For my entire lifetime, the man leading FSU baseball has been in that same No. 11 while coming up with over 1,900 wins. I’ve grown up with Mike Martin leading the Seminoles to countless conference titles, wins over rivals Miami and Florida and trips to Omaha for the College World Series.
I’ve had chances to root for him as a young fan and later a student at Florida State – while later having chances to interview him and cover his career on the professional level. So, as I watched the Seminoles lose Wednesday night to LSU and get bounced from yet another CWS, the sad reality had finally come true.