Florida State University Athletics
Saturday, May 2
Tallahassee, Fla.
2:00 PM
Florida State
31-14, 13-9
10
vs
1
Pitt
28-16, 10-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Florida State | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 8 | 0 |
Mendes Throws Complete Game as FSU Beats Pitt
5/2/2026 6:08:00 PM | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE – Junior left-hander Wes Mendes threw a complete game shutout as the No. 14 Florida State baseball team defeated Pitt 10-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium.
Throwing his first career complete game of more than 7.0 innings, Mendes allowed just one run on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. He threw 105 pitches. The complete game is the first by a Seminole of at least 9.0 innings since Drew Parrish on May 25, 2018, in a 5-2 win over NC State. It's Mendes' second complete game of the year, with the first in a 7.0 inning win at No. 12 Wake Forest on March 13.
Improving to 8-3 on the season, Mendes faced the minimum in six of his nine innings. Just two runners advanced past second base with less than two outs.
The Seminoles (31-14, 13-9 ACC) scored four runs in the second inning and added six in the sixth, while the Panthers (28-16, 10-12 ACC) were held to one solo home run in the fourth. FSU's 10 runs came on eight hits with no errors and five runners left on. Pitt's one run was on five hits with three errors and four runners stranded.
Freshman left fielder John Stuetzer hit his sixth home run of the campaign in the second inning and had two hits, a career-high-tying four RBI and two runs scored. His two-run homer in the second was complimented by a two-RBI double in the sixth. Sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser also had two hits with two runs scored, one of them coming via a steal of home to become the second player to swipe home this season.
FSU improves to 30-8 all-time against the Panthers and 27-5 at home. Florida State is 11-8 in the series as ACC opponents.
Saturday afternoon's win begins the three-game series vs. Pitt and is the opening game of a doubleheader. Game two concludes the day, with the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Two of the first three Pitt batters reached in the first, on a single and hit-by-pitch, but Mendes got a groundout and lineout to end the threat and leave two on. He retired the side in order in the second.
The Seminoles took a 4-0 lead in the second inning. The first two batters reached and a sac bunt put them on second and third. Junior third baseman Cal Fisher then reached on a fielding error to allow two runs to score. With two outs, Stuetzer homered just over the wall in left, off the bottom of the scoreboard, to double the inning's output to four runs.
Mendes needed seven pitches to retire the side in the third, as a 6-4-3 double play followed a one-out single. A leadoff home run in the fourth got Pitt on the board to make it 4-1. Mendes struck out two in the inning to leave a runner on and limit the damage.
Ten pitches were thrown in a perfect fifth for Mendes, and he threw five in the sixth. That inning was helped by a nice sliding catch by redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure in front of the warning track in right.
Florida State added six runs in the sixth on four hits with one error. Back-to-back singles led off the inning, and a flyout put the runners on the corners. A sacrifice bunt attempt by Fisher led to a throwing error and one run scoring. Fraser then stole home to make it 6-1. With two on after a walk, Stuetzer doubled home both runners, and DeLamielleure singled in another run. A sac fly brought in the final run, which was unearned.
Mendes retired the side in both the seventh and eighth, with a trio of strikeouts combined in the two frames. A single led off the ninth, but back-to-back strikeouts left the runner on third and ended the game to finish off Mendes' complete game.
Following today's second game of the doubleheader, the three-game series will conclude as scheduled on Sunday at 1 p.m. One ticket will be good for both games of Saturday's twin-bill.
Tickets are available for each game 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.
Saturday's second game is Military Appreciation Presented by VyStar, with military recognitions and the playing of God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch. Sunday is the final Sunday Funday of the year, where youth wearing their little league jerseys will be admitted free, and kids 12 and under will be allowed to run the bases postgame.
Every game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra (Saturday 2 | 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 (Saturday 2 | 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).
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).
