# 2017 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 2017 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles play their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Mike Martin, in his 38th season at Florida State.
Florida State finished the 2016 season with a 41–22 record, winning 16 conference games, and finishing as the runner-up in the ACC tournament. The Seminoles qualified for the NCAA tournament for the thirty-ninth consecutive year, where they won the Tallahassee Regional but were eliminated by Florida in the Gainesville Super Regional. Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish first in the Atlantic Division as well as the ACC, while shortstop Taylor Walls, catcher Cal Raleigh, infielder Dylan Busby and outfielder Jackson Lueck were named preseason All-American players.
Despite failing to finish with a winning record in ACC play for the first time, the Seminoles went on to win the ACC tournament to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament as the twelfth overall seed. Eventually advancing to the Super Regionals, Florida State went on to become just the 21st team to ever lose their first game and come back to win four straight to take the regional, going on to make their first appearance at the College World Series in five years. Nine players from the team were selected in the MLB Draft, the most for the school since 1995.

## Schedule

2017 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
Feb 17VCU*#9Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 0–3Parrish (1–0)Carlton (0–1)Donko (1)5,0710–1
Feb 18VCU*#9Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 12–3Sands (1–0)Dailey (0–1)None4,5201–1
Feb 19VCU*#9Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 11–3Holton (1–0)Vial (0–1)None5,3902–1
Feb 21South Florida*#9Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 2–4Savarese (1–0)Byrd (0–1)Perez (1)4,1442–2
Feb 24Samford*#9Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 16–3Sands (2–0)McCord (0–1)None4,2863–2
Feb 25Samford*#9Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 8–0Holton (2–0)Cazanave (1–1)None4,6054–2
Feb 26Samford*#9Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 13–4Parrish (1–0)Jones (0–1)None4,3925–2
Feb 28at Jacksonville*#10John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FLW 6–5Haney (1–0)Cassala (0–1)Carlton (1)1,0276–2 :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
Mar 3Oakland*#10Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 18–10Voyles (1–0)Fannon (0–1)None4,0357–2
Mar 4Oakland*#10Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 12–1Holton (3–0)Palm (0–2)None4,3448–2
Mar 5Oakland*#10Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 14–6Voyles (1–0)Parr (1–2)None4,4299–2
Mar 7at UCF*#8Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FLW 5–2Byrd (1–1)Williams (0–2)Carlton (2)3,20510–2
Mar 8at UCF*#8Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FLW 5–0Zirzow (1–0)Sheridan (2–1)None2,22611–2
Mar 10Boston College#8Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 5–8Stevens (2–0)Sands (2–1)Casey (1)4,14311–30–1
Mar 11Boston College#8Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 11–1Holton (4–0)Gill (1–3)None4,45212–31–1
Mar 11Boston College#8Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 13–0Parrish (2–0)Metzdorf (1–2)None4,45213–32–1
Mar 14at #8 Florida*#6McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FLL 0–1Baker (1–1)Karp (0–1)Dyson (1)5,80613–4
Mar 15at #22 Florida Gulf Coast*#6JetBlue Park • Fort Myers, FLL 2–5Hering (3–1)Voyles (1–1)Koerner (5)3,48913–5
Mar 17at Virginia Tech#6English Field • Blacksburg, VAW 9–2Sands (3–1)Naughton (1–3)None15314–53–1
Mar 18at Virginia Tech#6English Field • Blacksburg, VAL 12–13Coward (4–0)Zirzow (1–1)McGarity (4)64514–63–2
Mar 19at Virginia Tech#6English Field • Blacksburg, VAL 0–17Anderson (4–1)Parrish (2–1)None44114–73–3
Mar 21Jacksonville*#18Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 10–9Carlton (1–1)Cassala (0–2)None4,46215–7
Mar 24at Notre Dame#18Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 8–2Sands (4–1)Bielak (1–4)None70116–74–3
Mar 24at Notre Dame#18Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 8–3$^{11}$Voyles (2–0)Solomon (1–2)None70117–75–3
Mar 25at Notre Dame#18Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, INW 5–1Parrish (3–1)Bass (1–3)None42018–76–3
Mar 28vs. #11 Florida*#12Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FLL 1–4Milchin (1–1)Karp (0–2)Byrne (2)8,92418–8
Mar 31#7 North Carolina#12Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 1–3Bukauskas (5–0)Sands (4–2)Hiatt (10)4,73018–96–4 :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
Apr 1#7 North Carolina#12Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 2–5$^{11}$Hiatt (1–1)Carlton (1–2)None5,60318–106–5
Apr 2#7 North Carolina#12Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 7–9Baum (4–0)Haney (1–1)None4,48018–116–6
Apr 4#9 Florida Gulf Coast*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 7–6Carlton (2–2)Hering (4–2)None4,03819–11
Apr 5#9 Florida Gulf Coast*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 3–2$^5$Stewart (1–0)Gray (3–1)None3,62420–11
Apr 7at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NCW 16–7Sands (5–2)Adler (3–4)None2,85321–117–6
Apr 8at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NCL 3–4Brown (1–0)Holton (4–1)Beckman (1)2,97521–127–7
Apr 9at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NCL 4–8Bienlien (2–1)Parrish (3–2)Feeney (1)2,85821–137–8
Apr 11#18 Florida*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 7–10Horvath (1–0)Haney (1–2)None5,94421–14
