2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Martin, in his 36th season at Florida State. It was the Seminoles' 24th season as a member of the ACC and its 10th in the ACC's Atlantic Division.

2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ACC Tournament Champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
CBNo. 12
2015 record44–21 (17–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMike Martin, Jr. (18th season)
Pitching coachMike Bell (4th season)
Home stadiumMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25–5 .833  47–18 .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  37–23 .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 17–13 .567  44–21 .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16–13 .552  32–29 .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15–14 .517  36–23 .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  27–26 .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .345  27–27 .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22–8 .733  50–16 .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  44–24 .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .448  34–24 .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .448  27–27 .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  32–23 .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .345  31–22 .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .300  20–32 .385
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Despite having a young team, Florida State won the ACC title and reached forty wins for the thirty-eighth straight year. The Seminoles were selected to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament, marking their fifty-third tournament appearance and hosting for the thirty-second time, advancing to the super regionals for the fourteenth time.

Previous season
Main article: 2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

In 2014, the Seminoles finished the season as Atlantic division champions with a record of 43–17, 21–9 in conference play. They qualified for the ACC Tournament and were eliminated in pool play. The Seminoles qualified for the NCAA Tournament as the #5 overall national seed. They were hosts of the Tallahassee regional, which also contained Georgia Southern, Alabama, and Kennesaw State. Florida State was upset by both Georgia Southern and Alabama and was eliminated after just two games.

Personnel

Roster
2015 Florida State Seminoles roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Billy Strode - Senior
  • 6 - Cobi Johnson - Freshman
  • 7 - Steven Wells - Freshman
  • 8 - Christian Gonzalez-Santos - Freshman
  • 9 - Andy Ward - Freshman
  • 16 - Taylor Blatch - Sophomore
  • 17 - Mike Compton - Junior
  • 18 - Ed Voyles - Freshman
  • 19 - Andrew Karp - Freshman
  • 24 - Dylan Silva - Junior
  • 26 - Taylor Folsom - Freshman
  • 27 - Derek Vail - Junior
  • 30 - Will Zirzow - Freshman
  • 31 - Alec Byrd - Sophomore
  • 33 - Bryant Holtmann - Senior
  • 36 - Boomer Biegalski - Sophomore
  • 38 - Alex Deise - Sophomore
  • 42 - Jim Voyles - Sophomore
  • 46 - Drew Carlton - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 13 - Danny De La Calle - Senior
  • 20 - Gage West - Sophomore
  • 25 - Bret Maxwell - Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 - Darren Miller - Freshman
  • 10 - Taylor Walls - Freshman
  • 12 - John Sansone - Junior
  • 14 - Jackson Owens - Freshman
  • 15 - Hank Truluck - Sophomore
  • 21 - Ben DeLuzio - Sophomore
  • 23 - Chris Marconcini - Senior
  • 28 - Dylan Busby - Freshman
  • 29 - Quincy Nieporte - Sophomore
  • 32 - Hayden Kelly - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Nick Graganella - Junior
  • 2 - Josh Delph - Senior
  • 8 - DJ Stewart - Junior
  • 43 - Timmy Delph - Freshman
  

Coaching staff
2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff
  • 11 - Mike Martin - Head Coach - 36th season
  • 22 - Mike Bell - Associate Head Coach / Pitchers - 4th season
  • 4 - Mike Martin, Jr. - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 18th season

Season

Preseason

In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked by the coaches to finish second in the conference and first in the Atlantic Division.[3]

Schedule

Florida State was selected to be a regional host in the NCAA tournament as the thirteenth overall seed.

2015 Florida State Seminoles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
NCAA Tournament
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Florida State team member

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball; parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings
See also: 2015 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 Final 
Coaches' 12 12* 12* 19 18 11 9 8 8 13 11 11 10 8 14 10 10 13 
Baseball America 21 21 25 21 18 13 10 10 8 13 12 9 8 9 17 10 10 15 
Collegiate Baseball^ 11 11 22 22 11 7 7 8 7 9 8 7 7 8 10 10 9 12 
NCBWA† 16 15 22 22 17 12 10 8 8 13 12 11 10 9 16 12 10 13 
D1Baseball

^ 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
D.J. Stewart

Watchlists
D.J. Stewart
  • NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award[77]
Billy Strode

Honors
  • ACC Player of the Week
  • ACC Pitcher of the Week
  • NCBWA Hitter of the Week
  • National Player of the Week (Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball)
    • D.J. Stewart
    • Chris Marconcini[83]
    • Boomer Biegalski[84]

All-ACC

Four players were named All-ACC selections.[85]

  • First Team
    • D.J. Stewart
  • Second Team
    • Billy Strode
  • Third Team
    • Quincy Nieporte
  • Freshman Team
    • Dylan Busby

Ben Duluzio, Chris Marconcini and Boomer Biegalski were named to the All-Tournament team, with Boomer Biegalski being named tournament MVP.

All-Americans

MLB Draft

Seven players were selected in the 2015 MLB Draft:

Round Overall Pick Name Position Team
1st25D.J. StewartOutfielderBaltimore Orioles
9th268Danny De La CalleCatcherTampa Bay Rays
10th304Billy StrodePitcherCleveland Indians
11th335Dylan SilvaPitcherSeattle Mariners
14th428Boomer BiegalskiPitcherOakland Athletics
24th706Bryant HoltmannPitcherArizona Diamondbacks
37th1,125Josh DelphOutfielderLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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