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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1999 record	57–14 (22–2 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Martin (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Chip Baker (15th season) Jamey Shouppe (9th season) Mike Martin Jr. (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dick Howser Stadium

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 11 Mike Martin - 20th Season 3 Chip Baker - 15th Season 12 Jamey Shouppe - 9th Season 28 Mike Martin Jr.- 2nd Season

Schedule

1999 Florida State Seminoles Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January (3–0) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record January 29 UNC Asheville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–2 McDonald (1–0) – 2,032 1–0 – January 30 UNC Asheville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 16–3 Stocks (1–0) – 2,127 2–0 – January 31 UNC Asheville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 11–3 Varnes (1–0) – 853 3–0 –
February (10–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record February 5 Arizona State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–1 Ginn (1–0) – 2,361 4–0 – February 6 Arizona State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 11–4 Chavez (1–0) – 4,023 5–0 – February 7 Arizona State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–5 C. Whidden (1–0) – 2,578 6–0 – February 12 Troy State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 17–3 Varnes (2–0) – 834 7–0 – February 13 Troy State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 21–1 McDonald (2–0) – 1,018 8–0 – February 14 Troy State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–2 Stocks (2–0) – 2,578 9–0 – February 16 Charleston Southern Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 12–2 Smalley (1–0) – 803 10–0 – February 17 Charleston Southern Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–2 Varnes (3–0) – 503 11–0 – February 20 Florida Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 5–6 – Chavez (1–1) 4,841 11–1 – February 21 Florida Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 12–3 Stocks (3–0) – 4,612 12–1 – February 27 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 2–4 – Chavez (1–2) 5,657 12–2 – February 28 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 8–4 Stocks (4–0) – 5,203 13–2 –
March (17–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record March 2 South Florida Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 5–2 Varnes (4–0) – 733 14–2 – March 5 vs Wichita State Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN 1–8 – McDonald (2–1) 579 14–3 – March 6 at Minnesota Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN 9–5 Stocks (5–0) – 6,293 15–3 – March 7 vs Washington State Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN 8–5 C. Whidden (2–0) – 243 16–3 – March 12 Virginia Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–3 McDonald (3–1) – 2,246 17–3 1–0 March 13 Virginia Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 2–1 Stocks (6–0) – 1,976 18–3 2–0 March 14 Virginia Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 11–3 Varnes (5–0) – 1,571 19–3 3–0 March 16 The Citadel Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–6 Ginn (2–0) – 924 20–3 3–0 March 17 The Citadel Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–4 Z. Diaz (1–0) – 909 21–3 3–0 March 19 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 14–4 McDonald (4–1) – 2,243 22–3 4–0 March 20 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 2–1 Stocks (7–0) – 2,097 23–3 5–0 March 21 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC 13–1 Varnes (6–0) – 2631 24–3 6–0 March 23 Akron Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–4 Smith (1–0) – 931 25–3 6–0 March 24 Akron Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 12–2 Smalley (2–0) – 614 26–3 6–0 March 26 North Carolina Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 12–6 McDonald (5–1) – 3,155 27–3 7–0 March 27 North Carolina Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 5–4 Chavez (2–2) – 3,604 28–3 8–0 March 28 North Carolina Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–4 Varnes (7–0) – 2,891 29–3 9–0 March 30 Mercer Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 14–1 Smalley (3–0) – 1,217 30–3 9–0
April (8–7) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record April 2 Wake Forest Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–4 Chavez (3–2) – 2,326 31–3 10–0 April 3 Wake Forest Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 16–3 Stocks (8–0) – 2,726 32–3 11–0 April 4 Wake Forest Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–3 Ginn (3–0) – 1,679 33–3 12–0 April 7 Jacksonville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–6 Chavez (4–2) – 1,397 34–3 12–0 April 9 Clemson Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–0 McDonald (6–1) – 3,543 35–3 13–0 April 10 Clemson Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–8 – Stocks (8–1) 5,021 35–4 13–1 April 11 Clemson Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 5–3 Chavez (5–2) – 2,472 36–4 14–1 April 14 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL 25–2 Z. Diaz (2–0) – 1,541 37–4 14–1 April 16 Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–2 McDonald (7–1) – 4,489 38–4 14–1 April 17 Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 3–4 – C. Whidden (2–1) 5,053 38–5 14–1 April 18 Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–8 – Chavez (5–3) 3,850 38–6 14–1 April 23 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL 7–8 – Chavez (5–4) 4,903 38–7 14–1 April 24 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL 4–9 – Varnes (7–1) 5,062 38–8 14–1 April 25 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL 8–9 – Z. Diaz (1–2) 3,122 38–9 14–1 April 30 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 2–3 – McDonald (7–2) 1,897 38–10 14–2
May (8–0) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record May 1 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 18–4 Varnes (8–1) – 2,263 39–10 15–2 May 2 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–2 Chavez (6–4) – 2,035 40–10 16–2 May 7 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 9–3 McDonald (8–2) – 602 41–10 17–2 May 8 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 13–4 Ginn (4–0) – 907 42–10 18–2 May 9 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD 26–2 Stocks (9–1) – 357 43–10 19–2 May 15 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 11–3 Varnes (9–1) – 323 44–10 20–2 May 15 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 9–1 Stocks (10–1) – 323 45–10 21–2 May 16 at Duke Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 7–2 Smalley (4–0) – 348 46–10 22–2
Postseason
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record May 19 vs Maryland Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 4–1 McDonald (9–2) – 1,341 47–10 22–2 May 20 vs Georgia Tech Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 7–3 Varnes (10–1) – 1,419 48–10 22–2 May 21 vs Wake Forest Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 0–4 – Stocks (10–2) 4,661 48–11 22–2 May 22 South Carolina Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 7–8 – Chavez (6–5) 3,742 48–12 22–2
Tallahassee Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record May 28 The Citadel Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 24–6 Varnes (11–1) – 3,782 49–12 22–2 May 29 Jacksonville Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–2 Stocks (11–2) – 3,726 50–12 22–2 May 30 Providence Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 14–3 Ginn (5–0) – 3,921 51–12 22–2
Tallahassee Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record June 4 Auburn Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–2 Stocks (12–2) – 5,137 52–12 22–2 June 5 Auburn Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–3 Z. Diaz (3–1) – 5,218 53–12 22–2
1999 College World Series (4–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record June 12 vs Texas A&M Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 7–3 Chavez (7–5) – 19,745 54–12 22–2 June 14 vs Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 6–10 – McDonald (9–3) 17,000 54–13 22–2 June 16 vs Cal State Fullerton Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 7–2 Chavez (8–5) – 22,155 55–13 22–2 June 17 vs Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 8–6 Z. Diaz (4–1) – 19,021 56–13 22–2 June 18 vs Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 14–11 Stocks (13–2) – 11,600 57–13 22–2 June 19 vs Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 5–6 – Varnes (11–2) 23,563 57–14 22–2

Awards and honors

Marshall McDougall

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[2]
• Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year[3]
• All-Tournament Team[2]

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]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Club
1	36	Nick Stocks	P	St. Louis Cardinals
17	505	Matt Diaz	OF	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
26	766	Marshall McDougall	2B	Boston Red Sox
27	834	Chris Chavez	P	Atlanta Braves

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.