Apr 15#4 ClemsonDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 10–12Gilliam (2–0)Carlton (2–3)None5,75321–157–9
Apr 16#4 ClemsonDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 7–3Holton (5–1)Eubanks (5–3)None4,01022–158–9
Apr 17#4 ClemsonDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 7–6Byrd (2–1)Hennessy (1–1)None4,04623–159–9
Apr 19Stetson*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 7–3Kwiatkowski (1–0)Senger (0–2)None3,93724–15
Apr 21at Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FLW 6–3Voyles (3–0)Bargfeldt (4–3)Carlton (3)3,52325–1510–9
Apr 22at Miami (FL)Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FLL 4–5$^{10}$Cabezas (1–2)Byrd (2–2)None4,99925–1610–10
Apr 23at Miami (FL)Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FLCancelled
Apr 25at Stetson*Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FLW 11–5Parrish (4–2)Stark (2–3)None1,79826–16
Apr 28#12 VirginiaDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 6–4Haney (2–2)Harrington (3–2)Carlton (4)4,02127–1611–10
Apr 29#12 VirginiaDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 0–8Haseley (7–1)Karp (0–3)Doyle (12)4,17127–1711–11
Apr 30#12 VirginiaDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 5–7Murdock (3–1)Holton (5–2)Bettinger (1)4,13327–1811–12 :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
May 5Pacific*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 9–8Carlton (3–3)Arobio (3–4)None3,64728–18
May 6Pacific*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 18–5Holton (6–2)Shreve (1–5)Voyles (1)3,99429–18
May 6Pacific*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 5–3Karp (1–3)Casad (2–3)None3,99430–18
May 7Pacific*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 5–3Parrish (5–2)Reynoso (4–6)Byrd (1)3,71931–18
May 9Jacksonville*Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 21–2$^8$Zirzow (2–1)Cassala (0–3)None3,71632–18
May 13#23 Wake ForestDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 3–4Peluse (3–1)Sands (5–3)Roberts (6)3,88732–1911–13
May 13#23 Wake ForestDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLW 4–0Holton (7–2)Sellers (3–5)None4,65833–1912–13
May 14#23 Wake ForestDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 9–10McCarren (5–3)Parrish (5–3)None3,83533–2012–14
May 18at #2 LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 12–9Voyles (4–0)Sparger (4–1)Carlton (5)3,48734–2013–14
May 19at #2 LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 8–2Holton (8–2)McClure (7–2)None3,35935–2014–14
May 20at #2 LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYCancelled :
Post-season :
ACC Tournament
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACCT Record
May 24vs. (12) Notre Dame(8)Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 5–3$^{12}$Karp (2–3)Guenther (2–6)None2,94436–201–0
May 26vs. #4 (1) Louisville(8)Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KYW 6–2Holton (9–2)McClure (7–3)None8,84337–202–0
May 27vs. (9) Duke(8)Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KY (Semifinal) W 5–1Sands (6–3)Laskey (4–5)None38–203–0
May 28vs. #5 (2) North Carolina(8)Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KY (Championship) W 7–3Byrd (3–2)Hiatt (4–2)None4,77239–204–0 :
NCAA tournament
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordNCAAT Record
Jun 2(4) Tennessee Tech#18 (1)Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee Regional)L 1–3Moths (5–1)Carlton (3–4)None3,51439–210–1
Jun 3(2) UCF#18 (1)Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee Regional)W 6–1Holton (10–2)Williams (5–4)None2,96740–211–1
Jun 4(4) Tennessee Tech#18 (1)Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee Regional)W 5–3 Byrd (4–2)Roberts (1–4)Carlton (6)2,87241–212–1
Jun 4(3) Auburn#18 (1)Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee Regional)W 8–7$^{10}$Carlton (4–4)Mitchell (5–4)None2,87242–213–1
Jun 5(3) Auburn#18 (1)Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee Regional)W 6–0Zirzow (3–1)Klobosits (0–1)None4,21143–214–1
Jun 10#13 Sam Houston State#10 (12)Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee Super Regional)W 7–6Carlton (5–4)Mikolajchak (0–4)None4,25344–215–1
Jun 11#13 Sam Houston State#10 (12)Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Tallahassee Super Regional)W 19–0Parrish (6–3)Donica (9–3)None4,39145–216–1 :
College World Series
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordCWS Record
Jun 17vs. #2 (4) LSU#6 (12)TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 4–5Poche (11–3)Holton (10–3)Hess (2)25,30545–220–1
Jun 19vs. #7 Cal State Fullerton#6 (12)TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEW 6–4Haney (3–2)Pabich (1–3)None17,22946–221–1
Jun 21vs. #2 (4) LSU#6 (12)TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 4–7Poche (12–3)Sands (6–4)None22,87246–231–2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Florida State team member Rankings from Collegiate Baseball; parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. :
* ↑ This win marked Mike Martin's 1,900th win as head coach.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 5 | 5* | 5* | 3 | 3 (5) | 11 | 10 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 17 | 17* | 17* | 6 |
| Baseball America | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15* | 15* | 6 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| NCBWA† | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 28 | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 27 | 18 | 10 | 10* | 6 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## Awards
### Watchlists

