1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1998
Team:	Florida State Seminoles
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	53–20
Conf Record:	19–5
Head Coach:	Mike Martin (19th year)
Stadium:	Dick Howser Stadium
Champion:	ACC champions NCAA Atlantic II Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	0–2

The 1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1998 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 nineteenth season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their fifteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to eventual runner-up Arizona State and fourth-place .^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[3]
Regular season
January/February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Jan 30 vs * L 1–10 0–1 Jan 31 vs * Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL W 6–4 1–1 Feb 1 vs * Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL L 3–5 1–2 Feb 6 at Arizona State* W 3–2 2–2 Feb 7 at Arizona State* Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–1 3–2 Feb 10 at * W 2–0 4–2 Feb 10 at Hawaii Pacific* Hans L'Orange Field • Waipahu, HI L 8–9 4–3 Feb 11 at * W 7–2 5–3 Feb 12 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 11–2 6–3 Feb 13 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 6–9 6–4 Feb 14 at Hawaii* Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 2–8 6–5 Feb 17 W 16–0 7–5 Feb 18 Charleston Southern* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–0 8–5 Feb 21 at Florida* L 1–3 8–6 Feb 24 The Citadel Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 9–6 Feb 25 The Citadel* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–5 10–6 Feb 28 Florida* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 11–6
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 Florida* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 5–10^10 11–7 Mar 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–1 12–7 Mar 4 UNC Greensboro* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–4 13–7 Mar 6 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–0 14–7 1–0 Mar 9 at * W 8–4 15–7 Mar 10 vs * W 11–0 16–7 Mar 11 vs * Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL W 16–1 17–7 Mar 13 at W 12–11 18–7 2–0 Mar 14 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 10–4 19–7 3–0 Mar 15 at Wake Forest Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 9–6 20–7 4–0 Mar 17 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–1 21–7 Mar 20 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–5 22–7 5–0 Mar 21 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 23–7 6–0 Mar 22 Duke Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–9 24–7 7–0 Mar 24 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–3 25–7 Mar 25 Florida Atlantic* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 26–7 Mar 26 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–14 26–8 7–1 Mar 27 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–2 27–8 8–1 Mar 28 Maryland Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–0 28–8 9–1 Mar 31 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–3 29–8
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 1 Mercer* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–0 30–8 Apr 3 Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–9 30–9 Apr 4 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 2–8 30–10 Apr 5 Miami (FL)* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–9 30–11 Apr 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 31–11 Apr 10 at L 5–6 31–12 9–2 Apr 11 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 20–4 32–12 10–2 Apr 12 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–3 33–12 11–2 Apr 15 at Jacksonville* W 11–4 34–12 Apr 17 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 3–2 35–12 12–2 Apr 18 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 36–12 13–2 Apr 19 Georgia Tech Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 37–12 14–2 Apr 21 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–4 38–12 Apr 22 Southwestern Louisiana* Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–1 39–12 Apr 24 L 1–2 39–13 14–3 Apr 25 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–5 39–14 14–4 Apr 26 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–2 40–14 15–4
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 1 at Miami (FL)* L 1–7 40–15 May 2 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–5 41–15 May 3 at Miami (FL)* Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–4 42–15 May 6 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 8–11 42–16 May 9 at W 5–4 43–16 16–4 May 9 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 11–2 44–16 17–4 May 10 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 9–6 45–16 18–4
Postseason
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 15 (9) Virginia (1) W 4–1 46–16 1–0 May 16 (5) Wake Forest (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 14–1 47–16 2–0 May 17 (6) North Carolina (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 13–11 48–16 3–0 May 18 (4) NC State (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 13–6 49–16 4–0 May 18 (5) Wake Forest (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 1–2 49–17 4–1 May 19 5) Wake Forest (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 3–6 49–18 4–2
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 23 (6) (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–7 50–18 1–0 May 24 (3) (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 27–6 51–18 2–0 May 25 (4) (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 23–2 52–18 3–0 May 26 (2) (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–10 53–18 4–0
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 29 (2) L 10–11 53–19 0–1 May 31 (7) (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–7 53–20 0–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1998 Baseball - Year in Review. Nole Fan. September 13, 2021.
2. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. September 12, 2021. 46–52.
3. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. September 13, 2021. 113.