The 2016 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University during the 2016 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 37th season at Florida State. It was the Seminoles' 25th season as a member of the ACC and its 11th in the ACC's Atlantic Division.
Florida State entered the season as the defending ACC champion and finished the season as ACC runner-up.
The Seminoles reached the post-season for the thirty-ninth straight year (the second longest active streak) and were selected as the sixteenth overall seed in the NCAA tournament, hosting for the sixth consecutive season.
Previous season
In 2015, the Seminoles finished the season with a record of 44–21, 17–13 in conference play, winning the ACC tournament. The Seminoles qualified for the NCAA tournament. They were hosts of the Tallahassee Regional and advanced to the Gainesville Super Regional where they were eliminated by Florida.
Preseason In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish third in the Atlantic Division.
Personnel
Roster 2016 Florida State Seminoles roster Pitchers 5 - Matthew Kinney - Senior 6 - Cobi Johnson - Sophomore 7 - Steven Wells Jr. - Sophomore 9 - Andy Ward - Sophomore 14 - Tyler Holton - Freshman 16 - Taylor Blatch - Sophomore 17 - Mike Compton - Senior 18 - Ed Voyles - Sophomore 19 - Andrew Karp - Freshman 23 - Tyler Warmoth - Senior 25 - Ronnie Ramirez - Freshman 26 - Cole Sands - Freshman 30 - Will Zirzow - Sophomore 31 - Alec Byrd - Junior 33 - Chase Haney - Freshman 36 - Dillon Brown - Freshman 38 - Alex Deise - Junior 42 - Jim Voyles - Junior 44 - Jared Middleton - Freshman 46 - Drew Carlton - Sophomore Catchers 20 - Gage West - Junior 35 - Cal Raleigh - Freshman 53 - Bryan Bussey - Junior
Infielders 3 - Darren Miller - Sophomore 10 - Taylor Walls - Sophomore 12 - John Sansone - Senior 15 - Hank Truluck - Junior 24 - Matt Henderson - Junior 28 - Dylan Busby - Sophomore 29 - Quincy Nieporte - Junior 32 - Hayden Kelly - Senior Outfielders 1 - Nick Graganella - Senior 2 - Jackson Lueck - Freshman 13 - Donovan Petrey - Freshman 21 - Ben DeLuzio - Junior
Coaching staff 2016 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff 11 - Mike Martin – Head coach – 37th season 22 - Mike Bell – Associate head coach / Pitchers - 5th season 4 - Mike Martin, Jr. – Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator - 19th season
Schedule
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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Feb 19 || * || #16 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 19–1 || Compton (1–0) || Moyers (0–1) || || 4,375 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Feb 20 || Rhode Island* || #16 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–1 || Carlton (1–0) || Wilson (0–1) || Holton (1) || 5,580 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Feb 21 || Rhode Island* || #16 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 23–4 || Sands (1–0) || Wessel (0–1) || || 4,382 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Feb 26 || * || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 1–2 || Helvey (1–0) || Compton (1–1) || Love (1) || 4,267 || 3–1 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Feb 27 || College of Charleston* || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–3 || Carlton (2–0) || Ober (0–1) || || 4,751 || 4–1 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Feb 28 || College of Charleston* || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–2 || Sands (2–0) || McCutcheon (1–1) || || 4,401 || 5–1 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Mar 1 || * || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 3–7 || Baumann (1–0) || Holton (0–1) || Cassala (1) || 3,802 || 5–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 2 || * || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–1014 || Zirzow (1–0) || Fradella (0–1) || || 3,659 || 6–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 4 || * || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 16–4 || Compton (2–1) || Christopher (0–1) || || 3,895 || 7–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 5 || St. John's* || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 9–2 || Carlton (3–0) || Nellis (0–2) || || 4,039 || 8–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Mar 6 || St. John's* || #11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 1–5 || McAuliffe (1–0) || Sands (2–1) || Hackimer (2) || 4,007 || 8–3 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 8 || at * || #14 || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL || W 12–4 || Haney (1–0) || Clarkson (0–1) || || 2,431 || 9–3 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 9 || * || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 3–2 || Voyles, J. (1–0) || Jacob (0–2) || || 3,147 || 10–3 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 11 || #9 || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–2 || Compton (3–1) || Gold (1–1) || || 3,792 || 11–3 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 12 || #9 Georgia Tech || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 14–9 || Haney (2–0) || Dulaney (1–1) || || 4,068 || 12–3 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 13 || #9 Georgia Tech || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–3 || Sands (3–1) || Hughes (3–1) || || 3,948 || 13–3 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Mar 15 || at #1 Florida* || #9 || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL || L 0–6 || Dunning (2–0) || Holton (0–2) || || 5,917 || 13–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 18 || at || #9 || Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA || W 17–4 || Kinney (1–0) || Falk (2–1) || Voyles, E. (1) || 580 || 14–4 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 19 || at Pittsburgh || #9 || Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA || W 10–2 || Carlton (4–0) || Sandefur (1–2) || Voyles, J. (1) || 500 || 15–4 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Mar 20 || at Pittsburgh || #9 || Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA || L 2–5 || Zeuch (1–0) || Sands (3–2) || Mattson (1) || 208 || 15–5 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 22 || * || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–2 || Voyles, J. (2–0) || Pimentel (0–4) || || 4,426 || 16–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 23 || UCF* || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 5–411 || Haney (3–0) || Hukari (1–2) || || 3,920 || 17–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Mar 25 || #19 || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–5 || Kinney (2–0) || O'Donnell (3–2) || Warmoth (1) || 3,953 || 18–5 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | Mar 26 || #19 NC State || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || colspan=7|Cancelled |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | Mar 27 || #19 NC State || #14 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || colspan=7|Cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Mar 29 || vs. #1 Florida* || #8 || Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL || L 2–3 || Kowar (3–0) || Carlton (4–1) || Anderson (4) || 9,035 || 18–6 || –
