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2026 Baseball Roster

Roster

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Chase Williams

OF
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Carter McCulley

INF
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3

Trey Beard

LHP
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4

Cal Fisher

INF
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5

Gabe Fraser

INF
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7

Wes Mendes

LHP
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9

John Stuetzer

OF
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12

Myles Bailey

1B
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13

Noah Sheffield

INF
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16

Brayden Dowd

OF
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17

Charlie Buckles

OF/1B
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18

Manny Lantigua

RHP/INF
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19

John Abraham

RHP
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20

Jace Estes

INF
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21

Nathan Cmeyla

C
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24

Cole Stokes

RHP
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25

Hunter Carns

C
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26

Eli Putnam

INF
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27

Kevin Mebil

LHP
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28

Jacob Marlowe

LHP
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30

Bryson Moore

RHP
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31

Braxton Varnes

RHP
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32

Cooper Whited

LHP
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33

Ben Barrett

RHP
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35

Will Bavaro

INF
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38

Clancy Marsh

OF
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40

Brodie Purcell

RHP
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41

Chris Knier

RHP
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42

Jake Echols

RHP
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45

Cade O'Leary

RHP
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47

Rhett Vaughn

RHP
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48

Gabe Nard

RHP
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53

Cam Odom

RHP
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55

Payton Manca

LHP
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Braxton Varnes
Headshots: Braxton Varnes - Baseball Use Image #25-264RL (057)
Jersey Number 31

Braxton Varnes

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.
  • High School:
    South Walton
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended South Walton High in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
  • Appeared in 10 games as a senior, finishing with a 5-0 record and 0.97 ERA
  • Posted a .355 batting average over 35 games played in his fourth year with 26 runs, 33 hits, and 34 RBI
 
PERSONAL
  • Born on March 6, 2006
  • Majoring in sport management
  • Parents are Blair and Sharon Varnes
  • Has two brothers, Gage and Jace
  • Father, Blair, pitched for FSU from 1999-02 and was named the 1999 National Freshman of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and to the 2001 All-ACC First Team and still ranks among the school leaders with 41 wins, 326 strikeouts, a 1.93 ERA, 75 starts and 446.0 innings pitched while helping the Seminoles to the College World Series in 1999 and 2000 and ACC titles in 1999, 2001 and 2002
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