The 2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Martin, in his 36th season at Florida State. It was the Seminoles' 24th season as a member of the ACC and its 10th in the ACC's Atlantic Division.
Despite having a young team, Florida State won the ACC title and reached forty wins for the thirty-eighth straight year. The Seminoles were selected to host a regional in the NCAA tournament, marking their fifty-third tournament appearance and hosting for the thirty-second time, advancing to the super regionals for the fourteenth time.
Previous season
In 2014, the Seminoles finished the season as Atlantic division champions with a record of 43–17, 21–9 in conference play. They qualified for the ACC tournament and were eliminated in pool play. The Seminoles qualified for the NCAA tournament as the #5 overall national seed. They were hosts of the Tallahassee regional, which also contained Georgia Southern, Alabama, and Kennesaw State. Florida State was upset by both Georgia Southern and Alabama and was eliminated after just two games.
Personnel
Roster 2015 Florida State Seminoles roster Pitchers 5 - Billy Strode - Senior 6 - Cobi Johnson - Freshman 7 - Steven Wells - Freshman 8 - Christian Gonzalez-Santos - Freshman 9 - Andy Ward - Freshman 16 - Taylor Blatch - Sophomore 17 - Mike Compton - Junior 18 - Ed Voyles - Freshman 19 - Andrew Karp - Freshman 24 - Dylan Silva - Junior 26 - Taylor Folsom - Freshman 27 - Derek Vail - Junior 30 - Will Zirzow - Freshman 31 - Alec Byrd - Sophomore 33 - Bryant Holtmann - Senior 36 - Boomer Biegalski - Sophomore 38 - Alex Deise - Sophomore 42 - Jim Voyles - Sophomore 46 - Drew Carlton - Freshman Catchers 13 - Danny De La Calle - Senior 20 - Gage West - Sophomore 25 - Bret Maxwell - Freshman
Infielders 3 - Darren Miller - Freshman 10 - Taylor Walls - Freshman 12 - John Sansone - Junior 14 - Jackson Owens - Freshman 15 - Hank Truluck - Sophomore 21 - Ben DeLuzio - Sophomore 23 - Chris Marconcini - Senior 28 - Dylan Busby - Freshman 29 - Quincy Nieporte - Sophomore 32 - Hayden Kelly - Junior Outfielders 1 - Nick Graganella - Junior 2 - Josh Delph - Senior 8 - D. J. Stewart - Junior 43 - Timmy Delph - Freshman
Coaching staff 2015 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff 11 - Mike Martin – Head coach – 36th season 22 - Mike Bell - Associate head coach / Pitchers - 4th season 4 - Mike Martin, Jr. - Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator - 18th season
Season
Preseason In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked by the coaches to finish second in the conference and first in the Atlantic Division.
Schedule Florida State was selected to be a regional host in the NCAA tournament as the thirteenth overall seed.
! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 13 || || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–3 || Holtmann (1–0) || Scocchia (0–1) || || 4,712 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 14 || Oakland || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 15–2 || Biegalski (1–0) || Gee (0–1) || || 5,431 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 15 || Oakland || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–1 || Johnson (1–0) || Morton (0–1) || || 4,254 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 18 || at || #11 || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || L 3–5 || Tanner (1–0) || Holtmann (1–1) || Disch (1) || 1,878 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || at || #11 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || W 7–5 || Folsom (1–0) || McLaughlin (0–1) || Strode (1) || 1,821 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 21 || at Georgia || #11 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || L 1–4 || Lawlor (2–0) || Biegalski (1–1) || Cheek (1) || 2,826 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 21 || at Georgia || #11 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || L 5–10 || Sosebee (2–0) || Johnson (1–1) || || 2,826 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 24 || Jacksonville || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–7 || Silva (1–0) || Baker (0–2) || Strode (2) || 3,669 || 5–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27 || || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 4–3 || Byrd (1–0) || Magestro (1–1) || Strode (3) || 4,155 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 28 || UNC Wilmington || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–3 || Silva (2–0) || Ramsey (0–1) || Strode (4) || 3,949 || 7–3 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || UNC Wilmington || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–8 || Folsom (2–0) || Gantz (1–1) || Strode (5) || 3,904 || 8–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 3 || South Florida || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 24–1 || Carlton (1–0) || Lawson (0–1) || || 3,944 || 9–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 4 || South Florida || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–3 || Byrd (2–0) || Eveld (0–1) || Folsom (1) || 3,900 || 10–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 6 || Boston College || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–0 || Compton (1–0) || Burke (0–3) || || 3,777 || 11–3 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 7 || Boston College || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 3–2 || Holtmann (2–1) || King (0–1) || Strode (6) || 4,448 || 12–3 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || Boston College || #22 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–4 || Johnson (2–1) || Dunn (2–1) || || 4,207 || 13–3 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 10 || #9 UCF || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–8 || Byrd (3–0) || Marsh (0–1) || Strode (7) || 3,980 || 14–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 11 || #9 UCF || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 15–11 || Deise (1–0) || Thompson (0–2) || || 3,728 || 