The 1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his first season as head coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventh appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to eventual runner-up Hawaii and eventual champion Arizona.

Personnel Roster 1980 Florida State Seminoles roster Pitchers 6 - Jeff Ledbetter - Sophomore 17 - Ed Schneider - Junior 25 - John Wolfer - Senior 26 - Ken Smith - Senior 30 - Keith Parenteau - Junior 32 - Allen Swindle - Sophomore 33 - Rick Hatcher - Junior 39 - Dick Wiggins - Senior 43 - Jay Keeler - Sophomore 44 - Tim Phillips - Junior 46 - David Smalley - Freshman 49 - Ken Fischer - Junior Catchers - Bart Birnbaum - Sophomore 9 - Jack Emerick - Senior 13 - Tim Hatcher - Junior 21 - Craig Ramsey - Junior 34 - Keith Craig - Freshman

Outfielders 2 - Jim Weaver - Junior 8 - Mike Yastrzemski - Freshman 10 - Ken Huff - Junior 22 - John Gagnon - Senior 29 - Mike Fuentes - Junior 42 - Mike Cullen - Junior Infielders - Bill Keck - Junior 4 - Lionel Martinez - Junior 12 - Rick Figueredo - Freshman 15 - Roy Alvarez - Junior 18 - George Tebbetts - Sophomore 20 - Don DeLoach - Junior 47 - Ed Howser - Junior

Coaches 1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball coaching staff Mike Martin - Head coach - 1st year Jim Morris - Assistant coach - 1st year

Schedule and results Legend Florida State win Florida State loss

1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Feb 22 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 0–10 0–1 Feb 23 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 0–2 Feb 24 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–8 1–2 Feb 27 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–3 2–2 Feb 27 Troy State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–9 3–2March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 3 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–3 4–2 Mar 4 at Jacksonville, FL W 8–4 5–2 Mar 5 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL W 17–8 6–2 Mar 5 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL W 16–3 7–2 Mar 8 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 6–21 7–3 Mar 11 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–0 8–3 Mar 11 Wingate Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 9–3 Mar 13 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 18–3 10–3 Mar 13 Missouri S&T Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 13–0 11–3 Mar 16 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 23–5 12–3 Mar 17 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 13–3 Mar 18 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–7 14–3 Mar 19 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 27–2 15–3 Mar 21 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 18–3 16–3 Mar 21 Otterbein Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 15–6 17–3 Mar 22 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–0 18–3 Mar 22 Wright State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–6 18–4 Mar 24 at Tulane Diamond • New Orleans, LA L 2–3 18–5 Mar 27 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–9 19–5 Mar 29 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 28–2 20–5 Mar 31 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA W 7–4 21–5April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 5 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–6 22–5 Apr 5 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 15–3 23–5 Apr 6 Jacksonville Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–1 24–5 Apr 7 at Valdosta, GA W 15–9 25–5 Apr 9 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 21–7 26–5 Apr 9 Auburn Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 27–5 Apr 11 at Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 12–0 28–5 Apr 12 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 3–1 29–5 Apr 12 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 14–3 30–5 Apr 15 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 2–1 31–5 Apr 16 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL W 15–2 32–5 Apr 20 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–1 33–5 Apr 22 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 9–5 34–5 Apr 23 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 4–2 35–5 Apr 25 South Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–4 36–5 Apr 26 South Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 17–0 37–5 Apr 26 South Florida Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 38–5 Apr 29 at Troy State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 3–5 38–6 Apr 29 at Troy State Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 12–3 39–6 Apr 30 Valdosta State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 11–4 40–6May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 3 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 6–10 40–7 May 4 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–5 41–7 May 5 Miami (FL) Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 5–7 41–8Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Tourn Record May 9 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 4–12 41–9 0–1 May 9 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 19–7 42–9 1–1 May 10 Tulane Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 43–9 2–1 May 10 Virginia Tech Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 44–9 3–1 May 11 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 45–9 4–1 May 11 Memphis State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 46–9 5–1May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 13 at Statesboro, GA W 5–3 47–9 May 14 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA W 13–11 48–9 May 14 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA L 3–8 48–10 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 23 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–0 49–10 1–0 May 24 Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 19–7 50–10 2–0 May 25 Western Kentucky Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–5 51–10 3–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 30 Hawaii Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 6–7 51–11 0–1 June 1 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–5 51–12 0–2

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