TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Starting pitcher Jackson Baumeister and third baseman Cam Smith earned All-ACC recognition Monday as the league announced its end-of-year honors. Baumeister, a sophomore pitcher, was a third-team starting pitcher, while Smith was named to the All-Freshman Team. Baumeister, from Jacksonville, finished 5-5 with a 5.09 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 69.0 innings. Baumeister started all 14 weekends and finished third in the league in strikeouts and was second in the ACC and 21st nationally with 12.39 strikeouts per nine innings. He was named the ACC and National Pitcher of the Week for his 14-strikeout performance against Clemson, leading the Noles to the series-opening victory. In his final appearance of the year, Friday at Louisville, Baumeister overcame an early deficit and pitched a career-high 8.0 innings as FSU rallied from a 4-0 hole to a 7-4 win. Baumeister’s 14 strikeouts were the most in a game for an ACC pitcher this season, and tied for eighth-most national
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Sophomore Conner Whittaker allowed just three hits and struck out seven over 8.0 scoreless innings as FSU clinched the series against Mercer with a 9-0 win Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. Whittaker’s eight innings were the most for a Seminole pitcher this season.
At the plate, freshmen DeAmez Ross and Cam Smith hit two-run triples, while James Tibbs hit a three-run home run, his team-high 14th.
After the first two batters of the game singled against Whittaker, only three more batters reached against the right-hander: a third-inning walk, a fourth-inning single and on an error in the eighth inning. Whittaker ended the sixth, seventh and eighth innings with a strikeout.
Ross started the scoring with his first career triple, plating Colton Vincent and Nander De Sedas with two outs in the second inning. Ross has an eight-game hitting streak, a career long and tied with Jaime Ferrer for the longest active streak on the team.
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Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida State baseball team (15-28) will host Mercer (28-17) for a three-game series this weekend at Dick Howser Stadium. Friday night’s game will start at 6:00 p.m. with Saturday’s game slated for 3:00 p.m. and Sunday’s match-up at 1:00 p.m. All three games this weekend will be streamed live on ACCNX. Fans in Tallahassee can listen on WFLA 100.7 FM or around the country through TuneIn or the FSU Gameday app.
Friday, May 5, 2023
6:00 p.m. – ACCNX
FSU: RHP Jackson Baumeister (3-4, 5.07 ERA) vs. Mercer: LHP Fred Wilson (2-3, 5.11 ERA)
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Saturday, May 6, 2023
3:00 p.m. – ACCNX
FSU: RHP Conner Whittaker (3-6, 5.34 ERA) vs. Mercer: LHP Colton Cosper (4-3, 4.98 ERA)
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Sunday, May 7, 2023
1:00 p.m. – ACCNX
FSU: TBA vs. Mercer: TBA
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After a tough loss to No. 4 Florida Tuesday night, where FSU scored a season-high five runs in the first inning, the Noles are looking ahead to their first home match
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Florida State scored a season-high five runs in the first inning, but No. 4 Florida left 121 Financial Ballpark with an 7-5 victory Tuesday afternoon in front of 8,210 fans. After Florida scored four runs in the top of the first, the Seminoles responded with five of their own to take the lead. After DeAmez Ross singled, Jaime Ferrer hit an RBI double; James Tibbs hit an RBI single; Cam Smith hit his third triple of the season, tied for the team lead; and Smith scored on a throwing error by the Gators. With two outs, Jordan Carrion singled for the 5-4 lead. Both bullpens responded with zeroes until the fifth inning, when Florida took the lead with three runs, including two on back-to-back home runs. Smith tied a school record with his second triple in the seventh inning, the ninth player in school history with multiple triples in a game. He now leads FSU with four triples, is second with 11 home runs and is the first Nole since Dylan Busby in 2016 with at least