I'll compile a short story on the rankings this morning. But some early numbers:

UNC has moved up to No. 3 and FSU is up two spots to No. 5 in Baseball America's poll

D1's rankings usually are out around 9 or 9:15

Weird to see FSU slide in the RPI as the Seminoles were at No. 6 and have now slipped to No. 9

FSU and UNC face off on Thursday night at Howser in the final series of the regular season

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It’s not that often a new PGA TOUR venue pops up, especially one with as much history as the one this week.
The 2025 Truist Championship, then, is set to be a special one – as the TOUR’s best head to The Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course. The Philadelphia Cricket Club is an architectural gem from A.W. Tillinghast and will be a one-year fill-in for Quail Hollow Club, which will host the PGA Championship next week.
It's time for the sixth Signature Event on the PGA TOUR schedule, and this week also marks the return of Rory McIlroy, who is set to play his first individual event since his Masters triumph – he and Shane Lowry finished T12 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans – and this week, although it’s a different course, McIlroy is still the defending champion of the tournament.

Here's everything else you need to know as the TOUR heads to the City of Brotherly Love.
FIELD NOTES: Rory McIlroy returns. He is hoping some of his good energy from Charlotte can transfer to Philadelphia, as he is a four-time winner of this event. McIlroy is having as impressive a 2025 campaign as any in his career, with three wins already, including the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. He’s also first in Strokes Gained: Total. … Xander Schauffele is back in action and seems to be rounding into form after recovering from an early-season injury. Schauffele, who finished second to McIlroy at this event last year, has gone T12-T8-T18 in his last three starts, with the top 10 – his first of the year – coming at the Masters. … Justin Thomas will tee it up once again after his win at the RBC Heritage, his first TOUR triumph since 2022. Thomas has had a steady 2025 campaign with five top 10s, including his win at Harbour Town. … Thomas will not have caddie Joe Greiner on his bag, however. Greiner and Max Homa, his long-time boss, split before the Masters. Griener caddied for Thomas at Augusta National and the RBC Heritage. It didn’t take long for Griener to have a new boss, however, as he is set to work with Collin Morikawa – a relationship that will begin at the Truist. Morikawa has three top-10 finishes but heads to Philadelphia after missing the cut at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his first early exit since the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2024. … Nos. 2 through 11 in the world are all set to tee it up at The Philadelphia Cricket Club, but world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who dominated THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson last week, will not be playing. He said last year at the U.S. Open he would be adjusting his major prep and not play the week before, and he seems to be sticking to that plan, as he did not play before the Masters in April, either.
HIGHEST-RANKED PLAYERS IN THE FIELD
SPONSOR EXEMPTIONS: Jordan Spieth is set to tee it up for the fifth week in a row after a tidy run of results. Spieth has finished inside the top 20 in each of his last four events on TOUR, starting at the Valero Texas Open. He finished fourth at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson on Sunday. … Rickie Fowler is back in action on the PGA TOUR after notching two top-25 finishes so far this season and last teeing it up at the RBC Heritage. Fowler is a past champion of this event, having won in a playoff in 2012. … Gary Woodland comes into the Truist Championship with some momentum, having played the weekend in four straight tournaments. Amongst those results is a T2 at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. Woodland withdrew from THE CJ CUP but is set to return in Philadelphia. … Keith Mitchell rounds out the sponsor invites. He’s had a steady run of golf so far this season, missing just one cut, and was T2 at the Corales Puntacana Championship. He’s had two top 10s at this tournament before.
SIGNATURE EVENT STORYLINES: The Truist Championship is the sixth Signature Event on the PGA TOUR schedule in 2025. … Thanks to his solo second at THE CJ CUP, Erik van Rooyen secured a spot in the Truist via the Aon Swing 5. It was a good time for a good result, as van Rooyen had just one top-25 finish in 11 starts so far this season. … Corales Puntacana Championship winner Garrick Higgo held on to his spot. … Sam Stevens finished solo third at TPC Craig Ranch to nab the third position, while Michael Thornbjornsen enjoyed back-to-back top fives to earn his place. He finished T4 at the Zurich Classic (with Karl Vilips) and T2 in Corales. … The final Truist spot came down to the Højgaard twins. Rasmus finished 48th and nipped brother Nicolai, who finished T56. … Andrew Novak remained atop the Aon Next 10 list. There were no changes to that list after THE CJ CUP. … The next Signature Event is the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. Qualifiers for that will come via the Aon Next 10 (current FedExCup standings through the Charles Schwab Challenge) and the Aon Swing 5 (top FedExCup points earners from the ONEFlight Myrtle Beach Classic and the Charles Schwab Challenge).
COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: Scottie Scheffler’s first win of 2025 saw him move from No. 4 to No. 2 in the TOUR TOP 10, about 500 points behind leader Rory McIlroy. ... RBC Heritage winner Justin Thomas was bumped from No. 2 to No. 3, while Sepp Straka went from No. 3 to No. 4. The rest of the TOUR TOP 10 remained the same from last week.
FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 700 FedExCup points.
COURSE: The Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course), par 70, 7,119 yards. The layout was originally designed by the iconic architect A.W. Tillinghast in 1922 (in fact, it was his home course, and his ashes were spread in the Wissahickon Creek) and Keith Foster handled a restoration in 2013 that brought back the original design and was very well received. The restoration project included extensive tree management, a complete rebuild of all the greens, and attention to Tillinghast’s original bunkering plans. The course has 118 bunkers, which is, so far in 2025, the most of any course on TOUR.
The signature stretch of holes is the dramatic finish on Nos. 15-18 and the key to success at The Philadelphia Cricket Club will be on the greens as Jim Smith Jr., director of golf, told PGATOUR.COM that “there isn’t a straight putt to be found.”
A fun note: The Philadelphia Cricket Club’s three courses were actually built in three different centuries.
72-HOLE TOURNAMENT RECORD: 265, Wyndham Clark (2023).
18-HOLE RECORD: 61, Rory McIlroy (thirrd round, 2015).
NOTE: The Philadelphia Cricket Club will be a one-time host with Quail Hollow hosting this year’s PGA Championship, therefore, there is no 72- or 18-hole record at this particular venue.
LAST TIME: Rory McIlroy won the tournament for a record fourth time (no other player has won the event more than twice) with another dominating performance at Quail Hollow Club. McIlroy overcame a two-shot deficit to beat Xander Schauffele by five shots. He closed with a 6-under 65 – despite making a double bogey on the 18th hole. Schauffele was leading the tournament after making an eagle on the par-5 seventh, but the tides turned on the back nine as he made back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 12-13, while McIlroy made two eagles in a six-hole stretch on his back side. It was the second year in a row that Schauffele finished second. Byeong Hun An finished third (eight shots back of McIlroy), while Jason Day and Sungjae Im finished tied for fourth.

