Beard Fans 14 as No. 20 FSU One-Hits No. 12 Wake to Win Series
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The No. 20 Florida State baseball team shut out No. 12 Wake Forest 2-0 on Saturday afternoon to win the series, and to play for the sweep on Sunday, at David F. Couch Ballpark in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Junior left-handed starter Trey Beard struck out a career-high 14 batters in a season-long 6.2 one-hit innings as the Seminoles (15-3, 2-0 ACC) posted two shutouts in one ACC series for the first time since 2000. Beard took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against the Demon Deacons (16-3, 3-2 ACC).
Beard was lights-out in his third start of the season in the team’s first conference series. His 14 strikeouts are a career best by two, and matches his total punch-outs on the season in 7.1 innings coming into the day. In his 6.2 innings, a season-high, Beard allowed just one hit with a walk. While no-hitting Wake for 5.1 innings, the lefty did not allow a baserunner until two outs in the third. The one-out double in the sixth was followed by a wild pitch, but Beard stranded the runner at third with a strikeout and an inning-ending groundout that he fielded himself.
Saturday’s shutout to clinch the top-20 ACC-opening series comes after Florida State won Friday’s opener 10-0 in seven innings. FSU will go for the sweep on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.
The consecutive shutouts is a first for Florida State since the 2013 NCAA Tournament, with 10-0 and 11-0 wins over Savannah State and Troy on May 31 and June 1, respectively. It’s the first time the Seminoles have two shutouts in an ACC series since holding Maryland to zero runs three games in a row from March 23-25, 2000, with 11-0, 11-0 and 10-0 wins.
The last time FSU notched back-to-back shutouts on the road was in 1991 in New Orleans, with a 3-0 win at Tulane on March 2 followed by an 8-0 win over LSU in a neutral-site contest the next day.
Redshirt senior catcher Nathan Cmeyla led the Seminoles’ offense on Saturday with a home run in the fifth inning, his second of the season after he hit his first on Friday night. Fellow redshirt senior second baseman Eli Putnam had two hits and drove in an insurance run in the ninth.
Following Beard, junior righty John Abraham pitched the final 2.1 innings and got the save, his second of 2026. He did not allow a hit with two strikeouts and a walk.
Florida State’s two runs came on four hits, with Cmeyla’s fifth-inning homer the first hit of the game for either team. FSU stranded seven runners on base as Wake Forest’s one hit came with three runners left on. Neither team committed an error.
The Seminoles are now 100-40 all-time against the Demon Deacons and 34-16 in Winston-Salem.
Both teams were retired in order in the first with two strikeouts and a groundout. Beard struck out the side in the second. He walked a batter in the third, the first baserunner for either team, but the two-out free pass was left on first after a strikeout ended the inning.
Florida State followed with a two-out walk in the top of the fourth, but just like in the previous half inning, a strikeout ended the inning. Beard followed with two more Ks in the bottom half.
Cmeyla gave the Seminoles a 1-0 lead in the fifth with his solo home run. With one out, his second long ball in as many days cleared the right-field fence. The only run the team needed on the day came on a 3-2 pitch.
With the lead, Beard struck out another two in the bottom of the inning. In the sixth, a one-out double broke up the no-hitter. A wild pitch put the runner on third, but a strikeout and a groundout to Beard ended the threat to leave the tying run on third.
With Wake Forest going to its bullpen, a walk put the leadoff runner on in the seventh for FSU, but he was picked off. A two-out walk and single then put two more on, but it was followed by a strikeout.
Beard got the first two outs of the seventh before Abraham relieved him and used a strikeout to end the frame. He pitched a shutout eighth with a walk.
FSU added an insurance tally in the ninth with a two-out RBI single by Putnam. That scored junior center fielder Brayden Dowd, who was hit by a pitch and stole second.
In the bottom of the ninth, Abraham completed the win with a trio of groundouts.