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 1 || at || #8 || Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA || W 3–0 || Compton (4–1) || King (4–2) || Warmoth (2) || 314 || 19–6 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | Apr 2 || at Boston College || #8 || Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA || colspan=7|Cancelled |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | Apr 3 || at Boston College || #8 || Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA || colspan=7|Cancelled |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 5 || #19 Texas Tech || #5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–1 || Voyles, J. (3–0) || Lanning (1–3) || || 4,002 || 20–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Apr 6 || #19 Texas Tech || #5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 4–8 || Dugger (2–0) || Sands (3–3) || Howard (3) || 3,821 || 20–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 8 || #4 Louisville || #5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 12–7 || Kinney (3–0) || Sparger (0–1) || || 4,495 || 21–7 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Apr 9 || #4 Louisville || #5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 1–7 || Harrington (7–1) || Carlton (4–2) || || 5,539 || 21–8 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 10 || #4 Louisville || #5 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 16–5 || Voyles, J. (4–0) || Funkhouser (3–3) || || 4,212 || 22–8 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Apr 12 || #3 Florida* || #4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 2–8 || Rubio (2–0) || Voyles, E. (0–1) || || 5,936 || 22–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Apr 15 || at || #4 || Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC || L 0–9 || Dunshee (5–3) || Compton (4–2) || || 1,046 || 22–10 || 9–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 16 || at Wake Forest || #4 || Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC || W 13–8 || Voyles, J. (5–0) || McCarren (3–2) || || 1,218 || 23–10 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Apr 17 || at Wake Forest || #4 || Gene Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC || L 2–4 || Johnstone (2–3) || Sands (3–4) || Craig (5) || 1,163 || 23–11 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 19 || * || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–5 || Holton (1–2) || Gonzalez (3–1) || Warmoth (3) || 4,013 || 24–11 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 20 || Stetson* || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 8–6 || Karp (1–0) || Schaly (1–3) || || 3,822 || 25–11 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 22 || #29 || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 12–6 || Compton (5–2) || Solomon (3–4) || || 3,957 || 26–11 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 23 || #29 Notre Dame || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 7–612 || Haney (4–0) || Vierling (2–1) || || 5,147 || 27–11 || 12–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | Apr 24 || #29 Notre Dame || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 11–6 || Holton (2–2) || Bass (1–1) || || 4,278 || 28–11 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | Apr 30 || at Clemson || #3 || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || L 3–10 || Eubanks (3–4) || Compton (5–3) || || 5,304 || 28–12 || 13–5
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 1 || at Clemson || #3 || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || W 11–2 || Carlton (5–2) || Schmidt (5–3) || || 4,196 || 29–12 || 14–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 2 || at Clemson || #3 || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || L 3–7 || Krall (7–1) || Holton (2–3) || || 3,331 || 29–13 || 14–6 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 6 || * || #4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–1 || Voyles, E. (1–1) || Daugherty (4–2) || || 3,737 || 30–13 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 7 || Bowling Green* || #4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 10–0 || Carlton (6–2) || Carey (3–8) || || 4,179 || 31–13 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 8 || Bowling Green* || #4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || W 6–1 || Sands (4–4) || Lacinak (2–7) || || 3,733 || 32–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 10 || at Jacksonville* || #4 || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || L 2–6 || Tanner (3–0) || Karp (1–1) || || 337 || 32–14 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 11 || * || #4 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 8–11 || Knoblauch (5–0) || Warmoth (0–1) || || || 32–15 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 13 || at || #4 || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || L 4–5 || Urbon (7–1) || Carlton (6–3) || Stallings (8) || 617 || 32–16 || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 14 || at Duke || #4 || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || L 1–3 || Swart (3–2) || Sands (4–5) || || 814 || 32–17 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 15 || at Duke || #4 || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || W 4–3 || Voyles, J. (6–0) || McAfee (7–4) || Warmoth (4) || 727 || 33–17 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | May 17 || at Stetson* || #8 || Melching Field at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL || colspan=7|Cancelled |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 19 || #2 Miami (FL) || #8 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || L 2–4 || Meyer (1–0) || Voyles, J. (6–1) || Garcia (13) || 4,156 || 33–18 || 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb"