1980_Florida_State_Seminoles_baseball_team

1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball
1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball
NCAA South Regional champions; Metro tournament champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	51–12 ( Metro)
Head coach	Mike Martin (1st year);
Home stadium	Seminole Field
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

American college baseball season

The 1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his first season as head coach at Florida State.

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

Schedule and results

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1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log^[3]^[1]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Feb 22	at Miami (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 0–10	0–1
Feb 23	at Miami (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–4	0–2
Feb 24	at Miami (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–8	1–2
Feb 27	Troy State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–3	2–2
Feb 27	Troy State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 11–9	3–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 3	Lenoir-Rhyne	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–3	4–2
Mar 4	at Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	W 8–4	5–2
Mar 5	at Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	W 17–8	6–2
Mar 5	at Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	W 16–3	7–2
Mar 8	Florida	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 6–21	7–3
Mar 11	Wingate	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 6–0	8–3
Mar 11	Wingate	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–4	9–3
Mar 13	Missouri S&T	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 18–3	10–3
Mar 13	Missouri S&T	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 13–0	11–3
Mar 16	Brooklyn	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 23–5	12–3
Mar 17	Northern Kentucky	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 2–0	13–3
Mar 18	Mercer	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–7	14–3
Mar 19	Monmouth	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 27–2	15–3
Mar 21	Otterbein	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 18–3	16–3
Mar 21	Otterbein	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 15–6	17–3
Mar 22	Wright State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–0	18–3
Mar 22	Wright State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 2–6	18–4
Mar 24	at Tulane	Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA	L 2–3	18–5
Mar 27	Eastern Illinois	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–9	19–5
Mar 29	Dayton	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 28–2	20–5
Mar 31	at Mercer	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	W 7–4	21–5

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 5	Jacksonville	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–6	22–5
Apr 5	Jacksonville	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 15–3	23–5
Apr 6	Jacksonville	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–1	24–5
Apr 7	at Valdosta State	Valdosta, GA	W 15–9	25–5
Apr 9	Auburn	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 21–7	26–5
Apr 9	Auburn	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 2–0	27–5
Apr 11	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	W 12–0	28–5
Apr 12	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	W 3–1	29–5
Apr 12	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	W 14–3	30–5
Apr 15	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	W 2–1	31–5
Apr 16	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	W 15–2	32–5
Apr 20	Flagler	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 12–1	33–5
Apr 22	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 9–5	34–5
Apr 23	at Auburn	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	W 4–2	35–5
Apr 25	South Florida	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–4	36–5
Apr 26	South Florida	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 17–0	37–5
Apr 26	South Florida	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 5–4	38–5
Apr 29	at Troy State	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 3–5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	38–6
Apr 29	at Troy State	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 12–3	39–6
Apr 30	Valdosta State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 11–4	40–6

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 3	Miami (FL)	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 6–10	40–7
May 4	Miami (FL)	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 7–5	41–7
May 5	Miami (FL)	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 5–7	41–8

Postseason

Metro Conference Tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Tourn Record
May 9	Virginia Tech	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	L 4–12	41–9	0–1
May 9	Louisville	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 19–7	42–9	1–1
May 10	Tulane	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–5	43–9	2–1
May 10	Virginia Tech	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–5	44–9	3–1
May 11	Memphis State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–5	45–9	4–1
May 11	Memphis State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–5	46–9	5–1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 13	at Georgia Southern	Statesboro, GA	W 5–3	47–9
May 14	at Georgia Southern	Statesboro, GA	W 13–11	48–9
May 14	at Georgia Southern	Statesboro, GA	L 3–8	48–10

NCAA South Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 23	New Orleans	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–0	49–10	1–0
May 24	Western Kentucky	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 19–7	50–10	2–0
May 25	Western Kentucky	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL	W 10–5	51–10	3–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
May 30	Hawaii	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 6–7	51–11	0–1
June 1	Arizona	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–5	51–12	0–2

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[5] Game was forfeited in the sixth inning.^[4]

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"1980 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 106. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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"Forfeit snaps FSU win streak" (PDF). nolefan.org. Tallahassee Democrat. April 30, 1980. p. 27. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball

NCAA South Regional champions Metro tournament champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	51–12 ( Metro)
Head coach	Mike Martin (1st year)
Home stadium	Seminole Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →