It would seem that gone are the days of the FSU baseball team perennially leading the country in walks. The Seminoles have traded in their historically patient approach for an aggressive batting mindset that has paid dividends this season at the plate.

They enter the final two weeks of the regular season as the only ACC team that ranks in the top five among conference teams in batting average, runs, home runs, doubles and slugging percentage.

The spring portal was supposed to be the most active it has ever been. Quite the opposite has happened as there has been very little movement this cycle. FSU is looking to add a couple of pieces to their team but at the same time roster management is Key. The Seminoles sit at 87 scholarship players. They need to get the number down to 85. FSU also has to deal with some sanctions due to a recruiting violation. Five scholarships over the next two years must be lost. How FSU is going to handle the scholarship crunch is ongoing.

When it comes to the portal the main focus right now is Jay’viar Suggs. His film at Grand Valley State actually looks pretty good. A source that I deal with when it comes to FCS, D2-NAIA programs told me this kid is one of the best prospects at the lower level. I trust this person as they not only coached at that level they also do scouting for those teams. (Grand Valley State is the school where Brian Kelly used to coach.) Suggs is on campus right now. Arkansas, Wisconsin and defending national champ Michigan are the schools you have to worry about. Suggs is FSU's best option as Derrick Harmon and Simeon Barrow are both trending away from the Seminoles. We feel FSU has a legit shot at landing the former D2 star.

FSU is looking to land some other defensive linemen. The Seminoles sit in a good spot for Greene County HS DT Kevin Wynn. Turn on the film and Wynn plays with a mean streak. He has size and speed. Wynn is one of the top defensive linemen in the country. If FSU is going to pull a prospect from the Peach State this cycle, Wynn is one they have a great shot at landing a commitment.

Joshua Moore - West Broward - WR-Class of 2025 - Moore looked great the day we attended his practice. He is a big receiver (6-4, 210) with speed. Moore catches everything thrown his way. FSU sits in a very good spot for the West Broward star. While Moore is in no rush to pick a school at this time, FSU is one of his top 2-3 schools right now. Landing Moore would be huge as his stock continues to rise.

LB Tavion Wallace - He is making his college choice in July. Wallace is a big target for the Seminoles as they are in need of a linebacker. Wallace has been on campus multiple times and we expect him back in Tallahassee in June. For a team that needs a playmaker at linebacker, FSU stands a great chance at pulling Wallace.

CB Gregory Thomas (American Heritage) - FSU sits in a good spot. Thomas has great size and length. If there is one trend for FSU right now it is that the coaches are looking to sign players who have size and length in the secondary. Thomas can play either corner or safety. FSU has lead throughout the process. Now Thomas just needs to pull the trigger.

RB Byron Louis – We have discussed Louis' recruitment for a while now. FSU has made him Priority No. 1. Louis has taken visits to FSU and we expect him to be back on campus soon. Louis has all the tools to be a great back in college. He has size, speed, quickness …. good luck coming up and trying to tackle him one on one. Louis has FSU in the lead pack. Now they just need to close the deal.

OLB Darrell Johnson – Johnson was all FSU. He then took a visit to Alabama. He committed on his visit and FSU has been playing catch up ever since. Johnson is most likely going to take another visit soon to FSU. If that happens expect them to be back in the thick of things with Johnson. If FSU can put together another good season and continue to get Johnson back on campus, I like the chances of FSU pulling him off in the end.

OL Recruiting – If games are won and lost in the trenches, FSU stands to land a very good group of linemen in 2025. They already have Solomon Thomas, who Miami and other top teams in the Southeast are trying to pry away from the Seminoles. Peyton Joseph is one to keep an eye on. He de-committed from Florida. He followed that up with a visit to FSU, who looks to be in a good spot with Joseph. The Seminoles are also in the top 2 for both Max Buchanan and Ziyare Addison. They are two of the best OL in the state of Florida. This could be one of FSU's best line hauls in over a decade.

DL recruiting – FSU just offered Jeramiah McCloud out of Gadsden County High. He listened for a minute and then pulled the trigger for University Of Florida. FSU will continue to recruit him and look for the Noles to make a serious run at the local star. McCloud is the real deal. The Seminoles are still looking good for Myron Charles. He has been all FSU. In our opinion it is only a matter of time before he chooses the Seminoles.

Final Thoughts: Recruiting has slowed down a lot for FSU. The coaches are on the road as spring football has started throughout Florida. Look for things to heat up at the start of June as that is when FSU will hold their annual summer camps.

