Florida State University Athletics
Sunday, May 3
Tallahassee, Fla.
1:00 PM
Florida State
33-14, 15-9
6
vs
4
Pitt
28-18, 10-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Florida State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 15 | 2 |
No. 14 FSU Rallies to Sweep Pitt
5/3/2026 6:46:00 PM | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 14 Florida State baseball team rallied to complete a three-game sweep of Pitt with a 6-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium.
The Seminoles (33-14, 15-9 ACC) won their sixth ACC series of the season, with three sweeps, through eight weekends of league play with two remaining.
Sunday's win came in comeback fashion, as single runs in the fourth and fifth innings preceded a three-run sixth to give FSU a 6-4 lead after the Panthers (28-18, 10-14 ACC) led 4-1 in the fourth.
Senior second baseman Carter McCulley started the rally in the sixth with a leadoff home run for his second long ball of the season. That tied the game at 4-4, and an RBI triple by redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure gave Florida State a 5-4 lead.
McCulley tied his career high with three hits and two runs scored. He and DeLamielleure were two of six players with multiple hits in Sunday's victory. Freshman left fielder John Stuetzer led the team with two RBI, bringing in runs in the second and fourth innings to answer Pitt scores in the top half.
Junior right-hander Chris Knier earned the win, pitching the final 4.0 innings and allowing just one hit with two strikeouts and a walk. He improved to 3-0 on the season. Fellow junior right-hander Bryson Moore got the start and allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits in 3.1 innings. Redshirt sophomore left-hander Payton Manca relieved Moore in the fourth and held Pitt to one hit in 1.2 innings.
With the three-game sweep, FSU is 32-8 all-time against the Panthers and 29-5 at home. Florida State is 13-8 in the series as ACC opponents.
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and made it 2-0 in the second, on a run-scoring single and a solo home run. In the first, Moore got a flyout to leave the bases loaded and hold the visitors to the single score.
Florida State got on the board in the second to cut the deficit in half at 2-1. Stuetzer grounded out to bring home sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser, who led off the inning with a double.
Following a scoreless third, Pitt extended its lead to 4-1 in the fourth. A throwing error brought in the first run before an RBI single. Manca got a double play to end the inning.
Stuetzer then got a run back in the bottom of the fourth to make it 4-2. He singled in McCulley who had doubled three pitches earlier.
Following a 1-2-3 top of the inning by Manca, the Seminoles added another run in the fifth to get to within one at 4-3. With two outs, a base hit from redshirt senior Eli Putnam scored sophomore catcher Hunter Carns after he led off the inning with a single of his own.
Knier started the sixth and left two on to keep it a one-run game. That set up the three-run bottom half to allow Florida State to take a 6-4 lead.
McCulley tied the game with his leadoff home run. With one out, DeLamielleure tripled to right-center to give FSU a 5-4 lead as junior center fielder Brayden Dowd came around to score. DeLamielleure then crossed home on an infield single by Carns for the insurance run and a 6-4 advantage.
With the lead for the first time in the game, Knier retired the final nine Pitt batters, going three up, three down in the seventh, eighth and ninth to finish off the win and series sweep.
Up next, the Seminoles play their final midweek game of the season on Tuesday, May 5, at 6 p.m. ET, against Jacksonville at Dick Howser Stadium. It's also the last Turn It Back Tuesday game of the campaign. 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 Seminoles (33-14, 15-9 ACC) won their sixth ACC series of the season, with three sweeps, through eight weekends of league play with two remaining.
Sunday's win came in comeback fashion, as single runs in the fourth and fifth innings preceded a three-run sixth to give FSU a 6-4 lead after the Panthers (28-18, 10-14 ACC) led 4-1 in the fourth.
Senior second baseman Carter McCulley started the rally in the sixth with a leadoff home run for his second long ball of the season. That tied the game at 4-4, and an RBI triple by redshirt sophomore right fielder Brody DeLamielleure gave Florida State a 5-4 lead.
McCulley tied his career high with three hits and two runs scored. He and DeLamielleure were two of six players with multiple hits in Sunday's victory. Freshman left fielder John Stuetzer led the team with two RBI, bringing in runs in the second and fourth innings to answer Pitt scores in the top half.
Junior right-hander Chris Knier earned the win, pitching the final 4.0 innings and allowing just one hit with two strikeouts and a walk. He improved to 3-0 on the season. Fellow junior right-hander Bryson Moore got the start and allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits in 3.1 innings. Redshirt sophomore left-hander Payton Manca relieved Moore in the fourth and held Pitt to one hit in 1.2 innings.
With the three-game sweep, FSU is 32-8 all-time against the Panthers and 29-5 at home. Florida State is 13-8 in the series as ACC opponents.
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and made it 2-0 in the second, on a run-scoring single and a solo home run. In the first, Moore got a flyout to leave the bases loaded and hold the visitors to the single score.
Florida State got on the board in the second to cut the deficit in half at 2-1. Stuetzer grounded out to bring home sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser, who led off the inning with a double.
Following a scoreless third, Pitt extended its lead to 4-1 in the fourth. A throwing error brought in the first run before an RBI single. Manca got a double play to end the inning.
Stuetzer then got a run back in the bottom of the fourth to make it 4-2. He singled in McCulley who had doubled three pitches earlier.
Following a 1-2-3 top of the inning by Manca, the Seminoles added another run in the fifth to get to within one at 4-3. With two outs, a base hit from redshirt senior Eli Putnam scored sophomore catcher Hunter Carns after he led off the inning with a single of his own.
Knier started the sixth and left two on to keep it a one-run game. That set up the three-run bottom half to allow Florida State to take a 6-4 lead.
McCulley tied the game with his leadoff home run. With one out, DeLamielleure tripled to right-center to give FSU a 5-4 lead as junior center fielder Brayden Dowd came around to score. DeLamielleure then crossed home on an infield single by Carns for the insurance run and a 6-4 advantage.
With the lead for the first time in the game, Knier retired the final nine Pitt batters, going three up, three down in the seventh, eighth and ninth to finish off the win and series sweep.
Up next, the Seminoles play their final midweek game of the season on Tuesday, May 5, at 6 p.m. ET, against Jacksonville at Dick Howser Stadium. It's also the last Turn It Back Tuesday game of the campaign. 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).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Knier, Chris (3-0)
L: Leslie, David (2-4)
Batting:
HR: Nessler, AJ 1
RBI: Dulin, Caden 1 ; Nessler, AJ 1 ; Fenderson, Trey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pisacreta, Sebastian 1 ; Dulin, Caden 1 ; Nessler, AJ 1 ; Tarpley Jr., Derrick 1
HBP: Baran, Joey 1
Batting:
2B: Dowd, Brayden 1 ; McCulley, Carter 2 ; Fraser, Gabe 1
3B: DeLamielleure, Brody 1
HR: McCulley, Carter 1
RBI: DeLamielleure, Brody 1 ; Stuetzer, John 2 ; Carns, Hunter 1 ; Putnam, Eli 1 ; McCulley, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeLamielleure, Brody 1 ; Dowd, Brayden 1 ; Carns, Hunter 1 ; McCulley, Carter 2 ; Fraser, Gabe 1
SB: Dowd, Brayden 1
CS: Marsh, Clancy 1
HBP: Fisher, Cal 1 ; McCulley, Carter 1
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