{"id":191096,"date":"2026-03-14T04:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191096\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T04:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:00:14","slug":"no-12-wake-forest-drops-series-opener-to-no-20-florida-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191096\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 12 Wake Forest Drops Series Opener to No. 20 Florida State"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. \u2013 The No. 12 Wake Forest baseball team (15-3, 3-1 ACC) dropped the first game of the series against No. 20 Florida State (14-3, 1-0 ACC) by a score of 10-0 on Friday night at David F. Couch Ballpark.
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\nJunior centerfielder Javar Williams<\/a> extended his current hit streak to five games as he beat out an infield single in the first inning. Meanwhile, freshman Andrew Costello<\/a> notched a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the seventh for the Deacs’ only other hit.
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\nFreshman reliever Marcelo Harsch<\/a> recorded his best outing of his career as he totaled three strikeouts across 1.1 scoreless frames.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED<\/p>\n


\n\tFlorida State opened the game with a two-run home run in the first inning.
\n\tStarting pitcher Blake Morningstar<\/a> responded with a scoreless frame in the top of the second.
\n\tThe Seminoles extended their lead to 4-0 in the third.
\n\tFlorida State tacked on three runs in the top of the fourth.
\n\tThe Seminoles made it a nine-run game with a pair of runs in the fifth.
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\n\t\tSenior reliever Luke Schmolke<\/a> limited the damage as he tossed a clean frame in relief.
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\n\tFlorida State added another run in the sixth.
\n\tFreshman Marcelo Harsch<\/a> punched out a pair of batters en route to a scoreless seventh inning.
\n\tThe Demon Deacons fell to the Seminoles in seven innings, 10-0. <\/p>\n

FROM COACH WALTER
\n“It was a disappointing start to the series. That is not the way we drew it up. We knew coming in that Medez was one of the better pitchers in the league. We should have had a better approach. We really didn’t take anything away. We let him go out there and do whatever he wanted to do. We didn’t take away the fastball or the offspeed pitches. We just sat in between pitches. Part of that is getting down in the game early and getting frustrated. Once they get a lead like that, they are able to just be out there free swinging. We were a little tight. That was a combination of all of those things coming together. Blake (Morningstar) didn’t have his good stuff. He didn’t have his good fastball. On a day where the wind is blowing out and you don’t have your good stuff, you are going to get punished. Give credit to Florida State. When he made a mistake, they caught balls on the barrel and got them out of the yard. We have Lev
\n(Chris Levonas<\/a>) going tomorrow. I like the matchup tomorrow. We lost game one of the series. We lost game one of the series at Florida State last year. We’ll come ready to play tomorrow and get a good start out of Lev and be in good shape.” – Head Coach Tom Walter<\/a>
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\nUP NEXT
\nThe Demon Deacons will look to even the series against the Seminoles tomorrow night. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.<\/p>\n

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