2012 FLORIDA STATE BASEBALL

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1 2012 FLORIDA STATE BASEBALL one team. one goal. one game at a time. NCAA Regional Appearances: , 61-63, 65-68, 70, 72, 75-76, College World Series: , 62-63, 65, 70, 75, 80, 86-87, 89, 91-92, 94-96, 98-00, 08, 10 Metro Conference Championships: , 80-81, ACC Championships: , 97, 02, 04, 10; ACC Atlantic Division Champs: SEASOn FEBRUARY Fri 17 Hofstra...W, 9-2 Sat 18 Hofstra... W, 10-8 Sun 19 Hofstra... W, 13-6 Tues 21 Jacksonville... W, 16-9 Fri 24 FIU...L, 5-8 Sat 25 FIU... W, 3-1 Sun 26 FIU... W, 2-1 Wed 29 vs. Philadelphia Phillies! (exh)... L, 1-6 MARCH Fri 2 Maine...W, 6-0 Sun 4 Maine... W, 18-2 Sun 4 Maine... W, 10-0 Tues 6 at #18 UCF... W, 7-6 Wed 7 at #18 UCF (CSS delayed)... W, 1-0 Fri 9 at Duke*... W, 5-3 Sat 10 at Duke*... W, 5-0 Sun 11 at Duke*... W, 10-2 Tues 13 at #1 Florida...L, 2-9 Sat 17 Virginia* (ESPNU)... W, 12-3 Sun 18 Virginia* (ESPN3)...W, 4-3 Mon 19 Virginia* (ESPNU)...W, 7-5 Tues 20 #15 Stetson... W, 17-8 Wed 21 #15 Stetson... W, 9-1 Fri 23 at Wake Forest*...(11) W, 5-4 Sat 24 at Wake Forest*... W, 3-2 Sun 25 at Wake Forest*... L, 5-7 Tues 27 vs. #1 Florida % (Sun Sports)...L, 1-4 Fri 30 Virginia Tech* (ESPN3)...W, 5-2 Sat 31 Virginia Tech* (ESPN3)... W, 2-1 APRIL Sun 1 Virginia Tech* (ESPN3)...W, 11-4 Tues 3 Florida Gulf Coast...canceled Wed 4 Florida Gulf Coast...L, 1-5 Fri 6 at #23 Georgia Tech* (ESPN3)...(10) W, 2-1 Sat 7 at #23 Georgia Tech* (ESPN3)...W, 12-7 Sun 8 at #23 Gerogia Tech* (CSS)... W, 8-4 Tues 10 #4 Florida (ESPN3)...L, 3-6 Fri 13 at Boston College*... W, 6-5 Sat 14 at Boston College*... W, 6-3 Sun 15 at Boston College*...L, 6-17 Wed 18 North Georgia College... 6:00 p.m. Fri 20 Miami*...(ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. Sat 21 Miami*...(ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. Sun 22 Miami*...(CSS) 12:30 p.m. Fri 27 Rhode Island...(All-Access) 6:00 p.m. Sat 28 Rhode Island...(All-Access) 6:00 p.m. Sun 29 Rhode Island...(All-Access) 1:00 p.m. MAY Wed 2 at Jacksonville... 6:00 p.m. Sat 5 Maryland*... (RSN) 1:00 p.m. Sun 6 Maryland*...(ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. Mon 7 Maryland*... (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. Tues 8 at Stetson... 6:30 p.m. Wed 9 at Stetson... 4:00 p.m. Sat 12 at Clemson*...(ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. Sun 13 at Clemson*...(ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. Mon 14 at Clemson*...(ESPNU) 6:00 p.m. Thurs 17 NC State *...(ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. Fri 18 NC State*...(ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. Sat 19 NC State*...(ESPN3) 1:00 p.m ACC Tournament...( RSN/ESPN2) TBA (NewBridge Bank Park - Greensboro, N.C.) All match times EST, unless denoted; * denotes ACC Games bold denotes home game;! denotes Clearwater, Fla.; % denotes Jacksonville, Fla. - Baseball Grounds FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (29-7) THE SERIES - FSU VS. N. GEORGIA COLLEGE Florida State returns to Tallahassee to face North Georgia College in the first of a sevengame home stand which begins on Wednesday, April 18. The Seminoles and Saints will meet for the time in school history on Wednesday. North Georgia College is a Division II school out of the Peach Belt Conference. The Saints are led by Tom Cantrell, who is in his 13th season as head coach at NGCU. The Saints went last year including a record of in the Peach Belt Conference. NICE TO MEET YOU Florida State s mid-week match-up against North Georgia College marks the first of two first time opponents the Seminoles will play this year. Rhode Island is the second team this year that FSU has never faced as the Rams come to Tallahassee the week of April FSU has fared well when facing a team for the first time posting an all-time record of (.795). The last time the Seminoles faced a first time opponent was in 2010 when FSU played three schools including LeMoyne and Central Connecticut St. and Oregon in the NCAA Regional. match-up breakdown WEEK 10 April 18, Tallahassee, Fla. Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium SERIES RECORD First Meeting CURRENT STREAK Never met NOrth Georgia College saints (20-21) LAST MEETING First Meeting Date Opp. Starting Pitchers TV, Internet/Radio Apr. 18 N. Georgia Col. FSU - RHP - Scott Sitz (1-2, 3.03 ERA) /1270 AM NGCU - LHP - Jacob Beaucham (4-1, 2.42 ERA) 6:00 p.m. VS. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Florida State has posted a record of 13-5 against non-conference competition this year. The Seminoles have registered a mark of 6-0 against non-conference schools outside the state of Florida posting series sweeps against Hofstra and Maine. FSU is 5-3 in games decided by three runs or less against non-conference foes. SEMINOLE PROBABLE STARTERS Pos # Player B-T Yr. GP-GS Avg. HR RBI Notes C 9 Stephen McGee R-R r-so Posted career-highs in hits (4) & RBI (3) vs. GT (4/8) 1B 16 Jayce Boyd R-R Jr Leads ACC in Avg., hits (55) and RBI 2B 8 Devon Travis R-R Jr Perfect from the field at 2B last 10 games SS 10 Justin Gonzalez R-R Jr Hit 1st career grand slam in gm 3 vs. Virginia Tech 3B 32 Sherman Johnson L-R Sr Leads the nation in walks with 46; avg per game LF 53 Jose Brizuela L-R Fr Hit 1st career grand slam in gm 2 vs. Georgia Tech CF 23 James Ramsey L-R Sr starts in a row; ranks top 10 nationally in 2 cat. RF 18 Seth Miller L-L Jr Two grand slams on the year to lead FSU DH 2 Josh Delph L-L Fr Season-best six-game hitting streak

