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No. 8 Seminoles Make First ACC Trip to Stanford
4/23/2026 11:39:00 AM | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 8 Florida State baseball team plays the west coast leg of a coast-to-coast roadtrip with a weekend series at Stanford from April 24-26 in Stanford, California.
The series at Sunken Diamond begins on Friday, April 24, at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, followed by game two on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT. The finale in California is on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT.
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 Stanford.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 and notes 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 24 – 9 p.m. ET
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Saturday, April 25 – 5 p.m. ET
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Sunday, April 26 – 4 p.m. ET
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Starters for both teams have not been determined.
FSU is 29-11 on the season, 20-3 at home, 8-5 on the road, 1-3 at a neutral site and 7-7 against ranked opponents. The team is 12-6 in the ACC and tied for third place. The Seminoles have won five in a row after a 4-1 win at North Florida on Tuesday night in Jacksonville. Through six weekends of conference play, Florida State has five series wins with two sweeps having played four top-12 nationally-ranked opponents.
As a team, FSU is hitting .282 with 369 hits, 50 home runs, 81 doubles, eight triples, 201 walks, 298 runs scored and 262 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.14 ERA with 154 earned runs allowed on 285 hits with 430 strikeouts and 159 walks in 335.0 innings.
Junior center fielder Brayden Dowd is hitting .309 with 38 hits and seven home runs. Freshman right fielder John Stuetzer joins Dowd with 38 hits and redshirt senior first baseman Eli Putnam also has seven homers. Junior left fielder Chase Williams has 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes is 7-2 with a 2.05 ERA, having struck out 81 and allowed 13 earned runs on 39 hits in 57.0 innings. Junior right-hander John Abraham has made 14 appearances, all but one out of the bullpen, and has 48 strikeouts and a 0.78 ERA in 34.2 innings.
NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked nationally in the top-11 in each major poll, including at No. 8 by D1Baseball. FSU also is No. 7 in the NCBWA rankings, No. 8 in the Coaches Poll and by Perfect Game, No. 10 according to The Athletic and No. 11 in the Baseball America top-25.
SERIES HISTORY VS. STANFORD
Florida State is 11-9 all-time against Stanford, including 6-3 in Tallahassee, 3-4 in Stanford and 2-2 at a neutral site. This weekend will be the first matchup as ACC opponents, while eight of the first 20 contests have come in the NCAA Tournament, four of them at the College World Series, where FSU is 6-2 overall and 2-2 in Omaha. The series began with a 9-4 NCAA Regional win in 1992, followed by a 5-4 victory at Stanford, also in regional play. The most recent matchup came in the 2012 Super Regional at Howser, where the Seminoles went 2-0 to advance to the CWS with 17-1 and 18-7 wins.
In Omaha, the two teams played three times at Rosenblatt Stadium in 1999, with the Cardinal taking a 10-6 contest before Florida State won 8-6 three days later. The next day, FSU was victorious 14-11 in 13 innings to advance to the CWS Final. Nine years later, in 2008, the two squads met again at the College World Series, and Stanford won 16-5.
SCOUTING THE CARDINAL
Stanford is 18-19 on the season, including 11-12 at home, 5-5 on the road and 2-2 at a neutral site. The Cardinal are 7-11 in the ACC and tied for 10th place following a series loss to Miami last weekend. Stanford has won two in a row, with a 6-4 win at Santa Clara on Wednesday night after a 14-6 victory against Miami to conclude a three-game series from April 17-19. In league play, SU owns series wins at Virginia Tech and at Louisville.
LAST TIME OUT: ROADTRIP-OPENING WIN IN JACKSONVILLE
Florida State began its roadtrip with a 4-1 win at North Florida on Tuesday night in Jacksonville. The Seminoles benefited from single runs in four different innings as eight pitchers held the Ospreys to one run on five hits. That run came in the sixth, after FSU had already plated one in the third, another in the fifth and one in the sixth. Florida State's final run was an insurance tally in the eighth. Putnam led the team with three RBI, while Dowd and junior third baseman Cal Fisher both had two hits apiece. On the mound, freshman right-hander Manny Lantigua made his first career start and earned the win, his first. Seven relievers followed him, which included junior righty Chris Knier, who got the final out and earned his fourth save of 2026. Florida State is 15-5 all-time against North Florida and 2-2 in Jacksonville. The Seminoles have won four in a row, including both contests this season.
A recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: FIVE GAMES AT HOWSER
The Seminoles return home for a five-game homestand, which commences on Wednesday, April 29, against USF. First pitch at Dick Howser Stadium is at 4 p.m. ET. FSU then hosts Pitt from May 1-3. 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.
