1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball
ConferenceMetro Conference
Record61–13 (15–3 Metro)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Delmonico (3rd season)
  • Chip Baker (2nd season)
  • Mike McLeod (5th season)
  • Steve Winterling (1st season)
Home stadiumSeminole Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 3   .833 61 – 13   .824
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 40 – 16   .714
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 11 – 6   .647 43 – 23   .652
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 6   .647 38 – 21   .644
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 26 – 28   .481
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 31 – 30   .508
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13   .188 18 – 33   .353
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Florida State Seminole baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his 7th season at Florida State.

The Seminoles lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game.

Roster

1986 Florida State Seminoles roster
 

Pitchers

  • 32 Al Ashmont - Sophomore
  • 42 Chip Drobnie - Freshman
  • 13 Chris Dunn - Junior
  • 39 Danny Harrell - Junior
  • 17 Steve Kovensky - Junior
  • 6 Michael Lee - Sophomore
  • 4 Richie Lewis - Sophomore
  • 25 Doug Little - Senior
  • 44 Mike Loynd - Junior
  • 29 Chris Pollack - Junior
  • 30 Ed Porcelli - Junior
  • 31 Paul Thomas - Sophomore
  

Infielders

  • 1 Luis Alicea - Junior
  • 12 Bien Figueroa - Senior
  • 7 Chad McClellan - Freshman
  • 19 Jose Marzan - Junior
  • 26 Tommy Zoeller - Senior

Catchers

  • 24 Barry Blackwell - Sophomore
  • 14 Mike Freeman - Freshman
  • 43 Ed Fulton - Sophomore
  • 10 Craig Saxner - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 20 Greg Claybourne - Junior
  • 18 Keith Kidd - Junior
  • 9 Eric Mangham - Junior
  • 2 Deion Sanders - Freshman
  • 45 Steve Taddeo - Junior
  • 15 Paul Sorrento - Junior

Coaches

  • 11 Mike Martin - 7th Season
  • 8 Rod Delmonico - 3rd Season
  • 3 Chip Baker - 2nd Season
  • 33 Mike McLeod - 5th Season
  • 47 Steve Winterling - 1st Season
  

