2024 Roster - By Name

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T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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* 53 John Abraham          P       R-R  6-3   198  Fr        Tampa (Jesuit)
  21 Gavin Adams           P       R-R  6-4   196  Jr        Boynton Beach (Saint John Paul II Catholic/Indian River State College)
* 37 Andrew Armstrong      P       L-L  6-2   154  Sr   ***  Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)
* 16 Jamie Arnold          P       L-L  6-1   188  So   *    Tampa (Jesuit)
* 33 Ben Barrett           P-OF    R-R  6-4   223  So   *    Orlando (First Academy)
  42 David Barrett         P       R-R  6-0   198  Sr-R **   Sarasota (Sarasota/State College of Florida)
  26 Justin Best           OF      L-R  6-4   199  Fr        Cornelius, N.C. (Combine Academy)
   5 Spencer Butt          IF      L-R  5-10  170  Fr        Davie (American Heritage-Plantation)
* 32 Daniel Cantu          1B      L-R  6-3   219  Sr-R      Jacksonville (Creekside/South Florida)
* 40 Joe Charles           P       R-R  6-3   215  Jr-R **   Celebration (TNXL Academy/North Carolina)
  52 David Davila          P       L-L  5-9   176  Fr        Miami (Miami Springs)
* 47 Matty Davis           OF      R-R  6-3   202  Fr        Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
  23 Brody DeLamielleure   OF      R-R  6-1   196  Fr        Saint Augustine
* 31 Ryan Denison          P       R-R  6-4   220  So   *    Tampa (Jesuit)
* 43 Marco Dinges          C-OF    R-R  6-0   194  So        Beekman, N.Y. (East Lake/Tallahassee CC)
*  9 Carson Dorsey         P       L-L  6-2   184  Jr        Panama City Beach (Arnold/Gulf Coast State College)
* 14 Andrew Duncan         OF      R-R  6-1   196  Fr        Dunedin (A3 Academy)
*  3 Drew Faurot           IF      S-R  6-3   202  So        Tallahassee (Florida/Central Florida)
*  7 Jaime Ferrer          OF      R-R  6-1   218  Jr   **   Bayamon, P.R. (Florida Virtual School)
*  4 Cal Fisher            IF      R-R  6-0   217  Fr        Deerfield, Wis. (Deerfield)
  51 James Hankerson       1B      S-L  6-3   227  Fr        Tampa (Berkeley Prep)
* 25 McGwire Holbrook      C       R-R  6-1   230  Sr   *    Orlando (Bishop Moore/West Virginia)
* 15 Connor Hults          P       L-L  5-11  179  Jr-R      Saint Johns (Creekside/Jacksonville/State College of Florida)
* 19 Riley Jackson         C       R-R  6-1   205  Fr        Melbourne (Eau Gallie)
*  2 Titan Kamaka          IF      R-R  6-0   177  So   *    Orlando (West Orange)
* 30 Cam Leiter            P       R-R  6-5   218  So        Bayville, N.J. (Central Regional/Central Florida)
*  1 Alex Lodise           IF      R-R  6-1   188  So        Saint Augustine (Bartram Trail)
* 35 Brady Louck           P       L-L  5-10  180  Fr        Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield East)
  55 Payton Manca          P       L-L  6-6   259  Fr        Winchendon, Mass. (P27 Academy)
  28 Jacob Marlowe         P       L-L  6-0   155  Jr        Naples (Barron Collier/Central Florida)
  54 Mason McDougall       P       L-L  6-1   189  Fr-R      Tampa (Wiregrass Ranch)
*  8 Brennen Oxford        P       R-L  6-2   201  Sr-R *    Durham, N.H. (Oyster River/Wake Forest)
* 27 DeAmez Ross           OF      L-L  5-11  186  So   *    Melbourne (Eau Gallie)
* 46 Hudson Rowan          P       R-L  6-1   205  Fr        Panama City, Panama (Mosley)
* 41 Matt Sauser           P       L-R  6-3   192  Fr        Bloomington, Ill. (University)
* 36 Noah Short            P       R-R  6-1   191  Sr-R      Teays Valley, W.Va. (Hurricane/West Virginia)
* 24 Cam Smith             IF      R-R  6-3   229  So   *    Lake Worth (Palm Beach Central)
* 17 Yoel Tejeda           P       S-R  6-8   210  So        Davie (North Broward Prep/Florida)
* 22 James Tibbs           OF-1B   L-L  6-0   204  Jr   **   Marietta, Ga. (Pope)
* 48 Lance Trippel         UT      R-R  6-2   196  So   *    Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 20 Jaxson West           C       L-R  6-0   188  So        Tallahassee (Chiles/Alabama)
* 13 Conner Whittaker      P       R-R  6-0   181  Jr   **   Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 12 Jordan Williams       OF      S-R  5-11  171  Jr-R *    Odessa (Gaither/San Jacinto JC)
* 18 Max Williams          OF      L-L  6-2   198  So        Ormond Beach (Clay/Alabama)

