1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1996
Team:	Florida State Seminoles
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	52–17
Conf Record:	19–5
Head Coach:	Mike Martin (17th year)
Stadium:	Dick Howser Stadium
Champion:	ACC champions NCAA West Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1996 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 seventeenth season as head coach at Florida State.

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

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
Feb 3			W 16–1	1–0
Feb 4	Marshall*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 34–0	2–0
Feb 10		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 4–2	3–0
Feb 11	UNC Asheville*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 16–8	4–0
Feb 16		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–7	5–0
Feb 17	Minnesota*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 23–11	6–0
Feb 18	Minnesota*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–2	7–0
Feb 23	at *		L 1–3	7–1
Feb 24	vs *	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 8–10	7–2
Feb 29	at Florida*		W 11–2	8–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
Mar 2	Florida*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 4–6	8–3
Mar 3	Florida*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 10–11	8–4
Mar 5		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–5	9–4
Mar 6	Mercer*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–5	10–4
Mar 8		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 11–4	11–4
Mar 9	Coastal Carolina*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 16–8	12–4
Mar 10	Coastal Carolina*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–3	13–4
Mar 12		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–5	14–4
Mar 13	Maine*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 17–5	15–4
Mar 14	Maine*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–1	16–4
Mar 15		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–6	17–4	1–0
Mar 16	Maryland	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 16–2	18–4	2–0
Mar 17	Maryland	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 16–5	19–4	3–0
Mar 20	at		W 2–1⁷>	20–4	4–0
Mar 20	at North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 7–1⁷	21–4	5–0
Mar 21	at North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 9–1	22–4	6–0
Mar 22	at		W 11–7	23–4	7–0
Mar 23	at Wake Forest	Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 9–6	24–4	8–0
Mar 24	at Wake Forest	Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 12–3	25–4	9–0
Mar 29		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–4	26–4	10–0
Mar 31	NC State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–4⁷	27–4	11–0
Mar 31	NC State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–4⁷	28–4	12–0

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
Apr 3	at *		W 10–1	29–4
Apr 5	Miami (FL)	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–2	30–4
Apr 6	Miami (FL)*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 2–13	30–5
Apr 7	Miami (FL)*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 15–1	31–5
Apr 9	Jacksonville*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–6	32–5
Apr 10	at Jacksonville*	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 4–1	33–5
Apr 12	at Miami (FL)*		L 2–6	33–6
Apr 13	at Miami (FL)*	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 8–9	33–7
Apr 14	at Miami (FL)*	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–7	33–8
Apr 17	Jacksonville*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–4	34–8
Apr 19		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–2	35–8	13–0
Apr 20	Duke	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 14–4	36–8	14–0
Apr 21	Duke	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–7	37–8	15–0
Apr 26		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 16–4	38–8	16–0
Apr 27	Georgia Tech	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–3	39–8	17–0
Apr 28	Georgia Tech	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 1–4	39–9	17–1
Apr 30		Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–8	40–9

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
May 1	Florida Atlantic*	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–5	41–9
May 4			L 0–3	41–10	17–2
May 5	at Clemson	Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC	L 1–2	41–11	17–3
May 6	at Clemson	Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC	L 0–2	41–12	17–4
May 10	at		W 6–0	42–12	18–4
May 11	at Virginia	UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA	L 7–9	42–13	18–5
May 12	at Virginia	UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA	W 6–3	43–13	19–5

Postseason


Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACCT Record
May 15	(8) Wake Forest	(1)		W 8–4	44–13	1–0
May 16	(5) Virginia	(1)	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	L 2–3	44–14	1–1
May 17	(7) Duke	(1)	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 7–3	45–14	2–1
May 18	(2) Clemson	(1)	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 8–1	46–14	3–1
May 18	(5) Virginia	(1)	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 8–2	47–14	4–1
May 19	(5) Virginia	(1)	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	L 1–12	47–15	4–2


Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 23	(6)	(1)		W 16–0	48–15	1–0
May 24	(4)	(1)	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 10–1	49–15	2–0
May 25	(2)	(1)	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–4	50–15	3–0
May 36	(5)	(1)	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 9–2	51–15	4–0


Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 1	(2) Florida	(7)		L 2–5	51–16	0–1
June 3	(3)	(7)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–4	52–16	1–1
June 4	(2) Florida	(7)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–6	52–17	1–2

Notes and References

Web site: 1996 Baseball - Year in Review. Nole Fan. September 7, 2021.
Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. September 7, 2021. 46–52.
Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. September 7, 2021. 112–113.