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
College World Series, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1999 record57–14 (22–2 ACC)
Head coachMike Martin (20th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chip Baker (15th season)
  • Jamey Shouppe (9th season)
  • Mike Martin Jr. (2nd season)
Home stadiumDick Howser Stadium
1999 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 series.

Roster
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
1999 Florida State Seminoles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament (2–2)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
May 19vs MarylandDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC4–1McDonald (9–2)–1,34147–1022–2
May 20vs Georgia TechDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC7–3Varnes (10–1)–1,41948–1022–2
May 21vs Wake ForestDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC0–4–Stocks (10–2)4,66148–1122–2
May 22South CarolinaDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC7–8–Chavez (6–5)3,74248–1222–2
Tallahassee Regional (3–0)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
May 28The CitadelDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL24–6Varnes (11–1)–3,78249–1222–2
May 29JacksonvilleDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL9–2Stocks (11–2)–3,72650–1222–2
May 30ProvidenceDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL14–3Ginn (5–0)–3,92151–1222–2
Tallahassee Super Regional (2–0)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
June 4AuburnDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL10–2Stocks (12–2)–5,13752–1222–2
June 5AuburnDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL6–3Z. Diaz (3–1)–5,21853–1222–2
1999 College World Series (4–2)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
June 12vs Texas A&MRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE7–3Chavez (7–5)–19,74554–1222–2
June 14vs StanfordRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE6–10–McDonald (9–3)17,00054–1322–2
June 16vs Cal State FullertonRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE7–2Chavez (8–5)–22,15555–1322–2
June 17vs StanfordRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE8–6Z. Diaz (4–1)–19,02156–1322–2
June 18vs StanfordRosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE14–11Stocks (13–2)–11,60057–1322–2
June 19vs Miami (FL)Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE5–6–Varnes (11–2)23,56357–1422–2

Awards and honors
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

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
136Nick StocksPSt. Louis Cardinals
17505Matt DiazOFTampa Bay Devil Rays
26766Marshall McDougall2BBoston Red Sox
27834Chris ChavezPAtlanta Braves
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References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1999". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. "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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