virginia
(2) No. 6
NewBridge Bank Park • Greensboro, NC
W 6–4
Smith (5–2)
Sborz (4–4)
Winston (7)
5,298
43–15
2–1
NCAA tournament (0–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Tournament Record
May 30
(4) Georgia Southern
(1) No. 8
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 0–7
Howard (7–6)
Compton (7–3)
None
3,396
43–16
0–1
May 31
(2) Alabama
(1) No. 8
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 5–6
Kamplain (7–3)
Weaver (8–4)
Burrows (11)
3,586
43–17
0–2
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Florida State team member
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball poll . Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = 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' 5 5* 5 2 (7) 2 (7) 1 (14) 1 (24) 2 (11) 1 (19) 5 5 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 21 Baseball America 6 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 19 Collegiate Baseball ^5 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 7 6 5 6 6 6 8 23 23 23 NCBWA †5 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 5 5 6 4 4 6 5 18 18 21
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Awards
Watchlists
D. J. Stewart
Luke Weaver
Semifinalists
D. J. Stewart
D. J. Stewart
D. J. Stewart
All-Americans
Jameis Winston was a closer during the 2014 season.
D. J. Stewart
Luke Weaver
All-ACC Selections
John Nogowski (first team)
D. J. Stewart (first team)
Luke Weaver (first team)
Jose Brizuela (first team)
Josh Delph (Third Team)
Gage Smith (Third Team)
MLB Draft
Eight players were selected in the 2014 MLB Draft :
References
External links
Venue Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics