BERKELEY, Calif. – The No. 2 Florida State baseball team travels to ACC newcomer Cal from May 9-11 for its final road series of the regular season in Berkeley, California.
 
The second-to-last weekend of the regular season begins on Friday, May 9, at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Game two is set for May 10 at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT at Stu Gordon Stadium before Sunday’s finale at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT.
 
All three games will be broadcast 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 and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Live stats can be found 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 also are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
 
Friday, May 9 – 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | FSU Gameday App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
FSU Jr. LHP Jamie Arnold (5-1, 2.29 ERA) vs. UC Sr. RHP Cole Tremain (4-5, 3.26 ERA)
 
Saturday, May 10 – 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | FSU Gameday App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
FSU r-Jr. LHP Joey Volini (8-2, 2.74 ERA) vs. UC So. RHP Oliver de la Torre (2-4, 6.38 ERA)
 
Sunday, May 11 – 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Listen: WFLA 100.7 FM | FSU Gameday App | Seminoles.com
Live Stats
FSU So. LHP Wes Mendes (5-2, 5.09 ERA) vs. UC TBD
 
Three left-handers will get the ball in the Golden State for the Seminoles against two announced rightys for the Golden Bears. Friday will see junior Jamie Arnold (5-1, 2.29 ERA) face senior Cole Tremain (4-5, 3.26 ERA). On Saturday, redshirt junior Joey Volini (8-2, 2.74 ERA) toes the rubber against sophomore Oliver de la Torre (2-4, 6.38 ERA). Sophomore Wes Mendes (5-2, 5.09 ERA) will start for FSU on Sunday, while Cal’s starter has not been determined.
 
Florida State is 34-10 overall, 23-5 at home, 10-5 on the road and 1-0 at a neutral site. FSU is 14-7 in the ACC and in first place with a .667 winning percentage. Winners of three of their last four, the Seminoles are coming off a 14-2 win over Jacksonville. Last weekend, they notched a home series victory over then-No. 3 Clemson, the team’s highest-ranked wins of the season to improve to 6-4 against top-25 foes. FSU earned its ninth series victory of the year and fifth in seven ACC weekends.
 
NATIONALY-RANKED SEMINOLES
The Seminoles are ranked nationally in every major poll this week, including at No. 5 in the D1Baseball top 25. They also are No. 7 in the NCBWA rankings, No. 8 in the Coaches poll, No. 10 according to The Athletic, No. 13 by Perfect Game and No. 19 in the Baseball America top-25. FSU’s RPI is No. 6.
 
NOLES BY THE NUMBERS
FSU has scored 371 runs on 492 hits with a .323 batting average, 85 home runs, 206 walks and 60 stolen bases. The pitching staff owns a 4.64 ERA with 193 earned runs allowed in 374.2 innings with 317 hits, 452 strikeouts and 197 walks.
 
Junior infielder Alex Lodise leads the team with a .436 batting average, 79 hits, 60 RBI, 16 doubles and 147 total bases and is second with 16 home runs. Junior outfielder Max Williams paces the squad with 17 homers and is second with 43 RBI. Sophomore outfielder Chase Williams has 14 stolen bases. Junior outfielder Gage Harrelson is second with a .374 average 67 hits and 13 stolen bases. On the mound, redshirt junior left-hander Joey Volini is 8-2 with a 2.74 ERA, 82 strikeouts and 17 walks in 65.2 innings. Junior lefty Jamie Arnold is 5-1 with a 2.29 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 55.0 innings. Among relievers, redshirt senior righty Joe Charles is 2-0 with a 4.15 ERA in 21.2 innings with 27 strikeouts.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS. CAL
The Seminoles are 3-1 all-time against Cal, including 2-1 in Tallahassee and 1-0 at a neutral site. A 5-4 win at the 1992 College World Series began the series, but it wasn’t until a weekend set at Dick Howser Stadium in 2022 that the two teams would meet again. Florida State posted 4-3 and 7-4 wins in the first two games, on March 4 and 5, before a 5-3 loss in 10 innings in the finale. FSU travels to California for the first time since it earned a pair of wins at Stanford in 2003.
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN BEARS
Cal is 19-27 on the season, 9-15 at home and 10-12 on the road. The Golden Bears are 6-18 in their inaugural season in the ACC. Cal is coming off a 13-3 victory at Pacific on Tuesday night, a win that snapped a nine-game losing streak. UC is 5-10 against top-25 foes, with a sweep at then-No. 14 Stanford and single wins vs. No. 23 Virginia and at No. 18 Louisville.
 
The Bears have scored 306 runs on 448 hits with 64 home runs and a .282 batting average. The pitching staff has a 5.96 ERA with 260 earned runs allowed on 407 hits and 376 strikeouts. Jacob French leads the team with a .356 batting average, Jarren Advincula has 69 hits and Cade Campbell has 35 RBI. Tremain has a 4-5 record with a team-best 3.26 ERA in 30.1 innings and 18 starts, while Austin Turkington has struck out 62 batters in 54.2 innings.
 
UP NEXT: FINAL REGULAR-SEASON WEEKEND
Florida State returns home for the final regular-season weekend against North Carolina from May 15-17 at Dick Howser Stadium. The series begins with two contests on the ACC Network at 7 p.m. ET, on Thursday, May 15, and Friday, May 16. The regular-season finale is on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. ET. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU ticket office at 850-644-1830.
 
LAST TIME OUT: RUN-RULE WIN COMPLETES SERIES SWEEP
FSU defeated Jacksonville 14-2 in seven innings to finish the series sweep in its final Tuesday game of the season on May 6.  The Seminoles benefited from a four-run fourth inning and a nine-run fifth.
 
Junior second baseman Drew Faurot hit two home runs and extended his hit streak to eight consecutive at-bats with another four-hit day. In the last two games, Faurot is 8-8 with four home runs, two doubles, eight RBI and 22 total bases. He had four hits, four RBI and four runs scored with his two homers and two doubles on Tuesday, all team bests. Faurot is the first Seminole to have a hit in at least seven consecutive at-bats since Reese Albert also had eight in a row in February, 2022. Faurot’s two home runs tonight give him 13 on the season.
 
Lodise had two hits, three RBI and two runs scored with a pair of walks. He has hits in five consecutive at-bats and also made two spectacular defensive plays. Sophomore Cal Fisher added two hits, two RBI and two runs in the win.
 
Redshirt junior left-hander Jacob Marlowe made his first start as a Seminole and earned his first win. In a season-best 3.0 innings, he did not allow a run on three hits with two strikeouts and one walk.
 
A complete recap can be found here.
 
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