2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, named for 35th year head coach Mike Martin. It was the Seminoles' 23rd season as a member of the ACC and its 9th in the ACC Atlantic Division.

2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ACC Atlantic Division Champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
CBNo. 23
2014 record43–17 (21–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Martin, Jr. (17th season)
Pitching coachMike Bell (3rd season)
CaptainJustin Gonzalez (senior year)
Home stadiumMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Atlantic
No. 21 Florida State x‍‍‍y 21–9–0 .700  43–17–0 .717
No. 16 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 15–14–0 .517  40–23–0 .635
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 15–14–0 .517  36–25–0 .590
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .500  30–26–0 .536
NC State  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .433  32–23–0 .582
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .333  22–33–0 .400
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .300  22–31–0 .415
Coastal
No. 22 Miami (FL) x‍‍‍y 24–6–0 .800  44–19–0 .698
No. 2 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 22–8–0 .733  47–14–0 .770
Duke  ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .533  33–25–0 .569
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15–15–0 .500  35–27–0 .565
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 14–16–0 .467  37–27–0 .578
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .367  22–30–0 .423
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .300  21–31–1 .406
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of January 16, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Florida State achieved forty wins for the thirty-seventh straight year and twenty conference wins for the seventh time in school history. The Seminoles made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the fifty-second time, their thirty-seventh straight tournament appearance. Florida State was chosen as a national seed for the tenth time and hosted a regional for the thirty-first time.

Personnel

Roster
2014 Florida State Seminoles roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Billy Strode - Junior
  • 7 - Luke Weaver - Junior
  • 9 - Andy Ward - Freshman
  • 16 - Taylor Blatch - Freshman
  • 17 - Mike Compton - Sophomore
  • 18 - Ed Voyles - Freshman
  • 19 - Gage Smith - Senior
  • 24 - Dylan Silva - Sophomore
  • 30 - Will Zirzow - Freshman
  • 31 - Alec Byrd - Freshman
  • 33 - Bryant Holtmann - Junior
  • 36 - Kenny Burkhead - Sophomore
  • 37 - Brandon Leibrandt - Junior
  • 40 - Peter Miller - Senior
  • 42 - Jim Voyles - Freshman
  • 44 - Jameis Winston - Sophomore
  • 51 - Brandon Johnson - Senior
  

Catchers

  • 13 - Danny De La Calle - Junior
  • 20 - Gage West - Freshman
  • 28 - Lee Howard - Junior
  • 32 - Ladson Montgomery - Senior

Infielders

  • 3 - John Nogowski - Junior
  • 10 - Justin Gonzalez - Senior
  • 12 - John Sansone - Sophomore
  • 15 - Hank Truluck - Freshman
  • 21 - Ben DeLuzio - Freshman
  • 43 - Casey Smit - Senior
  • 53 - Jose Brizuela - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Nick Graganella - Sophomore
  • 2 - Josh Delph - Junior
  • 8 - DJ Stewart - Sophomore
  • 25 - Brett Knief - Senior
  • 27 - Matt Mulroy - Junior
  

Coaches
2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 11 - Mike Martin - Head Coach - 35th season
  • 22 - Mike Bell - Associate Head Coach / Pitchers - 3rd season
  • 4 - Mike Martin, Jr. - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 17th season
  • 23 - Bryan Henry - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st season

Schedule

The Seminoles played a three-game series against Miami, despite the ACC not scheduling conference games between the two schools. The three games did not count in ACC standings.

Florida State was selected as the fifth overall seed in the NCAA tournament.

2014 Florida State Seminoles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (41–14)
Post-Season (2–3)
NCAA Tournament (0–2)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Florida State team member

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches' poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings
See also: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 5 5* 5* 2 (7) 2 (7) 1 (14) 1 (24) 2 (11) 1 (19) 5 5 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 21 
Baseball America 6 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 19 
Collegiate Baseball^ 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 7 6 5 6 6 6 8 23 23 23 
NCBWA† 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 5 5 6 4 4 6 5 18 18 21 
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards

Watchlists
D.J. Stewart
Luke Weaver

Semifinalists
D.J. Stewart
  • Golden Spikes Award
D.J. Stewart
  • ACC Player of the Year
D.J. Stewart

All-Americans
Jameis Winston was a closer during the 2014 season.
  • D.J. Stewart
  • Luke Weaver

All-ACC Selections

  • John Nogowski (First Team)
  • D.J. Stewart (First Team)
  • Luke Weaver (First Team)
  • Jose Brizuela (First Team)
  • Josh Delph (Third Team)
  • Gage Smith (Third Team)

MLB Draft

Eight players were selected in the 2014 MLB Draft:

Round Overall Pick Name Position Team
1st27Luke WeaverPitcherSt. Louis Cardinals
6th172Brandon LeibrandtPitcherPhiladelphia Phillies
9th261Peter MillerPitcherSeattle Mariners
9th270Justin GonzalezInfielderArizona Diamondbacks
16th492Jose BrizuelaInfielderOakland Athletics
25th760Gage SmithPitcherDetroit Tigers
34th1,032John NogowskiInfielderOakland Athletics
37th1,121Bryant HoltmannPitcherPittsburgh Pirates

References
  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Florida State Seminoles. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
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