How to follow (all times ET):​

Television:

• Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m., Golf Channel
• Saturday: 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel; 3-6:30 p.m., CBS
• Sunday: 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel; 3-6 p.m., CBS

Special programming alert:

• New weekly show for 2025: “The Drop” presented by SERVPRO is a dynamic and fast-paced half hour that leans on the TOUR’s access and blends storytelling, competition and personality. Luke Clanton and Jordan Spieth are among the first guests as “The Drop” debuted May 5 on Golf Channel and re-airs throughout the week.

• Tuesday, 8 p.m. Golf Channel: “Korn Ferry Presents: All-Access Club Car Championship” is an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look into a week on the Korn Ferry Tour. The show gives an all-access look for rising stars Johnny Keefer and Alistair Docherty during the Club Car Championship in Savannah, Georgia.
• Wednesday, 12:30-2 p.m.: Tune in for "On the Range presented by ReliaQuest" tournament preview show at the Truist Championship, featuring players as they prepare for the upcoming tournament at The Philadelphia Cricket Club with interviews, insights and analytics, and a course preview.
• Wednesday, 4-7 p.m.: Tune in to the second of three events in the Creator Classic Series, streamed on the PGA TOUR’s YouTube channel.
• The ESPN BET feed returns to PGA TOUR LIVE to take a betting audience inside the action as defending champ Rory McIlroy headlines the field at the Truist Championship. Tune in from noon-2 p.m., Thursday-Friday, and from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.

PGA TOUR LIVE:

PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+

• Main feed: Primary tournament coverage featuring the best action from across the course.
• Marquee group: New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group.
• Featured groups: Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups.
• Featured holes: Combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes.

PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.com/liveaudio:

• Thursday-Friday: noon-6 p.m.
• Saturday: 1-6:30 p.m.
• Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

Congratulations again to last week's winner @DFSNOLE

@FSU & Golf holds the lead after another good week



Good Luck to everyone this week

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The Florida State softball team will be home for the postseason, with the ACC regular-season champions earning the No. 5 national seed on Sunday night.

