{"id":289703,"date":"2026-05-30T02:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289703\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T02:36:08","slug":"fsu-falls-to-st-johns-in-regional-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289703\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Falls to St. John\u2019s in Regional Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 10-seed Florida State baseball team suffered a 6-5 loss to St. John’s in the opening game of the 2026 NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Friday evening at Dick Howser Stadium.
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\nThe Seminoles (38-18) hit leadoff home runs in the first two innings, and led 5-2 after six innings, but the Red Storm (34-24) answered with three in the eighth to tie the game and took the lead with a run in the ninth.
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\nThe game was delayed by two hours before first pitch due to inclement weather in the area.
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\nFSU had won six consecutive NCAA Regional games and eight in a row at home in the postseason going into Friday’s contest. SJU has won six consecutive games overall and has now won at least one NCAA game in 10 of its last 11 regional appearances.
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\nWith the defeat, Florida State will play in an elimination game on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. FSU will play the loser of tonight’s second game between No. 2-seed Coastal Carolina and No. 3-seed Northern Illinois.
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\nJunior center fielder Brayden Dowd<\/a> led the team with three hits and two RBI on Friday. Sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser<\/a> hit his first home run as a Seminole in the second inning as part of a two-hit, two-run game, and two more players joined Fraser with a pair of hits. Freshman left fielder John Stuetzer<\/a> homered to lead off the first inning on the first pitch he saw. Redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure<\/a> saw his team-best and career-long 18-game hit streak come to an end.
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\nOn the mound, junior right-handed starter Bryson Moore<\/a> allowed two runs on six hits with six strikeouts and a walk in 5.0 innings. Junior righty John Abraham<\/a> suffered the loss and is 1-2 on the season.
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\nBoth teams had 11 hits and one error. FSU left nine runners on base and SJU stranded seven.
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\nStuetzer led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run on the first NCAA Regional pitch he faced to make it 1-0. After St. John’s tied it at 1-1 with a home run to lead off the second, Fraser answered right back with a leadoff home run of his own to begin the bottom of the second. That put the Seminoles back ahead 2-1.
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\nA pair of runners were thrown out at second base in the third inning, one picked off following a double and another caught stealing to end the inning after a single. Moore followed with a 1-2-3 fourth inning.
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\nThe Seminoles then extended their lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth, as Dowd singled home Fraser with two outs.
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\nIn the fifth, a leadoff double led to a one-out run, but a strikeout ended the inning with a runner on second to limit the damage and keep FSU ahead by a run, 3-2.
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\nFlorida State added two runs in the sixth to push the lead to 5-2. Junior third baseman Cal Fisher<\/a> singled with one out to score senior second baseman Carter McCulley<\/a> with the help of an error. With two out, a Dowd double brought home Fisher.
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\nJunior right-hander Chris Knier<\/a>, who left a runner on third in the sixth, retired the side in order in the seventh.
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\nSt. John’s tied the game in the eighth at 5-5. A leadoff home run scored the first run, and a wild pitch and passed ball scored the next two. FSU put the leadoff runner on in the bottom of the eighth, but could not regain the lead.
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\nIn the ninth, a single scored the go-ahead run from second to give the Red Storm a 6-5 lead. The Seminoles put two on with one out, but a double play ended the game.
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\nFollowing tonight’s second game between Coastal Carolina and Northern Illinois, the double-elimination regional continues on Saturday, May 30, with an elimination game at 1 p.m. before a winner’s-bracket contest at 6 p.m. Sunday’s games also are at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. If necessary, the two regional finalists will play another game on Monday at a time to be determined.
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\nAll-session tickets general admission tickets are on sale now at Seminoles.com\/Tickets<\/a>. Individual game tickets will be available each day beginning at 10 a.m.
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\nWhile TV designation for the rest of the weekend has not been announced, each game of the regional will air live on the ESPN family of networks and ESPN+<\/a>. 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 FSU Gameday App<\/a> and Seminoles.com<\/a>. Live stats are at NCAA.com<\/a>. A Regional Central page is at Seminoles.com<\/a> with direct links to watch, listen and follow along and more. 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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\n2026 NCAA TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
\nFriday, May 29
\nGame 1: #4 St. John’s 6, #1 Florida State 5
\nGame 2: #2 Coastal Carolina vs. #3 Northern Illinois \u2013 9:32 p.m.
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\nSaturday, May 30
\nGame 3: Florida State vs. Loser Game 2 – 1 p.m.
\nGame 4: St. John’s vs. Winner Game 2 – 6 p.m.
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\nSunday, May 31
\nGame 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 – 1 p.m.
\nGame 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 – 6 p.m.
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\nMonday, June 1
\nGame 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (TBA – IF NECESSARY)
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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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