FSU Baseball: Mike Martin notches win No. 2,000 against Virginia Tech
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU baseball coach Mike Martin accomplishes something noone else in history with victory No. 2,000 Saturday night against Virginia Tech.
Mike Martin already has the most wins in college baseball history and now becomes the first collegiate coach ever with 2,000 victories.
The win came in the second game of a double-header against Virginia Tech. The win completed the series victory as the Noles took two of three games from the Hokies.
It was a tough win as the Noles were nearly no-hit in the first game as they were shutout 6-0 while only getting one hit and committing two errors.
The second game saw the Noles jump out front on a Cooper Swanson blast in the bottom of the first.
🎥| Cooooooop there it is!
— FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) March 9, 2019
📺https://t.co/2clZf5hA1y pic.twitter.com/h6uVTlFmAF
The Noles added another run in the bottom of the first before Virginia Tech tied it at 2-2 in the top of the third. FSU baseball regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh which ultimately as enough to be the game winner.
Twitter Reaction
It’s no coincidence that MM are the roman numerals for 2,000.
— FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) March 9, 2019
For the first time in the history of NCAA athletics, a head coach has reached 2,000 career wins.
Congratulations to our beloved head coach, Mike Martin. pic.twitter.com/c4BYcdUOaA
2,000 wins worth of #Noles cheers in one for #FSU coach Mike Martin pic.twitter.com/BVEUsJisRu
— Wayne McGahee III (@WayneMcGaheeIII) March 9, 2019
First! Most! Best!
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) March 9, 2019
Mike Martin is officially the only 2,000 win coach in NCAA History.#OneLastRun pic.twitter.com/OZQpAfjAAB
Congrats to Mike Martin on career win No. 2000! @FSUBaseball pic.twitter.com/JOt07gHsDS
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) March 10, 2019
2000 career wins for Mike Martin! pic.twitter.com/rlJWVkxSNR
— Bryan Deeds (@bryanDeeds) March 9, 2019
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ wins. Mike Martin has done it. Unbelievably cool.
— Alison Posey (@AlisonPosey14) March 10, 2019
Best part of it? Heard 11 say to someone who congratulated him, “Thanks for coming out to this weekend’s series!”
Wouldn’t expect anything different. pic.twitter.com/XaFqS8oXtU
Thoughts
It was important for the Noles to bounce back from their first loss of the season after being shutout and nearly no-hit.
A series win against an ACC opponent is always a welcome sight and Mike Martin being able to do it in front of the home crowd was even better.
The Noles improve to (13-1, 2-1 ACC) and will take on hated rival Florida in Gainesville Tuesday March 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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Mike Martin has lost his last nine games against the Gators with next week being a great day to start a new winning streak against them.