Homestand Begins Wednesday vs. North Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 21 Florida State baseball team commences a season-long nine-game homestand against North Florida on Wednesday, February 25, at 5 p.m. ET, at Dick Howser Stadium.
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.
Wednesday is the Global Noles Game. Among the events planned, the highest-attended international student group will win prizes.
The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game via the Seminole Sports Network on 96.5 FM The Spear. Every game also is available around the world on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. 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).
Starters for the midweek contest have not been announced.
FSU is 4-2 on the season, 2-0 at home, 1-0 on the road and 1-2 at a neutral site. The Seminoles are coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
As a team, Florida State is hitting .289 with 58 hits, five home runs, nine doubles, one triple, 33 walks, 46 runs scored and 39 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.86 ERA with 27 earned runs allowed on 45 hits with 64 strikeouts and 21 walks in 50.0 innings.
Sophomore infielder Noah Sheffield has a .444 batting average and is one of three players with eight hits, while junior shortstop Cal Fisher also has seven hits with eight RBI. Sophomore first baseman Myles Bailey leads the team with nine walks and shares the team lead with two home runs and junior center fielder Chase Williams has three stolen bases in five attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, having struck out 14 and given up no runs on five hits in 10.1 innings. He’s one of three players with a win and one of five with a 0.00 ERA. Junior right-hander Brodie Purcell has one save.
NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is nationally ranked in each major poll, including No. 21 in D1Baseball Top-25. Additionally, FSU is No. 14 in The Athletic, No. 15 by Perfect Game and No. 17 according to Baseball America, the NCBWA and the Coaches Poll.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTH FLORIDA
Florida State is 13-4 all-time against North Florida, including 12-2 at home and 2-1 on the road. In a series that began in 2006, FSU won the first four, all at home, and seven of the first eight. The Seminoles have taken the last two, 10-2 at home in 2024 and 10-1 at Howser in 2025.
On March 4, 2025, Florida State opened a two-game midweek with a 10-1 win over North Florida. Bailey hit two home runs to lead the offense. Florida State scored in the first inning and never looked back, taking a 2-0 lead after one and answering a one-run second for UNF with the next eight unanswered.
A complete recap and box score can be found here.
SCOUTING THE OSPREYS
North Florida is 5-3 in 2026, including 4-3 at home and 1-0 on the road. UNF is coming off a series win over Quinnipiac, with a 10-0 win in seven innings in Friday’s opener and a split doubleheader on Saturday, with a 6-3 loss in game one and a 5-4 win in the nightcap. The Ospreys open their midweek slate at home against USC Upstate on Tuesday night.
LAST TIME OUT: WEEKEND IN ARLINGTON
The Seminoles return home after a weekend in Arlington, Texas, at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field, the home of the Texas Rangers. FSU went 1-2 on the weekend, with a 6-1 win over Michigan before an 8-5 loss to No. 9 Auburn and a 10-1 defeat to Nebraska. FSU played in an MLB ballpark for the first time since 2018 and Globe Life Field is the fourth ballpark the Seminoles have played a game in that has hosted at least one full season of Major League ball
Florida State defeated Michigan 6-1 to open the weekend on Friday. Eight Seminoles had a hit in the win to fuel the six-run, 13-hit effort. That backed up another strong start from Mendes, as four FSU pitchers held the Wolverines to one run on three hits. Sophomore second baseman Jace Estes, making his second career start, led the way with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored, all career highs. Sophomore third baseman Gabe Fraser notched a career-best three hits with two runs scored and ended the day a home run shy of the cycle. Mendes allowed just one hit with seven strikeouts and a walk in 5.1 innings while throwing 89 pitches. The southpaw did not allow a baserunner until the third and the lone hit came in the fourth. That fourth inning was the only time more than one runner reached safely in an inning, and a UM runner reached second base just twice with Mendes on the mound.
On February 21, FSU lost its first game of the 2026 season to No. 9 Auburn, 8-5. The Seminoles scored five runs on seven hits with one error, while the Tigers had eight runs on 11 hits with two errors. Fraser registered two hits, an RBI and two runs scored to lead the team offensively. Six players had at least one hit in the defeat. On the mound, junior right-hander Bryson Moore allowed three runs, two earned, in 4.1 innings. He struck out three, walked two and allowed five hits.
The Seminoles suffered a 10-1 loss to Nebraska on Sunday afternoon to conclude the weekend. FSU scored one run on two hits while the Huskers scored 10 runs on 10 hits. Bailey hit his team-high-tying second home run of the season in the fourth inning. Sophomore right-handed starter Payton Manca got the loss and is now 1-1 on the year.
Recaps, box scores and postgame interviews from Arlington are available here: Michigan | Auburn | Nebraska
UP NEXT: WEEKEND AT HOWSER
Florida State hosts The Citadel from February 27-March 1. The series begins on Friday, February 27, at 12 p.m. ET, followed by game two on Saturday, February 28, at 1 p.m. The finale at Dick Howser Stadium is at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets.
