1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1987
Team:	Florida State Seminoles
Conference:	Metro Conference
Short Conf:	Metro
Record:	54–16
Conf Record:	9–3
Head Coach:	Mike Martin (8th year)
Stadium:	Seminole Stadium
Champion:	NCAA Atlantic Regional champions Metro tournament champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his eighth season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their ninth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording a win against and losses to eventual semifinalists and Texas.^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1987 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Metro record Feb 6 W 15–1 1–0 Feb 7 Samford* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–1^8 2–0 Feb 12 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 3–0 Feb 13 Grambling State* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–2 4–0 Feb 14 Grambling State* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–6 5–0 Feb 17 Samford* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–1 6–0 Feb 18 Samford* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–2 7–0 Feb 20 vs * L 1–3 7–1 Feb 21 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 9–5 8–1 Feb 22 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA W 2–1 9–1 Feb 28 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–2 10–1 1–0 Feb 28 Southern Miss Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–4 11–1 2–0
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 1 Southern Miss Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 8–11 11–2 2–1 Mar 3 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–3 12–2 Mar 4 Ball State* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–2 13–2 Mar 5 Ball State* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–10 14–2 Mar 8 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–4 15–2 Mar 8 South Florida* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–5 15–3 Mar 10 at South Florida* L 2–5 15–4 Mar 12 at South Florida* Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 17–1 16–4 Mar 13 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 17–4 Mar 14 Austin Peay State* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–0 18–4 Mar 15 Austin Peay State* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 26–1 19–4 Mar 16 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–1 20–4 Mar 17 UNC Charlotte* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–5 21–4 Mar 19 at * L 3–7 21–5 Mar 21 at Southern Miss L 1–3 21–6 2–2 Mar 21 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 4–2 22–6 3–2 Mar 22 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 13–9 23–6 4–2 Mar 24 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–4 24–6 Mar 25 UCF* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 25–6 Mar 28 at W 4–1 26–6 5–2 Mar 28 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN W 8–0 27–6 6–2 Mar 29 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN L 4–5^10 27–7 6–3 Mar 31 at * W 7–5 28–7
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 1 at Georgia Tech* Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 10–8 29–7 Apr 4 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 5–6 29–8 Apr 5 Georgia* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 3–4 29–9 Apr 7 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–3 30–9 Apr 8 Jacksonville* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 31–9 Apr 10 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–3 32–9 Apr 11 Miami (FL)* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–11 32–10 Apr 12 Miami (FL)* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 10–11^11 32–11 Apr 14 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–6 33–11 Apr 15 Florida* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–11 34–11 Apr 16 South Alabama* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 35–11 Apr 18 Memphis State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–4 36–11 7–3 Apr 18 Memphis State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 37–11 8–3 Apr 19 Memphis State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 38–11 9–3 Apr 23 at UCF* L 5–8 38–12 Apr 24 at Jacksonville* W 9–8^12 39–12 Apr 25 at Jacksonville* Jacksonville, FL W 11–10^10 40–12
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 1 at Miami (FL)* L 3–4^10 40–13 May 2 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–4^11 41–13 May 3 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–6 42–13 May 5 at Florida* L 5–10 42–14 May 6 at Florida* Perry Field • Gainesville, FL L 5–7 42–15 May 8 Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 43–15 May 9 Mercer* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–2 44–15 May 9 Mercer* Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 45–15
Postseason
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Tourn Record May 13 W 9–2 46–15 1–0 May 14 W 5–4 47–15 2–0 May 15 W 9–5 48–15 3–0 May 16 Southern Miss W 5–1 49–15 4–0 May 16 W 6–3 50–15 5–0
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 21 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–5 51–15 1–0 May 22 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 52–15 2–0 May 23 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–3 53–15 3–0 May 24 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–6 53–16 3–1 May 24 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–2 54–16 4–1
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 29 LSU L 2–6^10 54–17 0–1 May 31 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–0 55–17 1–1 June 3 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–6^10 55–18 1–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1987 Baseball - Year in Review. Nole Fan. May 19, 2021.
2. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. May 19, 2021. 46–52.
3. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. May 19, 2021. 110.