1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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.

1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ConferenceMetro Conference
Record51–12 ( Metro)
Head coach
Home stadiumSeminole Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →

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]

Personnel

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Roster

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1980 Florida State Seminoles roster[2][1]
 

Pitchers

  • 6 - Jeff Ledbetter - Sophomore
  • 17 - Ed Schneider - Junior
  • 25 - John Wolfer - Senior
  • 26 - Ken Smith - Senior
  • 30 - Keith Parenteau - Junior
  • 32 - Allen Swindle - Sophomore
  • 33 - Rick Hatcher - Junior
  • 39 - Dick Wiggins - Senior
  • 43 - Jay Keeler - Sophomore
  • 44 - Tim Phillips - Junior
  • 46 - David Smalley - Freshman
  • 49 - Ken Fischer - Junior
 

Catchers

  • - Bart Birnbaum - Sophomore
  • 9 - Jack Emerick - Senior
  • 13 - Tim Hatcher - Junior
  • 21 - Craig Ramsey -   Junior
  • 34 - Keith Craig - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 2 - Jim Weaver - Junior
  • 8 - Mike Yastrzemski - Freshman
  • 10 - Ken Huff - Junior
  • 22 - John Gagnon - Senior
  • 29 - Mike Fuentes - Junior
  • 42 - Mike Cullen - Junior
 

Infielders

  • - Bill Keck - Junior
  • 4 - Lionel Martinez - Junior
  • 12 - Rick Figueredo - Freshman
  • 15 - Roy Alvarez - Junior
  • 18 - George Tebbetts - Sophomore
  • 20 - Don DeLoach - Junior
  • 47 - Ed Howser - Junior

Coaches

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1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Florida State win
  Florida State loss
1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log[3][1]
Regular season
Postseason

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1980 Baseball - Year in Review". Nole Fan. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. pp. 46–52. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Florida State Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Florida State Seminoles. p. 106. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Forfeit snaps FSU win streak" (PDF). nolefan.org. Tallahassee Democrat. April 30, 1980. p. 27. Retrieved May 12, 2021.