{"id":258106,"date":"2026-05-04T19:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258106\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:11:08","slug":"final-midweek-sees-no-14-fsu-host-jacksonville-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/258106\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Midweek Sees No. 14 FSU Host Jacksonville Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 14 Florida State baseball team concludes a five-game homestand with a matchup against Jacksonville on Tuesday, May 5 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 final midweek contest of the season and the last Turn It Back Tuesday of the year. 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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\nFlorida State junior left-hander Cooper Whited<\/a> (3-2, 3.19 ERA) will face Jacksonville graduate righty Ben Baker-Livingston (1-1, 4.88 ERA).
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\nFSU is 33-14 on the season, 24-3 at home, 8-8 on the road, 1-3 at a neutral site and 7-7 against ranked opponents. The team is 15-9 in the ACC and in fourth place. The Seminoles have won four in a row following a three-game home sweep of Pitt. Through eight weekends of conference play and with two remaining, Florida State has six series wins with three sweeps. Four of the eight series have come against top-12 nationally-ranked opponents, three of them on the road.
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\nAs a team, FSU is hitting .279 with 434 hits, 56 home runs, 98 doubles, 10 triples, 224 walks, 345 runs scored and 302 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.05 ERA with 179 earned runs allowed on 332 hits with 494 strikeouts and 180 walks in 397.1 innings.
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\nSophomore catcher Hunter Carns<\/a> is hitting .318 while freshman outfielder John Stuetzer<\/a> has 42 hits. Redshirt senior first baseman Eli Putnam<\/a> has eight home runs and junior left fielder Chase Williams<\/a> has 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes<\/a> is 8-3 with a 2.25 ERA, having struck out 93 and allowed 18 earned runs on 48 hits in 72.0 innings. Junior right-hander John Abraham<\/a> has made 16 appearances, all but one out of the bullpen, and has 55 strikeouts and a 1.08 ERA in 41.2 innings.
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\nNATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
\nFlorida State is ranked nationally in the top-15 in each major poll, including at No. 14 by D1Baseball. FSU also is No. 13 according to The Athletic, No. 14 in the Perfect Game top-25 and No. 15 in Baseball America’s rankings.
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\nSERIES HISTORY VS. JACKSONVILLE
\nFSU is 140-42 all-time against Jacksonville, including 89-14 at home, 50-28 on the road and 1-0 at a neutral site. The two teams have met twice already this season, with Florida State earning a 13-3, eight-inning road win on February 17 before a 7-6 home victory on March 3. In a series that began in 1964 and has been played every year except 1992 and 2020, and multiple times in most of those years, Florida State won 20 in a row from 1994-2002 and another 18 consecutively from 2002-2006, with just one loss separating those streaks. More recently, the Seminoles have claimed the last nine and 12 of 13 since 2022.
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\nFlorida State defeated JU 13-3 in eight innings in Jacksonville on February 17, in the team’s first road and midweek game of the year. After a scoreless opening three innings, FSU scored in every other inning, including three in the fourth, six in the sixth and two in the seventh. Three players had multiple hits, three drove in multiple runs and four scored multiple runs. Redshirt sophomore left-hander Payton Manca<\/a> earned the win and did not allow a run on three hits with two strikeouts and a walk in 3.0 innings. Abraham followed Manca with 2.0 shutout innings of his own and held the Dolphins to one hit and no walks with three strikeouts.
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\nTwo weeks later at Howser, on March 3, Florida State erased a 5-0 first-inning deficit and walked off Jacksonville 7-6. Down 5-0, FSU chipped away with three in the bottom of the first and one in the second and third to tie it. Putnam was the walk-off hero with a bases-loaded single to left-center in the ninth inning. Stuetzer had three hits for a second consecutive game with two RBI. Redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure<\/a> hit his third home run of the season. Abraham earned the win and pitched the final 2.2 innings to allow just two hits with six strikeouts and no walks.
