Florida State baseball has given its season some life as it staved off an early elimination in the Tallahassee Regional.
The No. 10-seeded Seminoles bested Coastal Carolina in a marathon game that took nearly 22 hours to complete after a pair of weather delays impacted the playing surface at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU won 2-1 thanks to an RBI single from Nathan Cmeyla and a solo blast from Cal Fisher, alongside elite pitching from Wes Mendes and Trey Beard. The Seminoles’ top two starters combined for 17 strikeouts to set up an elimination game against Northern Illinois.
St. John’s bludgeoned the Huskies, 21-8, in the winners’ bracket game to advance to the Tallahassee Regional final on Monday, awaiting the winner of the losers’ bracket game. The Red Storm beat the Seminoles in the Tallahassee Regional opener, 6-5.
The winner between FSU and Northern Illinois will play on Monday against the Red Storm, which is making the program’s first regional final appearance since 2015. St. John’s has scored 27 runs in two games in Tallahassee, a red-hot offense that has given teams at Howser fits.
First pitch is set for approximately 7:10 p.m., around an hour after the conclusion of Northern Illinois’s loss to St. John’s. Here’s how to watch the second elimination game in Tallahassee.
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Wes Mendes throws a pitch against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Wes Mendes throws a pitch against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Wes Mendes throws a pitch against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Coastal Carolina pitcher Cameron Flukey pitched against Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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Coastal Carolina pitcher Cameron Flukey pitched against Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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Coastal Carolina pitcher Cameron Flukey pitched against Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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Coastal Carolina pitcher Cameron Flukey pitched against Florida State in the Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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Coastal Carolina’s Blake Barthol throws to first base against Florida State in an NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Wes Mendes throws a pitch against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Wes Mendes throws a pitch against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Hunter Carns gets a hit against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Hunter Carns gets a hit against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Hunter Carns gets a hit against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball’s Ben Barrett hits a single against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball’s Gabe Fraser throws to first base against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball’s Gabe Fraser throws to first base against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball’s John Stuetzer against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball’s John Stuetzer against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball head coach Link Jarrett argues a call with an umpire against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU baseball head coach Link Jarrett argues a call with an umpire against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Wes Mendes tosses a ball to first base against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Wes Mendes tosses a ball to first base against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Wes Mendes tosses a ball to first base against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Brody DeLamielleure swings at a pitch against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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Hunter Carns avoids a ball pitched against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional elimination game on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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FSU Baseball head coach Ty Megahee was ejected from FSU baseball’s Tallahassee Regional game against Coastal Carolina in the 4th inning with the Seminoles behind 1-0 on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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FSU Baseball head coach Ty Megahee was ejected from FSU baseball’s Tallahassee Regional game against Coastal Carolina in the 4th inning with the Seminoles behind 1-0 on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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FSU Baseball head coach Ty Megahee was ejected from FSU baseball’s Tallahassee Regional game against Coastal Carolina in the 4th inning with the Seminoles behind 1-0 on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
(Liam Rooney/Tallahassee Democrat)What time is FSU baseball vs. Northern Illinois in the Tallahassee Regional?
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NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional seeding
No. 1 Florida State (10 – National)
When: Friday, May 29 – Monday, June 1
Where: Dick Howser Stadium / Tallahassee, Florida
NCAA Baseball Tallahassee Regional schedule
Game 4 will begin at 2:00 PM – Northern Illinois vs. St. John’s
Game 5 will begin at 6:00 PM – Game 3 winner vs. G4 loser
Monday, June 1
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