{"id":173269,"date":"2026-02-28T23:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173269\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:42:08","slug":"noles-walk-off-the-citadel-in-extras-to-sweep-dh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173269\/","title":{"rendered":"Noles Walk Off The Citadel in Extras to Sweep DH"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 21 Florida State baseball team completed the doubleheader sweep with a 2-1, walk-off win in 10 innings over The Citadel on Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium.
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\nGoing to extra innings for the first time this season, the Seminoles (7-2) took advantage of a throwing error on a fielder’s choice ground ball to bring home the game-winner. While scoring two runs on five hits, three FSU pitchers held the Bulldogs (4-4) to one run on three hits in the 10-inning contest.
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\nFlorida State swept the doubleheader, the first twin bill for both teams this season. Before the walk-off, FSU posted a 6-2 win in Saturday’s opener<\/a>.
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\nJunior left-handed starter Trey Beard<\/a>, making his first start of his Seminole career, threw 5.0 innings and gave up just two hits with six strikeouts and a walk. The one run he allowed was unearned. Sophomore righty Cade O’Leary<\/a> followed with 2.0 innings of one-hit ball before redshirt junior lefty Kevin Mebil<\/a> tossed the final 3.0 innings. While earning his first FSU win, Mebil allowed just one baserunner, on an error, and struck out four.
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\nRedshirt senior catcher Nathan Cmeyla<\/a> led the team with three hits. Sophomore first baseman Myles Bailey<\/a> had one hit and drove in the game-winning run, junior pinch runner Chase Williams<\/a>.
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\nWith the victory, Florida State improves to 11-1 all-time against The Citadel, all in Tallahassee. FSU will go for the series sweep on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Dick Howser Stadium.
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\nIn the 10th inning, Cmeyla led off with a single, and was pinch-ran for by Williams, who quickly stole second. After a walk, a fielding error loaded the bases for Bailey with one out. On a 3-0 pitch, Bailey hit a grounder to second. The second baseman threw home for the force-out, but his throw was off line to allow Williams to slide in safely.
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\nFSU took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an infield single by Cmeyla. Sophomore third baseman Gabe Fraser<\/a> scored on the play with the help of a throwing error.
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\nThe Citadel tied the game at 1-1 in the third on a sacrifice bunt with a throwing error following a one-out walk. With a runner on second, Beard got a pop-up to limit the damage. Back-to-back outs left a runner on second in the fourth, and a pickoff-caught stealing helped Beard get out of the fifth to end his first appearance at Howser.
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\nFlorida State got two on in the fifth, but a groundout ended the inning. O’Leary stranded two in the seventh.
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\nConsecutive hit batters put two on in the ninth with no outs for the Seminoles, but a strikeout and two flyouts halted the threat to send the game to extras. Mebil got a groundout in the top of the 10th to leave a runner on second before FSU walked it off in the bottom half.
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\nThe three-game series will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com\/Tickets<\/a> or by calling the FSU ticket office at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU students with their FSUID, with the student entrance at the right field gate at Haggard Plaza. All gates at Dick Howser Stadium will open 60 minutes prior to first pitch for every game in 2026.
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\nEvery Sunday regular-season home game is Sunday Funday, where Kids Club members and youth wearing their little league jerseys will be admitted free, and kids 12 and under will be allowed to run the bases postgame.
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\nSunday’s game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra<\/a>, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network, with Sunday’s contest on WFLA 100.7 FM. Every game also is available around the world on the Seminoles Unconquered App<\/a> and Seminoles.com<\/a>. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com<\/a>. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com\/Baseball<\/a>. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter\/X<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram<\/a> (@NoleBaseball).
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\nFor more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter\/X<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram<\/a> (@NoleBaseball).
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