2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2000
Team:	Florida State Seminoles
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	53–20
Conf Record:	19–5
Head Coach:	Mike Martin (21st year)
Stadium:	Dick Howser Stadium
Champion:	ACC champions NCAA Atlantic II Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	2–2

The 2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2000 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 twenty-first season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventeenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished in third place after splitting two games against Southern California, a win against Texas and a semifinal loss to eventual champion LSU.^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

2000 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log: 53–19^[3]
Regular season: 43–13
January/February: 14–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Jan 29 No. 6 W 8–1 1–0 — Jan 29 Western Kentucky* No. 6 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 2–1 2–0 — Jan 30 Western Kentucky* No. 6 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–1 3–0 — Feb 4 at No. 28 * No. 6 W 11–10 4–0 — Feb 5 at No. 28 Arizona State* No. 6 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 9–15 4–1 — Feb 6 at No. 28 Arizona State* No. 6 Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 9–7 5–1 — Feb 11 No. 1 Stanford* No. 6 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 6–1 — Feb 12 No. 1 Stanford* No. 6 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–8 6–2 — Feb 13 No. 1 Stanford* No. 6 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 13–1 7–2 — Feb 19 at No. 20 Florida* No. 1 W 15–6 8–2 — Feb 20 at No. 20 Florida* No. 1 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 17–8 9–2 — Feb 22 No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 10–2 — Feb 23 Appalachian State* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 11–2 — Feb 26 No. 27 Florida* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 12–2 — Feb 27 No. 27 Florida* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–7 13–2 — Feb 29 No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–2 14–2 —
March: 15–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 Charleston Southern* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–1 15–2 — Mar 3 No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–1 16–2 — Mar 4 Pittsburgh* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–0 17–2 — Mar 5 Pittsburgh* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–4 18–2 — Mar 7 vs. * No. 1 W 15–2 19–2 — Mar 8 vs. * No. 1 Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, FL W 9–2 20–2 — Mar 10 No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–0 21–2 1–0 Mar 11 Duke No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 22–2 2–0 Mar 12 Duke No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–6 23–2 3–0 Mar 14 No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 18–7 24–2 — Mar 17 at No. 1 L 1–7 24–3 3–1 Mar 18 at Wake Forest No. 1 Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 4–7 24–4 3–2 Mar 19 at Wake Forest No. 1 Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 12–4 25–4 4–2 Mar 23 No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–0 26–4 5–2 Mar 24 Maryland No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–0 27–4 6–2 Mar 25 Maryland No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–0 28–4 7–2 Mar 28 No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–5 29–4 —
April: 12–5 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 1 at No. 2 W 9–6 30–4 8–2 Apr 2 at Virginia No. 2 UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA L 1–2 30–5 8–3 Apr 2 at Virginia No. 2 UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA W 10–4 31–5 9–3 Apr 5 at * No. 1 W 12–6 32–5 — Apr 7 No. 14 * No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–13^17 33–5 — Apr 8 No. 14 Miami (FL)* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–2 34–5 — Apr 9 No. 14 Miami (FL)* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 35–5 — Apr 12 Jacksonville* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 36–5 — Apr 14 at No. 19 Miami (FL)* No. 1 L 3–7 36–6 — Apr 15 at No. 19 Miami (FL)* No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–7 36–7 — Apr 16 at No. 19 Miami (FL)* No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–3 37–7 — Apr 21 No. 6 No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–0 38–7 10–3 Apr 22 No. 6 Georgia Tech No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 0–5 38–8 10–4 Apr 23 No. 6 Georgia Tech No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 39–8 11–4 Apr 28 No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–5 39–9 11–5 Apr 29 NC State No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 40–9 12–5 Apr 30 NC State No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–5 41–9 13–5
May: 2–4 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 6 No. 2 L 7–8 41–10 13–6 May 7 at No. 9 Clemson No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–5 41–11 13–7 May 8 at No. 8 Clemson No. 4 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–7 41–12 13–8 May 12 at No. 16 No. 4 W 6–2 42–12 14–8 May 13 at No. 16 North Carolina No. 4 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 5–6 42–13 14–9 May 14 at No. 16 North Carolina No. 4 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–2 43–13 15–9
Postseason: 10–6
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 17 vs. (6) NC State (3) No. 8 W 8–6 44–13 1–0 May 18 vs. (2) No. 6 Clemson (3) No. 8 Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC L 4–8 44–14 1–1 May 19 vs. (5) No. 15 North Carolina (3) No. 8 Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC W 4–1 45–14 2–1 May 20 vs. (1) No. 3 Georgia Tech (3) No. 8 Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC L 3–10 45–15 2–2
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 26 (4) (1) No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–3 46–15 1–0 May 27 (2) No. 27 (1) No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 8–9 46–16 1–1 May 27 (3) (1) No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–2 47–16 2–1 May 28 (2) No. 27 UCF (1) No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–1 48–16 3–1 May 28 (2) No. 27 UCF (1) No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 49–16 4–1
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record June 2 No. 8 Miami (FL) (6) No. 7 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–2 50–16 5–1 June 3 No. 8 Miami (FL) (6) No. 7 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 5–7 50–17 5–2 June 4 No. 8 Miami (FL) (6) No. 7 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–1 51–17 6–2
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 10 (6) No. 4 L 4–6 51–18 0–1 June 12 (6) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–2 52–18 1–1 June 14 vs. No. 5 Southern California (6) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–2 53–18 2–1 June 15 (6) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–6 53–19 2–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2000 Baseball - Year in Review. Nole Fan. September 20, 2021.
2. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. September 20, 2021. 46–52.
3. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. September 20, 2021. 114.