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).
The series at Sunken Diamond begins on Friday, April 24, at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, followed by game two on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT. The finale in California is on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT.
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 Stanford.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 and notes 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 24 – 9 p.m. ET
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Saturday, April 25 – 5 p.m. ET
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Sunday, April 26 – 4 p.m. ET
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | Seminoles Unconquered App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
Starters for both teams have not been determined.
FSU is 29-11 on the season, 20-3 at home, 8-5 on the road, 1-3 at a neutral site and 7-7 against ranked opponents. The team is 12-6 in the ACC and tied for third place. The Seminoles have won five in a row after a 4-1 win at North Florida on Tuesday night in Jacksonville. Through six weekends of conference play, Florida State has five series wins with two sweeps having played four top-12 nationally-ranked opponents.
As a team, FSU is hitting .282 with 369 hits, 50 home runs, 81 doubles, eight triples, 201 walks, 298 runs scored and 262 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.14 ERA with 154 earned runs allowed on 285 hits with 430 strikeouts and 159 walks in 335.0 innings.
Junior center fielder Brayden Dowd is hitting .309 with 38 hits and seven home runs. Freshman right fielder John Stuetzer joins Dowd with 38 hits and redshirt senior first baseman Eli Putnam also has seven homers. Junior left fielder Chase Williams has 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes is 7-2 with a 2.05 ERA, having struck out 81 and allowed 13 earned runs on 39 hits in 57.0 innings. Junior right-hander John Abraham has made 14 appearances, all but one out of the bullpen, and has 48 strikeouts and a 0.78 ERA in 34.2 innings.
NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is ranked nationally in the top-11 in each major poll, including at No. 8 by D1Baseball. FSU also is No. 7 in the NCBWA rankings, No. 8 in the Coaches Poll and by Perfect Game, No. 10 according to The Athletic and No. 11 in the Baseball America top-25.
SERIES HISTORY VS. STANFORD
Florida State is 11-9 all-time against Stanford, including 6-3 in Tallahassee, 3-4 in Stanford and 2-2 at a neutral site. This weekend will be the first matchup as ACC opponents, while eight of the first 20 contests have come in the NCAA Tournament, four of them at the College World Series, where FSU is 6-2 overall and 2-2 in Omaha. The series began with a 9-4 NCAA Regional win in 1992, followed by a 5-4 victory at Stanford, also in regional play. The most recent matchup came in the 2012 Super Regional at Howser, where the Seminoles went 2-0 to advance to the CWS with 17-1 and 18-7 wins.
In Omaha, the two teams played three times at Rosenblatt Stadium in 1999, with the Cardinal taking a 10-6 contest before Florida State won 8-6 three days later. The next day, FSU was victorious 14-11 in 13 innings to advance to the CWS Final. Nine years later, in 2008, the two squads met again at the College World Series, and Stanford won 16-5.
SCOUTING THE CARDINAL
Stanford is 18-19 on the season, including 11-12 at home, 5-5 on the road and 2-2 at a neutral site. The Cardinal are 7-11 in the ACC and tied for 10th place following a series loss to Miami last weekend. Stanford has won two in a row, with a 6-4 win at Santa Clara on Wednesday night after a 14-6 victory against Miami to conclude a three-game series from April 17-19. In league play, SU owns series wins at Virginia Tech and at Louisville.
LAST TIME OUT: ROADTRIP-OPENING WIN IN JACKSONVILLE
Florida State began its roadtrip with a 4-1 win at North Florida on Tuesday night in Jacksonville. The Seminoles benefited from single runs in four different innings as eight pitchers held the Ospreys to one run on five hits. That run came in the sixth, after FSU had already plated one in the third, another in the fifth and one in the sixth. Florida State's final run was an insurance tally in the eighth. Putnam led the team with three RBI, while Dowd and junior third baseman Cal Fisher both had two hits apiece. On the mound, freshman right-hander Manny Lantigua made his first career start and earned the win, his first. Seven relievers followed him, which included junior righty Chris Knier, who got the final out and earned his fourth save of 2026. Florida State is 15-5 all-time against North Florida and 2-2 in Jacksonville. The Seminoles have won four in a row, including both contests this season.
A recap and box score is available here.
UP NEXT: FIVE GAMES AT HOWSER
The Seminoles return home for a five-game homestand, which commences on Wednesday, April 29, against USF. First pitch at Dick Howser Stadium is at 4 p.m. ET. FSU then hosts Pitt from May 1-3. 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.
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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