Florida State University Athletics
Friday, April 17
Tallahassee, Fla.
6:00 PM
Florida State
vs
Notre Dame
No. 8-Ranked Seminoles Welcome Notre Dame to Howser
4/16/2026 2:16:00 PM | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 8 Florida State baseball team continues a week at home with a weekend series against Notre Dame from April 17-19 at Dick Howser Stadium.
First pitch on Friday, April 17, is at 6 p.m. ET, followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. Sunday's finale is at 1 p.m.
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.
The weekend is part of Seminole Spring Weekend, presented by Whataburger, set for April 16-19 across FSU athletics events. Friday is the team's annual Seminole Heritage game. There will be a reusable aluminum cup giveaway courtesy of Champions First. Saturday will feature a rally towel giveaway thanks to Whataburger. All giveaway items are while supplies last for early-arriving fans. Each regular-season Saturday home game is Military Saturday Presented by VyStar, with military recognitions and the playing of God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch. 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.
All three games will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra (Friday |Saturday | Sunday), 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 and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com (Friday | Saturday | Sunday). 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).
Friday, April 17 – 6 p.m. ET
Tickets
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Saturday, April 18 – 2 p.m. ET
Tickets
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Sunday, April 19 – 1 p.m. ET
Tickets
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Florida State junior left-hander Wes Mendes (6-2, 2.29 ERA) will face Notre Dame senior right-hander Zavier Hirsch (2-2, 5.54 ERA) in Friday's opener. On Saturday, FSU junior lefty Trey Beard (3-1, 4.10 ERA) will toe the rubber against junior righty Jack Radel (4-2, 2.82 ERA). Sunday's starters for both teams have not been determined.
FSU is 25-11 on the season, 17-3 at home, 7-5 on the road, 1-3 at a neutral site and 7-7 against ranked opponents. The team is 9-6 in the ACC and in fourth place. The Seminoles are coming off a 9-2 win over Stetson on Tuesday night to begin the week at home. Through five weekends of conference play, Florida State has four series wins and has played four top-12 nationally-ranked opponents.
As a team, Florida State is hitting .277 with 326 hits, 46 home runs, 69 doubles, six triples, 186 walks, 268 runs scored and 234 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.28 ERA with 143 earned runs allowed on 258 hits with 387 strikeouts and 146 walks in 301.0 innings.
Sophomore catcher Hunter Carns is hitting .348 and junior center fielder Brayden Dowd is one of two with 34 hits and has hit seven home runs. Junior left fielder Chase Williams has 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes is 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA, having struck out 74 and allowed 13 earned runs on 36 hits in 51.0 innings. Junior right-hander John Abraham has made 13 appearances, all but one out of the bullpen, and has 45 strikeouts and a 0.86 ERA in 31.1 innings.
NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked nationally in the top-15 in each major poll, including at No. 8 by D1Baseball. FSU is No. 9 in the NCBWA rankings, No. 10 in the Coaches Poll, No. 12 according to The Athletic and Perfect Game and No. 13 in Baseball America's top-25.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NOTRE DAME
The Seminoles are 27-17 all-time against Notre Dame, including 16-7 at home, 10-8 on the road and 1-2 at a neutral site. FSU won the first four games in the series, all in Tallahassee, beginning with a 12-5 win in 1956. The two teams have met every year since 2014 except for the shortened 2020 season, a streak that includes seven consecutive wins from 2016-2017. Florida State swept the series at Howser in 2024 and took two-of-three in Indiana a year ago from March 28-30, dropping the opener before winning both games of a doubleheader two days later.
The 2025 series began with a 16-9 loss on March 28. The Seminoles scored nine runs on 13 hits with two errors while the Fighting Irish scored 16 runs on 15 hits with one error. Florida State hit six home runs in the defeat. Rain forced a doubleheader on Sunday, which began with a 4-2, seven-inning win. Throwing a complete game, Joey Volini allowed just two runs on four hits with a career-high-tying 11 strikeouts. In the finale, FSU completed the doubleheader sweep with a 17-9 victory, aided by five home runs. FSU scored five in the first, seven in the second and two in the third to highlight the offensive showing. Chris Knier earned his first career win and did not allow a run on two hits with a strikeout and a walk in 1.2 innings.
Recaps and box scores can be found here: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame is 17-15 on the season, 7-6 at home, 7-7 on the road and 3-2 at a neutral site. UND is 7-11 in ACC play and in 13th place following a series loss to Virginia last weekend. The Fighting Irish own an ACC sweep over Clemson and a series win at Duke. The team is coming off a 6-1 win over Valparaiso on Tuesday night.
LAST TIME OUT: BACK HOME FOR AN IN-STATE WIN
FSU returned home and began a four-game homestand with a 9-2 win over Stetson on Tuesday night. The Seminoles jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, regained a 4-1 advantage in the third and added five insurance runs in the seventh while holding the Hatters to single runs in the third and sixth. Carns hit his third home run of the season, all coming in the last seven games. He had a career-best five RBI with three hits and two runs scored. Carns' three-run home run in the third inning proved to be the game-winner, his second game-winning hit of the year. Junior left-handed starter Cooper Whited earned the win to improve to 2-2 on the season. In 3.0 innings, he allowed one unearned run on one hit with three strikeouts and no walks. Four relievers followed him and held Stetson to one run on six hits with nine strikeouts and two walks in the final 6.0 innings. With the victory, FSU improves to 72-26 all-time vs. Stetson and 46-11 at home. The Seminoles have won four in a row and nine of the last 12 in the in-state series with the help of a 6-3 win two weeks ago on the road.
A recap and box score and postgame interviews is available here.
