{"id":232230,"date":"2026-04-15T03:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/232230\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T03:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:36:08","slug":"win-begins-home-week-for-no-8-fsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/232230\/","title":{"rendered":"Win Begins Home Week for No. 8 FSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 8 Florida State baseball team returned home and began a four-game homestand with a 9-2 win over Stetson on Tuesday night at Dick Howser Stadium.
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\nThe Seminoles (25-11) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, regained a 4-1 advantage in the third and added five insurance runs in the seventh while holding the Hatters (14-22) to single runs in the third and sixth.
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\nSophomore catcher Hunter Carns<\/a> hit his third home run of the season, all coming in the last seven games. He had a career-best five RBI with three hits and two runs scored. Carns’ three-run home run in the third inning proved to be the game-winner, his second game-winning hit of the year.
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\nJunior left-handed starter Cooper Whited<\/a> earned the win to improve to 2-2 on the season. In 3.0 innings, he allowed one unearned run on one hit with three strikeouts and no walks. Whited threw 33 pitches. Four relievers followed him and held Stetson to one run on six hits with nine strikeouts and two walks in the final 6.0 innings.
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\nWith the victory, FSU improves to 72-26 all-time vs. Stetson and 46-11 at home. The Seminoles have won four in a row and nine of the last 12 in the in-state series with the help of a 6-3 win two weeks ago on the road.
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\nFSU’s nine runs came on eight hits with six runners left on base and three errors. Stetson scored its two runs on seven hits with nine runners stranded and four errors.
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\nFlorida State took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, as freshman left fielder John Stuetzer<\/a> walked and scored on a two-out fielding error.
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\nWhited retired the first seven batters he faced before an error put a runner on in the third. A two-out single scored the unearned run to tie the game at 1-1.
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\nThe Seminoles regained the lead at 4-1 in the third on Carns’ three-run home run to left. The 420-foot blast with one out on a 3-2 pitch scored three, as junior third baseman Cal Fisher<\/a> reached on a throwing error after a dropped third strike and junior center fielder Brayden Dowd<\/a> singled.
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\nThe FSU bullpen left two on in the fourth and one in the fifth. Junior righty Chris Knier<\/a> started a 1-3-2 double play to end the fifth. Stetson scored its final run in the sixth on a two-out RBI single.
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\nFlorida State batted around and scored five runs on five hits in the seventh to extend its lead to 9-2. Carns got the scoring started with a bases-loaded, two-RBI double to left. Redshirt senior catcher Nathan Cmeyla<\/a> then doubled in two runs, and redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure<\/a> singled in the final run with two outs.
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\nJunior righty Brodie Purcell<\/a>, who got all three outs of the seventh, fired a perfect eighth with two strikeouts. In 2.0 innings, he struck out five and allowed one hit with no walks. Senior right-hander Ben Barrett<\/a> pitched a scoreless ninth, facing the minimum with the help of a double play.
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\nFSU 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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