2 2012 seminole roster No. Name Pos B-T Ht Wt Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Giovanny Alfonzo... INF... R-R FR... Port St. Lucie, FL (Lincoln Park Academy) 2 Josh Delph...OF...L-L FR...Bartow, FL (Bartow HS) 3 John Nogowski...OF/1B...R-L FR...Tallahassee, FL (North Florida Christian) 5 Bert Givens...C/OF... R-R FR... Tallahassee, FL (Chiles HS) 6 Sean O Brien...OF... R-R SO... Clearwater, FL (Clearwater HS) 7 Luke Weaver... RHP... R-R FR...Deland, FL (Deland HS) 8 Devon Travis... 2B... R-R JR...Wellington, FL (Palm Beach Central HS) 9 Stephen McGee... C... R-R R-SO...Port St. Lucie, FL (Port St. Lucie HS) 10 Justin Gonzalez... INF... R-R JR... Miami, FL (Columbus HS) 12 Cody Alling... LHP... L-L FR... Pensacola, FL (Pensacola Catholic) 13 John Holland... INF...L-R FR...Johns Creek, GA (Northview HS) 14 Kyle Bird... LHP...L-L FR...Orange Park, FL (Clay HS) 15 Evan Geist... LHP...R-L R-FR... Roswell, GA (Marist HS) 16 Jayce Boyd... INF... R-R JR...Cantonment, FL (Tate HS) 17 Mike Compton... RHP... R-R FR...Branson, MO (Branson HS) 18 Seth Miller...OF...L-L JR...Southport, FL (Northwest Florida State College) 19 Gage Smith... RHP... R-R R-SO...Tallahassee, FL (North Florida Christian) 20 Stephen Spradling...OF... R-R JR... Boynton Beach, FL (Broward CC) 22 Robert Benincasa... RHP... R-R JR...Tampa, FL (Armwood HS) 23 James Ramsey...OF/2B...L-R SR...Alpharetta, GA (Wesleyan HS) 24 Brian Busch... LHP...L-L SR... Boca Raton, FL (West Boca Raton Community HS) 26 Scott Sitz... RHP... R-R JR...Jacksonville Beach, FL (Fletcher HS) 27 Mario Amaral... C... R-R FR...Miami, FL (Ronald W. Reagan HS) 28 Lee Howard... C... R-R FR...Fleming Island, FL (Fleming Island HS) 30 Hunter Scantling... RHP... R-R SR...Jacksonville, FL (Episcopal HS) 32 Sherman Johnson... INF...L-R SR...Tampa, FL (Alonso HS) 33 Bryant Holtmann... LHP...R-L FR... New Baden, IL (Breese Central HS) 35 Jordan Priddle... LHP...L-L FR...Tallahassee, FL (Leon HS) 37 Brandon Leibrandt... LHP...L-L FR... Alpharetta, GA (Marist School) 38 Adam Simmons... RHP... R-R SR... Sebring, FL (South Florida CC) 40 Peter Miller... RHP/INF... R-R SO...Lutz, FL (Cambridge Christian) 42 Michael Cetta... RHP... R-R FR... Miami, FL (Miam Palmetto HS) 44 Mack Waugh... RHP... R-R SR...Naples, FL (Tallahassee CC) 51 Brandon Johnson... LHP...L-L SO...Tampa, FL (Alonso HS) 53 Jose Brizuela... INF/RHP...L-R FR...Weston, FL (Archbishop McCarthy HS) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mike Martin (33rd Season) Florida State (1966) Associate Head Coach: Mike Bell (1st Season) Florida State (1996) Assistant Coach: Mike Martin, Jr. (15th Season) Florida State (1995) Volunteer Coach: Matt Matulia (2nd Season) The Citadel (2006) EXPERIENCE BREAKDOWN Seniors Busch, Johnson, Ramsey, Scantling, Simmons, Waugh Juniors Benincasa, Boyd, Gonzalez, S. Miller, Sitz, Spradling, Travis Redshirt Sophomores McGee, Smith Sophomores Johnson, P. Miller, O Brien Redshirt Freshman Geist Freshmen Alfonzo, Alling, Amaral, Bird, Brizuela, Cetta, Compton, Delph, Givens, Holland, Holtmann, Howard, Leibrandt, Nogowski, Priddle, Weaver PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Cody Alling...All-ing Robert Benincasa... Ben-in-casa Jayce Boyd...Jace Jose Brizuela...Briz-way-lah Michael Cetta... Set-uh Matt Matulia (coach)...mah-tool-yah Scott Sitz... Sights seminole Breakdown BREAKDOWN BY STATE Florida Alfonzo, Alling, Amaral, Benincasa, Bird, Boyd Brizuela, Busch, Cetta, Delph, Givens, Gonzalez, Howard, B. Johnson, S. Johnson, McGee, P. Miller, S. Miller, Nogowski, O Brien, Priddle, Scantling, Simmons, Sitz, Smith, Spradling, Travis, Waugh, Weaver Georgia Geist, Holland, Leibrandt, Ramsey Illinois Holtmann Missouri Compton

3 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES FSU BY THE NUMBERS 1 - Florida State heads into the 10th week of the season as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation for the second week in a row by Baseball America. FSU was last ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball for two weeks in Florida State ranks second in the latest RPI rankings released by the NCAA on April 10. The Seminoles have also played the second toughest schedule according to WarrenNolan.com. 4 - FSU has record four shutouts this year. 8 - The Florida State outfield has registered eight outfield assists through 36 games. Senior James Ramsey leads all players with three outfield assists on the year. 9 - FSU is 9-0 in one-run games this year Robert Benincasa has registered 10 saves as the Seminoles new closer. The junior right hander moved into the closer role against FIU in week two and was outstanding working 2.0 scoreless innings while striking out three to pick up the first two saves of his career Senior captain James Ramsey is ranked in the top 10 in 10 offensive categories in the ACC leading in two - runs (45) and slugging % (.705) The Seminoles drew a season-high 13 walks in back-to-back games this year win over Hofstra and 16-9 victory over Jacksonville. FSU has reached double-digit walks five times this season Senior Sherman Johnson opened the season reaching base in 29 consecutive games. The diamond comparison streak ended Friday, April 6 at Georgia Tech. MEDIA INFORMATION Baseball SID...Jason Leturmy Phone Number... (850) Fax Number... (850) Cell Phone... (850) Press Box Number... (850) Address... jleturmy@fsu.edu Mailing Address... Florida State University 403 Stadium Drive West, Room D0107 Tallahassee, FL Athletic Website... Twitter...@FSU_Baseball north georgia college saints 2012 Stats 2012 Stats Overall Record (ACC)...Conference Record...(Peach Belt) Hitting/Fielding Categories Team Batting Average Runs Per Game Hits Per Game Stolen Bases Walks Strikeouts Errors...68 Pitching Categories Team ERA Saves Walks Strikeouts The Florida State offense has produced 83 doubles on the year including 48 in the last 19 games. The Seminoles are averaging 2.3 doubles per game in Junior Justin Gonzalez has started 101 consecutive games at shortstop dating back to the start of the 2011 season Junior Jayce Boyd has started 111 consecutive games at first base dating back to the final 10 games of the 2010 season James Ramsey, Sherman Johnson and Stephen McGee have combined to draw 112 walks this year. It is the most walks of any trio in the ACC, while all three rank in the top five in the league. Johnson led the ACC in walks last year drawing 59 in 65 games Seniors Sherman Johnson and James Ramsey are currently riding a streak of 169 consecutive starts in a Seminole uniform Florida State leads the ACC with 212 walks through 36 games. That is 22 more than North Carolina who is second in the