Mike Martin and FSU baseball entered the 2017 season with the burden of high expectations. With the most talented players on their roster returning, some even had the Noles as a top five team. For the first half of the season, FSU baseball’s performances had many wondering if they were even a top 40 team.
For most of the season the Seminoles under-performed. At one point the Noles were staring at a 21-15 record and being left out of the post season. Despite the struggles and the criticisms, FSU was able to pull everything together and make a late run to the College World Series.