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\nRecaps, box scores and postgame interviews from both games is available here: Feb. 17<\/a> | March 3<\/a>
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\nSCOUTING THE DOLPHINS
\nJacksonville is 26-20 overall, 17-9 at home and 9-11 on the road. The Dolphins are 13-11 in the ASUN and in sixth place following a series loss at North Florida from May 1-3. That snapped a streak of four consecutive series wins for JU after the team opened ASUN play with three consecutive series losses. In midweek contests, Jacksonville has won four in a row, though its last matchup was on April 21, a 7-5 win at Florida.
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\nLAST TIME OUT: ANOTHER HOWSER SWEEP
\nFlorida State swept Pitt at Dick Howser Stadium from May 2-3. Its second home sweep in the last three weeks, FSU took both games of a doubleheader on Saturday, 10-1 and 8-5, before a 6-4 comeback win on Sunday. It’s the Seminoles’ sixth ACC series win in eight weekends and third sweep. Florida State improves to 32-8 all-time against the Panthers and 29-5 at home, with a 13-8 overall mark as ACC opponents.
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\nMendes pitched a complete game in Saturday’s opener in a 10-1 win. Throwing his first career complete game of more than 7.0 innings, Mendes allowed just one run on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. It’s the first complete game by a Seminole of at least 9.0 innings since Drew Parrish on May 25, 2018. Mendes faced the minimum in six of his nine innings and just two runners advanced past second base with less than two outs. The Seminoles scored four runs in the second inning, with the help of a Stuetzer home run, and added six in the sixth, while the Panthers were held to one solo home run in the fourth. Stuetzer had two hits, a career-high-tying four RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser<\/a> also had two hits with two runs scored, one of them coming via a steal of home to become the second player to swipe home this season.
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\nFlorida State completed the two-game doubleheader sweep with an 8-5 win on Saturday evening. The Seminoles jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings, held off a four-run third inning by the Panthers and answered with two in the fifth and another in the seventh. Redshirt senior catcher Nathan Cmeyla<\/a> had two hits and a season-high-tying three RBI with two runs while Fraser posted three hits and two RBI. Carns had two hits with an RBI and two runs. Carns and Cmeyla both homered in the win, going back-to-back in the fifth inning. Junior left-handed starter Trey Beard<\/a> got the win and allowed four runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings. He struck out eight and walked two. Abraham pitched the final 3.0 innings and gave up one run on just two hits with five strikeouts and two walks to earn the save.
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\nThe Seminoles rallied to complete the sweep with a 6-4 victory on Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s win came in comeback fashion, as single runs in the fourth and fifth innings preceded a three-run sixth to give FSU a 6-4 lead after the Panthers led 4-1 in the fourth. Senior second baseman Carter McCulley<\/a> started the rally in the sixth with a leadoff home run for his second long ball of the season. That tied the game at 4-4, and an RBI triple by DeLamielleure gave Florida State a 5-4 lead. McCulley tied his career high with three hits and two runs scored. He and DeLamielleure were two of six players with multiple hits in Sunday’s victory. \u00a0Junior right-hander Chris Knier<\/a> earned the win, pitching the final 4.0 innings and allowing just one hit with two strikeouts and a walk. Fellow junior right-hander Bryson Moore<\/a> got the start and allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits in 3.1 innings.
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\nA recap and box score is available here: Game 1<\/a> | Game 2<\/a> | Game 3<\/a>
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\nUP NEXT: LAST REGULAR-SEASON ROADTRIP
\nThe Seminoles conclude the regular season with back-to-back series against ACC rivals, beginning with a trip to Clemson from May 8-10 in Clemson, South Carolina. The three-game series begins on Friday at 6 p.m. ET, before a 6 p.m. contest on Saturday on ACC Network. The finale will air on ESPN2 on Sunday at 3 p.m. FSU then returns home to host Miami from May 14-16 at Dick Howser Stadim. 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.
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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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