No. 11 FSU Rallies to Walk Off Miami in Extras
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 11 Florida State baseball staff walked off Miami 7-6 in 11 innings after rallying to erase a 6-1 eighth-inning deficit on Thursday night time at Dick Howser Stadium.
The Seminoles (37-15, 18-10 ACC) scored two runs in the eighth inning and one other three in the ninth to tie the Hurricanes (35-16, 15-13 ACC) at 6-6. A two-out, bases-loaded stroll gained it for FSU in the eleventh inning.
Redshirt senior pinch hitter Eli Putnam was the game-tying hero, hitting a two-run residence run in the ninth inning to tie the sport. That got here after senior second baseman Carter McCulley drove in the primary run of the ninth with a sac fly that made it 6-4. In the eighth, back-to-back residence runs by freshman left fielder John Stuetzer and junior middle fielder Brayden Dowd minimize a 6-1 deficit down to three, at 6-3.
Dowd drew the four-pitch stroll in the eleventh to carry residence senior first baseman Ben Barrettwho reached on a one-out infield single. A two-out single and a success batter on a 1-2 pitch loaded the bases for Dowd, who drew 4 consecutive balls to stroll it off.
The extra-inning contest is the primary in the FSU-UM rivalry since a 10-inning defeat in 2017, whereas a 3-2 win in 2016 was Florida State’s final victory in extras earlier than tonight. An 8-7 win in 17 innings the earlier yr, 2015, was the final time the 2 in-state rivals performed greater than 10 innings. In the most-played sequence in program historical past, the Seminoles enhance to 165-137-4 all-time in opposition to the Hurricanes and 85-59-1 at residence. FSU has gained six of the final seven general, six in a row at residence and 9 of the final 11 at Howser.
Putnam was 2-2 with two RBI coming off the bench, whereas Dowd additionally had two hits with two RBI. Barrett led the staff with three hits and scored two runs, together with the game-winner. Sophomore catcher Hunter Carns joined Stuetzer, Dowd and Putnam with a house run, a solo blast in the second inning that gave the Seminoles a 1-0 lead.
Dowd’s homer is his tenth of the yr, Stuetzer and Putnam each their ninth and Carns’ was his fifth.
Junior right-hander Chris Knier earned the win. He retired all six batters he confronted, with 5 strikeouts in 2.0 innings. He adopted redshirt junior lefty (*11*)who didn’t enable a run in 3.0 innings. Mebil struck out three and gave up only one hit with no walks. Junior left-handed starter Wes Mendes allowed 4 runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and no walks in 6.0 innings.
With tonight’s win, Florida State secured a double bye to the quarterfinals of the 2026 ACC Baseball Championship as a top-four seed.
Carns led off the second inning with a house run over the wall in proper to give Florida State a 1-0 lead.
Mendes began an inning-ending double play in the third. With runners on second and third and one out, Mendes caught a line drive, paused and threw to third to double off the runner.
Miami took a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning. A 3-run residence run was adopted by a run-scoring fielder’s selection.
The Seminoles put two on in every of the following two innings, however a flyout ended the fourth and a groundout ended the fifth earlier than they might minimize into the deficit. Mendes left a runner on in scoreless fifth and sixth innings.
Against the bullpen in the seventh, Miami added two runs. A bases-loaded double play groundout scored the primary earlier than a single introduced in the second run from third.
Mebil, who acquired the three outs in the seventh, retired the aspect in the eighth to lead into the Seminoles’ game-tying rally.
With one out in the eighth, Stuetzer and Dowd went back-to-back to minimize the deficit to 6-3. Stuetzer’s shot to left off the scoreboard was on the primary pitch, and Dowd’s blast to proper was on a 3-1 pitch.
Mebil then retired the aspect in order in the highest of the ninth to arrange the game-tying backside half.
Sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser led off the inning with a stroll and took third on a Barrett single. He scored on McCulley’s sacrifice fly to make it 6-4. Putnam then got here off the bench and launched the primary pitch he noticed to deep left subject to tie the sport at 6-6.
Knier struck out two in an ideal tenth. The Seminoles had a success and a stroll in the tenth, however could not stroll it off in the primary further inning. Knier then struck out the aspect in the eleventh.
In the underside half, Barrett singled, Putnam singled and Stuetzer was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two out. Dowd then drew the bases-loaded stroll to rating Barrett and win it for the Seminoles.
The sequence continues with recreation two on Friday at 6 pm ET. The common season finale is on Saturday at 2 pm Tickets can be found at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU ticket workplace at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU college students with their FSUID, with the coed entrance on the proper subject gate at Haggard Plaza. All gates at Dick Howser Stadium will open 60 minutes prior to first pitch for each recreation in 2026.
Senior Day is on Friday, as six seniors can be acknowledged on the sphere earlier than the sport. Saturday’s regular-season finale is Armed Forces Day offered by TOC. There can be a t-shirt giveaway whereas provides final for early-arriving followers, a colour guard throughout the nationwide anthem, in-game navy recognitions and the taking part in of God Bless America throughout the seventh inning stretch.
All three video games can be streamed dwell on ACC Network Extra (Friday |Saturday), accessible by your tv supplier or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can hear to each recreation through the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM. Each recreation can also be obtainable around the globe on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com (Friday |Saturday). Direct hyperlinks to watch, hear and comply with alongside may be discovered on the schedule web page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend can be found by following and connecting with the staff on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
For extra data on Florida State baseball, test Seminoles.com for the most recent information and scheduling data, and sustain with the staff on social media by Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
The Seminoles (37-15, 18-10 ACC) scored two runs in the eighth inning and one other three in the ninth to tie the Hurricanes (35-16, 15-13 ACC) at 6-6. A two-out, bases-loaded stroll gained it for FSU in the eleventh inning.