2024 Roster - By Number

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T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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*  1 Alex Lodise           IF      R-R  6-1   188  So        Saint Augustine (Bartram Trail)
*  2 Titan Kamaka          IF      R-R  6-0   177  So   *    Orlando (West Orange)
*  3 Drew Faurot           IF      S-R  6-3   202  So        Tallahassee (Florida/Central Florida)
*  4 Cal Fisher            IF      R-R  6-0   217  Fr        Deerfield, Wis. (Deerfield)
   5 Spencer Butt          IF      L-R  5-10  170  Fr        Davie (American Heritage-Plantation)
*  7 Jaime Ferrer          OF      R-R  6-1   218  Jr   **   Bayamon, P.R. (Florida Virtual School)
*  8 Brennen Oxford        P       R-L  6-2   201  Sr-R *    Durham, N.H. (Oyster River/Wake Forest)
*  9 Carson Dorsey         P       L-L  6-2   184  Jr        Panama City Beach (Arnold/Gulf Coast State College)
* 12 Jordan Williams       OF      S-R  5-11  171  Jr-R *    Odessa (Gaither/San Jacinto JC)
* 13 Conner Whittaker      P       R-R  6-0   181  Jr   **   Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 14 Andrew Duncan         OF      R-R  6-1   196  Fr        Dunedin (A3 Academy)
* 15 Connor Hults          P       L-L  5-11  179  Jr-R      Saint Johns (Creekside/Jacksonville/State College of Florida)
* 16 Jamie Arnold          P       L-L  6-1   188  So   *    Tampa (Jesuit)
* 17 Yoel Tejeda           P       S-R  6-8   210  So        Davie (North Broward Prep/Florida)
* 18 Max Williams          OF      L-L  6-2   198  So        Ormond Beach (Clay/Alabama)
* 19 Riley Jackson         C       R-R  6-1   205  Fr        Melbourne (Eau Gallie)
* 20 Jaxson West           C       L-R  6-0   188  So        Tallahassee (Chiles/Alabama)
  21 Gavin Adams           P       R-R  6-4   196  Jr        Boynton Beach (Saint John Paul II Catholic/Indian River State College)
* 22 James Tibbs           OF-1B   L-L  6-0   204  Jr   **   Marietta, Ga. (Pope)
  23 Brody DeLamielleure   OF      R-R  6-1   196  Fr        Saint Augustine
* 24 Cam Smith             IF      R-R  6-3   229  So   *    Lake Worth (Palm Beach Central)
* 25 McGwire Holbrook      C       R-R  6-1   230  Sr   *    Orlando (Bishop Moore/West Virginia)
  26 Justin Best           OF      L-R  6-4   199  Fr        Cornelius, N.C. (Combine Academy)
* 27 DeAmez Ross           OF      L-L  5-11  186  So   *    Melbourne (Eau Gallie)
  28 Jacob Marlowe         P       L-L  6-0   155  Jr        Naples (Barron Collier/Central Florida)
* 30 Cam Leiter            P       R-R  6-5   218  So        Bayville, N.J. (Central Regional/Central Florida)
* 31 Ryan Denison          P       R-R  6-4   220  So   *    Tampa (Jesuit)
* 32 Daniel Cantu          1B      L-R  6-3   219  Sr-R      Jacksonville (Creekside/South Florida)
* 33 Ben Barrett           P-OF    R-R  6-4   223  So   *    Orlando (First Academy)
* 35 Brady Louck           P       L-L  5-10  180  Fr        Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield East)
* 36 Noah Short            P       R-R  6-1   191  Sr-R      Teays Valley, W.Va. (Hurricane/West Virginia)
* 37 Andrew Armstrong      P       L-L  6-2   154  Sr   ***  Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)
* 40 Joe Charles           P       R-R  6-3   215  Jr-R **   Celebration (TNXL Academy/North Carolina)
* 41 Matt Sauser           P       L-R  6-3   192  Fr        Bloomington, Ill. (University)
  42 David Barrett         P       R-R  6-0   198  Sr-R **   Sarasota (Sarasota/State College of Florida)
* 43 Marco Dinges          C-OF    R-R  6-0   194  So        Beekman, N.Y. (East Lake/Tallahassee CC)
* 46 Hudson Rowan          P       R-L  6-1   205  Fr        Panama City, Panama (Mosley)
* 47 Matty Davis           OF      R-R  6-3   202  Fr        Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
* 48 Lance Trippel         UT      R-R  6-2   196  So   *    Sarasota (Sarasota)
  51 James Hankerson       1B      S-L  6-3   227  Fr        Tampa (Berkeley Prep)
  52 David Davila          P       L-L  5-9   176  Fr        Miami (Miami Springs)
* 53 John Abraham          P       R-R  6-3   198  Fr        Tampa (Jesuit)
  54 Mason McDougall       P       L-L  6-1   189  Fr-R      Tampa (Wiregrass Ranch)
  55 Payton Manca          P       L-L  6-6   259  Fr        Winchendon, Mass. (P27 Academy)

