{"id":214069,"date":"2026-04-01T04:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214069\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:26:08","slug":"no-7-opens-roadtrip-with-win-at-stetson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214069\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 7 Opens Roadtrip with Win at Stetson"},"content":{"rendered":"

DeLAND, Fla. \u2013 The No. 7 Florida State baseball team defeated Stetson 6-3 on Tuesday night at Melching Field at Conrad Park in DeLand, Florida, to begin a stretch of four games in five days away from home.
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\nThe Seminoles (22-6) used back-to-back two-run innings, in the sixth and seventh, to down the Hatters (12-17).
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\nFSU scored its six runs on eight hits with two errors and nine runners left on base. Nine pitchers held Stetson to three runs on six hits with no errors and eight runners stranded.
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\nSophomore second baseman Noah Sheffield<\/a> hit his third home run of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth inning that gave Florida State the lead for good. He led the team with two RBI. Junior third baseman Cal Fisher<\/a> and junior left fielder Chase Williams<\/a> both had two hits, an RBI and a run scored in the victory.
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\nJunior right-hander Brodie Purcell<\/a> earned the win to improve to 2-0 on the season. In 2.0 no-hit innings, he struck out four and walked two. Senior right-hander Gabe Nard<\/a> pitched a perfect ninth inning, with two strikeouts, and earned his second career save, both coming in the last three games.
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\nJunior left-hander Cooper Whited<\/a> got the start and allowed two runs on four hits in a career-long 4.0 innings. He struck out four and walked one in his 63-pitch outing.
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\nWith the win, Florida State improves to 71-26 all-time against Stetson and 26-15 in DeLand. The Seminoles have won three in a row and eight of the last 11 in the series.
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\nStetson got a pair of infield singles and a stolen base to put runners on second and third with no outs in the opening inning, but Whited got a strikeout, popup and groundout to end the inning and hold the Hatters off the scoreboard. He then retired the side in order in the second.
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\nFlorida State took a 1-0 lead in third. Williams led off the inning with a double, took third on a wild pitch and scored on a groundout.
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\nWhited followed with a scoreless bottom half, working around a one-out walk.
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\nThe Seminoles extended their lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning. Williams delivered the run-scoring hit on a bases-loaded single to right-center. That scored freshman designated hitter Kelvyn Paulino Jr.<\/a>, who reached on a one-out walk.
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\nThe Hatters tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom half on a two-run home run to left field.
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\nPurcell relieved Whited to start the fifth and struck out three with one walk.
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\nSheffield’s home run in the sixth gave FSU the lead back, at 4-2. The two-out blast just inside the left-field foul pole scored sophomore catcher Hunter Carns<\/a>, who walked. Purcell followed with a hitless bottom half.
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\nFlorida State doubled its lead in the seventh to 6-2. Junior center fielder Brayden Dowd<\/a> singled in the first run, senior shortstop Carter McCulley<\/a>. With one out, Fisher scored on a passed ball.
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\nThe Hatters got a run back in the bottom of the frame to make it 6-3 but couldn’t get any closer. A two-out double was followed by an inning-ending strikeout to leave two on.
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\nJunior right-hander John Abraham<\/a>, who got the last out of the seventh, struck out two more in the eighth. Nard retired the side in order, with a pair of strikeouts, in the ninth to earn the save.
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\nFlorida State travels to No. 10 Virginia for a top-10 series from April 2-4. The series commences on ACC Network on Thursday, April 2, at 5 p.m. ET. Friday’s first pitch is at 2 p.m., with Saturday’s finale at 11 a.m.
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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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