Redshirt senior pinch hitter Eli Putnam was the game-tying hero, hitting a two-run residence run in the ninth inning to tie the sport. That got here after senior second baseman Carter McCulley drove in the primary run of the ninth with a sac fly that made it 6-4. In the eighth, back-to-back residence runs by freshman left fielder John Stuetzer and junior middle fielder Brayden Dowd minimize a 6-1 deficit down to three, at 6-3.
Dowd drew the four-pitch stroll in the eleventh to carry residence senior first baseman Ben Barrettwho reached on a one-out infield single. A two-out single and a success batter on a 1-2 pitch loaded the bases for Dowd, who drew 4 consecutive balls to stroll it off.
The extra-inning contest is the primary in the FSU-UM rivalry since a 10-inning defeat in 2017, whereas a 3-2 win in 2016 was Florida State’s final victory in extras earlier than tonight. An 8-7 win in 17 innings the earlier yr, 2015, was the final time the 2 in-state rivals performed greater than 10 innings. In the most-played sequence in program historical past, the Seminoles enhance to 165-137-4 all-time in opposition to the Hurricanes and 85-59-1 at residence. FSU has gained six of the final seven general, six in a row at residence and 9 of the final 11 at Howser.
Putnam was 2-2 with two RBI coming off the bench, whereas Dowd additionally had two hits with two RBI. Barrett led the staff with three hits and scored two runs, together with the game-winner. Sophomore catcher Hunter Carns joined Stuetzer, Dowd and Putnam with a house run, a solo blast in the second inning that gave the Seminoles a 1-0 lead.
Dowd’s homer is his tenth of the yr, Stuetzer and Putnam each their ninth and Carns’ was his fifth.
Junior right-hander Chris Knier earned the win. He retired all six batters he confronted, with 5 strikeouts in 2.0 innings. He adopted redshirt junior lefty (*11*)who didn’t enable a run in 3.0 innings. Mebil struck out three and gave up only one hit with no walks. Junior left-handed starter Wes Mendes allowed 4 runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and no walks in 6.0 innings.
With tonight’s win, Florida State secured a double bye to the quarterfinals of the 2026 ACC Baseball Championship as a top-four seed.
Carns led off the second inning with a house run over the wall in proper to give Florida State a 1-0 lead.
Mendes began an inning-ending double play in the third. With runners on second and third and one out, Mendes caught a line drive, paused and threw to third to double off the runner.
Miami took a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning. A 3-run residence run was adopted by a run-scoring fielder’s selection.
The Seminoles put two on in every of the following two innings, however a flyout ended the fourth and a groundout ended the fifth earlier than they might minimize into the deficit. Mendes left a runner on in scoreless fifth and sixth innings.
Against the bullpen in the seventh, Miami added two runs. A bases-loaded double play groundout scored the primary earlier than a single introduced in the second run from third.
Mebil, who acquired the three outs in the seventh, retired the aspect in the eighth to lead into the Seminoles’ game-tying rally.
With one out in the eighth, Stuetzer and Dowd went back-to-back to minimize the deficit to 6-3. Stuetzer’s shot to left off the scoreboard was on the primary pitch, and Dowd’s blast to proper was on a 3-1 pitch.
Mebil then retired the aspect in order in the highest of the ninth to arrange the game-tying backside half.
Sophomore shortstop Gabe Fraser led off the inning with a stroll and took third on a Barrett single. He scored on McCulley’s sacrifice fly to make it 6-4. Putnam then got here off the bench and launched the primary pitch he noticed to deep left subject to tie the sport at 6-6.
Knier struck out two in an ideal tenth. The Seminoles had a success and a stroll in the tenth, however could not stroll it off in the primary further inning. Knier then struck out the aspect in the eleventh.
In the underside half, Barrett singled, Putnam singled and Stuetzer was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two out. Dowd then drew the bases-loaded stroll to rating Barrett and win it for the Seminoles.
The sequence continues with recreation two on Friday at 6 pm ET. The common season finale is on Saturday at 2 pm Tickets can be found at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU ticket workplace at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU college students with their FSUID, with the coed entrance on the proper subject gate at Haggard Plaza. All gates at Dick Howser Stadium will open 60 minutes prior to first pitch for each recreation in 2026.
Senior Day is on Friday, as six seniors can be acknowledged on the sphere earlier than the sport. Saturday’s regular-season finale is Armed Forces Day offered by TOC. There can be a t-shirt giveaway whereas provides final for early-arriving followers, a colour guard throughout the nationwide anthem, in-game navy recognitions and the taking part in of God Bless America throughout the seventh inning stretch.
All three video games can be streamed dwell on ACC Network Extra (Friday |Saturday), accessible by your tv supplier or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can hear to each recreation through the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM. Each recreation can also be obtainable around the globe on the Seminoles Unconquered App and Seminoles.com. Live stats are at FSU.Statbroadcast.com (Friday |Saturday). Direct hyperlinks to watch, hear and comply with alongside may be discovered on the schedule web page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend can be found by following and connecting with the staff on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
For extra data on Florida State baseball, test Seminoles.com for the most recent information and scheduling data, and sustain with the staff on social media by Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