FSU (46-9) will enjoy the comfort of JoAnne Graf Field in the four-team regional, which begins on Friday.

The Seminoles will face Robert Morris (30-16) on Friday at 2:30 p.m. (ACC Network). In the regional's other game on Friday, South Florida will face Auburn at noon (ESPNU).

A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase starting at 10 a.m. on Monday. Go to Seminoles.com/tickets. If you have any questions regarding tickets, please contact the FSU Ticket Office at 850-644-1830 or via email at ticketoffice@seminoles.com.

It's the 37th NCAA Tournament appearance for FSU, and the 11th straight time the school is hosting a regional. If the Seminoles win the regional they will host a best-of-three Super Regional.

The top 8 national seeds: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Florida, Arkansas, FSU, Texas, Tennessee and South Carolina. FSU is the only non-SEC school to earn a top 8 national seed.

Clemson (44-12), which won the ACC Tournament, earned the No. 11 national seed.

If FSU wins the regional, it would host the winner of the Lubbock (Texas) Regional. Texas Tech is the No. 12 national seed.

A year ago, FSU was seeded nationally but after winning a regional was forced to travel to Oklahoma. The Sooners won the Super Regional in two games.

FSU's 2025 softball stats

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If you remember, the 2022 class was heavy on o-lineman, it was supposed to be the backbone of our offense going forward. Now with Early transferring out, all 6 offensive lineman in that class have transferred out. It's genuinely astounding how bad our high school recruiting and development has been under Norvell. We've taken some projects of course, but Armella was a 5 star and didn't do anything here. Is Norvell that bad at evaluation or was Atkins that bad at coaching? I lean more towards Atkins being a god awful coach. More questions than answers.....

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Friday May 16
Game 1: USF vs Auburn at noon (ESPNU)
Game 2: Robert Morris vs FSU at 2:30 p.m. (ACC Network) OR 35 minutes following Game 1.

Saturday May 17
Game 3: 3 p.m. (Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2)
Game 4: 5:30 p.m. (Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2)
Game 5: 8 p.m. (Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3)

Sunday May 18
Game 6: noon (Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5)
Game 7: 2:30 p.m. (Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 if necessary)

A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 12th. Please visit our website, Seminoles.com/tickets, to purchase tickets. If you have any questions regarding tickets, please contact the FSU Ticket Office at 850-644-1830 or via email at ticketoffice@seminoles.com.

With the loss today.

The field is set for the 107th PGA Championship, May 15-18 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Two spots are open if winners of the Truist Championship and the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic are not already in the field. See below for the current field (players listed only in first category for which they qualify):
Wednesday, May 7
Shaun Norris (out, W/D)
Billy Horschel (out, W/D)
Rico Hoey (in)
PGA champions (lifetime)

