'This is where I wanted to be': How Mike Martin built his legacy at Florida State Posted May 24, 2019 Mike Martin is Florida State baseball, a coach as synonymous with his team as Bobby Bowden is with FSU football. Their longevity and sustained excellence, oftentimes simultaneously in the 1980s and 1990s, transformed a regional school into a national brand. But Martin will be the first to tell you that he never dreamed he would coach baseball. (ESPN.com)