ACC with 190 walks Florida State captured its 600th win since 2000 following a 6-0 victory over Maine on March 2. The Seminoles are the first school at the Division I level to eclipse 600 wins since FSU currently sits with 620 wins since Head coach Mike Martin became just the third Division I coach and fourth overall to reach 1,700 career victories when the Seminoles defeated Georgia Tech 8-4 on Sunday, April 8. INTERVIEW POLICY All player and coach interviews must be arranged through the FSU Sports Information Office. Players and coaches should not be contacted directly under any circumstances. On game days, coach Martin and requested players will be available to the media after the game and following a 10-minute cooling off period. Interviews will take place in the first base dugout information As of April 16, Record Current Streak...Lost Home Away Neutral ACC Record National Ranking Baseball America...1 Collegiate Baseball...5 NCBWA...2 USA Today/ESPN...2 Current Streaks Current Streak...Lost 1 Last 5 games Last 10 games Statistical Leaders Average Jayce Boyd James Ramsey Devon Travis Stephen McGee Hits Jayce Boyd...55 James Ramsey...49 Devon Travis...49 RBIs Jayce Boyd...39 James Ramsey...33 Jose Brizuela...29 ERA (with at least 2 starts) Brandon Leibrandt Scott Sitz Mike Compton quick facts Location...Tallahassee, FL Symbol...Seminoles Colors...Garnet & Gold Enrollment... 40,838 President... Dr. Eric J. Barron Athletics Director...Randy Spetman Conference...Atlantic Coast Home Field...Dick Howser Stadium Capacity... 6,700 Surface...Natural Grass Dimensions...LF-340, CF-400, RF-320 Letterwinners R/L...17/14 Position Starters R/L... 6/3 Pitcher R/L... 9/6 All-Time School Record (Yrs) (65) All-Time ACC Record (Yrs) (21) All-Time NCAA Record (Yrs) (49) Years in NCAA Regional (Last) (2011) All-Time CWS Record (Yrs) (20) Last CWS Appearance

4 FSU s 2012 records Overall Home Away Neutral vs. Ranked Teams On TV On All-Access ACC ACC Home ACC Away vs. America East vs. Atlantic Sun vs. Atlantic x vs. Colonial vs. Conference USA vs. SEC vs. Sun Belt... x vs. Other Extra Innings Morning Start Afternoon Start Evening Start In Florida In Georgia In Massachusetts... x In North Carolina In South Carolina... x In Virginia On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In February In March In April In May In June FSU scores 0-3 runs FSU scores 4-7 runs FSU scores 8 + runs Opp scores 0-3 runs Opp scores 4-7 runs Opp scores FSU homers Opponent homers FSU has more hits Opp has more hits Hits are tied versus LHP (Starter) versus RHP (Starter) when a reliever pitches Robert Benincasa Kyle Bird Brian Busch Bryant Holtmann Brandon Johnson Hunter Scantling Scott Sitz Gage Smith Mack Waugh Luke Weaver Last 5 Games Last 10 Games Current Streak... Lost 1 FSU wears Garnet FSU wears Gold FSU wears White FSU wears Gray FSU wears White Pinstripes FSU wears Gray Pinstripes FSU wears Red (ALS) In one-run games In two-run games As the No. 1 team Against the No. 1 team MARTIN REACHES 1700 Mike Martin reached career win No. 1,700 in his 33rd season as head coach at Florida State when the Seminoles defeated Georgia Tech 8-4 on Sunday, April 8 in Atlanta. Martin became just the fourth coach in all divisions and the third coach in Division I history to reach the historic milestone. The elusive group among all divisions includes Gordie Gillespie (1,893), Augie Garrido - Texas (1,837), Gene Stephenson - Wichita State (1,785) and Mike Martin (1,702). Gillespie is the only non-active coach on the list as he retired from St. Francis, Ill., (NAIA) in Here is a look at a few of Martin s milestones through the years: 500th Win FSU 8, Arizona St. 3 1,000th Win FSU 4, Jacksonville 3 1,500th Win FSU 17, Georgia Tech 8 1,600th Win FSU 9, Virginia Tech 6 1,700th Win FSU 8, Georgia Tech & 2600 ON THE SAME DAY When Mike Martin secured career win No. 1,700 on April 8 at Georgia Tech, it wasn t the only milestone reached on that day. The victory over the Yellow Jackets marked the 2,600th career win in school history. The Seminoles reached the mark in only their 65th year of college baseball making Florida State the fastest school to reach that mark in NCAA Division I history. FSU joins the likes of Fordham, Texas, Southern California, Michigan, Stanford, Arizona State DH: Brizuela - 36 Johnson - 36 Nogowski - 25 Delph - 4 Holland - 4 Spradling - 2 S. Miller - 1 Gonzalez - 36 Ramsey - 36 Compton - 9 Leibrandt - 9 P. Miller - 9 Sitz - 5 Weaver - 4 McGee - 36 and Arizona to reach 2,600 career victories in school history. NATIONAL RANKING Florida State enters the 10th week of the season ranked No. 1 by Baseball America for the second week in a row. With the Seminoles ranked No. 1 in three of the four major polls in week 9, the mark surpassed the previous high ranking of No. 2 which was achieved by the Garnet & Gold in week 8. This week the Seminoles are ranked first by Baseball America, #2 by ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and NCBWA and #5 by Collegiate Baseball. Florida State s move to No. 1 in week 9 marked the first time the Seminoles held the top spot since 2008 when Collegiate Baseball had the Noles ranked No. 1 for two consecutive weeks on April 7 and 14. The Seminoles were the first team other than the University of Florida to hold the top ranking this year in both the Baseball America and NCBWA polls. The Gators had held the top spot since the start of the 2012 season, a span of eight consecutive weeks at No. 1. Florida State was last ranked No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and the NCBWA Poll on March 26, The last time Baseball America ranked the Seminoles No. 1 was during a five-week span in 2003 beginning May 5 - June 2. SEMINOLE STARTS BY POSITION (2012) Travis - 36 S. Miller - 31 Delph - 5 Boyd - 36

