{"id":230000,"date":"2026-04-13T17:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230000\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:09:08","slug":"no-8-florida-state-returns-home-to-host-stetson-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230000\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 8 Florida State Returns Home to Host Stetson Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 8 Florida State baseball team begins a week at home with a midweek matchup against Stetson on Tuesday, April 14, at 6 p.m. ET, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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\nTickets 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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\nTuesday is the third Turn It Back Tuesday of the season. The game will feature vintage elements in and around Dick Howser Stadium, including uniforms, the scoreboard, souvenir cups at the concession stats and merchandise.
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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 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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\nStarting pitchers for the matchup have not been determined for either team.
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\nFSU is 24-11 on the season, 16-3 at home, 7-5 on the road, 1-3 at a neutral site and 7-7 against ranked opponents. The team is 9-6 in the ACC and in fourth place. The Seminoles are coming off an 0-3 weekend at No. 3 Georgia Tech, the team’s first series loss of the season and first losing streak of more than two in a row. Through five weekends of conference play, Florida State has four series wins and has played four top-12 nationally-ranked opponents.
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\nAs a team, Florida State is hitting .278 with 318 hits, 45 home runs, 67 doubles, six triples, 181 walks, 259 runs scored and 226 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.38 ERA with 142 earned runs allowed on 251 hits with 375 strikeouts and 144 walks in 292.0 innings.
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\nSophomore catcher Hunter Carns<\/a> is hitting .333 and junior center fielder Brayden Dowd<\/a> is one of two with 33 hits and has hit seven home runs. Junior left fielder Chase Williams<\/a> has 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes<\/a> is 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA, having struck out 74 and allowed 13 earned runs on 36 hits in 51.0 innings. Junior right-hander John Abraham<\/a> has made 13 appearances, all but one out of the bullpen, and has 45 strikeouts and a 0.86 ERA in 31.1 innings.
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\nNATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
\nFlorida State is ranked nationally in the top-15 in each major poll, including at No. 8 by D1Baseball. FSU is No. 10 in the Coaches Poll, No. 12 according to The Athletic and Perfect Game and No. 13 in Baseball America’s top-25.
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\nSERIES HISTORY VS. STETSON
\nFlorida State is 71-26 all-time vs. Stetson, including 45-11 at home and 26-15 on the road. The series began in 1949 with a win and a loss in both DeLand and Tallahassee. FSU owns the longest win streak between the two teams, a 15-game stretch from 2013-2018. The Seminoles have won three in a row and eight of the last 11 after a 6-3 win two weeks ago on the road.
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\nOn March 31, 2026, FSU began a four-game roadtrip with a 6-3 win at Stetson in DeLand, Florida. The Seminoles used back-to-back two-run innings, in the sixth and seventh, to down the Hatters. Sophomore right fielder 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. Junior 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. A recap and box score can be found here<\/a>.
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\nSCOUTING THE HATTERS
\nStetson comes to Tallahassee with a 14-21 record overall, 11-12 at home and 3-9 on the road. The Hatters are 5-9 in ASUN play, having lost four of their five weekend series. SU is coming off a 13-3, eight-inning victory over Queens on Sunday after losing the first two games, 2-0 and 8-2. The team did not play a midweek game last week due to weather, and suffered a series loss at Jacksonville from April 2-4, several days after the 6-3 home defeat to Florida State on March 31. Stetson has lost seven of its last nine games.
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\nLAST TIME OUT: ROAD DEFEAT AT NO. 3 GEORGIA TECH
\nFlorida State suffered three defeats at No. 3 Georgia Tech from April 9-11 in Atlanta. It was FSU’s first series loss of the season in a top-five matchup between the top two teams in the ACC standings entering the weekend. As the Yellow Jackets extended their win streak to 11 in a row, the Seminoles held them to 14 total runs in the first 22 innings after they came into the series averaging nearly 12 runs per game. The Florida State offense hit six home runs in the series, including two by freshman right fielder John Stuetzer<\/a>.
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\nIn the opener on Thursday night, FSU’s comeback bid came up just short in a 4-3 loss. The four runs was tied for GT’s third-lowest total on the season. Florida State took a 3-0 lead in the second inning before Georgia Tech answered with one run in the bottom of the second and took the lead with three in the sixth. The Seminoles put two on in the ninth with the tying run on third base, but a double play ended the game.
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\nThe following night, Florida State lost 8-3. Stuetzer homered twice and led the Seminoles with a career-high-tying three hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Junior left-handed starter Trey Beard<\/a> (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season. In 4.2 innings, he allowed four runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and two walks.
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\nThe Seminoles fell in the series finale 17-3 in seven innings on a hot and sunny Saturday afternoon. FSU hit solo home runs in each of the first two innings, but the Yellow Jackets tied the game in each of the bottom halves. Florida State regained a 3-1 lead in the fifth, but GT answered to take its first lead, which it would not give up.
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\nRecaps and box scores can be found here: Game 1<\/a> | Game 2<\/a> | Game 3<\/a>
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\nUP NEXT: A WEEK AT HOME
\nFlorida State remains at home to host Notre Dame from April 17-19 at Dick Howser Stadium. First pitch on Friday, April 17, is at 6 p.m. ET, followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. Sunday’s finale is at 1 p.m. Tickets for every game the rest of the regular season 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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\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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