Xander Schauffele
Brooks Koepka
Justin Thomas
Phil Mickelson
Collin Morikawa
Jimmy Walker
Jason Day
Rory McIlroy
Jason Dufner
Keegan Bradley
Martin Kaymer
Y.E. Yang
Padraig Harrington
Shaun Micheel
Masters champions (last five years)
Scottie Scheffler
Jon Rahm
Hideki Matsuyama
U.S. Open champions (last five years)
Bryson DeChambeau
Wyndham Clark
Matt Fitzpatrick
The Open champions (last five years)
Brian Harman
Cameron Smith
Shane Lowry
Top three from International Federation Ranking
John Catlin
Daniel van Tonder
Takumi Kanaya
Senior PGA champion
Richard Bland
Top 15 and ties from 2024 PGA Championship
Viktor Hovland
Thomas Detry
Justin Rose
Billy Horschel
Robert MacIntyre
Lee Hodges
Taylor Moore
Alex Noren
Sahith Theegala
Dean Burmester
Top 20 from PGA Professional Championship
Tyler Collet
Jesse Droemer
Brian Bergstol
Michael Block
Dylan Newman
Brandon Bingaman
Ryan Lenahan
Andre Chi
John Somers
Justin Hicks
Rupe Taylor
Tom Johnson
Nic Ishee
Eric Steger
Bob Sowards
Bobby Gates
Greg Koch
Timothy Wiseman
Larkin Gross
Michael Kartrude
PGA TOUR winners from 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge through 2025 Truist Championship and ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic
Davis Riley
Cam Davis
Davis Thompson
Harry Hall
Nick Dunlap
Jhonattan Vegas
Aaron Rai
Patton Kizzire
Kevin Yu
Matt McCarty
J.T. Poston
Nico Echavarria
Austin Eckroat
Rafael Campos
Maverick McNealy
Nick Taylor
Sepp Straka
Harris English
Ludvig Åberg
Brian Campbell
Joe Highsmith
Russell Henley
Karl Vilips
Min Woo Lee
Garrick Higgo
Top 70 in PGA Championship points through THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Sungjae Im
Andrew Novak
Corey Conners
J.J. Spaun
Patrick Cantlay
Sam Burns
Tom Hoge
Ben Griffin,
Tony Finau
Max Greyserman
Akshay Bhatia
Tommy Fleetwood
Daniel Berger
Lucas Glover
Adam Scott
Tom Kim
Michael Kim
Taylor Pendrith
Si Woo Kim
Denny McCarthy
Eric Cole
Sam Stevens
Patrick Rodgers
Mackenzie Hughes
Stephan Jaeger
Jacob Bridgeman
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Adam Hadwin
Seamus Power
Byeong Hun An
Bud Cauley
Ryder Cup players from 2023 if still in top 100 in the world ranking
Max Homa
Tyrrell Hatton
Nicolai Højgaard
Top three from Asian Swing on DP World Tour
Keita Nakajima
Eugenio Chacarra
Marco Penge
Special invitations
Laurie Canter
Luke Donald
Rickie Fowler
Sergio Garcia
Ryan Gerard
Ryo Hisatsune
Rasmus Højgaard
Beau Hossler
Dustin Johnson
John Keefer
Chris Kirk
Kurt Kitayama
Jake Knapp
Thriston Lawrence
Justin Lower
Max McGreevy
Tom McKibbin
Keith Mitchell
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Joaquin Niemann
Niklas Norgaard
Shaun Norris
Thorbjorn Olesen
John Parry
Matthieu Pavon
David Puig
Patrick Reed
Elvis Smylie
Sami Valimaki
Eric van Rooyen
Matt Wallace
Gary Woodland
Cameron Young
Will Zalatoris


Congratulations again to last weeks winner @OsceolaPat

With a misstep by @FSU & Golf two players get past him this week
@seminoleed gets to 2nd and @DFSNOLE retakes the overall season lead after a strong week



Enjoy the 2nd major of the year and good luck to everyone this week

Big game on Sunday for FSU. The Seminoles (35-11, 15-8 ACC) need to bounce back and win today's series finale at 4 p.m. (ACC Network Extra).

I'd be reluctant to say that an FSU loss would definitively cost the team a top-8 national seed. But it would be an argument in front of the NCAA Selection Committee if those members are weighing the merits of various teams.

FSU was No. 6 in the RPI going into the weekend. And there is a big series coming up next weekend at Howser against No. 10 UNC.

LHP Wes Mendes (5-2, 5.09 ERA, 67 strikeouts and 28 walks in 53 innings) is on the mound for the Seminoles. They need a good start from Mendes. And some timely hitting. Or just actual hitting after yesterday's game (six singles, no walks, 13 strikeouts).

FSU's 2025 baseball stats

Cal has not announced a starting pitcher. We'll have some updates closer to the 4 p.m. start.

Florida State's coaching staff is out on the road and QB's coach Tony Tokarz is expected to check in on a potential QB target tomorrow.

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The No. 11 Florida State will host the 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Tallahassee Regional from May 12-14 at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club.

Competition each day is expected to start at 7:30 a.m. off the first tee and 8 a.m. on number 10. Admission is free. Live scoring will be run through Clippd.

On Monday, the No. 2-seeded Seminoles will be grouped with No. 1 Ole Miss and No. 3 San Diego State and will start at 7:30 a.m. off No. 1.

Florida State will welcome 13 teams and five individuals for stroke play. The top five teams will advance to the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, California from May 23-28 at the Omni La Costa Resort. FSU will look to qualify for its fifth straight NCAA Championship.

The Seminoles have appeared in every regional since 2006, taking its first title in 2021, which was also held at Seminole Legacy.

Including the Seminoles, Rebels and Aztecs, three other teams in the field carry a top 25 ranking or have received votes in the latest Golf Coach Association Poll.

