# 1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Dick Howser Stadium, and played as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his seventeenth season as head coach at Florida State.
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their fourteenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording a win against Wichita State and a pair of losses to Florida.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Florida State win
* Florida State loss
1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 3 | Marshall* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 16–1 | 1–0 |
| Feb 4 | Marshall* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 34–0 | 2–0 |
| Feb 10 | UNC Asheville* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 4–2 | 3–0 |
| Feb 11 | UNC Asheville* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 16–8 | 4–0 |
| Feb 16 | Minnesota* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 9–7 | 5–0 |
| Feb 17 | Minnesota* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 23–11 | 6–0 |
| Feb 18 | Minnesota* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 8–2 | 7–0 |
| Feb 23 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 1–3 | 7–1 |
| Feb 24 | vs Southern California* | Titan Field • Fullerton, CA | L 8–10 | 7–2 |
| Feb 29 | at Florida* | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 11–2 | 8–2 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
| Mar 2 | Florida* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 4–6 | 8–3 | |
| Mar 3 | Florida* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 10–11 | 8–4 | |
| Mar 5 | Mercer* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 10–5 | 9–4 | |
| Mar 6 | Mercer* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 14–5 | 10–4 | |
| Mar 8 | Coastal Carolina* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 11–4 | 11–4 | |
| Mar 9 | Coastal Carolina* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 16–8 | 12–4 | |
| Mar 10 | Coastal Carolina* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 7–3 | 13–4 | |
| Mar 12 | Maine* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 14–5 | 14–4 | |
| Mar 13 | Maine* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 17–5 | 15–4 | |
| Mar 14 | Maine* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 8–1 | 16–4 | |
| Mar 15 | Maryland | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 8–6 | 17–4 | 1–0 |
| Mar 16 | Maryland | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 16–2 | 18–4 | 2–0 |
| Mar 17 | Maryland | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 16–5 | 19–4 | 3–0 |
| Mar 20 | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 2–1$^7$> | 20–4 | 4–0 |
| Mar 20 | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 7–1$^7$ | 21–4 | 5–0 |
| Mar 21 | at North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 9–1 | 22–4 | 6–0 |
| Mar 22 | at Wake Forest | Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 11–7 | 23–4 | 7–0 |
| Mar 23 | at Wake Forest | Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 9–6 | 24–4 | 8–0 |
| Mar 24 | at Wake Forest | Gene Hooks Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 12–3 | 25–4 | 9–0 |
| Mar 29 | NC State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 5–4 | 26–4 | 10–0 |
| Mar 31 | NC State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 5–4$^7$ | 27–4 | 11–0 |
| Mar 31 | NC State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 5–4$^7$ | 28–4 | 12–0 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
| Apr 3 | at Jacksonville* | John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | W 10–1 | 29–4 | |
| Apr 5 | Miami (FL)* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 13–2 | 30–4 |
| Apr 6 | Miami (FL)* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 2–13 | 30–5 | |
| Apr 7 | Miami (FL)* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 15–1 | 31–5 | |
| Apr 9 | Jacksonville* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 8–6 | 32–5 | |
| Apr 10 | at Jacksonville* | John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | W 4–1 | 33–5 | |
| Apr 12 | at Miami (FL)* | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 2–6 | 33–6 | |
| Apr 13 | at Miami (FL)* | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 8–9 | 33–7 | |
| Apr 14 | at Miami (FL)* | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 4–7 | 33–8 | |
| Apr 17 | Jacksonville* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 9–4 | 34–8 | |
| Apr 19 | Duke | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 6–2 | 35–8 | 13–0 |
| Apr 20 | Duke | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 14–4 | 36–8 | 14–0 |
| Apr 21 | Duke | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 9–7 | 37–8 | 15–0 |
| Apr 26 | Georgia Tech | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 16–4 | 38–8 | 16–0 |
| Apr 27 | Georgia Tech | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 6–3 | 39–8 | 17–0 |
| Apr 28 | Georgia Tech | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 1–4 | 39–9 | 17–1 |
| Apr 30 | Florida Atlantic* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 9–8 | 40–9 | |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
| May 1 | Florida Atlantic* | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 13–5 | 41–9 | |
| May 4 | at Clemson | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | L 0–3 | 41–10 | 17–2 |
| May 5 | at Clemson | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | L 1–2 | 41–11 | 17–3 |
| May 6 | at Clemson | Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC | L 0–2 | 41–12 | 17–4 |
| May 10 | at Virginia | UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 6–0 | 42–12 | 18–4 |
| May 11 | at Virginia | UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA | L 7–9 | 42–13 | 18–5 |
| May 12 | at Virginia | UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, VA | W 6–3 | 43–13 | 19–5 |
Postseason :
ACC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACCT Record |
| May 15 | (8) Wake Forest | (1) | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | W 8–4 | 44–13 | 1–0 |
| May 16 | (5) Virginia | (1) | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | L 2–3 | 44–14 | 1–1 |
| May 17 | (7) Duke | (1) | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | W 7–3 | 45–14 | 2–1 |
| May 18 | (2) Clemson | (1) | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | W 8–1 | 46–14 | 3–1 |
| May 18 | (5) Virginia | (1) | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | W 8–2 | 47–14 | 4–1 |
| May 19 | (5) Virginia | (1) | Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC | L 1–12 | 47–15 | 4–2 |
NCAA West Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 23 | (6) Northeastern Illinois | (1) | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 16–0 | 48–15 | 1–0 |
| May 24 | (4) UC Santa Barbara | (1) | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 10–1 | 49–15 | 2–0 |
| May 25 | (2) Stanford | (1) | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 5–4 | 50–15 | 3–0 |
| May 36 | (5) Cal State Northridge | (1) | Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 9–2 | 51–15 | 4–0 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 1 | (2) Florida | (7) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–5 | 51–16 | 0–1 |
| June 3 | (3) Wichita State | (7) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–4 | 52–16 | 1–1 |
| June 4 | (2) Florida | (7) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–6 | 52–17 | 1–2 |