Mike Martin to receive the 2024 ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award.

July 12, 2023

Mike Martin, Florida State University coaching legend and ABCA Hall of Fame member Mike Martin is the distinguished recipient of the 2024 ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award.

Named after the great Lefty Gomez, this annual award is presented to an individual who has contributed significantly to the game of baseball locally, nationally and internationally. The Lefty Gomez Award is presented by Wilson Sporting Goods and will be awarded during the Hall of Fame Banquet at the ABCA Convention on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in Dallas, Texas.

Martin's legendary coaching career began in 1980 when he became the head baseball coach at Florida State after having served as an assistant for the Seminoles for five seasons. Over the next 40 years, his teams would make 17 College World Series appearances while qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in each of his 40 seasons.

Inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 2007, Martin called it a career following the 2019 season, retiring as the NCAA's all-time winningest coach in any sport with a record 2,029 career victories. The 13-time conference Coach of the Year led the Seminoles to 11 Metro Conference titles and nine ACC titles, while producing eight National Players of the Year and four Golden Spikes Award winners.

Off the field, Martin's student-athletes were selected to the academic team of distinction 72 times since its 2006 inception, while leading the ACC six times in 13 years. Three of Martin's players earned ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors on five occasions, while his teams were twice honored with the ACC Sportsmanship Award.

In addition to his work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and in the Tallahassee community, the 47-year Lifetime ABCA Member has been a featured clinician at several ABCA Conventions.

In 2019, Martin was honored with induction into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, and in 2020, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association named its National Coach of the Year Award in his honor.

May 20, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Junior outfielder James Tibbs III was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year Monday, the ninth Seminole to earn the honor. Tibbs and starting pitcher Jamie Arnold also earned All-ACC First Team honors, while Cam Smith was the second team third baseman and Jaime Ferrer and Marco Dinges earned third-team recognition.

Tibbs, from Marietta, Georgia, led the ACC with 24 home runs, 78 RBI, an .840 slugging percentage, 1.340 OPS and 168 total bases. He finished top 10 in the league in batting average (third, .385), on-base percentage (fourth, .500), hits (fifth, 77), runs (seventh, 61), doubles (eighth, 17) and walks (ninth, 42).

In conference play, Tibbs' on-base percentage rose to .519, tops in the league.

Among Tibbs notable achievements in 2024, he was the only qualifying hitter in the conference with more home runs than strikeouts. His 24 home runs are 10th-most in a season at Florida State and the most since ACC Player of the Year Buster Posey hit 26 in 2008.

Tibbs' 51 career home runs are sixth in program history. He had five multi-home run games this year.

Tibbs started all 53 games for FSU in right field, with zero errors and six outfield assists. He also added a career-high six stolen bases.

Arnold, from Tampa, led FSU with a 9-3 record and 124 strikeouts while leading the ACC with a 2.42 ERA. Opponents hit just .220 against the sophomore left-hander.

Arnold began the season with 24.1 innings without allowing an earned run. At No. 3 Clemson, Arnold allowed just one run over 7.0 innings and at Pittsburgh, Arnold struck out 17 batters - the most for a Seminole since 1987 and the most in the ACC since 2018 - while allowing just one run and no walks. Arnold's 17 strikeouts are the second-most in the country this season.

Smith was the second-team third baseman after hitting .400 with 13 home runs and 18 doubles. Smith started all 53 games for the Seminoles and ranked second in the ACC in batting average, the highest for a Seminole since 2009.

Smith's 70 runs and 88 hits were second in the league. Smith was fifth with a .484 on-base percentage and sixth in doubles and total bases (147).

Ferrer, and outfielder from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, hit .305 with a career-high 15 home runs and 46 RBI. Ferrer's three-run home run in the first inning at No. 6 Duke led FSU to a 4-2 win.