5 FINE ACC START With a 16-2 record in the ACC season, Florida State is off to its best start in the league since opening the 2008 campaign with a 17-1 mark. The Seminoles went on to finish atop the Atlantic Division in 2008 with a school record mark of 24-6 tying the record for the most wins in the ACC. This season marks the fourth time in school history that Florida State has opened play in the ACC with a record of 16-2 or better since joining the league in Start: Finish:? Start: Finish: Start: Finish: Start: Finish: 19-5 COASTAL DOMINANCE With a 16-2 ACC record through six weeks of league play, four of those six series have come against Coastal Division foes. FSU has posted a perfect 12-0 record against teams from the Coastal Division recording sweeps of Virginia and Virginia Tech at home and Duke and Georgia Tech on the road. The only remaining Coastal Division series for FSU features intra-state rival Miami in Tallahassee April This year marks the first time in school history the Seminoles have swept the first four series against teams from the Coastal Division since the ACC moved to divisional play beginning in In fact, this year marks just the second time that FSU has swept the first three series against their Coastal Division rivals. In 2008, the Seminoles won all three games against Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Virginia en route to finishing the year 11-4 against the Coastal Division. FSU owns an all-time record of against the Coastal Division. SUNSHINE STATE SUCCESS The Seminoles opened the 2012 campaign with 20 games against schools from the state of Florida. Over the past two seasons, FSU is 24-9 against their in-state rivals. In 2012, FSU is 7-5 posting series victories over FIU and UCF. The Seminoles still have three games against Miami, two games at Stetson and one game against Jacksonville. vs. Stetson (Atlantic Sun) vs. UCF (Conference USA) vs. Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun) vs. FIU (Sun Belt) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun) vs. Florida (SEC) NINE-RUN INNING The Seminoles put together their biggest scoring inning of the season in game two at Georgia Tech plating nine runs all on two outs in the top of the fifth inning in a 12-7 victory. The previous high for runs in an inning this year came against Stetson as the Seminoles scored eight times in the bottom of the seventh inning to break open a one-run ball game winning Florida State has scored five or runs in an inning 13 times in BENNY & THE SAVES Robert Benincasa has thrived in his new role as the Seminole closer this year. Benincasa is 10-for-12 in save situations this year as he is tied for the lead in the ACC and is ranked fifth nationally. Despite suffering his first blown save of the season at Georgia Tech on April 6, Benincasa bounced back to pick up the victory as FSU de- feated the Yellow Jackets 2-1 in 10 innings. The Tampa, Fla., native has allowed just two earned runs this year in 22.2 innings of work spanning 18 appearances. He has recorded 32 strikeouts and has struck out the side in an inning of work three times. Benincasa is holding opponents to a.152 batting average as he has allowed just 12 hits all year. Of his 10 saves, six have come in one-run ball games, three in two-run games and one in three- run games acc preseason poll If the Florida State baseball team wants to capture their sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division title in 2012 they will have to do so as the underdog. For the second year in a row, the Seminoles are tabbed to finish second in the ACC Atlantic Division as voted on by the league s 12 head coaches. Florida State tallied 64 total points and received five first-place votes to win the Atlantic Division. Clemson received the nod as the favorite to win the division with 67 total points and seven first-place votes. Since the league moved to divisional play in 2006, Florida State has either won the title outright or claimed a share of the top spot the last five years ( ). Atlantic Division Coastal Division School Points 2011 Record School Points 2011 Record 1. Clemson (7) (17-13) 1. North Carolina (7) (20-10) 2. Florida State (5) (19-11) 2. Georgia Tech (4) (22-8) 3. NC State (15-15) 3. Miami (1) (19-10) 4. Wake Forest (15-15) 4. Virginia (22-8) 5. Maryland (5-25) 5. Virginia Tech (11-19) 6. Boston College (7-22) 6. Duke (7-23) (#) denotes first place divisional votes ACC Overall Champion North Carolina (7); Georgia Tech (4), Florida State (1) 12 acc standings Atlantic Division Team ACC Overall Florida State NC State Clemson Maryland Wake Forest Boston College Coastal Division Team ACC Overall North Carolina Miami Virginia Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Duke Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, April 17 Rhode Island at Boston College...3:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Virginia Tech...5:30 p.m. Davidson at Duke...6:00 p.m. Georgia State at Georgia Tech...6:00 p.m. James Madison at Maryland...6:00 p.m. High Point at North Carolina...6:00 p.m. NC State at Campbell...6:00 p.m. Richmond at Virginia...6:00 p.m. UNC Greensboro at Wake Forest...6:00 p.m. Charleston Southern at Clemson...6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 Boston College vs. Northeastern...2:30 p.m. (Lowell, Mass.) Maryland at Towson...3:00 p.m. North Georgia at Florida State...6:00 p.m. Stetson at Miami...6:00 p.m. Liberty at North Carolina...6:00 p.m. Friday, April 20 Clemson at Maryland...6:00 p.m. Virginia at Duke...6:00 p.m. Miami at Florida State (ESPN3)...6:00 p.m. Georgia Tech at North Carolina (ESPN3). 6:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Wake Forest...6:00 p.m. Boston College at NC State...6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21 Virginia at Duke...2:00 p.m. Georgia Tech at North Carolina (ESPN3). 2:00 p.m. Clemson at Maryland...3:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Wake Forest...4:00 p.m. Miami at Florida State (ESPN3)...6:00 p.m. Boston College at NC State...6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22 Miami at Florida State (CSS)...12:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at North Carolina (ESPNU) 1:00 p.m. Boston College at NC State...1:00 p.m. Clemson at Maryland...1:00 p.m. Virginia at Duke...1:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Wake Forest...1:00 p.m.

