1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball Florida State Seminoles baseball logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 57–14 22–2 2 2 Mike Martin 20th Chip Baker 15th Jamey Shouppe 9th Mike Martin Jr. 2nd Dick Howser Stadium Atlantic Coast Conference ChampionsTallahassee Regional ChampionsTallahassee Super Regional Champions College World Series, Runner-Up 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. The Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the Miami Hurricanes in the championship game. 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 Florida State Seminoles 2 white 1999 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log ! style="Florida State Seminoles 2 white" | Regular season (46–10) |- valign="top" y Florida State Seminoles white January/February (13–2) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | January 29 || No. 9 || 1999 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–2 || McDonald (1–0) || – || 2,032 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | January 30 || No. 9 || UNC Asheville || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 16–3 || Stocks (1–0) || – || 2,127 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | January 31 || No. 9 || UNC Asheville || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–3 || Varnes (1–0) || – || 853 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 5 || No. 9 || No. 27 1999 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 4–1 || Ginn (1–0) || – || 2,361 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 6 || No. 9 || No. 27 Arizona State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–4 || Chavez (1–0) || – || 4,023 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 7 || No. 9 || No. 27 Arizona State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–5 || C. Whidden (1–0) || – || 2,578 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 12 || No. 2 || 1999 Troy Trojans Troy State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 17–3 || Varnes (2–0) || – || 834 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 13 || No. 2 || Troy State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 21–1 || McDonald (2–0) || – || 1,018 || 8–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 14 || No. 2 || Troy State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–2 || Stocks (2–0) || – || 2,578 || 9–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 16 || No. 1 || 1999 Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 12–2 || Smalley (1–0) || – || 803 || 10–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 17 || No. 1 || Charleston Southern || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–2 || Varnes (3–0) || – || 503 || 11–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | February 20 || No. 1 || No. 7 Florida || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 5–6 || – || Chavez (1–1) || 4,841 || 11–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 21 || No. 1 || No. 7 Florida || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 12–3 || Stocks (3–0) || – || 4,612 || 12–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | February 27 || No. 1 || at No. 6 Florida || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL || L 2–4 || – || Chavez (1–2) || 5,657 || 12–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 28 || No. 1 || at No. 6 Florida || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL || W 8–4 || Stocks (4–0) || – || 5,203 || 13–2 || – |- y Florida State Seminoles white March (17–1) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 2 || No. 1 || 1999 South Florida Bulls South Florida || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–2 || Varnes (4–0) || – || 733 || 14–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 5 || No. 1 || vs No. 17 1999 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State || Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN || L 1–8 || – || McDonald (2–1) || 579 || 14–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 6 || No. 1 || at 1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota || Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN || W 9–5 || Stocks (5–0) || – || 6,293 || 15–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 7 || No. 1 || vs 1999 Washington State Cougars Washington State || Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN || W 8–5 || C. Whidden (2–0) || – || 243 || 16–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 12 || No. 2 || 1999 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–3 || McDonald (3–1) || – || 2,246 || 17–3 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 13 || No. 2 || Virginia || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 2–1 || Stocks (6–0) || – || 1,976 || 18–3 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 14 || No. 2 || Virginia || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–3 || Varnes (5–0) || – || 1,571 || 19–3 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 16 || No. 1 || The Citadel || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–6 || Ginn (2–0) || – || 924 || 20–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 17 || No. 1 || The Citadel || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–4 || Z. Diaz (1–0) || – || 909 || 21–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 19 || No. 1 || at No. 19 1999 NC State Wolfpack NC State || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 14–4 || McDonald (4–1) || – || 2,243 || 22–3 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 20 || No. 1 || at No. 19 NC State || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 2–1 || Stocks (7–0) || – || 2,097 || 23–3 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 21 || No. 1 || at No. 19 NC State || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 13–1 || Varnes (6–0) || – || 2631 || 24–3 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 23 || No. 1 || 1999 Akron Zips Akron || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–4 || Smith (1–0) || – || 931 || 25–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 24 || No. 1 || Akron || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 12–2 || Smalley (2–0) || – || 614 || 26–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 26 || No. 1 || No. 3 1999 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 12–6 || McDonald (5–1) || – || 3,155 || 27–3 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 27 || No. 1 || No. 3 North Carolina || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–4 || Chavez (2–2) || – || 3,604 || 28–3 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 28 || No. 1 || No. 3 North Carolina || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–4 || Varnes (7–0) || – || 2,891 || 29–3 || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 30 || No. 1 || 1999 Mercer Bears Mercer || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 14–1 || Smalley (3–0) || – || 1,217 || 30–3 || – |- y Florida State Seminoles white April (8–7) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 2 || No. 1 || No. 23 1999 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–4 || Chavez (3–2) || – || 2,326 || 31–3 || 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 3 || No. 1 || No. 23 Wake Forest || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 16–3 || Stocks (8–0) || – || 2,726 || 32–3 || 11–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 4 || No. 1 || No. 23 Wake Forest || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 4–3 || Ginn (3–0) || – || 1,679 || 33–3 || 12–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 7 || No. 1 || 1999 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–6 || Chavez (4–2) || – || 1,397 || 34–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 9 || No. 1 || Clemson || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–0 || McDonald (6–1) || – || 3,543 || 35–3 || 13–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 10 || No. 1 || Clemson || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 