Ferrer and Tibbs both hit two grand slams in 2024. Dinges, from Beekman, New York, led FSU with three grand slams, part of a school-record nine that FSU hit this season.

Dinges hit .307 with 12 home runs, nine doubles and 45 runs scored. He added 56 RBI and 32 walks, both second on the team behind Tibbs. Dinges served as Florida State's primary designated hitter.

Three times in 2024, Dinges had a grand slam and five total RBI in a game - against Louisville, Florida and North Florida. He also added a pair of triples against the Cardinals.

Tibbs is FSU's ninth ACC Player of the Year and first since Mat Nelson in 2021. Joining Tibbs and Nelson is J.D. Drew (1997), Marshall McDougall (1999), John-Ford Griffin (2001), Tony Thomas Jr. (2007), Posey (2008), James Ramsey (2012) and DJ Stewart (2014).

This is Tibbs', Arnold's and Dinges' first end-of-year honors from the ACC. Ferrer and Smith were on the All-Freshman Team in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

June 26, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - James Tibbs III, Jamie Arnold and Cam Smith were named All-Americans after leading Florida State to the College World Series and No. 3 national ranking.

Tibbs, from Marietta, Georgia, was a unanimous first-team selection from Perfect Game, D1Baseball, Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the American Baseball Coaches Association. Tibbs started all 66 games in right field for the Seminoles and hit .363 with 91 hits, 18 doubles and 28 home runs, the most for a Seminole since 1999. His 95 RBI were second in the country and also the most at Florida State since 1999.

Tibbs had five multi-home run games in 2024, including a three-home run, six-RBI game vs. UConn in the Super Regional to send Florida State to the 24th College World Series in school history and first since 2019. Tibbs was previously named the ACC Player of the Year and Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was a first-team All-ACC selection.

Starting pitcher Arnold, from Tampa, was a first-team All-American from Perfect Game, D1Baseball, the NCBWA and ABCA and a second-team choice of Baseball America. Arnold finished the season 11-3 with a 2.98 ERA and 159 strikeouts over 105.2 innings pitched, with just 26 walks. Opponents hit .224 against the left-hander.

Arnold's 159 strikeouts were fifth in program history and the most since Paul Wilson - the No. 1 overall pick in the 1994 MLB Draft - struck out 163 in 1994. Arnold's 11 wins are the most for a Seminole since 2012, while his 17 strikeouts at Pittsburgh on May 10 were the most at Florida State since 1987.

Arnold was the Most Outstanding Player of the Tallahassee Regional, first-team All-ACC and earned a spot at the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team training camp tryout later this summer.

Smith, from Lake Worth, Florida, was a second-team All-American from Perfect Game and Baseball America and third-team All-American from D1Baseball. The third baseman started all 66 games at the hot corner for the Seminoles and led FSU with a .387 batting average, 104 hits and added a career-high 16 home runs.

Smith's .387 batting average is the highest for a Seminole since Tyler Holt hit .401 in 2009; his 104 hits were the most for a Nole since Buster Posey's 119 in 2008. The sophomore had a 56-game on-base streak over the last two seasons, the seventh-longest in program history.

Tibbs and Arnold are FSU's first first-team All-Americans since Parker Messick in 2022, and the first FSU teammates to earn the honor in the same season since Robert Benincasa, Jayce Boyd and James Ramsey in 2012. That was also the last time FSU had at least three total All-Americans.

2024 Conference Awards

2024 All-Americans

2024 Award Winners

2024 Noles in the Pros

2024 Schedule and Results

Leiter Leads Noles to 11-0 Win Over Butler.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In the first game since the passing of legendary coach Mike Martin - called '11' by Seminole faithful - Florida State began the 2024 season with an 11-0 win over Butler on Friday night on Mike Martin Field on Dick Howser Stadium. Making his Seminole debut, right-hander Cam Leiter struck out 13 batters and led the pitching staff to 22 total strikeouts while James Tibbs III recorded his second career grand slam.

FSU's Opening Day shutout matches its shutout total from 2023.

Leiter set a career-high with 13 strikeouts and were the most for a Nole in a season opener since Tony Avitable set the school record with 24 in 1956. He allowed just one hit and walked two on 89 pitches.

The second of four pitchers making their Florida State debut, junior college transfer Carson Dorsey began his relief outing in the top of the sixth and kept the strikeouts coming. He pitched 2.0 innings and sat down five more batters to bring the total to 18 strikeouts on the day. Freshmen Hudson Rowan and Matt Sauser each struck out a pair over 1.0 innings pitched.

After scoring three runs via wild pitch in the first two innings, Tibbs' grand slam in the sixth inning put the game out of reach for the Noles. It was his second career grand slam and he scored his 99th career run.