6 2012 radio line-up FEBRUARY FR 17 Hofstra... 4:00 p.m AM SA 18 Hofstra... 2:00 p.m FM SU 19 Hofstra... 1:00 p.m FM TU 21 Jacksonville... 4:00 p.m AM FR 24 FIU... 4:00 p.m AM SA 25 FIU... 2:00 p.m FM SU 26 FIU... 1:00 p.m FM WE 29 vs. Phil. Phillies!... 1:05 p.m AM MARCH FR 2 Maine... 4:00 p.m AM SA 3 Maine... 2:00 p.m FM SU 4 Maine... 1:00 p.m FM TU 6 at UCF... 6:30 p.m AM WE 7 at UCF... 6:30 p.m AM FR 9 at Duke*... 6:00 p.m AM SA 10 at Duke*... 2:00 p.m FM SU 11 at Duke*... 1:00 p.m FM TU 13 at Florida... 7:00 p.m AM SA 17 Virginia*... 8:00 p.m FM SU 18 Virginia*... 2:00 p.m FM MO 19 Virginia*... 7:00 p.m AM TU 20 Stetson... 6:00 p.m AM WE 21 Stetson... 4:00 p.m AM FR 23 at Wake Forest*... 6:00 p.m AM SA 24 at Wake Forest*... 6:00 p.m FM SU 25 at Wake Forest*... 1:00 p.m FM TU 27 vs. Florida %... 7:00 p.m AM FR 30 Virginia Tech*... 6:00 p.m AM SA 31 Virginia Tech*... 6:00 p.m FM APRIL SU 1 Virginia Tech*... 1:00 p.m FM TU 3 Fla. Gulf Coast... 6:00 p.m AM WE 4 Fla. Gulf Coast... 6:00 p.m AM FR 6 at Georgia Tech*... 7:00 p.m AM SA 7 at Georgia Tech*... 6:00 p.m FM SU 8 at Georgia Tech*... 1:00 p.m FM TU 10 Florida... 6:00 p.m AM FR 13 at Boston College*..2:30 p.m AM SA 14 at Boston College*..1:30 p.m FM SU 15 at Boston College*..1:00 p.m FM WE 18 N. Georgia College...6:00 p.m AM FR 20 Miami*... 6:00 p.m AM SA 21 Miami*... 6:00 p.m FM SU 22 Miami*... 12:30 a.m FM FR 27 Rhode Island... 6:00 p.m AM SA 28 Rhode Island... 6:00 p.m FM SU 29 Rhode Island... 1:00 p.m FM MAY WE 2 at Jacksonville... 6:00 p.m AM SA 5 Maryland*... 1:00 p.m FM SU 6 Maryland*... 2:00 p.m FM MO 7 Maryland*... 7:00 p.m AM TU 8 at Stetson... 6:30 p.m AM WE 9 at Stetson... 4:00 p.m AM SA 12 at Clemson*...6:30 p.m FM SU 13 at Clemson*...6:30 p.m FM MO 14 at Clemson*... 6:00 p.m AM TR 17 NC State*... 6:00 p.m AM FR 18 NC State*... 6:00 p.m AM SA 19 NC State*... 1:00 p.m FM ACC Tournament...TBA All match times EST, unless denoted; * ACC Games;! denotes Clearwater, Fla.; % denotes Jacksonville, Fla. - Baseball Grounds For the sixth year in a row, Tom Block and Eric Luallen will provide fans with all the play-by-play action of Seminole Baseball from opening day against Hofstra to the last out of the 2012 season on either WFLA100.7 FM or 1270 the Team. Catch the Seminole pre-game show 15 minutes prior to first pitch of every game. NATIONAL LEADERS Senior James Ramsey enters the 10th week of the college baseball season ranked in the top 50 nationally in 10 offensive categories. Ramsey ranks fourth in runs (45) and sixth in runs per game (1.25). The other top 50 categories include: slugging percentage ( th); total bases (91-18th); base on balls (30-20th); on-base pct ( th); home runs (9-28th); base on balls per game ( rd); triples (4-36th); home runs per game ( st). Jayce Boyd ranks in the top 50 in five offensive categories including batting average ( th); hits (55-31st); doubles (14-29th); RBI per game ( th); RBI (39-27th). Sherman Johnson leads the nation in walks with 46 and ranks third in walks per game (1.28). Stephen McGee also ranks nationally in walks per game (10th - 1.0) and walks (9th - 36). He also ranks in the top 100 in hit by pitches. Devon Travis leads the Seminoles in doubles and ranks 14th nationally with 15. Robert Benincasa ranks fifth in saves with 10. Mike Compton is one of five freshmen nation- ally with six or more wins on the year as he joins Radford s Tyler Costello (7), Mercer s Dimitri Kourtis (7), UCLA s Grant Watson (7) and NC State s Carlos Rodon (6). Compton is tied for 20th nationally with six wins. As a team, the Seminoles rank in the top 25 in five categories including second in walks (212), ninth in doubles (83), 10th in doubles per game (2.31), 11th in on-base percentage (.407) and 25th in runs scored (247). numbers updated as of 4/15/12 GRAND SLAM Seth Miller has taken advantage of his opportu- nities at the plate with the bases loaded this year connecting on two grand slams. Both of Miller s home runs this year have been grand slams. His first came on opening day against Hofstra and his second vs. Stetson on March 20. Miller joins Mike McGee (2011) and Buster Posey (2008) as the only three Seminoles to hit more than one grand slam in a season over the last five years. Posey hit three in Justin Gonzalez joined the grand slam mix belt- ing the first of his career in the first inning of game three against Virginia Tech on April 1. Jose Brizuela connected on the fourth FSU grand slam in game two against Georgia Tech. The freshman left fielder cleared the bases with two outs in the fifth inning to give FSU its first lead of the game - one they would not relinquish. The four grand slams hit by FSU this year equals the amount hit in 65 games in WALK IT OUT Sherman Johnson is getting on base and doing it consistently at the half way point of the season. The senior third baseman has registered an ACC best 46 walks through 36 games, good for an aver- age of 1.27 walks per game. 12 honors & Awards Preseason All-Americans James Ramsey...Perfect Game, ESPN.com (1st) Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball (2nd) College Baseball Insider, NCBWA (2nd) Devon Travis...Collegiate Baseball (2nd) NCBWA (3rd) College Baseball Insider (HM) Jayce Boyd... Perfect Game (3rd) Golden Spikes Award James Ramsey... Watch List Baseball America Top 50 Senior Draft Prospects James Ramsey... OF (#1) Baseball America Midseason Awards James Ramsey... Top Hitter Mike Martin... Top Coach Lowe s Senior Class Award James Ramsey... Watch List ACC Player of the Week James Ramsey...Week 2 - Feb. 27 National Player of the Week James Ramsey...CB - Week 2, Feb. 27 Jayce Boyd... CB360 - Week 8, Apr. 10

