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1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 1999 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his 20th season at Florida State.

1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Atlantic Coast Conference Champions
Tallahassee Regional Champions
Tallahassee Super Regional Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record57–14 (22–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chip Baker (15th season)
  • Jamey Shouppe (9th season)
  • Mike Martin Jr. (2nd season)
Home stadiumDick Howser Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 2   .917 57 – 14   .803
No. 10 Wake Forest  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7   .696 47 – 16   .746
No. 13 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 42 – 27   .609
No. 28 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 41 – 18   .695
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 38 – 20   .655
NC State  ‍‍‍y 11 – 13   .458 37 – 25   .597
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 21 – 35   .375
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 23 – 33   .411
Duke  ‍‍‍ 4 – 18   .182 24 – 31   .436
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the Miami Hurricanes in the championship game.

Roster

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1999 Florida State Seminoles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 4 John Bentley - Sophomore
  • 10 Chris Chavez - Senior
  • 29 Mike DiBlasi - Junior
  • 26 Zach Diaz - Senior
  • 37 Chris Ginn - Sophomore
  • 16 Jason Hubbard - Freshman
  • 44 Scott Hudson - RS Sophomore
  • 41 Jon McDonald - RS Sophomore
  • 24 Eric Roman - Freshman
  • 23 Mike Smalley - Sophomore
  • 15 Chris Smith - Freshman
  • 30 Nick Stocks - RS Sophomore
  • 21 Blair Varnes - Freshman
  • 17 Chris Whidden - Freshman
  • 13 Nick Whidden - Freshman
  

Infielders

  • 6 Kevin Cash - Junior
  • 33 John Halliday - Junior
  • 31 Marshall McDougall - Junior
  • 8 Michael Futrell - Freshman
  • 1 Brett Groves - Sophomore
  • 22 Sam Scott - Junior
  • 7 Bobby Spanos - Freshman

Catchers

  • 2 Chris Hart - Freshman
  • 20 J. C. Huguet - Junior
  • 25 Jeremiah Klosterman - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 27 Ryan Barthelemy - Freshman
  • 32 Matt Diaz - Sophomore
  • 39 John-Ford Griffin - Freshman
  • 9 Karl Jernigan - Sophomore
  • 14 Clint Thigpen - Freshman

Coaches

 