UP NEXT: A WEEK ON THE ROAD
A week-long roadtrip begins at in-state opponent North Florida on Tuesday, April 21. First pitch in Jacksonville is at 6 p.m. ET. The Seminoles then have a weekend series at Stanford from April 24-26.
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).
First pitch on Friday, April 17, is at 6 p.m. ET, followed by a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. Sunday's finale is at 1 p.m.
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.
The weekend is part of Seminole Spring Weekend, presented by Whataburger, set for April 16-19 across FSU athletics events. Friday is the team's annual Seminole Heritage game. There will be a reusable aluminum cup giveaway courtesy of Champions First. Saturday will feature a rally towel giveaway thanks to Whataburger. All giveaway items are while supplies last for early-arriving fans. Each regular-season Saturday home game is Military Saturday Presented by VyStar, with military recognitions and the playing of God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch. 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.
All three games will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra (Friday |Saturday | Sunday), 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 and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com (Friday | Saturday | Sunday). 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).
Friday, April 17 – 6 p.m. ET
Tickets
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Saturday, April 18 – 2 p.m. ET
Tickets
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Sunday, April 19 – 1 p.m. ET
Tickets
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Florida State junior left-hander Wes Mendes (6-2, 2.29 ERA) will face Notre Dame senior right-hander Zavier Hirsch (2-2, 5.54 ERA) in Friday's opener. On Saturday, FSU junior lefty Trey Beard (3-1, 4.10 ERA) will toe the rubber against junior righty Jack Radel (4-2, 2.82 ERA). Sunday's starters for both teams have not been determined.
FSU is 25-11 on the season, 17-3 at home, 7-5 on the road, 1-3 at a neutral site and 7-7 against ranked opponents. The team is 9-6 in the ACC and in fourth place. The Seminoles are coming off a 9-2 win over Stetson on Tuesday night to begin the week at home. Through five weekends of conference play, Florida State has four series wins and has played four top-12 nationally-ranked opponents.
As a team, Florida State is hitting .277 with 326 hits, 46 home runs, 69 doubles, six triples, 186 walks, 268 runs scored and 234 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.28 ERA with 143 earned runs allowed on 258 hits with 387 strikeouts and 146 walks in 301.0 innings.
Sophomore catcher Hunter Carns is hitting .348 and junior center fielder Brayden Dowd is one of two with 34 hits and has hit seven home runs. Junior left fielder Chase Williams has 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes is 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA, having struck out 74 and allowed 13 earned runs on 36 hits in 51.0 innings. Junior right-hander John Abraham has made 13 appearances, all but one out of the bullpen, and has 45 strikeouts and a 0.86 ERA in 31.1 innings.
NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked nationally in the top-15 in each major poll, including at No. 8 by D1Baseball. FSU is No. 9 in the NCBWA rankings, No. 10 in the Coaches Poll, No. 12 according to The Athletic and Perfect Game and No. 13 in Baseball America's top-25.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NOTRE DAME
The Seminoles are 27-17 all-time against Notre Dame, including 16-7 at home, 10-8 on the road and 1-2 at a neutral site. FSU won the first four games in the series, all in Tallahassee, beginning with a 12-5 win in 1956. The two teams have met every year since 2014 except for the shortened 2020 season, a streak that includes seven consecutive wins from 2016-2017. Florida State swept the series at Howser in 2024 and took two-of-three in Indiana a year ago from March 28-30, dropping the opener before winning both games of a doubleheader two days later.
The 2025 series began with a 16-9 loss on March 28. The Seminoles scored nine runs on 13 hits with two errors while the Fighting Irish scored 16 runs on 15 hits with one error. Florida State hit six home runs in the defeat. Rain forced a doubleheader on Sunday, which began with a 4-2, seven-inning win. Throwing a complete game, Joey Volini allowed just two runs on four hits with a career-high-tying 11 strikeouts. In the finale, FSU completed the doubleheader sweep with a 17-9 victory, aided by five home runs. FSU scored five in the first, seven in the second and two in the third to highlight the offensive showing. Chris Knier earned his first career win and did not allow a run on two hits with a strikeout and a walk in 1.2 innings.
Recaps and box scores can be found here: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH
Notre Dame is 17-15 on the season, 7-6 at home, 7-7 on the road and 3-2 at a neutral site. UND is 7-11 in ACC play and in 13th place following a series loss to Virginia last weekend. The Fighting Irish own an ACC sweep over Clemson and a series win at Duke. The team is coming off a 6-1 win over Valparaiso on Tuesday night.
LAST TIME OUT: BACK HOME FOR AN IN-STATE WIN
FSU returned home and began a four-game homestand with a 9-2 win over Stetson on Tuesday night. The Seminoles jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, regained a 4-1 advantage in the third and added five insurance runs in the seventh while holding the Hatters to single runs in the third and sixth. Carns hit his third home run of the season, all coming in the last seven games. He had a career-best five RBI with three hits and two runs scored. Carns' three-run home run in the third inning proved to be the game-winner, his second game-winning hit of the year. Junior left-handed starter Cooper Whited earned the win to improve to 2-2 on the season. In 3.0 innings, he allowed one unearned run on one hit with three strikeouts and no walks. Four relievers followed him and held Stetson to one run on six hits with nine strikeouts and two walks in the final 6.0 innings. With the victory, FSU improves to 72-26 all-time vs. Stetson and 46-11 at home. The Seminoles have won four in a row and nine of the last 12 in the in-state series with the help of a 6-3 win two weeks ago on the road.
A recap and box score and postgame interviews is available here.
UP NEXT: A WEEK ON THE ROAD
A week-long roadtrip begins at in-state opponent North Florida on Tuesday, April 21. First pitch in Jacksonville is at 6 p.m. ET. The Seminoles then have a weekend series at Stanford from April 24-26.
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).
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