7 Johnson has drawn at least one walk in 27 of the first 36 games this year and has multiple walks in a game 13 times including six, three-walk games. If Johnson keeps his current pace, he has a chance at J.D. Drew s school record of 84 walks which he set in 67 games in That year Drew averaged 1.25 walks per game. Johnson led the ACC in base-on-balls last year posting 59 walks in 65 games. FIVE FOR FIVE Florida State completed its five games in five days with a perfect 5-0 record completing sweeps over Virginia and Stetson at home. The Seminoles outscored the opposition during the five-game sweep. FSU posted a.331 batting average, while the pitching staff was equally impressive posting a 2.80 ERA in 45.0 innings of work. The Seminoles will have one more stretch of five games in five days this year when FSU hosts Maryland (May 5-7) and then heads to DeLand to face Stetson (May 8-9) for two games. STREAKING INTO 2012 Sherman Johnson had reached base in 29 straight games to start 2012 before the streak came to an end in game one at Georgia Tech. Jayce Boyd currently holds the active streak of reaching base in consecutive games at nine. James Ramsey saw his hitting streak of 15 games comes to an end in game two against Georgia Tech. The streak was the longest by a Seminole this year. Boyd also owns the longest current hit streak on the team at nine heading into the mid-week matchup against North Georgia College. CONSECUTIVE STARTS James Ramsey made his first collegiate start in center field on opening weekend against Hofstra. The senior captain started in center in all three games and finished the weekend perfect from the field making all four putouts. Ramsey pushed his consecutive starts streak to 169 games following the weekend series at Boston College. The Alpharetta, Ga., started every game in right field the last two seasons. Senior Sherman Johnson has also started in 169 straight games with his starts coming at third and second base over the last three years. During the streak, Johnson has started 159 games at third base and 10 at second base. series stats vs. 12 opponents BATTING AVG AB R H RBI 2B-3B-HR BB-SO Hofstra Jacksonville FIU Maine UCF Duke Florida Virginia Stetson Wake Forest Virginia Tech Florida Gulf Coast Georgia Tech Boston College North Georgia Miami Rhode Island Maryland Clemson NC State ACC Tourney PITCHING W-L ERA IP H R ER BB-SO Hofstra Jacksonville FIU Maine UCF Duke Florida Virginia Stetson Wake Forest Virginia Tech Florida Gulf Coast Georgia Tech Boston College North Georgia Miami Rhode Island Maryland Clemson NC State ACC Tourney Juniors Jayce Boyd and Justin Gonzalez also added to their consecutive games started totals as well; dating back to the ACC Championship game in 2010, Boyd has started 111 consecutive games at first base, while Gonzalez has started 101 straight games at shortstop. TRIPLE IT UP Senior James Ramsey tied the school record for triples in a game when he hit two off Marcus Stroman in game one against Duke on March 9. A player hitting two triples in a game has happened seven times in school history, while Ramsey has performed the feat twice. Ramsey was the last Seminole to hit two triples in a game as he hit two against Georgia State on February 21, As a team, the Seminoles have recorded seven triples with four coming off the bat of Ramsey. Seth Miller is second on the team with two, while Jose Brizuela has the other. FSU registered just nine triples a season ago. 40 AND COUNTING Devon Travis is coming off a sophomore season in 2011 in which he lead the ACC with 26 doubles - tied for the eighth most in a single season in Florida State history. He accumulated his 40th career double in the opening game of a three-game series against Maine on March 2. Travis leads the team and ranks second in the ACC with 15 doubles in The junior second baseman currently has 49 career doubles. He is eight shy of entering the top 10 career list at FSU. Jeremy Morris ( ) and John-Ford Griffin ( ) are the career leaders in doubles at Florida State with 78. RAMSEY HONORED NATIONALLY James Ramsey earned ACC Player of the Week and Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week accolades after leading FSU to a 3-1 record in week 2 against Jacksonville and FIU. Ramsey hit.545 (6-for-11), drew seven walks and reached base on 15 of his 19 plate appearances. At one point over those four games, Ramsey reached base in nine consecutive at-bats. The Alpharetta, Ga., native drove in all three runs in a 3-1 win over FIU and broke a scoreless tie against the Panthers in the fourth blasting a solo home run to right. For the week, Ramsey posted a.737 on-base percentage and slugged SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK Not a bad way to start your collegiate career by putting together a scoreless innings streak. That is exactly what freshman right hander Mike Compton did in his first three starts. After giving up two runs in the first inning in his first career start against Hofstra, Compton did not give up another run until Maine plated one with one out in the sixth in his third career start. The Branson, Mo., native went a stretch of

8 RECORD WATCH CAREER BATTING Triples 1) Stephen Drew...19 ( ) Luis Alicea...19 ( ) 3) Mickey Lopez...14 ( ) Tony Thomas, Jr ( ) 5) J.D. Drew...13 ( ) James Ramsey...13 ( ) Walks 1) Brooks Badeaux ( ) 2) Paul Sorrento ( ) 3) Jeff Ledbetter ( ) Tyler Holt ( ) 5) J.D. Drew ( ) 6) Doug Mientkiewicz ( ) Mike Yastrzemski ( ) 8) Jack Rye ( ) 9) Jose Marzan ( ) 10) Ed Fulton ( ) Sherman Johnson ( ) Hit-By-Pitch 1) Karl Jernigan...61 ( ) 2) Jose Zabala...46 ( ) 3) Brett Groves...41 ( ) 4) Tommy Oravetz...40 ( ) 5) Bryan Zech...37 ( ) 6) Mark Barineau...32 ( ) 7) Stuart Tapley...31 ( ) Tony Thomas, Jr ( ) 9) Scott Zech...29 ( ) 10) Jerrod Brown...28 ( ) Justin Gonzalez...27 ( ) James Ramsey...25 ( ) CAREER PITCHING Appearances 1) Kevin Lynch ( ) 2) Daniel Hodges ( ) 3) Zach Diaz ( ) 4) Ricky Kimball ( ) 5) Chris Chavez ( ) 6) Jimmy Marshall ( ) 7) Matt DiBlasi ( ) 8) Mike DiBlasi...98 ( ) 9) Chris Roberts...97 ( ) 10) Chris Ginn...91 ( ) Brian Busch...88 ( ) SEASON PITCHING Saves 1) Mac Scarce (1971) 2) Daniel Bennett (2011) Tyler Chambliss (2005) 4) Mike McGege (2010) 5) Daniel Hodges (2002 & 2003) 7) Justin Lord (2001) Brad Gregory (1990) 9) Robert Benincasa...10 (2012) Jimmy Marshall (2009) 15.2 consecutive scoreless innings. Sophomore right hander Peter Miller was also on a streak of his own as he had not allowed a run between his second and third starts - a span covering 10.0 consecutive innings. The streak came to an end after a 1.2 innings against Duke. Friday