Schedule

1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log
Regular season
February (11–1)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Metro record
February 12 Grambling State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–1 Loynd (1–0) Foley (0–1) 1,075 1–0 –
February 13 Grambling State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 20–6 Kovensky (1–0) Shaw (0–1) 895 2–0 –
February 14 Grambling State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 1–3 Williams (1–0) Pollack (0–1) 675 2–1 –
February 15 Southern Miss Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–6 Kovensky (2–0) Guin (0–1) 2,513 3–1 1–0
February 15 Southern Miss Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 2–0 Lewis (1–0) Lindsey (0–1) 2,513 4–1 2–0
February 16 Southern Miss Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 14–6 Loynd (2–0) Wagner (0–1) 2,103 5–1 3–0
February 18 Samford Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–6 Pollack (1–1) Sims (0–1) 845 6–1 3–0
February 19 Samford Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–1 Little (1–0) Wood (0–1) 991 7–1 3–0
February 22 Georgia Tech Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–4 Lewis (2–0) Brown (0–1) 3,129 8–1 3–0
February 23 Georgia Tech Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–4 Loynd (3–0) Kinard (0–1) 2,513 9–1 3–0
February 25 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL 10–6 Little (2–0) Gedamski (0–2) 1,703 10–1 3–0
February 26 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, FL 10–7 Lewis (3–0) Sebree (1–1) 1,550 11–1 3–0
March (22–4)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Metro record
March 1 South Florida Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–3 Kovensky (3–0) Alexander (2–1) 3,117 12–1 3–0
March 2 South Florida Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–7 Kovensky (4–0) Rose (3–1) 2,965 13–1 3–0
March 4 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL 9–8 Lewis (4–0) Fagnano (2–1) 1,344 14–1 3–0
March 5 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL 3–6 Eiland (1–1) Loynd (3–1) 1,102 14–2 3–0
March 8 FIU Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–3 Little (3–0) Ellis (1–2) 2,213 15–2 3–0
March 9 FIU Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 12–10 Lee (1–0) Cook (1–1) 1,903 16–2 3–0
March 10 Samford Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 19–2 Loynd (4–1) Silas (0–3) 913 17–2 3–0
March 11 Samford Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 15–5 Pollack (2–1) Wood (0–2) 1,031 18–2 3–0
March 12 Richmond Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 12–4 Porcelli (1–0) Walker (0–1) 1,720 19–2 3–0
March 13 Richmond Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 14–4 Little (4–0) Richardson (1–2) 712 20–2 3–0
March 14 Richmond Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 16–1 Lewis (5–0) Lowe (0–2) 1,685 21–2 3–0
March 15 Richmond Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 13–3 Loynd (5–1) Walker (1–1) 2,037 22–2 3–0
March 17 Pittsburgh Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–0 Pollack (3–1) Schuster (0–1) 1,877 23–2 3–0
March 18 Pittsburgh Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–2 Little (5–0) Gavran (0–1) 1,811 24–2 3–0
March 19 Pittsburgh Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 22–1 Lewis (6–0) Craska (1–1) 1,471 25–2 3–0
March 20 Pittsburgh Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 17–1 Loynd (6–1) Shannon (0–2) 195 26–2 3–0
March 22 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 10–2 Lindsey (3–3) Little (5–1) 820 26–3 3–1
March 22 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 2–0 Pollack (4–1) Willis (2–5) 820 27–3 4–1
March 23 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 13–9 Porcelli (2–0) Pourciau (0–2) 937 28–3 5–1
March 24 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 5–12 Fuller (2–1) Lewis (6–1) 2,369 28–4 5–1
March 25 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 13–4 Loynd (7–1) Rub (4–2) 912 29–4 5–1
March 26 South Alabama Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 14–4 Little (6–1) Penry (2–2) 2,298 30–4 5–1
March 27 South Alabama Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 13–9 Lee (2–0) Wilson (2–2) 2,612 31–4 5–1
March 29 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN 7–3 Loynd (8–1) Gallo (3–3) 515 32–4 6–1
March 29 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN 6–1 Lewis (7–1) Covington (3–1) 515 33–4 7–1
March 30 at Memphis State Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, TN 2–7 Newcomb (4–1) Little (6–2) 317 33–5 7–2
April (15–3)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Metro record
April 1 UCF Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 15–12 Pollack (5–1) Novak (7–3) 2,487 34–5 7–2
April 2 UCF Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–3 Loynd (9–1) Manion (6–4) 1,379 35–5 7–2
April 3 Jacksonville Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 9–2 Lewis (8–1) Stanford (5–4) 2,187 36–5 7–2
April 4 Jacksonville Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 11–10 Miller (5–1) Little (6–3) 2,408 36–6 7–2
April 5 Tulane Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–5 Pollack (6–1) Herry (0–1) 2,612 37–6 7–2
April 6 Tulane Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 4–2 Little (10–1) Borgatti (7–1) 2,103 38–6 7–2
April 8 at Jacksonville Unknown • Jacksonville, FL 20–3 Lewis (9–1) Stanford (5–5) 1,003 39–6 7–2
April 9 at Jacksonville Unknown • Jacksonville, FL 11–10 DiRienzio (3–0) Pollack (6–2) 230 39–7 7–2
April 11 Miami (FL) Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–1 Loynd (11–1) Ryan (1–1) 6,145 40–7 7–2
April 12 Miami (FL) Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 3–4 Raether (5–1) Lewis (9–2) 4,893 40–8 7–2
April 13 Miami (FL) Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–3 Pollack (7–2) Meizoso (4–3) 5,113 41–8 7–2
April 15 Florida Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–6 Little (7–3) Johnson (2–1) 4,530 42–8 7–2
April 16 Florida Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 8–0 Loynd (12–1) Goodrich (2–2) 3,322 43–8 7–2
April 19 Memphis State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–0 Pollack (8–2) Newcomb (5–2) 3,113 44–8 8–2
April 19 Memphis State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–5 Lewis (10–2) Byrd (4–1) 3,113 45–8 9–2
April 20 Memphis State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–1 Loynd (13–1) Covington (4–2) 2,127 46–8 10–2
April 26 at UCF Unknown • Orlando, FL 3–1 Loynd (14–1) Manion (8–5) 4,206 47–8 10–2
April 29 at FIU Unknown • Miami, FL 12–0 Little (8–3) Cook (8–2) 1,090 48–8 10–2
May (2–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Metro record
May 2 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL 10–11 Raether (6–1) Kovensky (4–1) 6,387 48–9 10–2
May 3 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL 14–6 Loynd (15–1) Meizoso (6–4) 6,566 49–9 10–2
May 4 at Miami (FL) Mark Light Field • Miami, FL 5–7 Davies (9–0) Pollack (8–3) 3,858 49–10 10–2
May 19 LSU Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 6–4 Porcelli (3–0) Manuel (9–2) 4,364 54–11 10–2
Postseason
Metro Conference Tournament (3–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Metro record
May 9 Cincinnati Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–3 Loynd (16–1) Sala (3–7) 3,751 50–10 10–2
May 10 South Carolina Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 5–8 Menhart (7–0) Little (8–4) 7,597 50–11 10–2
May 10 Memphis State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–3 Pollack (9–3) Walker (2–1) 7,597 51–11 10–2
May 11 South Carolina Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 3–0 Loynd (17–1) Reed (5–3) 4,811 52–11 10–2
May 12 South Carolina Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–2 Lewis (11–2) Boley (5–3) 4,811 53–11 10–2
South II Regional (3–0)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Metro record
May 22 NC State Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 10–3 Loynd (18–1) Grossman (17–4) 3,709 55–11 10–2
May 23 Texas A&M Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 12–9 Lewis (12–2) Fry (11–5) 3,907 56–11 10–2
May 24 South Florida Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 11–7 Loynd (19–1) Daughtery (7–1) 5,160 57–11 10–2
1986 College World Series (4–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Attendance Overall record Metro record
May 31 vs Indiana State Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 5–3 Loynd (20–1) Quinzer (13–3) 14,718 58–11 10–2
June 3 vs Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 7–2 Lewis (13–2) Davies (9–2) 12,304 59–11 10–2
June 6 vs Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 5–9 Heredia (16–3) Loynd (20–2) 14,343 59–12 10–2
June 7 vs Oklahoma State Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 9-5 Lewis (14–2) Lienhard (2–1) 12,000 60–12 10–2
June 8 vs Miami (FL) Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 4–3 Little (9–4) Davies (9–3) 11,580 61–12 10–2
June 9 vs Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 10–2 Alexander (8–2) Loynd (20–3) 12,659 61–13 10–2

