We are extremely excited to have Mike Martin as the Honorary Chair of the 2019 Forget-Me-Not Walk and Cliff Hinkle Round to Remember! Martin lead the Seminoles as the FSU Baseball Head Coach for 40 seasons from 1980-2019.

This year Mike Martin will capped off a 40-year head coaching career at Florida State in 2019 after
announcing in June the upcoming season will be his last leading the Seminoles. Martin became the all-
time winningest coach in college baseball history in 2018 and takes a 1,987-713-4 record into the 2019
campaign.
Martin passed the late Augie Garrido (1,975) for the wins record with a 3-2, 13-inning win at No. 9
Clemson on May 5, 2018. FSU would also beat the Tigers in the ACC Tournament semifinals en route to a
second-consecutive (eighth overall) ACC Championship.
Along with the most wins in college baseball, Martin also has the best winning percentage among active
head coaches, sporting a .736 win percentage to go along with 16 trips to the College World Series.
With Martin at the helm since 1980, the Seminoles have won 19 conference championships with 11 from
the Metro Conference and eight in the ACC. FSU has played in the conference title game in seven of the
last 10 years.
A 1966 graduate of Florida State, Martin earned his Master’s degree in 1971. He and wife Carol have three
children, Mary Beth, Melanie and Mike, Jr., who is entering his 22 nd season as an assistant coach to his
father, and four grandchildren. Mary Beth and husband Tom Buchanan are the parents of Martin’s
grandchildren Hannah Elizabeth and Lexi. Mike, Jr. is the parent of Tyler and T.J.