night starter Brandon Leibrandt also had a scoreless innings streak that reached 15.0 innings as the freshman southpaw put together back-to-back scoreless starts against Virginia Tech (7.0) and Georgia Tech (7.1). The streak came to an end with two outs in the first inning at BC on a solo home run to right. IN OPENING ACC PLAY Florida State is 19-2 all-time in series victories when opening ACC play. The Seminoles have now played Duke three times to begin league play and have won all three series. The Seminoles had never lost an opening series in the ACC, a string of 17 consecutive series victories, until 2009 when the Seminoles dropped two of three from Boston College. A year later FSU suffered its second straight ACC opening weekend loss when the Seminoles dropped two of three from Virginia in Tallahassee. Since joining the ACC back in 1992, FSU has posted an all-time record of 51-9 on opening weekend in league play. Before the series loss to BC, the last time the Garnet and Gold lost a game in an opening series was on March 15, 2002 at Virginia. Florida State will open league play on the road for just the second time since joining the league back in The Seminoles played at Virginia in 2002 and took two of three from the Cavaliers. With the sweep of Duke in 2012, FSU is now 5-1 when opening a league series on the road. DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN Since the ACC adopted divisional play in 2006, the Seminoles have posted a league record of (.693) and have captured five straight Atlantic Division titles. In seven seasons of playing in divisions, FSU has posted a record of against teams in the Atlantic Division including a mark of at home and on the road. Against Coastal Division teams, the Seminoles are overall, at home and on he road. In the five seasons ( ) that FSU has won the divisional crown, the Seminoles are averaging over 20 wins in the ACC. This includes a school record 24 wins in league action in tied for the most league wins with Clemson ( ). SHUTOUTS TO START THE SEASON Florida State registered its fourth shutout of the season in Durham when the Seminoles blanked Duke 5-0 in game two. The four shutouts through 15 games mark the most by a Seminole pitching staff since Since head coach Mike Martin took over as head coach in 1980, the Seminole pitching staff had recorded three shutouts through the first 15 games a total of five times , 1998, 2006, 2011 and This year the Seminoles posted two shutouts in a three-game sweep of Maine (6-0 & 10-0), one at UCF (1-0) and one more at Duke (5-0). 1-0 VICTORY Florida State recorded its first 1-0 victory on Wednesday night at UCF (3/7) since 2008 when Elih Villanueva, Jimmy Marshall and Buster Posey combined to throw a four-hit shutout against NC State in Tallahassee. Since Mike Martin took over as head coach in 1980, the Seminoles have posted a 1-0 victory 10 times including four against ACC foes and two against Miami. The last time FSU registered two 1-0 victories in one season was in 1992 when the Seminoles defeated Duke (2/23) and NC State (5/12) in the ACC Tournament. NOLES ON ST. PATTY S DAY FSU and Virginia opened its three-game series on St. Patrick s Day. Playing on St. Patty s Day is nothing new for the Seminoles as the Garnet & Gold improved to 29-9 all-time including 18-5 under head coach Mike Martin following their 12-3 victory over the Cavaliers. FSU is now 6-2 against the ACC in- cluding a perfect 5-0 at home. The last time FSU played on March 17 was in 2009 when the Seminoles fell at Florida, 5-4. Florida State is 27-4 all-time when playing at home on St. Patrick s Day. The last home game and victory for FSU on St. Patrick s Day came in 2007 when the Noles defeated Wake Forest, 4-3. The Seminoles won 11 straight games on St. Patrick s Day between 1986 and FSU & UVa met once before on St. Patrick s Day as the Noles defeated the Cavs 11-0 in A DAY TO REMEMBER On Wednesday, February 29, Florida State shared the field with the likes of Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Jim Thome as the Seminoles traveled to Clearwater to face the Phillies to kick off the 2012 MLB spring training season. The Seminoles fell to the defending NL East Division champions 6-1, but not before both teams played to a scoreless tie into the sixth. Six different recorded a hit, while Jayce Boyd scored the Noles only run of the game in the top of the seventh. Nine pitchers saw action off the mound each throwing an inning apiece. OPENING DAY SUCCESS With a series sweep of Hofstra to begin the 2012 campaign, Florida State collected its 43rd opening weekend series sweep in school history and 26th all-time under head coach Mike Martin. The Seminoles have now won 14 in a row on

9 opening day, while posting an all-time record of (.885). The Seminoles have suffered a loss on opening day just seven times in 64 previous seasons with two of those losses coming in Tallahassee. In 1998, the Garnet and Gold fell to Notre Dame at a neutral site marking the last time FSU has dropped a season opener. The last time FSU lost a season opener at home was 1981 when Georgia Southern defeated the Seminoles 3-2. Auburn handed Florida State its only other opening day loss at home back on March 20, 1958 as the Tigers swept the opening day doubleheader (4-3, 10-7). When it comes to home openers all-time, FSU improved to 61-4 (.938) with only one loss coming in the last 31 years. Under Hall of Fame head coach Mike Martin, FSU Baseball moved to 30-3 on opening day. FIRST SERIES OF THE SEASON Thanks to a three-game sweep of Hofstra to open the 2012 season, Florida State has not lost the first series of the season since a streak of 31 consecutive series victories to open a season. In 65 years of FSU baseball, the Seminoles have only lost a season opening series twice. The last time the Seminoles lost a series to open the season came in 1981 when Georgia Southern took two of three games from Florida State. Overall, Florida State improved to in season opening series. FSU BASEBALL - AMONG THE ELITE Success is synonymous with Florida State Baseball as the program enters its 65th year of existence in