After Alex Lodise singled to plate Drew Faurot in the seventh inning, Max Williams and Cal Fisher hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth to provide the final margin. Both players homered in their first Seminole at-bat.

SCORING SUMMARY:

• B1 | BU 0, FSU 1 Ross scored on a wild pitch
• B2 | BU 0, FSU 2 West scored on a wild pitch
• B2 | BU 0, FSU 3 Ross scored on a wild pitch
• B6 | BU 0, FSU 7 Tibbs III homered to right, scoring West, Ross, Smith
• B7 | BU 0, FSU 8 Lodise singled to third base, scoring Faurot
• B8 | BU 0, FSU 10 M. Williams homered to right center, scoring J. Williams
• B8 | BU 0, FSU 11 Fisher homered to left

Holbrook, Arnold Lead Seminoles to First Series Victory.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State (2-0) clinched the shortened weekend series against Butler (0-2) with a 15-5 win on Sunday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. McGwire Holbrook smashed a three-run homer while left-hander Jamie Arnold struck out nine batters with no earned runs.

Holbrook had a picturesque day at the plate hitting 3-for-3, scoring three runs, and five RBI. All records were career-best numbers for the senior catcher and his home run was his first as a Seminole.

Arnold began his sophomore season with a new career-high in nine strikeouts, did not walk a batter and allowed no earned runs in his start. He pitched 5.0 innings, marking his second-longest career outing on the mound.

In relief, Brennen Oxford and Ryan Denison each struck out two batters. With 14 more strikeouts Sunday, the pitching staff recorded 36 strikeouts in the two-game opening series.

Drew Faurot added three hits and is hitting .500 through two games. Jaime Ferrer plated a run with an RBI triple and James Tibbs III got FSU on the board in the first inning with an RBI double.

The Seminoles stole seven bases Sunday, its most in a game since 2016. FSU stole four bases in the second inning alone, matching its game high from the previous seven seasons.

SCORING SUMMARY:

• B1 | BU 0, FSU 1 Tibbs III doubled to left, scoring Ross
• B2 | BU 0, FSU 2 Faurot scored on a throwing error
• B2 | BU 0, FSU 3 Ross grounded out, scoring Holbrook
• T3 | BU 1, FSU 3 Wurch grounded out, scoring Choi
• B3 | BU 1, FSU 4 Ferrer scored on a fielding error
• B3 | BU 1, FSU 6 Holbrook doubled to center, scoring Dinges, Faurot
• B4 | BU 1, FSU 7 Ferrer tripled to center, scoring Smith
• B4 | BU 1, FSU 8 Dinges sac fly, scoring Ferrer
• B5 | BU 1, FSU 9 Smith walked, scoring Holbrook
• B5 | BU 1, FSU 10 Tibbs III grounded out, scoring Lodise
• B6 | BU 1, FSU 13 Holbrook homered to left, scoring Cantu, Faurot
• B6 | BU 1, FSU 14 Smith singled through left, scoring M. Williams
• B6 | BU 1, FSU 15 J. Williams singled to left, scoring Ross
• T7 | BU 2, FSU 15 Solomon scored on a fielding error
• T7 | BU 3, FSU 15 Dorighi grounded out, scoring Munton
• T8 | BU 4, FSU 15 Urban walked, scoring Charney
• T9 | BU 5, FSU 15 Lewis singled to center, scoring Drumm

Dorsey Strikes Out 10 in 3.2 Innings, Noles Beat Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Relief pitcher Carson Dorsey struck out 10 batters in 3.2 innings as Florida State (3-0) scored three runs in the ninth inning to beat Jacksonville (2-1) 7-4 Tuesday night at John Sessions Stadium.

Dorsey, a junior college transfer from Gulf Coast State College, entered after 5.1 innings from starter Conner Whittaker. After tying the game against Dorsey in the sixth inning, Jacksonville struck out nine times over the final three innings.

Cam Smith had three hits against the Dolphins, including a double in the ninth inning. James Tibbs walked and Jaime Ferrer had the game-winning RBI single. FSU also scored on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly in the final frame.

Florida State opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the first inning on a Daniel Cantu single. Sophomores DeAmez Ross and Smith singled before Tibbs walked, loading the bases for Cantu's one-out single. FSU has scored in the opening frame in all three games to begin the season.

Whittaker did not allow a base runner over the first three innings before the Dolphins got on the board in the fourth. Jacksonville singled, stole second and moved to third on an error before a sacrifice fly scored leadoff hitter Will Gale.

