The 2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, named for 35th year head coach Mike Martin. It was the Seminoles' 23rd season as a member of the ACC and its 9th in the ACC Atlantic Division.
Florida State achieved forty wins for the thirty-seventh straight year and twenty conference wins for the seventh time in school history. The Seminoles made an appearance in the NCAA tournament for the fifty-second time, their thirty-seventh straight tournament appearance. Florida State was chosen as a national seed for the tenth time and hosted a regional for the thirty-first time.
Personnel
Roster 2014 Florida State Seminoles roster Pitchers 5 - Billy Strode - Junior 7 - Luke Weaver - Junior 9 - Andy Ward - Freshman 16 - Taylor Blatch - Freshman 17 - Mike Compton - Sophomore 18 - Ed Voyles - Freshman 19 - Gage Smith - Senior 24 - Dylan Silva - Sophomore 30 - Will Zirzow - Freshman 31 - Alec Byrd - Freshman 33 - Bryant Holtmann - Junior 36 - Kenny Burkhead - Sophomore 37 - Brandon Leibrandt - Junior 40 - Peter Miller - Senior 42 - Jim Voyles - Freshman 44 - Jameis Winston - Sophomore 51 - Brandon Johnson - Senior Catchers 13 - Danny De La Calle - Junior 20 - Gage West - Freshman 28 - Lee Howard - Junior 32 - Ladson Montgomery - Senior
Infielders 3 - John Nogowski - Junior 10 - Justin Gonzalez - Senior 12 - John Sansone - Sophomore 15 - Hank Truluck - Freshman 21 - Ben DeLuzio - Freshman 43 - Casey Smit - Senior 53 - Jose Brizuela - Junior Outfielders 1 - Nick Graganella - Sophomore 2 - Josh Delph - Junior 8 - D. J. Stewart - Sophomore 25 - Brett Knief - Senior 27 - Matt Mulroy - Junior
Coaches 2014 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff 11 - Mike Martin – Head coach – 35th season 22 - Mike Bell - Associate head coach / Pitchers - 3rd season 4 - Mike Martin, Jr. - Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator - 17th season 23 - Bryan Henry - Volunteer assistant coach - 1st season
Schedule The Seminoles played a three-game series against Miami, despite the ACC not scheduling conference games between the two schools. The three games did not count in ACC standings.
Florida State was selected as the fifth overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 14 || || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 13–2 || Weaver (1–0) || Schwartz (0–1) || None || 5,756 || 1–0 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 15 || Niagara || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 4–1 || Leibrandt (1–0) || Fittry (0–1) || Winston (1) || 5,511 || 2–0 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 16 || Niagara || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 13–08 || Compton (1–0) || Stroud (0–1) || None || 4,578 || 3–0 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || at || No. 5 || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || W 12–6 || Holtman (1–0) || Gordon (0–2) || None || 3,000 || 4–0 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 21 || || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–3 || Weaver (2–0) || Lawlor (1–1) || None || 5,024 || 5–0 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || Georgia || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–4 || Smith (1–0) || Cheek (0–2) || None || 6,568 || 6–0 || — |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | February 23 || Georgia || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || colspan=7 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 28 || No. 17 || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 1–3 || Diaz (3–0) || Weaver (2–1) || Garcia (3) || 5,599 || 6–1 || —
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || No. 17 Miami (FL) || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–2 || Leibrandt (2–0) || Radziewski (0–2) || None || 6,593 || 7–1 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || No. 17 Miami (FL) || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 13–6 || Smith (2–0) || Salcines (0–1) || None || 5,902 || 8–1 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 4 || at || No. 2 || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 5–1 || Miller (1–0) || Serrallonga (1–1) || None || 3,615 || 9–1 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || at South Florida || No. 2 || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 4–1 || Hotlmann (2–0) || Herget (2–2) || Winston (2) || 2,261 || 10–1 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || Maryland || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 15–3 || Weaver (3–1) || Stinnett (2–2) || None || 4,056 || 11–1 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 8 || Maryland || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 1–5 || Shawaryn (4–0) || Leibrandt (2–1) || None || 4,801 || 11–2 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || Maryland || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–0 || Compton (2–0) || Price (1–2) || None || 4,059 || 12–2 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || at UCF || No. 2 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || W 11–10 || Silva (1–0) || Thompson (0–3) || Winston (3) || 3,953 || 13–2 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || at UCF || No. 2 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || W 18–1 || Holtmann (3–0) || Martin (0–1) || None || 3,105 || 14–2 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 14 || No. 6 || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–1 || Weaver (4–1) || Rodon (2–3) || None || 4,504 || 15–2 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || No. 6 NC State || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–2 || Leibrandt (3–1) || Jernigan (3–1) || None || 5,481 || 16–2 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || No. 6 NC State || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–813 || Burkhead (1–0) || Peterson (1–1) || None || 5,481 || 17–2 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 18 || at Florida || No. 2 || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL || L 1–3 || Rhodes (2–0) || Miller (1–1) || Poyner (1) || 5,657 || 17–3 || — |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 21 || at No. 26 Clemson || No. 2 || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || L 3–9 || Gossett (2–0) || Weaver (4–2) || None || 4,948 || 17–4 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || at No. 26 Clemson || No. 2 || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || W 11–1 || Leibrandt (4–1) || Crownover (4–2) || None || 