{"id":247779,"date":"2026-04-27T01:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T01:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/247779\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T01:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T01:11:11","slug":"fsu-drops-series-finale-at-stanford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/247779\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Drops Series Finale at Stanford"},"content":{"rendered":"

STANFORD, Calif. \u2013 The No. 8 Florida State baseball team fell to Stanford 7-4 in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Sunken Diamond in Stanford, California.
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\nThe Seminoles (29-14, 12-9 ACC) scored four runs on nine hits with one error and eight runners left on. The Cardinal (21-19, 10-11 ACC) scored seven runs on seven hits with three errors and six stranded.
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\nFSU took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but SU answered with one in the second and another in the fourth to tie the game. FSU regained a 3-2 advantage in the sixth and SU again tied it at 3-3 in the seventh. A solo home run by redshirt senior Eli Putnam<\/a> in the ninth gave Florida State the lead back, 4-3, but Stanford scored four in the bottom half to win the game.
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\nPutnam’s home run, his eighth of the season, was part of a two-hit day. Sophomore catcher Hunter Carns<\/a> joined Putnam with two hits, an RBI and a run scored.
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\nJunior right-handed starter Bryson Moore<\/a> allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits with five strikeouts and one walk in 4.0 innings. Fellow junior righty Chris Knier<\/a> relieved Moore to start the fifth. In 2.0 innings out of the bullpen, Knier did not allow a hit with one strikeout and no walks.
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\nFlorida State scored two runs in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Junior left fielder Chase Williams<\/a> doubled with one out and scored on a single by Carns. With two outs and Carns on third after an error and a wild pitch, another wild pitch brought him home for the inning’s second run.
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\nMoore did not allow a hit in his opening inning, with a strikeout to end the frame and leave a runner on. Stanford cut the FSU lead to 2-1 in the second with an unearned run on a two-out RBI single.
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\nAfter Moore got a flyout to strand a runner on second in the third, a run-scoring double made it 2-2 in the fourth.
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\nSophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser<\/a> led off the sixth with a triple to right and scored on a one-out single by junior third baseman Cal Fisher<\/a> to give the Seminoles the lead back at 3-2.
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\nKnier followed with a perfect sixth for his second consecutive 1-2-3 inning.
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\nA run-scoring wild pitch tied the contest again at 3-3 in the seventh. Both teams stranded a runner in scoring position in the eighth.
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\nIn the ninth, Putnam’s leadoff homer to left put FSU back ahead 4-3. In the bottom of the inning, a grand slam won the game for Stanford, 7-4.
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\nThe Seminoles return home for a five-game homestand, which commences on Wednesday, April 29, against USF. First pitch is at 4 p.m. ET at Dick Howser Stadium. FSU then hosts Pitt from May 1-3. 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.
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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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