FSU answered with a pair of runs in the fifth, again from the top of the order. Ross drew a walk and stole second base; Smith singled to put runners on the corners and Tibbs singled to plate Ross. Smith made the score 4-1 Florida State on Ferrer's sacrifice fly.

The Dolphins started the fifth inning with a single and walk before Whittaker retired the next three batters to maintain FSU's margin. Jacksonville did tie the game with three runs in the sixth inning, but shortstop Alex Lodise retired the go-ahead run at the plate to end the inning with the score tied at 4-4.

Jacksonville's only two runners against Dorsey in the final three innings came on a pair of walks. Dorsey's final line was 3.2 innings, 1 earned run on 2 hits and 10 strikeouts.

SCORING SUMMARY:

• T1 | FSU 2, JU 0 Cantu singled, Ross and Smith scored
• B4 | FSU 2, JU 1 Zellem sacrifice fly, Gale scored
• T5 | FSU 3, JU 1 Tibbs singled, Ross scored
• T5 | FSU 4, JU 1 Ferrer sacrifice fly, Smith scored
• B6 | FSU 4, JU 2 Zellem tripled, Bastian scored
• B6 | FSU 4, JU 3 Steidl doubled, Zellem scored
• B6 | FSU 4, JU 4 Delisi singled, Delgado scored
• T9 | FSU 5, JU 4 Ferrer singled, Smith scored
• T9 | FSU 6, JU 4 Tibbs scored on a wild pitch
• T9 | FSU 7, JU 4 Dinges sacrifice fly, J. Williams scored

• Cam Smith finished 3-for-5 with three runs and FSU's only extra-base hit, a double in the ninth inning. He has a career-high seven-game hitting streak and a 13-game on-base streak.
• Centerfielder DeAmez Ross began the game with a single and scored FSU's first run for the third straight game. Dating to last season, Ross has a career-high 15-game hitting streak.
• Left fielder Max Williams earned his first start as a Seminole.
• FSU stole seven bases Tuesday, one game after stealing seven against Butler. Between 2020-2023, FSU did not have more than three stolen bases in a game.

Faurot Powers FSU to 8-2 Win vs. Western Carolina.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee native Drew Faurot hit a double and a 417-foot home run to lead Florida State (4-0) to an 8-2 victory over Western Carolina (3-2) Friday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. Faurot's home run was his first at Florida State after setting the UCF freshman record last season with 15.

Reigning ACC Pitcher of the Week Cam Leiter struck out eight hitters in 5.0 innings to improve to 2-0 on the young season. He allowed a run in the first and second inning before settling in. Ben Barrett pitched three scoreless innings in his first appearance of the season, while Noah Short tossed a scoreless ninth.

Third baseman Cam Smith was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. He has back-to-back three-hit games.

FSU responded in the first and second inning after the Catamounts scored a run, leading 3-2 after two innings. Smith's single in the fourth inning made the score 4-2; the Noles scored on a wild pitch in the fifth and sixth innings to extend the lead before Faurot's home run soared 417 feet towards the Flying High Circus.

James Tibbs and Cal Fisher both had diving catches in the field, with the freshman Fisher ending the game on a dive in shallow left field.

SCORING SUMMARY:

• T1 | WCU 1, FSU 0 Spyke doubled, Ketterman scored
• B1 | WCU 1, FSU 1 Tibbs grounded out, Smith scored
• T2 | WCU 2, FSU 1 Turner singled, Jones scored
• B2 | WCU 2, FSU 2 Holbrook singled, Cantu scored
• B2 | WCU 2, FSU 3 Ross sacrifice fly, Lodise scored
• B4 | WCU 2, FSU 4 Smith singled, Holbrook scored
• B5 | WCU 2, FSU 5 M. Williams scored on a wild pitch
• B6 | WCU 2, FSU 6 Ferrer scored on a wild pitch
• B6 | WCU 2, FSU 8 Faurot home run (417 ft), M. Williams scored

• Cam Smith singled and scored FSU's first run in the first inning. He extended his career-high hitting streak to eight games and on-base streak to 14 games. He has three hits in consecutive games.
• Florida State has scored in the first inning all four games this season.
• DeAmez Ross drew a four-pitch walk in the fourth inning. He has reached base safely in 16 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team. His 15-game hitting streak came to an end.
• Cam Leiter struck out eight batters and now leads the country with 21 on the season. Six of his eight strikeouts were looking.
• Making his second start of the season, Max Williams scored a career-high two runs.