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).
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.
Wednesday is the Global Noles Game. Among the events planned, the highest-attended international student group will win prizes.
The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game via the Seminole Sports Network on 96.5 FM The Spear. Every game also is available around the world on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. 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).
Starters for the midweek contest have not been announced.
FSU is 4-2 on the season, 2-0 at home, 1-0 on the road and 1-2 at a neutral site. The Seminoles are coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
As a team, Florida State is hitting .289 with 58 hits, five home runs, nine doubles, one triple, 33 walks, 46 runs scored and 39 RBI. The pitching staff has a 4.86 ERA with 27 earned runs allowed on 45 hits with 64 strikeouts and 21 walks in 50.0 innings.
Sophomore infielder Noah Sheffield has a .444 batting average and is one of three players with eight hits, while junior shortstop Cal Fisher also has seven hits with eight RBI. Sophomore first baseman Myles Bailey leads the team with nine walks and shares the team lead with two home runs and junior center fielder Chase Williams has three stolen bases in five attempts. On the mound, junior lefty Wes Mendes is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, having struck out 14 and given up no runs on five hits in 10.1 innings. He’s one of three players with a win and one of five with a 0.00 ERA. Junior right-hander Brodie Purcell has one save.
NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES
Florida State is nationally ranked in each major poll, including No. 21 in D1Baseball Top-25. Additionally, FSU is No. 14 in The Athletic, No. 15 by Perfect Game and No. 17 according to Baseball America, the NCBWA and the Coaches Poll.
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTH FLORIDA
Florida State is 13-4 all-time against North Florida, including 12-2 at home and 2-1 on the road. In a series that began in 2006, FSU won the first four, all at home, and seven of the first eight. The Seminoles have taken the last two, 10-2 at home in 2024 and 10-1 at Howser in 2025.
On March 4, 2025, Florida State opened a two-game midweek with a 10-1 win over North Florida. Bailey hit two home runs to lead the offense. Florida State scored in the first inning and never looked back, taking a 2-0 lead after one and answering a one-run second for UNF with the next eight unanswered.
A complete recap and box score can be found here.
SCOUTING THE OSPREYS
North Florida is 5-3 in 2026, including 4-3 at home and 1-0 on the road. UNF is coming off a series win over Quinnipiac, with a 10-0 win in seven innings in Friday’s opener and a split doubleheader on Saturday, with a 6-3 loss in game one and a 5-4 win in the nightcap. The Ospreys open their midweek slate at home against USC Upstate on Tuesday night.
LAST TIME OUT: WEEKEND IN ARLINGTON
The Seminoles return home after a weekend in Arlington, Texas, at the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field, the home of the Texas Rangers. FSU went 1-2 on the weekend, with a 6-1 win over Michigan before an 8-5 loss to No. 9 Auburn and a 10-1 defeat to Nebraska. FSU played in an MLB ballpark for the first time since 2018 and Globe Life Field is the fourth ballpark the Seminoles have played a game in that has hosted at least one full season of Major League ball
Florida State defeated Michigan 6-1 to open the weekend on Friday. Eight Seminoles had a hit in the win to fuel the six-run, 13-hit effort. That backed up another strong start from Mendes, as four FSU pitchers held the Wolverines to one run on three hits. Sophomore second baseman Jace Estes, making his second career start, led the way with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored, all career highs. Sophomore third baseman Gabe Fraser notched a career-best three hits with two runs scored and ended the day a home run shy of the cycle. Mendes allowed just one hit with seven strikeouts and a walk in 5.1 innings while throwing 89 pitches. The southpaw did not allow a baserunner until the third and the lone hit came in the fourth. That fourth inning was the only time more than one runner reached safely in an inning, and a UM runner reached second base just twice with Mendes on the mound.
On February 21, FSU lost its first game of the 2026 season to No. 9 Auburn, 8-5. The Seminoles scored five runs on seven hits with one error, while the Tigers had eight runs on 11 hits with two errors. Fraser registered two hits, an RBI and two runs scored to lead the team offensively. Six players had at least one hit in the defeat. On the mound, junior right-hander Bryson Moore allowed three runs, two earned, in 4.1 innings. He struck out three, walked two and allowed five hits.
The Seminoles suffered a 10-1 loss to Nebraska on Sunday afternoon to conclude the weekend. FSU scored one run on two hits while the Huskers scored 10 runs on 10 hits. Bailey hit his team-high-tying second home run of the season in the fourth inning. Sophomore right-handed starter Payton Manca got the loss and is now 1-1 on the year.
Recaps, box scores and postgame interviews from Arlington are available here: Michigan | Auburn | Nebraska
UP NEXT: WEEKEND AT HOWSER
Florida State hosts The Citadel from February 27-March 1. The series begins on Friday, February 27, at 12 p.m. ET, followed by game two on Saturday, February 28, at 1 p.m. The finale at Dick Howser Stadium is at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets.
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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