15–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 13 || Wake Forest || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 1–4 || Pirro (5–0) || Voyles (0–1) || Dunshee (1) || 3,870 || 15–4 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 14 || Wake Forest || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 12–2 || Biegalski (2–1) || Johnstone (1–1) || || 4,286 || 16–4 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || Wake Forest || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–6 || Holtmann (3–1) || Kirkpatrick (2–1) || || 4,151 || 17–4 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 17 || at #4 Florida || #7 || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL || L 8–14 || Vinson (2–0) || Carlton (1–1) || || 5,827 || 17–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 20 || at #12 Virginia || #7 || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || L 4–8 || Doherty (1–0) || Silva (2–1) || Sborz (5) || 3,200 || 17–6 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 21 || at #12 Virginia || #7|| Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || W 12–10 || Silva (3–1) || Sborz (1–2) || || 4,196 || 18–6 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || at #12 Virginia || #7 || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || W 13–1 || Johnson (3–1) || Waddell (1–1) || || 3,994 || 19–6 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 25 || Alabama State || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–7 || Silva (4–1) || Pantoja (0–2) || Strode (8) || 4,116 || 20–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 27 || Virginia Tech || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 3–8 || Keselica (4–1) || Biegalski (2–2) || || 4,253 || 20–7 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 28 || Virginia Tech || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 19–9 || Silva (5–1) || McGarity (2–3) || || 6,348 || 21–7 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 29 || Virginia Tech || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–5 || Strode (1–0) || Scherzer (1–2) || || 4,358 || 22–7 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 31 || vs. #6 Florida || #8 || Baseball Grounds • Jacksonville, FL || W 8–3 || Holtmann (4–1) || Faedo (1–1) || Silva (1) || 8,306 || 23–7 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 2 || at NC State || #8 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 3–2 || Byrd (4–0) || O'Donnell (1–1) || Strode (9) || 1,528 || 24–7 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 3 || at NC State || #8 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 1–0 || Carlton (2–1) || Brown (3–2) || Strode (10) || 2,201 || 25–7 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 4 || at NC State || #8 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 7–11 || O'Donnell (4–1) || Johnson (3–2) || Gilbert (1) || 1,838 || 25–8 || 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 7 || || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–0 || Holtmann (5–1) || Smeltzer (1–3) || || 4,032 || 26–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 8 || Florida Gulf Coast || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 0–5 || Deckert (1–0) || Voyles (0–1) || || 3,815 || 26–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 10 || at Notre Dame || #7 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN || L 2–5 || Smoyer (5–0) || Biegalski (2–3) || Guenther (2) || 522 || 26–10 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 11 || at Notre Dame || #7 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN || L 1–4 || Bielak (4–1) || Carlton (2–2) || Guenther (3) || 1,109 || 26–11 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 12 || at Notre Dame || #7 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN || L 1–2 || Hale (1–0) || Compton (1–1) || Tully (1) || 896 || 26–12 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 14 || #12 Florida || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 4–312 || Strode (2–0) || Rubio (0–1) || || 6,634 || 27–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 17 || Pittsburgh || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 15–2 || Biegalski (3–3) || Zeuch (3–5) || || 3,986 || 28–12 || 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 18 || Pittsburgh || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–5 || Byrd (5–0) || Mitchell (0–2) || Stode (11) || 5,296 || 29–12 || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 18 || Pittsburgh || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–6 || Carlton (3–2) || Berube (1–5) || || 5,296 || 30–12 || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 21 || || #8 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–1 || Silva (6–1) || Thorne (3–1) || || 4,079 || 31–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 24 || at #6 Miami (FL) || #8 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || W 8–717 || Zirzow (1–0) || Beauprez (1–2) || || 4,189 || 32–12 || 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 25 || at #6 Miami (FL) || #8 || Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL || W 15–5 || Compton (2–1) || Suarez (4–1) || || 4,650 || 33–12 || 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 26 || at #6 Miami (FL) || #8 || Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL || L 0–12 || Sosa (6–3) || Carlton (3–3) || || 3,289 || 33–13 || 16–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 1 || || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 16–2 || Biegalski (4–3) || Morrison (2–2) || || 3,979 || 34–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 2 || Coastal Carolina || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–3 || Compton (3–1) || Kerr (8–1) || || 4,211 || 35–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 3 || Coastal Carolina || #7 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 2–4 || Holmes (4–0) || Carlton (3–4) || || 3,978 || 35–14 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"