FSU will field four golfers ranked in the top 60 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings, led by top-ranked Luke Clanton. No. 31 Tyler Weaver enters the tournament after a second-place finish at the ACC Championship, followed by No. 48 Jack Bigham and No. 53 Gray Albright.

Carson Brewer and Patrick McCann will also be included in the lineup.

2025 NCAA Tallahassee Regional
1. Ole Miss (No. 5)
2. Florida State (No. 11)
3. San Diego State (No. 16)
4. Georgia (No. 22)
5. Louisville (RV)
6. Northwestern
7. Notre Dame (RV)
8. New Mexico
9. Southern California
10. Michigan State
11. Furman
12. Augusta
13. Davidson
14. Florida A&M

Let's Go!

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Florida State has released renderings of the Seminoles' Lacrosse only facility coming next year.

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Unbelievable!

Baseball America predicts five SEC teams, 2 ACC teams and Coastal Carolina will be in the final eight in Omaha this year.
From BA's lips to God's ears.

The two ACC teams include FSU and next weekend's opponent North Carolina. Should be a great series.

(Florida State 34-10, No. 7 RPI) BA says: "(with) a statement series win over Clemson, Florida State looks like a team built to play deep into June. The offense has length, the rotation is reliable and there’s enough high-end arm talent in the bullpen to hold up against elite competition. This group has the tools and now the bracket break to chase a return trip to Omaha.

North Carolina (37-10, RPI 8): BA says "Their upside remains as intriguing as any team in the field. At full throttle, this offense can score in bunches with a deep, diverse skill set. But where Carolina really separates is on the mound. Few staffs combine swing-and-miss stuff with strike-throwing like this one, and the team-wide FIP of 3.97 backs it up. With a more favorable draw in the latest projection, the pieces are in place for a deep run."

The five SEC teams include:
Arkansas (40-9, RPI 4). Baseball America evaluation: "The Razorbacks’ arms are legit, their bullpen is battle-tested and their offense can reach a gear few others can. After a statement last weekend (swept No. 1 Texas) there’s no justifiable reason to leave the Razorbacks off this list for what would have been the first time.

Georgia (39-11 RPI: 2) BA says: No team in the country is hotter than Georgia, which just climbed to No. 1 in the BA Top 25 and sits one win away from its seventh 40-win season this century. Explosive on offense, surging on the mound and built with balance throughout the roster,

LSU (38-11; RPI 9): BA says: LSU looks like the clear favorite in its projected regional and super, and this is still the same ultra-talented group we’ve raved about all season.

Tennessee (38-11 RPI: 13) BA says: This was the toughest call of the week. The Volunteers haven’t looked like themselves lately, dropping four of their last five series,... But even with those red flags, Tennessee’s raw talent, postseason pedigree and Tony Vitello’s track record are enough to keep them in the eight—for now. When this team is locked in, it can overwhelm anyone in the country. I’m betting they rediscover that form in time.

Texas (38-9, RPI 1) BA Says: Roared through SEC play with a 19-2 start, surged to No. 1 spot in RPI and still hold that perch event after getting swept by Arkansas.That stumble raises fair questions, though, especially with injuries to some Texas stars like ace Jared Spencer, outfielder Max Belyeu and third baseman and left fielder Adrian Rodriguez, who’s been limited to lefthanded swings only due to injury. But this team has earned the benefit of the doubt. It’s deep, battle-tested and still owns a postseason resume as strong as anyone’s. With a closing kick against Florida and Oklahoma, Texas has a chance to reassert itself and remind everyone why it’s been the most complete team in college baseball.

And then there's the one team not in the SEC or ACC and it's not a Big10 or Pac12 team. It's...
Coastal Carolina (39-11 RPI 11). BA's evaluation is: "The numbers on the mound are elite - Top 10 percent nationally in walk rate, strikeout rate, WHIP and FIP. Offense has question marks..."

Ain't this time of year fun?

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Florida State is among the nation's top teams. But the Seminoles aren't immune from struggles here and there.

And Saturday's loss is another one of those inexplicable defeats. California hadn't won an ACC game in April and FSU was flat from the start.

The No. 2 Seminoles managed just six hits (all singles) and loaded the bases in the fourth inning, but they came up empty as Cal took a 5-0 victory on Saturday.

Oddly, FSU didn't draw a walk but struck out 13 times.

FSU (35-11, 15-8 ACC) was shut out for the second time in 2025. Wake Forest also shut down FSU in April in Tallahassee.

