1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 1986 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his 7th season at Florida State.

1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Metro Conference Champions
Metro Tournament Champions
South II Regional Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
ConferenceMetro Conference
1986 record61–13 (15–3 Metro)
Head coachMike Martin (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Delmonico (3rd season)
  • Chip Baker (2nd season)
  • Mike McLeod (5th season)
  • Steve Winterling (1st season)
Home stadiumSeminole Stadium
1986 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 15–3 .833  61–13 .824
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  40–16 .714
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 11–6 .647  43–23 .652
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11–6 .647  38–21 .644
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  26–28 .481
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .235  31–30 .508
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3–13 .188  18–33 .353
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.

Roster
1986 Florida State Seminoles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 32 Al Ashmont - Sophomore
  • 42 Chip Drobnie - Freshman
  • 13 Chris Dunn - Junior
  • 39 Danny Harrell - Junior
  • 17 Steve Kovensky - Junior
  • 6 Michael Lee - Sophomore
  • 4 Richie Lewis - Sophomore
  • 25 Doug Little - Senior
  • 44 Mike Loynd - Junior
  • 29 Chris Pollack - Junior
  • 30 Ed Porcelli - Junior
  • 31 Paul Thomas - Sophomore
  

Infielders

  • 1 Luis Alicea - Junior
  • 12 Bien Figueroa - Senior
  • 7 Chad McClellan - Freshman
  • 19 Jose Marzan - Junior
  • 26 Tommy Zoeller - Senior

Catchers

  • 24 Barry Blackwell - Sophomore
  • 14 Mike Freeman - Freshman
  • 43 Ed Fulton - Sophomore
  • 10 Craig Saxner - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 20 Greg Claybourne - Junior
  • 18 Keith Kidd - Junior
  • 9 Eric Mangham - Junior
  • 2 Deion Sanders - Freshman
  • 45 Steve Taddeo - Junior
  • 15 Paul Sorrento - Junior

Coaches

  • 11 Mike Martin - 7th Season
  • 8 Rod Delmonico - 3rd Season
  • 3 Chip Baker - 2nd Season
  • 33 Mike McLeod - 5th Season
  • 47 Steve Winterling - 1st Season
  

Schedule
1986 Florida State Seminoles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason
Metro Conference Tournament (3–0)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Metro Record
May 9CincinnatiSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL10–3Loynd (16–1)Sala (3–7)3,75150–1010–2
May 10South CarolinaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL5–8Menhart (7–0)Little (8–4)7,59750–1110–2
May 10Memphis StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–3Pollack (9–3)Walker (2–1)7,59751–1110–2
May 11South CarolinaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL3–0Loynd (17–1)Reed (5–3)4,81152–1110–2
May 12South CarolinaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL7–2Lewis (11–2)Boley (5–3)4,81153–1110–2
South II Regional (3–0)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Metro Record
May 22NC StateSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL10–3Loynd (18–1)Grossman (17–4)3,70955–1110–2
May 23Texas A&MSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL12–9Lewis (12–2)Fry (11–5)3,90756–1110–2
May 24South FloridaSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL11–7Loynd (19–1)Daughtery (7–1)5,16057–1110–2
1986 College World Series (4–2)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Metro Record
May 31vs Indiana StateRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE5–3Loynd (20–1)Quinzer (13–3)14,71858–1110–2
June 3vs Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE7–2Lewis (13–2)Davies (9–2)12,30459–1110–2
June 6vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE5–9Heredia (16–3)Loynd (20–2)14,34359–1210–2
June 7vs Oklahoma StateRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE5–9Lewis (14–2)Lienhard (2–1)12,00060–1210–2
June 8vs Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE4–3Little (9–4)Davies (9–3)11,58061–1210–2
June 9vs ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE10–2Alexander (8–2)Loynd (20–3)12,65961–1310–2

Awards and honors
Mike Loynd
  • Golden Spikes Award[2]
  • ABCA 1st Team All-American[2]
  • Baseball America 1st Team All-American[2]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • Baseball America Pitcher of the Year[2]
  • All-Metro Tournament Team[2]
  • Metro Tournament MVP[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Luis Alicea
  • Baseball America 1st Team All-American[2]
  • ABCA 2nd Team All-American[2]
  • Sporting News All-American[2]
  • All-Tournament Team[3]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • South II Regional Tournament MVP[2]
  • All-Metro Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Richie Lewis
  • Baseball America 1st Team All-American[2]
  • All-Tournament Team[3]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Paul Sorrento
  • Baseball America 2nd Team All-American[2]
  • All-Tournament Team[3]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Jose Marzan
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Bien Figueroa
  • All-Tournament Team[3]

Seminoles in the 1986 MLB Draft

The following members of the Florida State Seminoles baseball program were drafted in the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
123Luis Alicea2BSt. Louis Cardinals
4103Paul SorrentoOFCalifornia Angels
5130Bien FigueroaSSSt. Louis Cardinals
7163Mike LoyndPTexas Rangers
10257Doug LittlePChicago White Sox
17438Eric ManghamOFLos Angeles Dodgers
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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1992". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. "1987 Florida State Baseball Media Guide". www.fsu.digital.flvc.org. Florida State University. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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