Schedule

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1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log
Regular season (46–10)
January/February (13–2)
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
January 29 No. 9 UNC Asheville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–2 McDonald (1–0) – 2,032 1–0 –
January 30 No. 9 UNC Asheville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–3 Stocks (1–0) – 2,127 2–0 –
January 31 No. 9 UNC Asheville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–3 Varnes (1–0) – 853 3–0 –
February 5 No. 9 No. 27 Arizona State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–1 Ginn (1–0) – 2,361 4–0 –
February 6 No. 9 No. 27 Arizona State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 Chavez (1–0) – 4,023 5–0 –
February 7 No. 9 No. 27 Arizona State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 C. Whidden (1–0) – 2,578 6–0 –
February 12 No. 2 Troy State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 17–3 Varnes (2–0) – 834 7–0 –
February 13 No. 2 Troy State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 21–1 McDonald (2–0) – 1,018 8–0 –
February 14 No. 2 Troy State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 Stocks (2–0) – 2,578 9–0 –
February 16 No. 1 Charleston Southern Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–2 Smalley (1–0) – 803 10–0 –
February 17 No. 1 Charleston Southern Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–2 Varnes (3–0) – 503 11–0 –
February 20 No. 1 No. 7 Florida Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 5–6 – Chavez (1–1) 4,841 11–1 –
February 21 No. 1 No. 7 Florida Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–3 Stocks (3–0) – 4,612 12–1 –
February 27 No. 1 at No. 6 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2–4 – Chavez (1–2) 5,657 12–2 –
February 28 No. 1 at No. 6 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 8–4 Stocks (4–0) – 5,203 13–2 –
March (17–1)
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
March 2 No. 1 South Florida Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–2 Varnes (4–0) – 733 14–2 –
March 5 No. 1 vs No. 17 Wichita State Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN L 1–8 – McDonald (2–1) 579 14–3 –
March 6 No. 1 at Minnesota Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 9–5 Stocks (5–0) – 6,293 15–3 –
March 7 No. 1 vs Washington State Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 8–5 C. Whidden (2–0) – 243 16–3 –
March 12 No. 2 Virginia Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–3 McDonald (3–1) – 2,246 17–3 1–0
March 13 No. 2 Virginia Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 2–1 Stocks (6–0) – 1,976 18–3 2–0
March 14 No. 2 Virginia Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–3 Varnes (5–0) – 1,571 19–3 3–0
March 16 No. 1 The Citadel Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–6 Ginn (2–0) – 924 20–3 –
March 17 No. 1 The Citadel Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–4 Z. Diaz (1–0) – 909 21–3 –
March 19 No. 1 at No. 19 NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 14–4 McDonald (4–1) – 2,243 22–3 4–0
March 20 No. 1 at No. 19 NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 2–1 Stocks (7–0) – 2,097 23–3 5–0
March 21 No. 1 at No. 19 NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 13–1 Varnes (6–0) – 2631 24–3 6–0
March 23 No. 1 Akron Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–4 Smith (1–0) – 931 25–3 –
March 24 No. 1 Akron Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–2 Smalley (2–0) – 614 26–3 –
March 26 No. 1 No. 3 North Carolina Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 12–6 McDonald (5–1) – 3,155 27–3 7–0
March 27 No. 1 No. 3 North Carolina Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 Chavez (2–2) – 3,604 28–3 8–0
March 28 No. 1 No. 3 North Carolina Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 Varnes (7–0) – 2,891 29–3 9–0
March 30 No. 1 Mercer Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–1 Smalley (3–0) – 1,217 30–3 –
April (8–7)
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
April 2 No. 1 No. 23 Wake Forest Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 7–4 Chavez (3–2) – 2,326 31–3 10–0
April 3 No. 1 No. 23 Wake Forest Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 16–3 Stocks (8–0) – 2,726 32–3 11–0
April 4 No. 1 No. 23 Wake Forest Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 Ginn (3–0) – 1,679 33–3 12–0
April 7 No. 1 Jacksonville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–6 Chavez (4–2) – 1,397 34–3 –
April 9 No. 1 Clemson Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–0 McDonald (6–1) – 3,543 35–3 13–0
April 10 No. 1 Clemson Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4–8 – Stocks (8–1) 5,021 35–4 13–1
April 11 No. 1 Clemson Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 5–3 Chavez (5–2) – 2,472 36–4 14–1
April 14 No. 1 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 25–2 Z. Diaz (2–0) – 1,541 37–4 –
April 16 No. 1 No. 5 Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 McDonald (7–1) – 4,489 38–4 –
April 17 No. 1 No. 5 Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 3–4 – C. Whidden (2–1) 5,053 38–5 –
April 18 No. 1 No. 5 Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7–8 – Chavez (5–3) 3,850 38–6 –
April 23 No. 2 at No. 1 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL L 7–8 – Chavez (5–4) 4,903 38–7 –
April 24 No. 2 at No. 1 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL L 4–9 – Varnes (7–1) 5,062 38–8 –
April 25 No. 2 at No. 1 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL L 8–9 – Z. Diaz (1–2) 3,122 38–9 –
April 30 No. 4 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 2–3 – McDonald (7–2) 1,897 38–10 14–2
May (8–0)
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
May 1 No. 4 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 18–4 Varnes (8–1) – 2,263 39–10 15–2
May 2 No. 4 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 4–2 Chavez (6–4) – 2,035 40–10 16–2
May 7 No. 4 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD W 9–3 McDonald (8–2) – 602 41–10 17–2
May 8 No. 4 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD W 13–4 Ginn (4–0) – 907 42–10 18–2
May 9 No. 4 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD W 26–2 Stocks (9–1) – 357 43–10 19–2
May 15 No. 4 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 11–3 Varnes (9–1) – 323 44–10 20–2
May 15 No. 4 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 9–1 Stocks (10–1) – 323 45–10 21–2
May 16 No. 4 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 7–2 Smalley (4–0) – 348 46–10 22–2
Postseason (11–4)
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record
May 19 No. 2 (1) vs (8) Maryland Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 4–1 McDonald (9–2) – 1,341 47–10 1–0
May 20 No. 2 (1) vs (5) No. 27 Georgia Tech Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 7–3 Varnes (10–1) – 1,419 48–10 2–0
May 21 No. 2 (1) vs (2) No. 15 Wake Forest Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 0–4 – Stocks (10–2) 4,661 48–11 2–1
May 22 No. 2 (1) vs (3) No. 19 Clemson Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 7–8 – Chavez (6–5) 3,742 48–12 2–2
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
May 28 No. 3 (1) (4) The Citadel Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 24–6 Varnes (11–1) – 3,782 49–12 1–0
May 29 No. 3 (1) (3) Jacksonville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–2 Stocks (11–2) – 3,726 50–12 2–0
May 30 No. 3 (1) (2) Providence Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 14–3 Ginn (5–0) – 3,921 51–12 3–0
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Super Regional Record
June 4 No. 3 (2) No. 15 Auburn Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10–2 Stocks (12–2) – 5,137 52–12 1–0
June 5 No. 3 (2) No. 15 Auburn Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 6–3 Z. Diaz (3–1) – 5,218 53–12 2–0
Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 12 No. 3 (2) vs (7) No. 6 Texas A&M Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–3 Chavez (7–5) – 19,745 54–12 1–0
June 14 No. 3 (2) vs (6) No. 5 Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 6–10 – McDonald (9–3) 17,000 54–13 1–1
June 16 No. 3 (2) vs (3) No. 4 Cal State Fullerton Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–2 Chavez (8–5) – 22,155 55–13 2–1
June 17 No. 3 (2) vs (6) No. 5 Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 8–6 Z. Diaz (4–1) – 19,021 56–13 3–1
June 18 No. 3 (2) vs (6) No. 5 Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 14–11 Stocks (13–2) – 11,600 57–13 4–1
June 19 No. 3 (2) vs (1) No. 1 Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–6 – Varnes (11–2) 23,563 57–14 4–2

Awards and honors

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Marshall McDougall
Matt Diaz
  • All-Tournament Team[2]
Jeremiah Klosterman
  • All-Tournament Team[2]
Sam Scott
  • All-Tournament Team[2]
Chris Chavez
  • All-Tournament Team[2]

Seminoles in the 1999 MLB Draft

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The following members of the Florida State Seminoles baseball program were drafted in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
1 36 Nick Stocks P St. Louis Cardinals
17 505 Matt Diaz OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays
26 766 Marshall McDougall 2B Boston Red Sox
27 834 Chris Chavez P Atlanta Braves

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "2000 Florida State Seminoles". www.fsu.digital.flvc.org. Florida State University. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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