4–8 || – || Stocks (8–1) || 5,021 || 35–4 || 13–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 11 || No. 1 || Clemson || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–3 || Chavez (5–2) || – || 2,472 || 36–4 || 14–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 14 || No. 1 || at Jacksonville || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || W 25–2 || Z. Diaz (2–0) || – || 1,541 || 37–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 16 || No. 1 || No. 5 Miami (FL) || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–2 || McDonald (7–1) || – || 4,489 || 38–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 17 || No. 1 || No. 5 Miami (FL) || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 3–4 || – || C. Whidden (2–1) || 5,053 || 38–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 18 || No. 1 || No. 5 Miami (FL) || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 7–8 || – || Chavez (5–3) || 3,850 || 38–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 23 || No. 2 || at No. 1 Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field • Miami, FL || L 7–8 || – || Chavez (5–4) || 4,903 || 38–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 24 || No. 2 || at No. 1 Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field • Miami, FL || L 4–9 || – || Varnes (7–1) || 5,062 || 38–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 25 || No. 2 || at No. 1 Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field • Miami, FL || L 8–9 || – || Z. Diaz (1–2) || 3,122 || 38–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 30 || No. 4 || at 1999 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || L 2–3 || – || McDonald (7–2) || 1,897 || 38–10 || 14–2 |- y Florida State Seminoles white May (8–0) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 1 || No. 4 || at Georgia Tech || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || W 18–4 || Varnes (8–1) || – || 2,263 || 39–10 || 15–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 2 || No. 4 || at Georgia Tech || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || W 4–2 || Chavez (6–4) || – || 2,035 || 40–10 || 16–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 7 || No. 4 || at 1999 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, MD || W 9–3 || McDonald (8–2) || – || 602 || 41–10 || 17–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 8 || No. 4 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, MD || W 13–4 || Ginn (4–0) || – || 907 || 42–10 || 18–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 9 || No. 4 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, MD || W 26–2 || Stocks (9–1) || – || 357 || 43–10 || 19–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 15 || No. 4 || at 1999 Duke Blue Devils Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || W 11–3 || Varnes (9–1) || – || 323 || 44–10 || 20–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 15 || No. 4 || at Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || W 9–1 || Stocks (10–1) || – || 323 || 45–10 || 21–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 16 || No. 4 || at Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || W 7–2 || Smalley (4–0) || – || 348 || 46–10 || 22–2 |- |- ! style="Florida State Seminoles white" | Postseason (11–4) |- y Florida State Seminoles white white ACC Tournament (2–2) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 19 || No. 2 (1) || vs (8) Maryland || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || W 4–1 || McDonald (9–2) || – || 1,341 || 47–10 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 20 || No. 2 (1) || vs (5) No. 27 Georgia Tech || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || W 7–3 || Varnes (10–1) || – || 1,419 || 48–10 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 21 || No. 2 (1) || vs (2) No. 15 Wake Forest || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || L 0–4 || – || Stocks (10–2) || 4,661 || 48–11 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 22 || No. 2 (1) || vs (3) No. 19 Clemson || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || L 7–8 || – || Chavez (6–5) || 3,742 || 48–12 || 2–2 |- y Florida State Seminoles white white NCAA tournament: Tallahassee Regional (3–0) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Regional Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 28 || No. 3 (1) || (4) The Citadel || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 24–6 || Varnes (11–1) || – || 3,782 || 49–12 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 29 || No. 3 (1) || (3) Jacksonville || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–2 || Stocks (11–2) || – || 3,726 || 50–12 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 30 || No. 3 (1) || (2) 1999 Providence Friars Providence || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 14–3 || Ginn (5–0) || – || 3,921 || 51–12 || 3–0 |- y Florida State Seminoles white white NCAA tournament: Tallahassee Super Regional (2–0) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record Super Regional Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 4 || No. 3 (2) || No. 15 1999 Auburn Tigers Auburn || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–2 || Stocks (12–2) || – || 5,137 || 52–12 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 5 || No. 3 (2) || No. 15 Auburn || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–3 || Z. Diaz (3–1) || – || 5,218 || 53–12 || 2–0 |- y Florida State Seminoles white white NCAA tournament: College World Series (4–2) Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall Record CWS Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 12 || No. 3 (2) || vs (7) No. 6 Texas A&M || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 7–3 || Chavez (7–5) || – || 19,745 || 54–12 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 14 || No. 3 (2) || vs (6) No. 5 Stanford || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 6–10 || – || McDonald (9–3) || 17,000 || 54–13 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 16 || No. 3 (2) || vs (3) No. 4 Cal State Fullerton || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 7–2 || Chavez (8–5) || – || 22,155 || 55–13 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 17 || No. 3 (2) || vs (6) No. 5 Stanford || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 8–6 || Z. Diaz (4–1) || – || 19,021 || 56–13 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 18 || No. 3 (2) || vs (6) No. 5 Stanford || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 14–11 || Stocks (13–2) || – || 11,600 || 57–13 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 19 || No. 3 (2) || vs (1) No. 1 Miami (FL) || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 5–6 || – || Varnes (11–2) || 23,563 || 57–14 || 4–2 |- Awards and honors Marshall McDougall College World Series Most Outstanding PlayerCollege World Series Record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org April 6, 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year2000 Florida State Seminoles https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A530837#page/Page+56/mode/2up Florida State University www.fsu.digital.flvc.org April 6, 2019 All-Tournament Team Matt Diaz All-Tournament Team Jeremiah Klosterman All-Tournament Team Sam Scott All-Tournament Team Chris Chavez All-Tournament Team 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.MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?came_from=florida+state+university+tal&query_type=came_from&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0 Baseball-Reference April 6, 2019 Florida State Seminoles Round Pick Player Position MLB Club 136Nick StocksPSt. Louis Cardinals17505Matt DiazOFTampa Bay Devil Rays26766Marshall McDougall2BBoston Red Sox27834Chris ChavezPAtlanta Braves References Category:Florida State Seminoles baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Florida State Seminoles Florida State Florida State Category:Atlantic Coast Conference baseball champion seasons