Noles Extend Win Streak to 18 Games

TALLAHASSEE – Cam Smith and James Tibbs combined to hit 6-for-8 with four runs and three RBI in Florida State's 8-4 win over Notre Dame Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium. Florida State improved to 16-0 on the season and 1-0 in the ACC; FSU's 18-game win streak dating to last season is tied for the 10^th-longest in program history.

Smith was 3-for-3 with a double and his fifth home run of the season. He tied a season-high with three runs and is now hitting .507 on the year.

Tibbs added three hits and two RBI against the Fighting Irish.

Marco Dinges hit a two-run home run in the first inning to put FSU ahead 5-1 through one inning. Cam Leiter improved to 4-0 for FSU with 6.2 innings pitched and 10 strikeouts, the longest outing for a Seminole this year and one out shy of his career long.

Leading 6-4 in the sixth inning, Brennen Oxford entered with the bases loaded and induced an inning-ending pop fly. Noah Short pitched the final 1.1 innings for his first save of the season and third of his career.

SCORING SUMMARY:

T1 | ND 1, FSU 0                 Hincks home run
B1 | ND 1, FSU 1                Ferrer singled, Smith scored
B1 | ND 1, FSU 2                Tibbs scored on a wild pitch
B1 | ND 1, FSU 3                Faurot doubled, Ferrer scored
B1 | ND 1, FSU 5                Dinges home run (4^th, 416 ft), Faurot scored
B2 | ND 1, FSU 6                Tibbs singled, Ross scored
T4 | ND 2, FSU 6                 Gumpf singled, Penney scored
T6 | ND 3, FSU 6                 Hincks tripled, Glancy scored
T6 | ND 4, FSU 6                 Baumgardt grounded out, Hincks scored
B6 | ND 4, FSU 7                Tibbs doubled, Smith scored
B8 | ND 4, FSU 8                Smith home run (5^th, 400 ft)

OF NOTE:

At 16-0, Florida State is the last remaining undefeated team in the country. The 16-0 start matches the 2013 team for the second-best start in program history; the 2007 team began 23-0.
The Noles current 18-game win streak is tied for the 10^th-longest in school history and longest since the 23-game stretch to begin the 2007 season.
FSU has scored at least seven runs in 16 consecutive games, a school record. The previous high was 12 straight games in March 1986 and March 1996.
Cam Smith singled in his second plate appearance, extending his hitting streak to 20 games. That matches Jaime Ferrer in 2023 for the longest by a Seminole since 2011 and is tied for the 17^th-longest in program history.
Smith extended his on-base streak to 26 games, the longest for any active Seminole in their career. He was hit by a pitch in the first inning and leads FSU with four after not getting plunked once as a freshman.
Smith was 3-for-3 and has multiple hits in 11 of 16 games. He entered the weekend leading the nation with 2.2 hits per game.
James Tibbs III was 3-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to five games and his on-base streak to a career-high 22 games. At least one Seminole has three hits in all 16 games this year.
Marco Dinges hit his fourth home run. He has a 10-game hitting streak, second-longest on the team this season.
Second baseman Drew Faurot hit a double in his first plate appearance and is hitting .406. He has 12 on the season and entered the weekend second in the country in doubles. Faurot improved to 5-for-5 on stolen bases and FSU is 27-for-28 on the year.
Notre Dame had an error in the fifth inning. FSU opponents have had at least one error in every game this season.
Florida State's five runs in the first inning matched a season high for the first frame (USF, 2/27).
Florida State has hit a home run in 11 consecutive games, the longest stretch since a 12-game run in March 2022.

UP NEXT:
Florida State and Notre Dame play Saturday at 3:00 p.m. LHP Jamie Arnold (4-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for the Seminoles.

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Team Stats

Cam Smith

James Tibbs III

Drew Faurot

McGwire Holbrook

Players Mentioned

Jamie Arnold

Marco Dinges

Drew Faurot

Jaime Ferrer

Cam Leiter

Brennen Oxford

Noah Short

Cam Smith

James Tibbs III

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