In 17 of the last 21 seasons, the Seminoles have claimed the ACC regular season title or finished with the best record in the league, won the ACC Tournament title or advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. All of this is pretty impressive for a school that has the most wins and second highest winning percentage in Division I since 2000 and the second highest winning percentage all-time in Division I history. On top of all that, the most impressive stat is the fact that Florida State baseball has never endured a losing season in 64 years. WINS SINCE Florida State South Carolina Rice Texas North Carolina updated through 4/16/12 LEIBRANDT GETS OPENING DAY START Brandon Leibrandt made his collegiate debut Friday, February 17 against Hofstra as the Seminoles opening day starter. Son of former major leaguer Charlie Leibrandt, Brandon made Florida State history with the Friday start as the first freshman to start an opening day game in the program s 65-year history. Dating back to 1966, 10 sophomores have been given the ball on opening day with former Seminole All-American Sean Gilmartin being the last sophomore pitcher to do so in Here is a look at the last opening starter by class: Freshman...Brandon Leibrandt, 2012 Redshirt Freshman...never Sophomore...Sean Gilmartin, 2010 Redshirt Sophomore Jon McDonald, 1999 Junior...Sean Gilmartin, 2011 Redshirt Junior... Blair Varnes, 2001 Senior...Bryan Henry, 2007 Redshirt Senior... Blair Varnes, 2002 Leibrandt earned the win in his collegiate debut working 5.0 solid innings allowing just one run on three hits as walked four and struck out two. FRESH START Florida State took the field on opening weekend against Hofstra with a trio of new starters on the mound. Prior to the Hofstra series, the Seminole weekend rotation of freshman Brandon Leibrandt (LHP), sophomore Peter Miller (RHP) and freshman Mike Compton (RHP) had a combined 3.1 innings of collegiate pitching experience under their belt and all those innings were compiled by Miller over four appearances last year. While Leibrandt became the first freshman to start an opening day game in school history, he added another first to his young career joining Compton as the first two freshmen to start a game on opening weekend in school history. Sean Gilmartin was the last freshman to earn a start on opening weekend pitching on Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader against Hofstra. Gilmartin earned the win working 6.0 innings allowing just one run on seven hits as he walked three and struck out four in a 3-2 FSU victory. The trio of Leibrandt, Miller and Compton marked the youngest starting rotation to open a season since 2009 when head coach Mike Martin sent out three sophomores (Geoff Parker, John Gast and Mike McGee) and one freshman (Sean Gilmartin). Ironically enough, the Seminoles opened the 2009 season against Hofstra. Since taking over the reigns as head coach in 1980, there have only been three times that Mike Martin has opened a weekend series with a rotation consisting only of sophomores or freshmen Leibrandt(FR), Miller(SO), Compton(FR) Parker(SO), Gast(SO),...Gilmartin(FR), McGee (SO) McDonald(rSO), Stocks (rso), Varnes(rFr) Leibrandt, Miller and Compton combined to go 2-0 against Hofstra with a 3.09 ERA. The trio worked 11.2 innings allowing just four earned runs on 10 hits as they walked eight and struck out nine. EL CAPITAN The decision to return to Tallahassee was not an easy one for outfielder James Ramsey, whose lifelong dream has been and will continue to be to play professional baseball. But the idea to come back to Florida State for his senior season, earn his degree and help lead the Seminoles back to the College World Series for the third time in the last five years was paramount. Ramsey has made 169 consecutive starts for Florida State with each one of those starts coming in the outfield (133 in right field, 36 in center) dating back to the start of the 2010 season. Ramsey is on track to graduate in the spring of 2012 with a degree in finance from the prestigious College of Business and is an active participant in the community. Ramsey was named team captain in 2012 by head coach Mike Martin and will do so by wearing a C on his jersey. A first for a baseball player at Florida State. IT S MILLER TIME Junior Seth Miller had an opening weekend to remember as he finished the Hofstra series hitting.500 (5-for-10) with a double and a home run, one run scored and six RBI. He matched his home run total from last year on opening day recording a grand slam in the sixth inning. Miller has fared well on opening weekend in his career as he hit.400 (2-for-5) last year against VMI with four RBI, two runs scored and a home run. Miller is a.468 career hitter on opening weekend with two home runs, a double, 10 RBI and three runs scored. YOUNG GUNS MAKE A STATEMENT Freshmen Jose Brizuela and John Nogowski kicked started their Seminole careers on the right foot in FSU s three-game series sweep of Hofstra. Brizuela was the starter in left field for all three games and finished the weekend hitting.400 (4- for-10) with a team-high eight RBI. He collected a double, a two-run home run and scored four times. He was also perfect from the field in all five fielding chances. Nogowski started at DH in all three games and hit.364 (4-for-11) for the series connecting on his first collegiate home run in game three. Nogo tallied three RBI and scored four times. MAKING THE CONNECTION If you re a movie buff and can t get enough Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, then you re going to love a little Six Degrees of Seminole Baseball. So I know you re asking yourself what s the FSU baseball connection between Friday s opening day starter Brandon Leibrandt and his dad, former major leaguer, Charlie Leibrandt... No, Charlie did not go to school at Florida State, but he was managed by former FSU head coach Dick Howser for three years with the Kansas City Royals ( ). In fact, Charlie was in the starting rotation the year the Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals to capture the 1985 World Series Championship.