* Golden Spikes Award
       Dylan Busby
       Taylor Walls

### Honors

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| Tyler Holton | ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week ACC Pitcher of the Week ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week National Player of the Week ACC Pitcher of the Week | February 21–26 February 28-March 5 March 28-April 2- May 9-May 14 | |
| Dylan Busby | ACC Player of the Week NCBWA Player of the Week Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week | April 17–22 | |

#### All-ACC

| Name | Selection |
| Tyler Holton | First Team |
| Quincy Nieporte | Second Team |
| Dylan Busby | Third Team |
| J.C. Flowers | Freshman Team |
| Drew Mendoza | Freshman Team |

#### All-Americans

| Name | Selection |
| Tyler Holton | Second Team (Baseball America) First Team (D1 Baseball) |
| Drew Mendoza | Freshman Team (Collegiate Baseball) |

## MLB Draft

The following players were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft:
| Round | Pick | Name | Position | Team |
| 3 | 79 | Taylor Walls | Infielder | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 3 | 88 | Dylan Busby | Infielder | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 26 | 773 | Quincy Nieporte | Infielder | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 29 | 865 | Cobi Johnson | Pitcher | Los Angeles Angels |
| 32 | 965 | Drew Carlton | Pitcher | Detroit Tigers |
| 33 | 986 | Alec Byrd | Pitcher | Colorado Rockies |
| 34 | 1,035 | Andrew Karp | Pitcher | Chicago Cubs |
| 35 | 1,049 | Tyler Holton | Pitcher | Miami Marlins |
| 38 | 1,144 | Jim Voyles | Pitcher | St. Louis Cardinals |