Awards and honors

Mike Loynd
  • Golden Spikes Award[2]
  • ABCA 1st Team All-American[2]
  • Baseball America 1st Team All-American[2]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • Baseball America Pitcher of the Year[2]
  • All-Metro Tournament Team[2]
  • Metro Tournament MVP[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Luis Alicea
  • Baseball America 1st Team All-American[2]
  • ABCA 2nd Team All-American[2]
  • Sporting News All-American[2]
  • All-Tournament Team[3]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • South II Regional Tournament MVP[2]
  • All-Metro Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Richie Lewis
  • Baseball America 1st Team All-American[2]
  • All-Tournament Team[3]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Paul Sorrento
  • Baseball America 2nd Team All-American[2]
  • All-Tournament Team[3]
  • South II Regional All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Tournament Team[2]
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Jose Marzan
  • All-Metro Conference Team[2]
Bien Figueroa
  • All-Tournament Team[3]

Seminoles in the 1986 MLB Draft

The following members of the Florida State Seminoles baseball program were drafted in the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
1 23 Luis Alicea 2B St. Louis Cardinals
4 103 Paul Sorrento OF California Angels
5 130 Bien Figueroa SS St. Louis Cardinals
7 163 Mike Loynd P Texas Rangers
10 257 Doug Little P Chicago White Sox
17 438 Eric Mangham OF Los Angeles Dodgers

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1992". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "1987 Florida State Baseball Media Guide". www.fsu.digital.flvc.org. Florida State University. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Florida State University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2019.