The 2026 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. It was Link Jarrett's fourth season as head coach of the Seminoles. The team competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
Last season, under the leadership of Link Jarrett, the team went 42–16 overall, and 17–10 in ACC conference play. They opened the ACC tournament ranked 6th nationally, with a 14–7 defeat against the Duke Blue Devils in the first round. They would later lose to the North Carolina Tar Heels 7-3 during the second round.
The Seminoles were selected as regional hosts during the NCAA tournament, hosting the Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium. This marked the 37th time in program history that Florida State hosted a regional and the program's 61st post-season appearance. Going into the NCAA Tournament, they were ranked the number 9 national seed. They won the Tallahassee Regional, ultimately advancing to the Corvallis Super Regional, where they lost to the Oregon State Beavers in three games.
Preseason Coaches poll
ACC coaches poll 1 Georgia Tech 237 (7) 2 North Carolina 236 (6) 3 Florida State 221 (1) 4 Louisville 196 5 Clemson 185 (2) 6 NC State 169 7 Virginia 165 8 Miami 159 9 Wake Forest 145 10 Stanford 99 11 Virginia Tech 89 12 Notre Dame 87 13 Duke 67 14 Pittsburgh 45 15 California 41 16 Boston College 35 Source:
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 21 Nathan Cmeyla RS Senior 1B 12 Myles Bailey Sophomore 2B 26 Eli Putnam RS Senior 3B 35 Will Bavaro Freshman SS 4 Cal Fisher Junior LF 1 Chase Williams Junior CF 16 Brayden Dowd Junior RF 9 John Stuetzer Freshman DH 15 Kelvyn Paulino Jr. Freshman
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 7 Wes Mendes Junior Saturday 30 Bryson Moore Junior Sunday 3 Trey Beard Junior
Roster
Game log 2026 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log (40–19) Regular season (38–16) February (7–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source February 13 ACCNX * No. 16 Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, FL W 5–1 Mendes (1–0) Polley (0–1) Purcell (1) 6,700 1–0 — Report February 14 ACCNX James Madison* No. 16 Dick Howser Stadium W 16–57 O'Leary (1–0) Muscar (0–1) None 6,577 2–0 — Report February 15 ACCNX James Madison* No. 16 Dick Howser Stadium Canceled (inclement weather) February 17 ESPN+ at * No. 16 John Sessions StadiumJacksonville, FL W 13–38 Manca (1–0) Baker-Liv (0–1) None 1,500 3–0 – Report Amegy Bank College Baseball Series February 20 FloSports vs. Michigan* No. 16 Globe Life FieldArlington, TX W 6–1 Mendes (2–0) Carey (0–1) None 3,219 4–0 — Report February 21 FloSports vs. No. 9 Auburn* No. 16 Globe Life Field L 5–8 Sanders (1–0) O'Leary (1–1) Hetzler (1) 3,702 4–1 — Report February 22 FloSports vs. Nebraska* No. 16 Globe Life Field L 1–10 Blachowicz (1–0) Manca (1–1) None 3,374 4–2 — Report February 25 ACCNX * No. 21 Dick Howser Stadium W 14–9 Manca (2–1) Groom (0–1) None 4,145 5–2 — Report February 27 ACCNX The Citadel* No. 21 Dick Howser Stadium W 6–2 Mendes (3–0) Holmes (1–2) Abraham (1) 5,875 6–2 — Report February 28 ACCNX The Citadel* No. 21 Dick Howser Stadium W 2–110 Mebil (1–0) Brash (1–1) None 6,214 7–2 — Report March (15–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source March 1 ACCNX The Citadel* No. 21 Dick Howser Stadium W 2–0 Moore (1–0) Bowers (0–1) Knier (1) 4,627 8–2 — Report March 3 ACCNX Jacksonville* No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium W 7–6 Abraham (1–0) Williamson (1–1) None 5,039 9–2 — Report March 4 ACCNX * No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium W 22–57 Whited (1–0) Decker (0–1) None 4,437 10–2 — Report March 6 ACCNX * No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium W 7–3 Mendes (4–0) Wilson (0–1) Knier (2) 5,178 11–2 — Report March 7 ACCNX Northern Kentucky* No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium W 13–37 Beard (1–0) Miramontes (0–2) None 5,578 12–2 — Report March 8 ACCNX Northern Kentucky* No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium