{"id":177344,"date":"2026-03-04T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177344\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T05:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:00:08","slug":"no-20-florida-state-rallies-to-walk-off-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177344\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 20 Florida State Rallies to Walk Off Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 20 Florida State baseball team erased a 5-0 deficit and walked off Jacksonville 7-6 on Tuesday evening to begin a two-game midweek.
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\nPlaying its fourth game in four days, with another four games in the next five days, the Seminoles (9-2) won their fifth consecutive game and walked off an opponent for the second time in the last three contests. Tuesday’s walk-off victory came after the Dolphins (9-4) took a 5-0 lead in the first inning. FSU chipped away with three in the bottom of the first and one in the second and third to tie it.
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\nRedshirt senior second baseman Eli Putnam<\/a> was the walk-off hero with a bases-loaded single to left-center in the ninth inning. Freshman left fielder John Stuetzer<\/a> had a career-high-tying three hits for a second consecutive game with a collegiate-best two RBI. Redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure<\/a> hit his third home run of the season as part of a two-hit, two-RBI, two-run game.
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\nJunior right-hander John Abraham<\/a> earned the win, his first of the season. He pitched the final 2.2 innings and allowed just two hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Redshirt junior left-handed reliever Kevin Mebil<\/a> held JU hitless with two strikeouts and a walk in 2.2 innings. Senior righty Gabe Nard<\/a> gave up one hit in 2.0 shutout innings with a strikeout and two walks.
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\nFSU scored its seven runs on 12 hits and left nine runners on, while JU scored six runs on 10 hits with eight runners stranded. Both teams committed one error.
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\nWith the win, Florida State improves to 140-42 all-time against Jacksonville and 89-14 at home. The Seminoles have won nine in a row and 12 of the last 13 since 2022, including a 13-3, eight-inning victory two weeks ago in Jacksonville.
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\nThe Dolphins took a 5-0 lead in the first inning, with a leadoff home run, an RBI double, a run-scoring single and a two-run single. Mebil came in and got the last two outs to end the inning.
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\nFlorida State quickly answered with three runs in the bottom of the first to cut the deficit to 5-3. Sophomore first baseman Myles Bailey<\/a> singled in the first run with one out. With two down, back-to-back doubles drove in the next two runs, as DeLamielleure brought home Bailey and Stuetzer plated DeLamielleure.
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\nMebil started a double play to end the top of the second and the Seminoles got within one in the bottom half with an unearned run. A sacrifice fly by sophomore designated hitter Noah Sheffield<\/a> scored junior center fielder Chase Williams<\/a> to make it a 5-4 game.
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\nA perfect third inning for Mebil was followed by DeLamielleure tying the game at 5-5 in the bottom half on his leadoff home run to right field.
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\nNard followed Mebil with scoreless fourth and fifth innings. In the bottom of the fifth, FSU took its first lead at 6-5. Sophomore catcher Hunter Carns<\/a> led off the inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run from third on a bunt single by Stuetzer.
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\nJacksonville tied it in the seventh at 6-6 when the leadoff runner, who walked, scored from third on a wild pitch. Abraham came in with two on and one out and struck out the two batters he faced to limit the damage.
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\nFSU put two on in the seventh but couldn’t regain the lead.
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\nA one-out triple put the go-ahead run on in the top of the eighth. However, Abraham escaped the jam, and he struck out three in the ninth.
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\nPutnam’s heroics in the bottom of the ninth were set up by Carns, who led off with a double. A walk, a balk and an intentional walk loaded the bases. Putnam then sent a hard-hit ball on an 0-2 count into left-center for the walk-off base hit.
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\nFlorida State continues its midweek slate against Mercer tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4, at 5 p.m. ET at Dick Howser Stadium. 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. Wednesday is Rec Sports Night.
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\nThe 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 on WFLA 100.7 FM. Each 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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