California increased their minimum wage (along with New York). From the article: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance...ge-woes-are-a-cautionary-tale-for-the-nation/

Some workers will benefit, but many others will see their hours cut and benefits slashed or end up losing their jobs to compensate for the higher costs. Pizza Hut restaurants across the state are already planning on eliminating more than 1,200 delivery driver positions (a number that is likely to grow) in response. And in New York City, which just raised its minimum wage to $17.96 an hour last month, companies such as Uber and DoorDash are compensating by imposing higher delivery fees, and food delivery workers are seeing fewer tips and reduced hours and scheduling flexibility.

Plus, there will also be fewer jobs in the future, so many others will never get hired in the first place — and it will now be much more difficult for low-skill workers and those new to the job market to get jobs since they now must compete against workers with skills worth $20 an hour.

Automation, such as ordering kiosks, will increase and human-provided service will decrease. Less money will be left over for other innovations or investments in the business. Businesses that are already struggling to get by will close, leading to even more job losses.

How can this be considered progress? Even if some will make more money, numbers of jobs will decrease, prices will increase and in the end businesses will close. Maybe the smart states can use this as an example of what not to do.

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2025 TE target Hollis Davidson is back on the open market after decommitting from Auburn on Monday. The rising senior had FSU among the leaders in his recruitment prior to his commit to the Tigers. The other teams he was considering at that time were Georgia Tech, Florida, Miami and Penn State. Davidson picked up an offer from Texas last week. It is very likely that this will lead to FSU getting an official visit from the four-star prospect who has been in Tallahassee at least twice this year on unofficial visits.

SC Court orders ACC to provide Clemson with ESPN agreements

the ACC has seven days to produce unredacted documents about its TV deal with ESPN to Clemson. The order also provides safeguards to keep the requested documents from being released publicly.