W 17–37 Moore (2–0) Green (0–1) None 4,766 13–2 — Report March 10 SECN+ at No. 23 Florida* No. 20 Condron BallparkGainesville, FL L 3–6 McNeillie (2–0) Mebil (1–1) Whritenour (2) 6,548 13–3 — Report March 13 ACCNX at No. 12 No. 20 David F. Couch BallparkWinston-Salem, NC W 10–07 Mendes (5–0) Morningstar (2–2) None 2,348 14–3 1–0 Report March 14 ACCNX at No. 12 Wake Forest No. 20 David F. Couch Ballpark W 2–0 Beard (2–0) Levonas (4–1) Abraham (2) 3,067 15–3 2–0 Report March 15 ACCN at No. 12 Wake Forest No. 20 David F. Couch Ballpark W 12–6 Moore (3–0) Marsten (0–1) None 2,495 16–3 3–0 Report March 17 ACCNX * No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium Purcell (1–0) Benedict (1–2) None 4,419 17–3 — Report March 20 ACCNX No. 10 NC State No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium L 4–6 Marohn (4–0) Mendes (5–1) Nance (1) 5,146 17–4 3–1 Report March 21 ACCNX No. 10 NC State No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium W 11–5 Knier (1–0) Dudan (4–1) Purcell (2) 5,004 18–4 4–1 Report March 22 ACCNX No. 10 NC State No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium W 15–57 Moore (4–0) Andrews (2–1) None 4,689 19–4 5–1 Report March 24 SECN+ vs. No. 18 Florida* No. 10 VyStar BallparkJacksonville, FL L 0–5 Sandefer (1–1) Whited (1–1) Barberi (2) 7,667 19–5 — Report March 27 ACCNX No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium W 3–1 Mendes (6–1) Weaver (4–3) Abraham (3) 6,700 20–5 6–1 Report March 28 ACCN Duke No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium W 12–11 Knier (2–0) Anderson (1–1) Nard (1) 6,700 21–5 7–1 Report March 29 ACCNX Duke No. 10 Dick Howser Stadium L 4–11 Leon (2–1) Moore (4–1) None 5,542 21–6 7–2 Report March 31 ESPN+ at * No. 7 Melching FieldDeLand, FL W 6–3 Purcell (2–0) Moran (0–2) Nard (2) 2,459 22–6 — Report April (8–8) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source April 2 ACCN at No. 10 Virginia No. 7 Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA L 3–4 Zatkowski (5–0) Mendes (6–2) Kapa (7) 4,341 22–7 7–3 Report April 3 ACCNX at No. 10 Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 5–2 Beard (3–0) Stammel (2–3) Abraham (4) 5,141 23–7 8–3 Report April 4 ACCNX at No. 10 Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field W 9–3 Moore (5–1) Paone (1–2) None 4,707 24–7 9–3 Report April 7 ESPN2 Florida* No. 5 Dick Howser Stadium L 3–4 McDonald (3–0) Whited (1–2) Whritenour (6) 6,700 24–8 — Report April 9 ACCN at No. 3 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA L 3–4 McKee (6–0) Abraham (1–1) Patel (3) 4,045 24–9 9–4 Report April 10 ACCN at No. 3 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 3–8 Gaudette (3–0) Beard (3–1) Loy (1) 4,214 24–10 9–5 Report April 11 ACCNX at No. 3 Georgia Tech No. 5 Russ Chandler Stadium L 3–177 Blakely (3–0) Stokes (0–1) None 4,326 24–11 9–6 Report April 14 ACCNX Stetson* No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium W 9–2 Whited (2–2) Phillips (2–4) None 5,050 25–11 — Report April 17 ACCNX No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium W 11–07 Mendes (7–2) Hirsch (2–3) None 5,751 26–11 10–6 Report April 18 ACCNX Notre Dame No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium W 9–7 Beard (4–1) Radel (4–2) Abraham (5) 6,293 27–11 11–6 Report April 19 ACCNX Notre Dame No. 8 Dick Howser Stadium W 6–4 Purcell (3–0) Rooney (1–3) Knier (3) 5,115 28–11 12–6 Report April 21 ESPN+ at North Florida* No. 8 Dusty Rhoades FieldJacksonville, FL W 4–1 Lantigua (1–0) Hendry (1–4) Knier (4) 1,577 29–11 — Report April 24 ACCNX at No. 8 Klein FieldPalo Alto, CA L 3–4 Warner (1–2) Mendes (7–3) Moore (3) 1,252 29–12 12–7 Report April 25 ACCNX at Stanford No. 8 Klein Field L 7–811 Ketelsen (2–1) Stokes (0–2) None 1,602 29–13 12–8 Report April 26 ACCNX at Stanford No. 8 Klein Field L 4–7 Ketelsen (3–1) Purcell (3–1) None 1,478 29–14 12–9 Report April 29 ACCNX South Florida* No. 14 Dick Howser Stadium W 9–1 Whited (3–2) Allen (0–2) None 