Florida State University Athletics
Saturday, February 14
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Offense Powers Way in Run-Rule Win
2/14/2026 6:54:00 PM | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 16 Florida State baseball team continued its season-opening series against James Madison with a 16-5 victory in seven innings on Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
Four players had multiple hits, three had multiple RBIs and four scored multiple runs in the victory as the Seminoles (2-0) secured the series win against the Dukes (0-2). The three-game set will conclude on Sunday, with first pitch moved up to 11 a.m. ET.
FSU totaled 16 runs on 17 hits and held JMU to five runs on six hits. Both teams left a runner on base and the Dukes committed one error.
Junior shortstop Cal Fisher led the way offensively with four hits and five RBI, both career highs, while junior left fielder Brayden Dowd registered three hits, including his first FSU home run, with three RBI and a career-best five runs scored. Sophomore designated hitter Noah Sheffield added three hits, an RBI and four runs scored for his first career multi-hit and multi-run game.
On the mound, all four pitchers made their FSU debuts. Sophomore righty Cade O'Leary got the win with 2.1 innings in relief where he allowed two runs on two hits with four strikeouts in 2.1 innings. Junior lefty Cooper Whited followed with 2.0 no-hit innings with three punchouts and junior right-hander Cole Stokes finished off the run-rule win with a hitless seventh, striking out two.
With the victory, fourth-year head coach Link Jarrett improves to 10-0 in opening-series games with the Seminoles. FSU is 11-0 all-time against JMU, as the two teams have squared off in four of the last five season-opening series.
FSU took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, as Fisher doubled home Dowd, who led off the inning with a double A sacrifice fly scored Sheffield.
James Madison took its first lead of the weekend the next half inning on an RBI groundout and a two-RBI double with two outs. O'Leary then came in and got a strikeout to end the inning with Florida State trailing for the first time in 2026, 3-2.
The Seminoles quickly answered back with four in the bottom of the second to regain a 6-3 lead. Dowd's three-run home run got the scoring started and Sheffield scored from third on a wild pitch with two outs.
O'Leary left a runner on second in the third and fired a one-two-three fourth inning with two strikeouts. In the bottom of the fourth, two singles plated two more runs to make it 8-3. Sophomore first baseman Myles Bailey singled in Dowd and Sheffield scored one pitch later on a base hit by Fisher.
The Dukes got two back in the fifth, both with no outs thanks to a double and a wild pitch. Whited relieved O'Leary and got the next three outs to strand a runner on second.
Once again Florida State responded, this time with four in the bottom of the fifth. A home run by redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure led off the frame, his second long ball in as many days to open the year. With two outs, Sheffield doubled home Dowd and Fisher singled in Sheffield and Bailey.
FSU put up another four runs in the sixth. A throwing error brought home the first run followed by back-to-back RBI singles, from Bailey and Fisher. A groundout plated what ended up being the final tally.
Stokes tossed a scoreless seventh, with a walk being the only baserunner before a strikeout completed the Saturday win.
The three-game series will conclude on Sunday, February 15, at 11 a.m. Limited tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets 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.
Every Sunday regular-season home game is Sunday Funday, where Kids Club members and youth wearing their little league jerseys will be admitted free, and kids 12 and under will be allowed to run the bases postgame. Mardi Gras beads also will be available while supplies last.
The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, 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. Every game also is available around the world on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
For 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 and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
Four players had multiple hits, three had multiple RBIs and four scored multiple runs in the victory as the Seminoles (2-0) secured the series win against the Dukes (0-2). The three-game set will conclude on Sunday, with first pitch moved up to 11 a.m. ET.
FSU totaled 16 runs on 17 hits and held JMU to five runs on six hits. Both teams left a runner on base and the Dukes committed one error.
Junior shortstop Cal Fisher led the way offensively with four hits and five RBI, both career highs, while junior left fielder Brayden Dowd registered three hits, including his first FSU home run, with three RBI and a career-best five runs scored. Sophomore designated hitter Noah Sheffield added three hits, an RBI and four runs scored for his first career multi-hit and multi-run game.
On the mound, all four pitchers made their FSU debuts. Sophomore righty Cade O'Leary got the win with 2.1 innings in relief where he allowed two runs on two hits with four strikeouts in 2.1 innings. Junior lefty Cooper Whited followed with 2.0 no-hit innings with three punchouts and junior right-hander Cole Stokes finished off the run-rule win with a hitless seventh, striking out two.
With the victory, fourth-year head coach Link Jarrett improves to 10-0 in opening-series games with the Seminoles. FSU is 11-0 all-time against JMU, as the two teams have squared off in four of the last five season-opening series.
FSU took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, as Fisher doubled home Dowd, who led off the inning with a double A sacrifice fly scored Sheffield.
James Madison took its first lead of the weekend the next half inning on an RBI groundout and a two-RBI double with two outs. O'Leary then came in and got a strikeout to end the inning with Florida State trailing for the first time in 2026, 3-2.
The Seminoles quickly answered back with four in the bottom of the second to regain a 6-3 lead. Dowd's three-run home run got the scoring started and Sheffield scored from third on a wild pitch with two outs.
O'Leary left a runner on second in the third and fired a one-two-three fourth inning with two strikeouts. In the bottom of the fourth, two singles plated two more runs to make it 8-3. Sophomore first baseman Myles Bailey singled in Dowd and Sheffield scored one pitch later on a base hit by Fisher.
The Dukes got two back in the fifth, both with no outs thanks to a double and a wild pitch. Whited relieved O'Leary and got the next three outs to strand a runner on second.
Once again Florida State responded, this time with four in the bottom of the fifth. A home run by redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure led off the frame, his second long ball in as many days to open the year. With two outs, Sheffield doubled home Dowd and Fisher singled in Sheffield and Bailey.
FSU put up another four runs in the sixth. A throwing error brought home the first run followed by back-to-back RBI singles, from Bailey and Fisher. A groundout plated what ended up being the final tally.
Stokes tossed a scoreless seventh, with a walk being the only baserunner before a strikeout completed the Saturday win.
The three-game series will conclude on Sunday, February 15, at 11 a.m. Limited tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets 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.
Every Sunday regular-season home game is Sunday Funday, where Kids Club members and youth wearing their little league jerseys will be admitted free, and kids 12 and under will be allowed to run the bases postgame. Mardi Gras beads also will be available while supplies last.
The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, 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. Every game also is available around the world on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
For 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 and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: O'Leary, Cade (1-0)
L: Muscar, Tyler (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Haesler, Keegan 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1
RBI: Gocio, Ryan 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 2 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1
SH: Haesler, Keegan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moody, Reece 1 ; Haesler, Keegan 1 ; Langley, Kyle 1 ; Schmidly, Ike 1 ; Campbell, Wyatt 1
SB: Moody, Reece 1 ; Langley, Kyle 1
HBP: Seguin, Josiah 1
Batting:
2B: Sheffield, Noah 1 ; Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Fisher, Cal 1
HR: Dowd, Brayden 1 ; DeLamielleure, Brody 1
RBI: Bailey, Myles 2 ; Sheffield, Noah 1 ; Dowd, Brayden 3 ; Cmeyla, Nathan 1 ; DeLamielleure, Brody 1 ; Carns, Hunter 1 ; Fisher, Cal 5
SF: Carns, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bailey, Myles 2 ; Sheffield, Noah 4 ; Dowd, Brayden 5 ; McCulley, Carter 2 ; Estes, Jace 1 ; DeLamielleure, Brody 1 ; Fraser, Gabe 1
SB: Fisher, Cal 1
HBP: McCulley, Carter 1
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