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The TOUR returns to Texas this week for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch. Jason Day ended a five-year winless drought here last year. He’s back to defend, highlighting a field that also includes local favorites Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim and Will Zalatoris.
There’s a lot to play for this week at TPC Craig Ranch. It’s the last opportunity for players to qualify for the next Signature Event, the Wells Fargo Championship, via the Aon Swing 5 and Aon Next 10, and players also will be keeping an eye on the standings for the FedExCup, Olympics and Presidents Cup. With Day in the field alongside a strong contingent of Korean players who call Dallas home, the International Presidents Cup Team is gathering for another team-building dinner this week.
No matter what you’re playing for this week, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson is a perfect opportunity to make a big splash.
Here’s everything else you need to know as the TOUR returns to the Dallas metroplex.
FIELD NOTES: Jason Day returns to TPC Craig Ranch looking to go back-to-back. K.H. Lee repeated as champion in 2022-23. Day, who also won this event in 2010, has three top-10s so far this season… Jordan Spieth is the highest-ranked player in the world teeing it up at THE CJ CUP. Spieth finished runner-up here in 2022, finished T10 at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month and is hoping that a hometown event will kickstart his springtime. In his last five starts, He has three missed cuts (including at the Masters) and is coming off a wrist injury at the RBC Heritage… Tom Kim returns to action after a pair of solid results in his last two starts. He finished T30 at the Masters after shooting the low round of the day, a 66, in the final round. He also notched his second top-20 of the season at the RBC Heritage… Will Zalatoris will tee it up again as his comeback season continues after back surgery last year. Zalatoris has two top-five results in 2024, and it appears his top-tier ball striking has returned as he sits ninth in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green this season… Zalatoris and Spieth will be amongst the locals trying to break a long-standing curse, as no one Texan has won this event since Scott Verplank in 2007… Other notables to tee it up at TPC Craig Ranch include 2024 winners Jake Knapp, Nick Dunlap and Stephan Jaeger along with Adam Scott, Sungjae Im, Min Woo Lee and Byeong Hun An. An is one of just two players to be inside the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10 every week so far this season.
SPONSOR EXEMPTIONS: Sixteen-year-old Kris Kim of England is set to make his TOUR debut. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) calls Kim “the outstanding teenage prospect in English men’s golf.” He went unbeaten in four matches at the Junior Ryder Cup last year in Rome –defeating phenom Miles Russell, 5 and 4, in Singles – and is a proven winner across the Atlantic. He is the son of former LPGA Tour player Ji-Hyun Suh… Former world No. 1 amateur Taiga Semikawa of Japan will make his fifth start on TOUR this season. Semikawa has found the weekend three times already in 2024 on TOUR. He’s a four-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour – including twice as an amateur. He also finished second on last year’s Order of Merit behind Keita Nakajima… David Nyfjall won the 2023 Byron Nelson Award from the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and Golf Coaches Association of America. The recipient, a graduating senior, is recognized for his achievement in the classroom, on the course and in his community. Nyfjall was the 2019 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and won the 2022 Big Ten individual championship… Other sponsor exemptions were given to TOUR winners Cody Gribble, Jimmy Walker and Ryan Palmer… Kelly Kraft, Zecheng Dou and Austin Smotherman round out the sponsor invites.
SIGNATURE EVENT STORYLINES: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson is the final event for players to qualify for next week’s Wells Fargo Championship, the next Signature Event on the calendar, via the Aon Swing 5 and Aon Swing 10… Fresh off his victory at the Corales Puntacana Championship, Billy Horschel remains atop the Aon Swing 5 but Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer – on the back of their playoff loss at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans – made significant moves onto the list. Trainer moved all the way from No. 65 to No. 4, while Ramey moved from No. 48 to No. 2… Wesley Bryan dropped one spot to No. 3 while Kevin Tway moved from No. 3 to No. 5… Peter Malnati was bumped from the Aon Next 10 with Shane Lowry’s victory alongside Rory McIlroy at TPC Louisiana. Lowry moved from No. 14 to No. 3 in the Aon Next 10 with the win.
COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: The whole of the TOUR TOP 10 remained the same after the Zurich Classic with Scottie Scheffler remaining on top… Lowry zipped all the way from No. 41 to No. 12 in the standings, just 60 points back of the 10th spot after his win at TPC Louisiana while McIlroy moved from No. 44 to No. 15… An and The Sentry champion Chris Kirk remain the only golfers to be inside the TOUR TOP 10 every week so far this season.
FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 FedExCup points.
COURSE: TPC Craig Ranch, par 72, 7,414 yards. Boasting Zoysia fairways and bentgrass greens, golfers will have to navigate the Rowlett Creek, which crosses the course on 14 of the 18 holes, on the Tom Weiskopf (with D.A. Weibring as consultant) design. The course opened in 2004.
72-HOLE RECORD: 259, Steven Bowditch (2015 at TPC Four Seasons). Aaron Wise, Sung Kang and Jason Day’s 23-under-par 261 in 2018, 2019 and 2023, respectively, are the lowest against par; Bowditch was 18-under after heavy rain turned TPC Four Seasons into a par-69 layout for the final three rounds. Wise and Kang shot their scores at Trinity Forest, while Day did so at TPC Craig Ranch.
TPC Craig Ranch record: 261, Jason Day (2023)
18-HOLE RECORD: 60, Arron Oberholser (Round 2, 2006 at Cottonwood Valley GC), Keegan Bradley (Round 1, 2013 at TPC Four Seasons), Sebastian Munoz (Round 1, 2022 at TPC Craig Ranch), S.Y. Noh (Round 1, 2023 at TPC Craig Ranch)
LAST TIME: Day won for the first time on the PGA TOUR in five years after a 9-under 62 in the final round at TPC Craig Ranch. He topped Si Woo Kim and Austin Eckroat by one and broke a 105-event drought on TOUR. Day’s first TOUR title came at the same event in 2010. Kim made birdie on the 72nd hole to briefly tie Day, but Day had hit his third shot, a wedge from 79 yards, to just 2 feet and rolled in the birdie of his own to seal the victory. C.T. Pan, whose 62 tied Day for the low round of day, finished fourth while hometown hero Scheffler was amongst the trio tied for fifth and three shots back of Day’s 20-under winning total.

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Good luck to everyone this week

Recently spoke to Cunningham who is a top three WR in the class of 2025. He visited Florida State in March and had a notably good visit but has not made it back since then. Considering he is from Mississippi, this is not surprising. We felt like this was a recruitment that Florida State was hanging around in but was by no means a favorite and would need to cover some ground to have a real shot. Since that visit, Cunningham tells me that Florida State has remained in contact with him 'nearly every day' and that he still intends to take an official visit in the fall.

With that OV not coming in the summer and with the probable date being Oct. 5th against Clemson, it seems to me like FSU is trying not to fall too far behind and playing the long game in a national recruitment. By then, the WR board will be opened up a bit more and they can go harder after Cunningham if they want to.

Cunningham has already set up official visits with Alabama (June 21st) and Florida (June 7th).
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The No. 4 Florida State (31-8) beach volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss to No. 5 Cal Poly (31-6) in the quarterfinal of the NCAA Tournament.