In the fourth inning, FSU loaded the bases with one out. Cal Fisher struck out swinging and Drew Faurot grounded out.

Cal (20-28, 7-19) won its first ACC game since March 29 at Louisville. The Bears had lost 14 straight ACC teams.

Joey Volini struggled with walks, two of which early in the fifth contributed to a four-run inning for the Bears. Dominic Smaldino's two-run homer punctuated the big inning.

Volini (8-3) was charged with five runs on seven hits with three walks. He had three strikeouts.

John Abraham tossed three innings of hitless relief for FSU, walking two but striking out five.

Up next

FSU, which is also No. 6 in the RPI, needs to bounce back on Sunday at 4 p.m. (ACC Network Extra) and defeat Cal to take the series.

Game 2 of the Florida State-Cal series begins on Saturday at 5 p.m. There will be a live stream on ACC Network Extra.

FSU will send junior LHP Joey Volini (8-2, 2.74 ERA) to the mound vs. Cal sophomore RHP Oliver de la Torre (2-4, 6.38 ERA).

The Seminoles are seeking to win a sixth ACC series with a victory today or Sunday: Boston College, at Miami, at Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and Clemson.

We've seen some on-base percentages steadily climb for FSU. Alex Lodise is at .500, Gage Harrelson at .469, Chase Williams at .440, Cal Fisher at .431, Myles Bailey at .425 and the red-hot Drew Faurot at .418

FSU's 2025 baseball stats

We'll have some updates in the thread below

Anyone have experience in it?

Kylee Johnson hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh, a stunning jolt and a rally as Clemson won the ACC softball tournament 2-1 on Saturday.

Ashtyn Danley and Julia Apsel had tossed six shutout innings as FSU held a 1-0 lead going into the final frame, holding the Tigers to a pair of singles.

FSU coach Lonni Alameda opted to insert Jazzy Francik into the circle, and she gave up Johnson's home run.

Hallie Wacaser had a no-doubt, line-drive home run in the third to put FSU on the board.

But it was the only run the Seminoles could push across. FSU had two on in the seventh with no outs, but Jahni Kerri flew out, Katie Dack struck out and Michaela Edenfield popped out.

FSU (46-9) will travel home and see if it is a top 8 national seed when the NCAA Selection Committee announces the field of 64 on Sunday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Florida State started off the series on the west coast will a bit of a slow start but then scored eight unanswered runs over four innings to pull past and away from the Cal Golden Bears in Game 1. Drew Faurot tied the program record for most consecutive hits with twelve before grounding out on the opportunity to break the record in the ninth inning. Jamie Arnold threw for nine innings and had 9 strikeouts in his sixth win of the season.

Story Link: FSU takes Game 1 behind another Drew Faurot hitting masterclass

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FSU sports information:

The top-seeded and No. 8 Florida State softball team (46-8) prevailed in a 3-2 win over No. 20 Duke (38-16) in the ACC Tournament Semifinals to advance to its 27th ACC Championship Game. FSU has now advanced to 27 of the total 34 ACC Championship Games in ACC history.

After two scoreless innings, Duke hit a two-out single and an error by FSU allowed the Blue Devils to get on the board first.

FSU responded immediately as Krystina Hartley doubled down the right field line to immediately put a runner in scoring position for the Noles. Isa Torres laid down a perfect bunt down the third base line to put runners on the corners for the Noles. Jahni Kerr put a ball in play to the second baseman to allow Hartley to score. Kerr reached safely thanks to a poor throw. Katie Dack brought home Torres on a groundout to give the Noles the lead.

After Julia Apsel got the start and went 2.2 innings and allowed just three hits, Jazzy Francik came in and shut down the Blue Devils in four innings of work.

Michaela Edenfield helped Francik out with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to provide some insurance for FSU. Duke threatened and had the tying run on third with two outs in the top of the seventh, but Danley came in and got the final out to earn her fourth save of the year. Francik earned the win to improve to 10-2 this season.

FSU will play Clemson on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.

Florida State (34-10, 14-7 ACC) and California (19-27, 6-18 ACC) are getting a late start on the West Coast for Game 1 of their penultimate series of the season.

Jamie Arnold (5-1, 2.29 ERA) faces off against Cole Tremain (4-5, 3.26 ERA).

Here are the starting lineups for tonight and some important stats beneath it:

Good Lord! How do we stop this? Fingers crossed no one got killed