2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2008
Team:	Florida State Seminoles
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	54–14
Conf Record:	24–6
Head Coach:	Mike Martin (29th year)
Stadium:	Dick Howser Stadium
Champion:	ACC Atlantic Division champions NCAA Tallahassee Regional champions NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	0–2

The 2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2008 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-ninth season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their eighteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after losing a game to Stanford and another to Miami (FL).^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss

2008 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Feb 23 No. 12 W 14–3^7 1–0 Feb 23 Duquesne* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–3^7 2–0 Feb 24 Duquesne* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 15–3^8 3–0 Feb 28 at * No. 12 W 7–5 4–0 Feb 29 at Auburn* No. 12 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 6–5 5–0
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 Auburn* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 6–0 Mar 2 Auburn* No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–1 7–0 Mar 4 No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 8–0 Mar 5 UNC Asheville* No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 9–0 Mar 8 No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 10–0 1–0 Mar 8 Maryland No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–0 11–0 2–0 Mar 9 Maryland No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–8 12–0 3–0 Mar 12 Georgia No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 10–13 12–1 Mar 12 Georgia* No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 13–1 Mar 14 No. 11 No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–7 14–1 4–0 Mar 15 No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–2 15–1 5–0 Mar 16 No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–8 16–1 6–0 Mar 18 at No. 29 Florida* No. 3 L 1–6 16–2 Mar 21 at No. 3 W 9–4 17–2 7–0 Mar 22 at Virginia Tech No. 3 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 12–11 18–2 8–0 Mar 23 at Virginia Tech No. 3 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 18–12 19–2 9–0 Mar 25 No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–2 20–2 Mar 26 Stetson* No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 19–3 21–2 Mar 28 at No. 2 W 21–2 22–2 10–0 Mar 29 at Wake Forest No. 2 Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 2–4 22–3 10–1 Mar 30 at Wake Forest No. 2 Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 3–2^11 23–3 11–1
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 1 vs No. 17 Florida* No. 2 W 10–2 24–3 Apr 2 at * No. 2 John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 7–5 25–3 Apr 4 No. 16 No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–3 26–3 12–1 Apr 6 No. 16 Virginia No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 3–2^10 27–3 13–1 Apr 6 No. 16 Virginia No. 2 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 3–2^10 28–3 14–1 Apr 11 at No. 1 W 8–6 29–3 15–1 Apr 11 at Boston College No. 1 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA W 4–3 30–3 16–1 Apr 12 at Boston College No. 1 Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA W 17–2 31–3 17–1 Apr 15 Florida* No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–2 32–3 Apr 16 No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 33–3 Apr 18 No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–11 33–4 17–2 Apr 19 No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–5 34–4 18–2 Apr 20 No. 2 Miami (FL) No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 10–11^7 34–5 18–3 Apr 25 No. 2 L 4–11 34–6 18–4 Apr 26 at No. 3 North Carolina No. 2 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 13–5 35–6 19–4 Apr 27 at No. 3 North Carolina No. 2 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 1–2^11 35–7 19–5 Apr 29 at Stetson* No. 4 W 13–3 36–7 Apr 30 at Stetson* No. 4 Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 6–3 37–7
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 3 No. 4 W 9–8^10 38–7 20–5 May 4 at Clemson No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 13–4 39–7 21–5 May 5 at Clemson No. 4 Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–2 40–7 22–5 May 7 Jacksonville* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 6–7 40–8 May 9 No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 23–4^7 41–8 May 10 Savannah State* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 19–2^7 42–8 May 11 Savannah State* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 24–4^7 43–8 May 12 Savannah State* No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–0^7 44–8 May 15 No. 21 No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 2–12 44–9 22–6 May 16 No. 21 NC State No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 1–0 45–9 23–6 May 17 No. 21 NC State No. 4 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 46–9 24–6
Postseason
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 21 (7) Wake Forest No. 4 (2) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 8–3 47–9 1–0 May 23 (6) No. 4 (2) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL L 3–5 47–10 1–1 May 24 No. 4 (2) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 9–6 48–10 2–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg Record May 30 (4) No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 0–8 48–11 0–1 May 31 No. 27 (2) Florida No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–11 49–11 1–1 June 1 (4) Bucknell No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 24–9 50–11 2–1 June 1 (3) No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–8 51–11 3–1 June 2 (3) Tulane No. 3 (1) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–7 52–11 4–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record June 6 No. 3 (4) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7–10 52–12 1–1 June 7 No. 11 Wichita State No. 3 (4) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–4 53–12 1–1 June 8 No. 11 Wichita State No. 3 (4) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 54–12 2–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 14 No. 3 (4) L 5–16 54–13 0–1 June 16 No. 1 (1) Miami (FL) No. 3 (4) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–7 54–14 0–2

Ranking movements

See main article: 2008 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 Baseball - Year in Review. Nole Fan. November 7, 2021.
2. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. November 7, 2021. 46–52.
3. Book: Florida State Baseball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. November 7, 2021. 116.