The Seminoles and Mustangs matched evenly on three courts in the first set, extending beyond 21 points to decide the winner.

Cal Poly struck first with a win on court three (11-21, 11-21) and added another point on court two (17-21, 12-21), for the 2-0 lead.

Maddie Anderson, who finishes her FSU career ranked second in wins in program history at 123-39, took the win on court one in straight sets alongside Alexis Durish, 22-20, 21-19.

Caitlin Moon and Kaileigh Truslow battled on court five in a tight first set (20-22), but the Mustangs took the match in straight sets (20-22, 12-21) and the duel, 3-1.

Morgan Chacon and Skyler Germann controlled court four, taking the first set 21-19 and were leading 17-14 when the match was called.

#5 Cal Poly 3, #4 Florida State 1

1. Maddie Anderson/Alexis Durish (FSU) def. Ella Connor/Izzy Martinez (CP) 22-20, 21-19
2. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskepp (CP) def. Alli Hansen/Anna Long (FSU) 21-17, 21-12
3. Quinn Perry/Lindsey Sparks (CP) def. Raelyn White/Audrey Koenig (FSU) 21-11, 21-11
4. Morgan Chacon/Skyler Germann (FSU) vs. Piper Naess/Logan Walter (CP) 21-19, 17-14, unf.
5. Abbey Reinard/Madison Nichols (CP) def. Caitlin Moon/Kaileigh Truslow (FSU) 22-20, 21-12

FSU is at No. 5 by Baseball America, unchanged from a week ago.

We'll add others as they are announced this morning:

Florida State (41-13, 19-5 ACC) will be the No. 2 seed in this week's ACC Tournament in Durham, N.C. The softball tournament begins with first-round games on Wednesday, but the Seminoles earned a bye into the quarterfinals.

The Seminoles will play on Thursday at 5 p.m. (ACC Network) against the North Carolina-Notre Dame winner. Those teams will play Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

No. 7 FSU beats NC State 8-1 to split the weekend series vs. the No. 20 Wolfpack. The Noles are 35-10 (14-9 in ACC) with two weeks left in the regular season.

Former starting G Jalen Warley just committed to UVA.

Here's the Osceola's projection for FSU's defensive depth chart at the end of the spring portal window.

For the first time this season, the Florida State baseball team will not be able to play a complete ACC series.

The scheduled second game of the series between No. 7 FSU (34-10, 13-9 in ACC) and No. 20 NC State (26-17, 13-9) Saturday night was canceled due to poor field conditions and a pending weather forecast and will not be made up. As such, the Seminoles and Wolfpack will play the second and final game of the series Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. at Dick Howser Stadium with the game broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

After NC State won the series opener 8-7 Friday night, FSU needs a win Sunday to split the two-game series. The Seminoles will turn to junior lefty Carson Dorsey (3-2, 3.95 ERA) to start the series finale on the mound while NC State is starting sophomore lefty Dominic Fritton (3-3, 6.89 ERA). Fritton has 54 strikeouts over 48.1 innings of work this season but he's also allowed 32 walks and 13 home runs.

FSU starting lineup



NC State starting lineup


I'll have updates live from Howser once the game gets underway.

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When it comes to NCAA Regional Championships in the last decade, FSU coach Amy Bond and her Seminoles have played about as well, and as consistently, as any program in the country.

During the span of the last 10 years, the Seminoles have earned two NCAA Regional championships (at Louisville in 2021 and in Tallahassee in 2022), totaled three runner-up finishes, and advanced to the NCAA Championship Finals in seven consecutive tournaments.

As the Seminoles prepare to play in an NCAA Regional Championship on the West Coast for the first time since playing at Oregon in 2016, the veteran head coach certainly knows how well her team must play to advance to the NCAA Championship Finals.

“There is no easy regional,” said Bond. “Now that I have had the opportunity to study the teams we are up against, we have to play our best golf of the year to finish in the top five. I’m not just saying that; this regional is strong. With that being said, we have a confident and eager bunch heading for Las Vegas, and that’s something I’m really excited about.”

Ranked No. 19 nationally entering the Las Vegas Regional Championship at the Spanish Trail Country Club, the 4-seeded Seminoles are the fourth highest-ranked team in the regional. They will face stiff competition from each of the teams including No. 1 seeded and No. 4 ranked UCLA, No. 2 seeded and No. 9 ranked Arkansas, No. 3 seeded and No. 16 ranked Arizona, California, Purdue, Baylor, Oklahoma, Colorado State, Kent State, Xavier, and Dartmouth.

