{"id":256140,"date":"2026-05-03T03:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256140\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T03:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:04:08","slug":"no-14-florida-state-finishes-dh-sweep-to-win-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256140\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 14 Florida State Finishes DH Sweep to Win Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 14 Florida State baseball team completed a two-game doubleheader sweep of Pitt with an 8-5 win on Saturday evening at Dick Howser Stadium.
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\nThe Seminoles (32-14, 14-9 ACC) jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings en route to their second win of the day, holding off a four-run third inning by the Panthers (28-17, 10-13 ACC) and answering with two in the fifth and another in the seventh.
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\nThe win comes after FSU defeated Pitt 10-1 earlier on Saturday<\/a> in the first game of the doubleheader. Having already won the series, Florida State will go for the sweep on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Howser.
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\nRedshirt senior catcher Nathan Cmeyla<\/a> had two hits and a season-high-tying three RBI with two runs while sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser<\/a> posted three hits and two RBI, both season-best-tying totals. Sophomore catcher Hunter Carns<\/a> had two hits with an RBI and two runs.
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\nCarns and Cmeyla both homered in the win, going back-to-back in the fifth inning. It was Carns’ fourth and Cmeyla’s third long balls of the year.
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\nJunior left-handed starter Trey Beard<\/a> improved to 5-1 on the season and allowed four runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings. He struck out eight and walked two. Junior righty John Abraham<\/a> pitched the final 3.0 innings and gave up one run on just two hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Abraham earned the save, his team-leading sixth of 2026.
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\nThe Seminoles scored eight runs on 11 hits with six runners left on base. The Panthers plated five runs on nine hits with eight stranded. Both teams committed one error.
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\nFSU improves to 31-8 all-time against the Panthers and 28-5 at home. Florida State is 12-8 in the series as ACC opponents.
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\nFlorida State jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. A single and a double put two on for Cmeyla, who reached on a fielder’s choice as the run scored. An error on the play, when Pitt tried to get the runner out at home with an errant throw, allowed Cmeyla to advance to second. Fraser then singled up the middle to score two runs.
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\nAfter Beard struck out three in the first and left a runner at second, he retired the side in order in the second with a pair of punch-outs.
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\nFSU added two more in the bottom of the second to make it 5-0. Senior second baseman Carter McCulley<\/a> singled in the first run and later scored on a wild pitch.
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\nThat made it 5-0, but the Panthers answered with four in the top of the third. All four runs came on home runs, with a leadoff homer followed by a three-run shot. Beard did not allow Pitt to tie the game or take the lead, and he followed with a scoreless fourth, leaving runners at second and third. A double play ended the fifth.
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\nCarns and Cmeyla went back-to-back in the fifth to extend the lead to 7-4. Carns’ long ball went to left field and Cmeyla’s over the fence in right.
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\nBeard’s final inning was the sixth, where an inning-ending groundout left a runner on after the team’s only error of the two-game day.
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\nA leadoff walk in the seventh led to Florida State’s eighth run, with Cmeyla reaching on a run-scoring fielder’s choice to make it 8-4.
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\nIn the ninth, a solo home run made it 8-5 but Abraham did not allow the Panthers to get any closer, with consecutive strikeouts to end it.
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\nThe three-game series will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Tickets are available for each game 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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\nSunday is the final Sunday Funday of the year, where youth wearing their little league jerseys will be admitted free, and kids 12 and under will be allowed to run the bases postgame.
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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 all weekend 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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\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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