Tallahassee Natives Lead FSU to 8-4 Win vs. Western Carolina.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - It was another successful day for Florida State (5-0) Saturday as they clinched the series against Western Carolina (3-3) with a final score of 8-4 at Dick Howser Stadium. Sophomore Drew Faurot carried his momentum from Friday, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and his first career triple, scoring three runs. Fellow Tallahassee native Jaxson West earned the start at catcher and was 3-for-4, a home run shy of the cycle and also hit his first career triple.

Starting pitcher Jamie Arnold had a career afternoon after pitching 6.0 innings and striking out 11 hitters, both career bests. His previous career high in innings pitched was 5.1 last season while his previous career high for strikeouts was nine. Hudson Rowan entered the game and pitched 1.1 innings, Joe Charles pitched 0.1 innings in his first appearance after an injury in 2023 and Brennen Oxford closed out the game in the ninth inning. Florida State struck out 18 batters Saturday after leading the country entering the weekend with 17.2 strikeouts per nine innings.

FSU led 8-0 before the Catamounts halved the lead with four runs in the eighth inning. Western Carolina threatened again in the ninth when the first two batters reached, but Oxford struck out the next three batters to preserve the victory and earn his second career save.

SCORING SUMMARY:

• B3 | WCU 0, FSU 1 Ross sacrifice bunt, Faurot scored
• B5 | WCU 0, FSU 2 West tripled, Faurot scored
• B5 | WCU 0, FSU 3 Ross sacrifice fly, West scored
• B6 | WCU 0, FSU 4 Lodise sacrifice bunt, Ferrer scored
• B6 | WCU 0, FSU 5 Cantu double, Dinges scored
• B6 | WCU 0, FSU 6 Faurot doubled, Cantu scored
• B6 | WCU 0, FSU 7 West doubled, Faurot scored
• B7 | WCU 0, FSU 8 Dinges sacrifice fly, Tibbs scored
• T8 | WCU 2, FSU 8 Turner home run, Holton scored
• T8 | WCU 3, FSU 8 Smith walked, Raleigh scored
• T8 | WCU 4, FSU 8 Stocum scored on a passed ball

• Tallahassee natives Drew Faurot and Jaxson West both hit the first triples of their careers. Faurot has five extra-base hits in the first two games against the Catamounts.
• DeAmez Ross had two RBI - on a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly. Marco Dinges hit his team-best third sacrifice fly of the season.
• Starting pitcher Jamie Arnold set a career-high with 11 strikeouts. His previous high was nine last week against Butler. Arnold's 6.0 innings pitched were also a career-best.
• Cam Smith extended his hitting streak to nine games, a career high.
• All nine starters for the Seminoles had at least one hit.
• Brennen Oxford's save was the second of his career and FSU's first of the season.

Noles Complete Sweep with 20-7 Win.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State (6-0) completed its second sweep of the season over Western Carolina (3-4) with a final score of 20-7 at Dick Howser Stadium Sunday afternoon. The bats continued to stay hot as James Tibbs had Florida State's first multi-home run game of the season and four players had multi-hit games.

Relief pitcher Noah Short (1-0) entered in the first inning and held Western Carolina to two runs, limiting what could have been a bigger inning after the first three Catamount hitters reached base. Freshman Matt Sauser entered the game in the second frame, pitching 3.0 innings, allowing three hits and one earned run while striking out four.

Like it did Friday night, Florida State answered Western Carolina with four runs of its own in the first inning and never looked back. FSU built its lead to 11-2 on Tibbs' grand slam in the third inning, his second grand slam of the season.

Second baseman Drew Faurot was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI in the game. For the weekend, Faurot finished 8-for-11 with six extra base hits, seven RBI and six runs scored.

SCORING SUMMARY:

• T1 | WCU 1, FSU 0 Hinson sacrifice fly, Ketterman scored
• T1 | WCU 2, FSU 0 Friese walked, Turner scored
• B1 | WCU 2, FSU 1 Pickell wild pitch, M. Williams scored
• B1 | WCU 2, FSU 2 Pickell wild pitch, Smith scored
• B1 | WCU 2, FSU 3 Faurot sacrifice fly, Tibbs scored
• B1 | WCU 2, FSU 4 Cantu sacrifice fly, Ferrer scored
• B2 | WCU 2, FSU 5 Tibbs sacrifice fly, M. Williams scored
• B3 | WCU 2, FSU 6 West singled, Dinges scored
• B3 | WCU 2, FSU 7 Smith reached on error, Cantu scored
• B3 | WCU 2, FSU 11 Tibbs home run, West, M. Williams, and Smith scored
• T5 | WCU 3, FSU 11 Spyke singled, Turner scored
• T5 | WCU 4, FSU 11 Hinson sacrifice fly, Stocum scored
• T5 | WCU 5, FSU 11 Friese doubled, Spyke scored
• B6 | WCU 5, FSU 12 Cantu singled, Faurot scored
• B7 | WCU 5, FSU 13 Tibbs home run
• B7 | WCU 5, FSU 14 Faurot sacrifice fly, J. Williams scored
• T8 | WCU 7, FSU 14 Jones doubled, Needham and Holton scored
• B8 | WCU 7, FSU 15 Smith singled, Duncan scored
• B8 | WCU 7, FSU 16 Smith singled, Duncan scored
• B8 | WCU 7, FSU 17 Kamaka reached on error, Davis and Smith scored
• B8 | WCU 7, FSU 19 Faurot doubled, Kamaka and J. Williams scored
• B8 | WCU 7, FSU 20 Fisher singled, Faurot scored

