FSU's offense can get rolling if DJ Stewart has a big weekend. (Ross Obley)

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Top 25 Breakdown: No. 21 Florida State

2014 Record: 43-17. RPI: 10.

Coach (Record at school): Mike Martin (1,813-628-4, 35 years).

Postseason History: 52 regionals (active streak: 40), 21 CWS trips (last in 2012), 0 national titles.

Florida State's Projected Lineup

Pos. Name, Yr. AVG/OBP/SLG HR RBI SB C Danny De La Calle, Sr. .224/.315/.241 0 29 1 1B Chris Marconcini, Sr. .252/.341/.435 8 46 7 2B John Sansone, Jr. .221/.361/.317 2 39 6 3B Dylan Busby, Fr. HS—Sarasota (Fla.) SS Taylor Walls, Fr. HS—Cordele, Ga. LF D.J. Stewart, Jr. .351/.472/.557 7 50 4 CF Ben DeLuzio, So. .281/.371/.398 1 27 16 RF Josh Delph, Sr. .268/.385/.351 0 20 2 DH Gage West, So. .161/.216/.452 2 8 0

Pos. Name, Yr. W-L ERA IP SO BB SV RHP Mike Compton, Jr. 7-3 3.23 84 50 19 0 LHP Bryant Holtmann, Sr. 5-1 3.68 37 29 12 0 RHP Cobi Johnson, Fr. HS—Trinity, Fla. RP Billy Strode, Sr. 2-1 2.62 48 49 23 0

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Hitting: 60. Florida State is always patient, and Florida State always hits. The Seminoles led the nation with 330 walks last year, and they ranked in the top 20 in scoring. Delph and Stewart both walked more than they struck out last year, and they set the tone for a team that will grind out every at-bat. Stewart is simply one of the nation’s most dangerous hitters, with the ability to drive the ball to all fields in addition to his superb control of the strike zone. Delph isn’t flashy but will work counts, draw walks and get hit by pitches. FSU hopes the talented DeLuzio will do a better job hitting the ball on the ground and using his speed as a sophomore, and if he does so he can be an electric catalyst atop the order. Switch-hitting freshman Walls has advanced bat-handling skills and a nice line-drive stroke that should make him a good fit near the top of the order. Fellow freshman Busby has wiry strength and a compact swing from the right side.

Power: 50. Stewart is built like a fire hydrant and offers prodigious power, though he is primarily a doubles machine. The key is finding a second power threat to protect him in the lineup. Marconcini, a graduate transfer who has flashed plus raw power at Duke and in the Cape Cod League, needs to improve his plate discipline but has the physicality and experience to make a difference. West, De La Calle and 1B Quincy Nieporte should provide occasional pop as well, but Stewart and Marconcini will have to do the heavy lifting.

Ben DeLuzio

Speed: 55. DeLuzio is a premium runner who puts pressure on defenses out of the batter’s box and on the basepaths. Walls and Busby both have above-average speed and good baserunning ability, and Stewart is sneakily athletic, with average speed.

Defense: 60. DeLuzio arrived at Florida State as an infielder but has taken well to center field, where he has tremendous range and a strong arm. Stewart and Delph are solid defenders who take good routes and feature average arms. Though FSU will rely upon a freshman at shortstop, the infield defense should be sound, because Walls is a gifted defender with excellent range to both sides and a strong arm. Busby is strong defender with smooth actions and a solid arm, though versatile infielder Hank Truluck could push him for playing time. The blue-collar Sansone is very solid at second base, and Marconcini is making progress at first, though he still has work to do. De La Calle is a quality receiver with a strong arm who threw out 38 percent of basestealers last year, and West is sound enough behind the plate to keep De La Calle fresh.

Starting Pitching: 50. The departure of first-rounder Luke Weaver leaves Florida State in need of a bona fide ace. Johnson has that kind of ability, with a fastball that reaches 93-94, the makings of a plus curveball and an average changeup, and he is unusually polished for a freshman, but he’s still a freshman. Compton, a sinker/slider righty with a deceptive delivery and good command to both sides, is seasoned but lacks overpowering, Friday night stuff. Holtmann showed the ability to pitch at 90-91 from the left side at times last year, and his heater can be effectively wild; his go-to pitch is a cutter that is tough against both righties and lefties, and he has made progress with his changeup. Junior-college transfer RHP Boomer Biegalski is a fourth strong candidate for the rotation thanks to his good command of a 90-92 fastball and solid slider and changeup.

Bullpen: 45. Florida State lost its incumbent closer when Jameis Winston declared for the NFL draft, leaving the back of the bullpen as a major question mark. Strode, an athletic three-pitch lefty, is versatile enough to pitch in the rotation, long relief or the closer role, as needed. Fellow LHP Alex Deise, a junior-college transfer, lacks a quality breaking ball but has a pair of solid pitches in his high-80s fastball and very good changeup. A third lefty, Alec Byrd, is a finesse pitcher with a good breaking ball who should be tough on lefthanded hitters. So. RHP Taylor Blatch is an undersized bulldog with a quick arm that can produce low-90s heat and a good breaking ball. Six-foot-7 twins Jim Voyles (a slider specialist) and Ed Voyles (who relies on his changeup) could also contribute. And keep an eye on Fr. RHP Andrew Karp, a strike-thrower who has reached 94 and shown the makings of two quality secondary pitches. He has the most upside of this group.

Experience/Intangibles: 60. The Seminoles will ask for plenty of contributions from the top-10 recruiting class they brought in this fall, but they can lean upon a nice veteran core of leaders like Stewart and Compton. Most importantly, Florida State has one of the best coaching staffs in college baseball, and the coaches never fail to maximize their talent. This program just knows how to win, and it will be a major national factor in 2015, as usual.