TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Director of Athletics Stan Wilcox announced Wednesday that Seminole baseball coach Mike Martin has signed a two-year contract extension and will coach FSU through the 2017 baseball season.
Martin is in his 36th season as FSU’s head coach and the Seminoles will meet the University of Florida in Gainesville this weekend in an NCAA Super Regional with the winner advancing to the College World Series.
“I am pleased to announce that Mike Martin will continue to coach our baseball program through the 2017 season,” said Florida State Director of Athletics Stan Wilcox. “His remarkable record and long list of achievements speak for themselves and have firmly established him as one of the greatest coaches in college baseball history. What Coach Martin perhaps does not get enough credit for nationally is his unwavering commitment to producing young men who know how to be successful leaders in their community once their athletic careers have ended.”
Martin’s Seminoles, who won their sixth ACC Championship in Durham two weeks ago and advanced from an NCAA Regional in Tallahassee on Monday, are 44-19 on the year.
“It is a tremendous honor to have the opportunity to continue my coaching career at Florida State University,” said Mike Martin. “I am truly thankful for the faith that our administration at Florida State has in me to continue to lead this baseball program. The last 36 years have been truly a blessing for me and my family and I couldn’t envision being anywhere else. Florida State does not owe me anything, my family and I owe everything to Florida State. I love my alma mater and will always bleed Garnet & Gold.”
Martin has 1,857 career victories, a .741 winning percentage that ranks second among all active Division I coaches, 36 consecutive NCAA regional tournament appearances and 15 trips to the College World Series. He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2007.
“Mike Martin’s hall of fame career at Florida State has served as a great example to our student-athletes, of course, but it has reached far beyond just that group,” said FSU President John Thrasher. “His ability to lead our baseball team to consistent success at the very highest level year after year, and to do so while maintaining high integrity throughout his program, makes him a leader that our faculty, staff, students and alumni are especially proud of.”
Only one other coach has won more games at the Division I level than Martin, who has been associated with the Seminoles for 43 of the program’s 68 seasons – as a player, assistant coach and head coach.
Since the start of the 2000 season, Florida State has won more games (778) and posted the highest winning percentage (.733) than any other program. No Division I school has more top 10 finishes by Collegiate Baseball than Florida State’s 19 since 1990.
Mike Martin (1980-Present)
1980 51-12-0 .810
1981 56-23-0 .709
1982 56-17-1 .764
1983 55-18-1 .750
1984 55-29-0 .655
1985 59-23-0 .720
1986 61-13-0 .824
1987 55-18-0 .753
1988 50-18-1 .714
1989 54-18-0 .750
1990 57-15-0 .792
1991 57-14-0 .803
1992 49-21-0 .700
1993 46-19-0 .708
1994 53-22-0 .707
1995 53-16-0 .768
1996 52-17-0 .754
1997 50-17-0 .746
1998 53-20-0 .726
1999 57-14-0 .803
2000 53-19-0 .736
2001 47-19-0 .712
2002 60-14-0 .811
2003 54-13-1 .801
2004 45-23-0 .661
2005 53-20-0 .685
2006 44-21-0 .677
2007 45-13-0 .776
2008 54-14-0 .794
2009 45-18-0 .714
2010 48-20-0 .706
2011 46-19-0 .708
2012 50-17-0 .746
2013 47-17-0 .734
2014 43-17-0 .717
2015 44-19-0 .698
Total 1857-647-4 .741
Martin Highlights
* Inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame January 5, 2007
* Inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2005
* All 24 of Florida State’s 50-win seasons have come under Mike Martin
* Second highest career winning percentage among active DI collegiate coaches
* Second-most wins all-time in NCAA DI baseball history
* 36 consecutive NCAA Regional appearances
* 15 trips to the College World Series in 35 years including 11 trips to Omaha in the last 24 seasons
* 17 conference championships six of which are ACC Championships (1995, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2015)
* Eight consecutive ACC Atlantic Division Championships (2007-2014) including a then-league record 24-win seasons in 2008 & 2012
* Produced 17 first round draft picks with 15 coming since 1990
* Coached 87 All-Americans, 122 All-ACC selections and a record four Golden Spikes winners
* Seven-time ACC Coach of the Year – 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2012
* Six-time Metro Conference Coach of the Year
* Garnered Baseball America College Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his career in 2012
* FSU has finished a season ranked in the top 15 nationally 29 times in Martin’s 35 years as FSU Head Coach
* Named to FSU’s list of 100 distinguished graduates in celebration of the FSU Alumni Association centennial