Throwing his first career complete game of more than 7.0 innings, Mendes allowed just one run on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts. He threw 105 pitches. The complete game is the first by a Seminole of at least 9.0 innings since Drew Parrish on May 25, 2018, in a 5-2 win over NC State. It's Mendes' second complete game of the year, with the first in a 7.0 inning win at No. 12 Wake Forest on March 13.
Improving to 8-3 on the season, Mendes faced the minimum in six of his nine innings. Just two runners advanced past second base with less than two outs.
The Seminoles (31-14, 13-9 ACC) scored four runs in the second inning and added six in the sixth, while the Panthers (28-16, 10-12 ACC) were held to one solo home run in the fourth. FSU's 10 runs came on eight hits with no errors and five runners left on. Pitt's one run was on five hits with three errors and four runners stranded.
Freshman left fielder John Stuetzer hit his sixth home run of the campaign in the second inning and had two hits, a career-high-tying four RBI and two runs scored. His two-run homer in the second was complimented by a two-RBI double in the sixth. Sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser also had two hits with two runs scored, one of them coming via a steal of home to become the second player to swipe home this season.
FSU improves to 30-8 all-time against the Panthers and 27-5 at home. Florida State is 11-8 in the series as ACC opponents.
Saturday afternoon's win begins the three-game series vs. Pitt and is the opening game of a doubleheader. Game two concludes the day, with the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
Two of the first three Pitt batters reached in the first, on a single and hit-by-pitch, but Mendes got a groundout and lineout to end the threat and leave two on. He retired the side in order in the second.
The Seminoles took a 4-0 lead in the second inning. The first two batters reached and a sac bunt put them on second and third. Junior third baseman Cal Fisher then reached on a fielding error to allow two runs to score. With two outs, Stuetzer homered just over the wall in left, off the bottom of the scoreboard, to double the inning's output to four runs.
Mendes needed seven pitches to retire the side in the third, as a 6-4-3 double play followed a one-out single. A leadoff home run in the fourth got Pitt on the board to make it 4-1. Mendes struck out two in the inning to leave a runner on and limit the damage.
Ten pitches were thrown in a perfect fifth for Mendes, and he threw five in the sixth. That inning was helped by a nice sliding catch by redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure in front of the warning track in right.
Florida State added six runs in the sixth on four hits with one error. Back-to-back singles led off the inning, and a flyout put the runners on the corners. A sacrifice bunt attempt by Fisher led to a throwing error and one run scoring. Fraser then stole home to make it 6-1. With two on after a walk, Stuetzer doubled home both runners, and DeLamielleure singled in another run. A sac fly brought in the final run, which was unearned.
Mendes retired the side in both the seventh and eighth, with a trio of strikeouts combined in the two frames. A single led off the ninth, but back-to-back strikeouts left the runner on third and ended the game to finish off Mendes' complete game.
Following today's second game of the doubleheader, the three-game series will conclude as scheduled on Sunday at 1 p.m. One ticket will be good for both games of Saturday's twin-bill.
Tickets are available for each game 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.
Saturday's second game is Military Appreciation Presented by VyStar, with military recognitions and the playing of God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch. Sunday is the final Sunday Funday of the year, where youth wearing their little league jerseys will be admitted free, and kids 12 and under will be allowed to run the bases postgame.
Every game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra (Saturday 2 | 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 (Saturday 2 | 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).
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: Mendes, Wes (8-3)
L: Doganiero, Antonio (5-3)
Batting:
HR: Carrier, Lorenzo 1
RBI: Carrier, Lorenzo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carrier, Lorenzo 1
HBP: Carrier, Lorenzo 1
Batting:
2B: Stuetzer, John 1
HR: Stuetzer, John 1
RBI: DeLamielleure, Brody 1 ; Fisher, Cal 2 ; Stuetzer, John 4 ; Carns, Hunter 1
SH: Fisher, Cal 1 ; Putnam, Eli 1
SF: Carns, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fisher, Cal 2 ; Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Cmeyla, Nathan 2 ; Stuetzer, John 2 ; McCulley, Carter 1 ; Fraser, Gabe 2
SB: Fraser, Gabe 1
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