• Cam Smith singled in his final at-bat, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games.
• Max Williams led off the game with a single and hit his first career triple. He scored a career-high three runs.
• James Tibbs' two home runs tied a career high and was his second career multi-home run game. Two of his three home runs this year are grand slams and he now has 30 career home runs, most on the team.
• Jaime Ferrer hit his second triple of the season. FSU also had two triples in Saturday's contest.
• Freshman Matt Sauser struck out four batters in 3.0 innings, both career highs. FSU struck out 16 Western Carolina hitters.
• The Seminoles 20 runs scored are its most since a 24-4 win over Niagara in February 2020.
• Second baseman Drew Faurot was 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a double. For the weekend, Faurot hit .727 (8-for-11) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, six runs scored and seven RBI. He drew two walks and added two sacrifice flies.

Tibbs, Smith Lead Noles Past USF.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - James Tibbs hit two more home runs and Cam Smith got his first of the season in Florida State's 12-4 win over USF Tuesday night at Dick Howser Stadium. Tibbs leads Florida State with five home runs and has two home runs in consecutive games, while Smith notched FSU's first four-hit game of the season.

Conner Whittaker allowed two runs in 6.0 innings with eight strikeouts for his first victory of the year. Ben Barrett tossed the final three innings for his first career save.

Smith singled in his first three plate appearances before his eighth-inning home run. Tibbs hit a home run in the first inning to plate Smith and went back-to-back with Smith in the eighth inning.

Jaxson West gave FSU a 5-0 lead in the first inning with a two-out, three-run double.

SCORING SUMMARY:

• B1 | USF 0, FSU 2 Tibbs home run (414 ft), Smith scored
• B1 | USF 0, FSU 5 West doubled, Ferrer, Dinges & Cantu scored
• B4 | USF 0, FSU 7 Smith singled, West and Lodise scored
• T5 | USF 1, FSU 7 Rose doubled, Montes scored
• T5 | USF 2, FSU 7 Snow singled, Rose scored
• B6 | USF 2, FSU 8 Ross tripled, West scored
• T7 | USF 3, FSU 8 Montes singles, Rozenblum scored
• B7 | USF 3, FSU 9 Faurot scored on an error
• B8 | USF 3, FSU 11 Smith home run (406 ft), J. Williams scored
• B8 | USF 3, FSU 12 Tibbs home run (394 ft)
• T9 | USF 4, FSU 12 Brodil doubled, Robertson scored

• James Tibbs leads FSU with five home runs and has multiple home runs in consecutive games. Before Cam Smith did it last season, the last Seminole with consecutive multi-home run games for FSU was Buster Posey in 2008.
• Tibbs' 32 career home runs are the most on the team and Top 30 nationally among all active players. Tibbs leads FSU with 17 RBI.
• Tibbs also recorded FSU's first outfield assist on a 9-6 putout to end the fifth inning. His intentional walk was FSU's first of 2024.
• Smith tied a career high with four hits, including his first home run of the season, to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games. That is also the longest active streak on the team.
• Smith and Tibbs hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, FSU's second back-to-back jacks this year.
• Jaxson West hit a two-out, three-run double to cap off FSU's five-run first inning. His three RBI were a career-high, matched his season total and his six RBI on the year top his five in 20 games at Alabama as a freshman.
• DeAmez Ross hit his second career triple and first of the season. As a team, FSU has hit six triples and entered Tuesday leading the ACC and 5th nationally in triples hit.
• Conner Whittaker set season highs with 6.0 innings pitched and eight strikeouts. He earned his first victory of the season and evened his career record at 8-8.
• Florida State turned three double plays. FSU had turned two double plays over the first six games of the year.
• Drew Faurot doubled to start the seventh inning. He leads FSU with five doubles and seven extra-base hits.
• Ben Barrett pitched the final three innings to earn his first career save.