The series finale will be broadcast live on ACC Network on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Daron Vaught and Devon Travis will be on the call. Fans can listen to the game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM. Every game also is available around the world on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at WakeForest.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).
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).
Junior left-handed starter Trey Beard struck out a career-high 14 batters in a season-long 6.2 one-hit innings as the Seminoles (15-3, 2-0 ACC) posted two shutouts in one ACC series for the first time since 2000. Beard took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against the Demon Deacons (16-3, 3-2 ACC).
Beard was lights-out in his third start of the season in the team’s first conference series. His 14 strikeouts are a career best by two, and matches his total punch-outs on the season in 7.1 innings coming into the day. In his 6.2 innings, a season-high, Beard allowed just one hit with a walk. While no-hitting Wake for 5.1 innings, the lefty did not allow a baserunner until two outs in the third. The one-out double in the sixth was followed by a wild pitch, but Beard stranded the runner at third with a strikeout and an inning-ending groundout that he fielded himself.
Saturday’s shutout to clinch the top-20 ACC-opening series comes after Florida State won Friday’s opener 10-0 in seven innings. FSU will go for the sweep on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.
The consecutive shutouts is a first for Florida State since the 2013 NCAA Tournament, with 10-0 and 11-0 wins over Savannah State and Troy on May 31 and June 1, respectively. It’s the first time the Seminoles have two shutouts in an ACC series since holding Maryland to zero runs three games in a row from March 23-25, 2000, with 11-0, 11-0 and 10-0 wins.
The last time FSU notched back-to-back shutouts on the road was in 1991 in New Orleans, with a 3-0 win at Tulane on March 2 followed by an 8-0 win over LSU in a neutral-site contest the next day.
Redshirt senior catcher Nathan Cmeyla led the Seminoles’ offense on Saturday with a home run in the fifth inning, his second of the season after he hit his first on Friday night. Fellow redshirt senior second baseman Eli Putnam had two hits and drove in an insurance run in the ninth.
Following Beard, junior righty John Abraham pitched the final 2.1 innings and got the save, his second of 2026. He did not allow a hit with two strikeouts and a walk.
Florida State’s two runs came on four hits, with Cmeyla’s fifth-inning homer the first hit of the game for either team. FSU stranded seven runners on base as Wake Forest’s one hit came with three runners left on. Neither team committed an error.
The Seminoles are now 100-40 all-time against the Demon Deacons and 34-16 in Winston-Salem.
Both teams were retired in order in the first with two strikeouts and a groundout. Beard struck out the side in the second. He walked a batter in the third, the first baserunner for either team, but the two-out free pass was left on first after a strikeout ended the inning.
Florida State followed with a two-out walk in the top of the fourth, but just like in the previous half inning, a strikeout ended the inning. Beard followed with two more Ks in the bottom half.
Cmeyla gave the Seminoles a 1-0 lead in the fifth with his solo home run. With one out, his second long ball in as many days cleared the right-field fence. The only run the team needed on the day came on a 3-2 pitch.
With the lead, Beard struck out another two in the bottom of the inning. In the sixth, a one-out double broke up the no-hitter. A wild pitch put the runner on third, but a strikeout and a groundout to Beard ended the threat to leave the tying run on third.
With Wake Forest going to its bullpen, a walk put the leadoff runner on in the seventh for FSU, but he was picked off. A two-out walk and single then put two more on, but it was followed by a strikeout.
Beard got the first two outs of the seventh before Abraham relieved him and used a strikeout to end the frame. He pitched a shutout eighth with a walk.
FSU added an insurance tally in the ninth with a two-out RBI single by Putnam. That scored junior center fielder Brayden Dowd, who was hit by a pitch and stole second.
In the bottom of the ninth, Abraham completed the win with a trio of groundouts.
The series finale will be broadcast live on ACC Network on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. Daron Vaught and Devon Travis will be on the call. Fans can listen to the game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM. Every game also is available around the world on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at WakeForest.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).
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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