Florida Times-Union May 21, 2019
Wake Forest tops sloppy Seminoles in ACC tournament opener
Florida State’s baseball season -- and coach Mike Martin’s career -- are all but over and it wasn’t a pretty sight.Seven Seminole pitchers combined to give up 10 walks and catcher Matheu Nelson committed three passes balls that contributed to runs as 10th-seeded Wake Forest beat No. 6 FSU 7-4 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C., on Tuesday in a Pool C game in the ACC tournament.The Seminoles needed to win the tournament for a second year in a [...]
Florida Times-Union May 21, 2019
Florida, Florida State extend football rivalry through 2022
The University of Florida and Florida State have extended their non-conference football series another four years, through 2022, the two universities announced on Tuesday.The two teams have played every year since 1958, with the series going to a home-and-home basis in 1964. This year's game will be on Nov. 30 in Gainesville.Florida has a 35-26-2 lead in the rivalryThe Gators won 41-14 in Tallahassee last year to break a five-game losing steak against the Seminoles. UF [...]
Florida Times-Union May 20, 2019
Gators, Seminoles need strong conference tournament showings
Unlike previous seasons, the University of Florida and Florida State baseball teams can’t leave much to chance in their respective conference tournaments.The Gators (33-23) and Seminoles (35-20) play their opening games on Tuesday. UF, the 11th seed in the SEC tournament, faces No. 6 Texas A&M (36-19-1) at 10:30 a.m. at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex in Hoover, Ala. FSU, the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, will play No. 10 Wake Forest (30-25) at 3 p.m. at the Durham [...]
Florida Times-Union May 16, 2019
FSU-Boise State to kick off at 7 p.m. in Jacksonville
Florida State's season opener against Boise State will be played under the lights in Jacksonville.The Seminoles and Broncos will meet for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Aug. 31 at TIAA Bank Field, the schools announced Thursday. ESPN will broadcast the game.This will be the first meeting between the two programs. Florida State is considered the home team and will complete the home-and-home series at Boise State in 2020."Saturday night, prime time is the perfect time for a football [...]
Florida Times-Union May 16, 2019
Game time announced for Florida State's game in Jacksonville
Florida State's season opener against Boise State will be played under the lights in Jacksonville.The Seminoles and Broncos will meet for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Aug. 31 at TIAA Bank Field, the schools announced Thursday. ESPN will broadcast the game. Florida State will be the home team and take in ticket revenue from the game; the city gets a share of money from concessions and parking.The two teams will complete the home-and-home series at Boise State during the 2020 [...]
Florida Times-Union May 15, 2019
Seminoles, Gators each open key series Thursday
Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin has had a lot of success in his 40 seasons at the helm in Tallahassee.He’s the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history, and his Seminoles have made the NCAA Tournament 39 straight years, the longest active streak in the nation.But Martin, who is set to retire when the season ends, has yet to win a national title.A strong series to end the regular season could essentially assure him one more opportunity.No. 22 [...]
Florida Times-Union May 13, 2019
Seminoles scrambling to make NCAAs in Martin's final season
The Florida State baseball team has never missed the NCAA Tournament under Mike Martin, and the perfect script for his 40th and final season would have him reaching the College World Series for the 17th time and winning his first national championship.First things first, however. Entering their final week of the regular season, the Seminoles are far from a lock to even make the 64-team national tournament."There's not a little bit of work. There's an awful lot of work left for [...]
Florida Times-Union May 11, 2019
FSU softball wins ACC title
The defending national softball champions are returning to familiar territory — on top of the ACC.Florida State rolled past North Carolina 8-0 in Saturday's conference championship at JoAnne Graf Field, the Seminoles' sixth consecutive ACC tournament title.Shortstop Cali Harrod went 4 for 4 with a home run to lead the Seminoles' surge, while Meghan King delivered four scoreless relief innings to improve her season record to 29-5. Anna Shelnutt also homered for Florida [...]
Florida Times-Union Apr 27, 2019
Burns, Bulldogs lead regional draft crop
Florida State's Brian Burns started the parade to the pros, but neighboring Georgia ended the weekend with the most reasons to cheer.The Florida State defensive end, a first-round pick Thursday for the Carolina Panthers, headed the list of players from colleges around the region selected in the three-day NFL Draft.While the Seminoles had the region's first selection, though, two of their rivals — Florida and Miami — far surpassed them in number of players chosen. [...]
Florida Times-Union Apr 24, 2019
Florida, Florida State are No. 3 seeds in NCAA women's golf
The University of Florida and Florida State women's golf teams were picked as third seeds in their respective NCAA regionals on Wednesday, with the Gators sent to the Norman, Okla., regional and the Seminoles to the Aubun regional. The regionals will be May 6-8.The Gators are behind top-seeded Texas and No. 2 Wake Forest, who both won their conference championships. Florida was the top seed in the SEC tournament after 54 holes of match play but was upset in the first [...]