6,016 || 18–4 || 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || at No. 26 Clemson || No. 2 || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || W 4-3 || Smith (3–0) || Schmidt (2–4) || Winston (4) || 6,016 || 19–4 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 25 || vs. Florida || No. 3 || Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL || L 1–4 || Young (3–0) || Miller (1–2) || Harris (4) || 10,125 || 19–5 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || at || No. 3 || Bill Beck Field (University of Rhode Island) • Kingston, RI || W 6–0 || Weaver (5–2) || Gorman (2–4) || None || 313 || 20–5 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || at Boston College || No. 3 || Bill Beck Field (University of Rhode Island) • Kingston, RI ||W 11–7 || Voyles (1–0) || Nicklas (1–2) || None || 178 || 21–5 || 9–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || at Boston College || No. 3 || Bill Beck Field (University of Rhode Island) • Kingston, RI || W 10–1 || Holtmann (4–0) || Burke (0–3) || Johnson (1) || 245 || 22–5 || 10–2
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 1 || || No. 4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–3 || Smith (4–0) || Anderson (1–1) || None || 4,685 || 23–5 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || || No. 4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–712 || Blatch (1–0) || McCarty (1–6) || None || 5,678 || 24–5 || 11–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 6 || Notre Dame || No. 4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–2 || Compton (3–0) || Hearne (1–4) || None || 6,041 || 25–5 || 12-2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 6 || Notre Dame || No. 4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 4–3 || Holtmann (5–0) || Connaughton (0–2) || Smith (1) || 6,041 || 26–5 || 13–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 8 || No. 13 Florida || No. 2 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 0–8 || Young (4–0) || Strode (0–1) || None || 6,514 || 26–6 || — |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 11 || at || No. 2 || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || L 3–5 || Heddinger (2–1) || Weaver (5–3) || Isaacs (3) || 2,681 || 26–7 || 13–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 12 || at Georgia Tech || No. 2 || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || L 4–12 || Stanton (3–1) || Compton (3–1) || None || 3,204 || 26–8 || 13–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 13 || at Georgia Tech || No. 2 || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || W 5–4 || Silva (2–0) || Clay (2–1) || Winston (5) || 3,288 || 27–8 || 14–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 15 || Jacksonville || No. 7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–1 || Miller (2–2) || Maxon (0–3) || None || 4,162 || 28–8 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 18 || at || No. 7 || Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC || W 7–1 || Weaver (6–3) || Fischer (4-4) || None || 1,684 || 29-8 || 15-4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || at Wake Forest || No. 7 || Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC || W 4–313 || Winston (1–0) || Kelly (1–1) || None || 953 || 30–8 || 16–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 20 || at Wake Forest || No. 7 || Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC || L 2–5 || McCarren (1–0) || Miller (2–3) || Kaden (1) || 851 || 30–9 || 16–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 4–0 || Strode (1–1) || Jordan (2–6) || None || 4,393 || 31–9 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || Stetson || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 13–3 || Silva (3–0) || Warmoth (1–3) || None || 4,040 || 32–9 || — |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 25 || No. 2 Virginia || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 3–510 || Mayberry (4–1) || Smith (4–1) || Howard (14) || 4,852 || 32–10 || 16–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || No. 2 Virginia || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–0 || Compton (4–1) || Sborz (4–3) || None || 5,572 || 33–10 || 17–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 27 || No. 2 Virginia || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 3–4 || Waddell (6–2) || Holtmann (5–1) || Howard (15) || 4,791 || 33–11 || 17–7
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–4 || Byrd (1–0) || Sawyer (3–4) || None || 5,196 || 34–11 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || Minnesota || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 3–2 || Compton (5–1) || Meyer (4–3) || Miller (1) || 5,196 || 35–11 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 4 || Minnesota || No. 5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–1 || Silva (2–0) || Kunik (2–1) || None || 4,293 || 36–11 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 6 || at Stetson || No. 6 || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL || W 9–4 || Miller (3–3) || Jordan (2–7) || None || 2,883 || 37–11 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 9 || at || No. 6 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 7–0 || Weaver (7–3) || Thornton (7–3) || None || 3,942 || 38–11 || 18–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || at North Carolina || No. 6 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 10–2 || Compton (6–1) || Kelley (1–2) || None || 3,039 || 39–11 || 19–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 11 || at North Carolina || No. 6 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L 4–5 || Hovis (7–1) || Smith (4–2) || None || 2,028 || 39–12 || 19–8 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 13 || UCF || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 3–8 || Howell (2–1) || Byrd (1–1) || None || 3,871 || 39–13 || — |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 15 || || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 3–0 || Weaver (8–3) || Istler (8–7) || Winston (6) || 4,326 || 40–13 || 20–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 16 || Duke || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–8 || Compton (7–1) || Van Orden (5–5) || Silva (1) || 4,595 || 41–13 || 21–8 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 17 || Duke || No. 6 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 5–7 || Swart (5–2) || Miller (3–5) || None || 4,910 || 41–14 || 21–9
! style="" | Postseason (2–3)