4,630 30–14 — Report May (8–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source May 2 (DH) ACCNX No. 14 Dick Howser Stadium W 10–1 Mendes (8–3) Doganiero (5–3) None 4,599 31–14 13–9 Report May 2 (DH) ACCNX Pitt No. 14 Dick Howser Stadium W 8–5 Beard (5–1) Kriebel (2–2) Abraham (6) 4,599 32–14 14–9 Report May 3 ACCNX Pitt No. 14 Dick Howser Stadium W 6–4 Knier (3–0) Leslie (2–4) None 4,412 33–14 15–9 Report May 5 ACCNX Jacksonville* No. 14 Dick Howser Stadium W 5–2 Stokes (1–2) Scott (0–1) Mebil (1) 4,328 34–14 — Report May 8 ACCNX at Clemson No. 14 Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC W 8–4 Mendes (9–3) Moehler (0–2) Manca (1) 5,051 35–14 16–9 Report May 9 ACCN at Clemson No. 14 Doug Kingsmore Stadium L 3–4 Nelson (2–3) Mebil (1–2) Simmerson (4) 5,036 35–15 16–10 Report May 10 ESPN2 at Clemson No. 14 Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–3 Moore (6–1) Knaak (2–6) Purcell (3) 4,877 36–15 17–10 Report May 14 ACCNX Miami (FL) No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium W 7–611 Knier (4–0) Bilka (2–2) None 5,263 37–15 18–10 Report May 15 ACCNX Miami (FL) No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium W 11–18 Beard (6–1) Collera (3–3) None 5,772 38–15 19–10 Report May 16 ACCNX Miami (FL) No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium L 4–7 Ciscar (5–3) Moore (6–2) Glidewell (5) 5,620 38–16 19–11 Report Postseason (2–3) (0–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT Record Source May 22 ACCN vs. (14) PittQuarterfinals (3)No. 11 Truist FieldCharlotte, NC L 6–8 Leslie (4–5) Purcell (3–2) None 4,464 38–17 0–1 Report (2–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Source May 29 ACCN St. John'sTallahassee Regional (10)No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium L 5–6 Hoeckele (3–0) Abraham (1–2) None 4,081 38–18 0–1 Report May 30/31 ACCN Coastal CarolinaTallahassee Regional (10)No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium W 2–1 Purcell (4–2) Horn (7–2) Beard (1) 4,071 39–18 1–1 Report May 31 ESPN+ Northern IllinoisTallahassee Regional (10)No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium W 7–410 Purcell (5–2) Cihocki (7–3) None 4,192 40–18 2–1 Report June 1 ESPNU St. John'sTallahassee Regional (10)No. 12 Dick Howser Stadium L 4–5 Hoeckele (4–0) Abraham (1–3) Frederick (6) 3,937 40–19 2–2 Report Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Florida State team member * Non-conference gameRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings
Honors Watchlists PlayerWatchlistRef.Trey BeardWes MendesMyles BaileyGolden Spikes Award watchlist Hunter Carns Buster Posey Award watchlist Wes Mendes National Pitcher of the Year watchlist John Abraham Stopper of the Year Mid-season watchlist
Awards PlayerWatchlistRef.Trey BeardACC Pitcher of the WeekGolden Spikes Player of the WeekThird Team All-ACCPre-season All-American Myles BaileyACC Player of the WeekPre-season All-AmericanFirst Team Mid-season All-American Wes MendesACC Pitcher of the YearACC Pitcher of the WeekNational Pitcher of the Year semifinalistDick Howser Trophy semifinalisFirst Team All-AmericanSecond Team All-AmericanThird Team All-AmericanFirst Team All-ACCSoutheast All-Region First TeamFirst Team Mid-season All-AmericanSecond Team Mid-season All-American Bryson MooreACC Pitcher of the WeekSoutheast All-Region Second Team John Abraham Stopper of the Year finalistFirst Team All-AmericanSecond Team All-AmericanThird Team All-ACCSoutheast All-Region First TeamFirst Team Mid-season All-American Kelvyn Paulino, Jr.First Team Mid-season All-AmericanBrayden DowdThird Team All-ACCJohn StuetzerAll-ACC Freshman Team
MLB draft
PlayerPositionRoundOverallTeamRef. Wes Mendes P 2 57 Houston Astros Myles Bailey IF 2 75 Chicago Cubs Brayden Dowd CF 3 88 Arizona Diamondbacks Trey Beard P 5 147 Miami Marlins Bryson Moore p 7 198 Pittsburgh Pirates Cole Stokes P 12 353 Tampa Bay Rays Brodie Purcell P 12 362 Cincinnati Reds
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