Florida State’s lineup will be one of the most experienced in the postseason lineups in the regional as its top six golfers – Lottie Woad (All-ACC), Mirabel Ting (All-ACC), Charlotte Heath, Alice Hodge, Kaylah Williams, and Katherine Cook – have played in a combined nine regional championships. Heath (three) and Hodge (three) both played on the Seminoles’ 2021 regional championship team at Louisville and their 2021 regional championship team in Tallahassee in 2022. Woad and Williams played on Florida State’s advancing team at the 2023 Raleigh regional, while Ting led Augusta University to a fifth-place finish in the 2023 Raleigh regional championship. Ting finished in a tie for fifth in Raleigh and led Augusta to their first-ever NCAA Championship finals appearance. Cook will make her first regional appearance in 2024.

Hodge turned in one of the greatest regional performances in school history in the spring of 2022 as she finished in a tie for third place with a 2 under-par score of 214. Her score included a career-low and program-best tying 65 in the final round. It was her performance that helped the Seminoles clinch their second consecutive team championship.

“Our Tallahassee regional is definitely my most memorable regional,” said Hodge. “I think that this team is also very comfortable with desert golf due to our time at Grayhawk in the last three NCAA Championships. I think that could be an advantage for us this week.”

Hodge’s tied for third place finish is one of five top three individual finishes in regional play in school history.

Woad, the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion and the 2024 ACC Golfer of the Year, finished in a tie for sixth place finish at the Raleigh regional in 2023. Her score of 67 in the first round of the regional championship is just two strokes off her career-best score and the all-time school record.

“Playing in regionals is probably the most team-driven tournament of the entire year,” said Woad. “That’s how we have played throughout the year – as a team. I’m most excited about playing good golf with a confident group of teammates. If we do that, everything should take care of itself.”

Woad won the ANWA with an 8 under par score of 208 and is an incredible 49 strokes under par for her 17-match career as a Seminole.

Throughout her career, Bond has called the regional championship tournament the toughest tournament of the year. In her words, “If you don’t finish in the top five, your season is over.”

“We haven’t finished outside of the top five at a regional since 2016,” said Bond. “It’s going to take us playing Florida Stat golf to advance. This is the time of the year we work for. This group will be ready to play on Monday morning in Las Vegas.”

Results and tee times can be found at Golfstat.com

After a midweek break for final exams, the Florida State baseball team is back in action and back at Dick Howser Stadium. The No. 7 Seminoles (34-9, 13-8 in ACC) are back at home hosting No. 20 NC State (25-17. 12-9) for a three-game series that begins Friday night at 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

FSU enters this series well-positioned to be a top-eight national seed with three weeks left in the regular season. FSU is a consensus top-eight team right now and the national seed bubble isn't looking particularly tough. However, FSU will have to battle this weekend against an NC State team that is looking to play its way into the top-16 hosting conversation with a strong finish.

Bob's story on FSU's pursuit of a national seed

In the series opener Friday night, FSU will turn to ace pitcher Jamie Arnold (8-1, 1.79 ERA) on the mound. NC State will counter with right-handed pitcher Sam Highfill (4-1, 4.91 ERA).

FSU starting lineup


NC State starting lineup


I'll have updates from Howser tonight starting around game time.

I went out to Rickards this morning to watch FSU DE target Jalen Wiggins and got some video from practice. Jalen just rejoined the football team on Thursday after completing his baseball season. You can tell he dropped some weight this spring for baseball. His HC mentioned that he was excited to get him back with the football team and back in the weight room.

Wiggins is a leader on and off the field for Rickards and leads by example. Rickards players are required to grab equipment out the equipment shed as they make their way to the field. Several guys were made to go back by one of their coaches as the early group made its way to the practice. As the second group came out, Wiggins with no one watching or asking went an and grabbed a tackling dummy. He is by far the biggest and the best player on his team. Think that says a lot about the kid. He spent most of practice in team drills working as a tight end on offense but during individual drills he was with the defense.

FSU has made up a lot of ground with Wiggins and I have been told that at one time he was 100-percent Florida. However, that is not the case anymore. I really like FSU chances of flipping Wiggins.

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Never too early to start.
We lose Kat and Mack and Ali as pitchers. Kat was our clear far and away best pitcher and Mack was similar in effectiveness to Kenna later in the season.
We lose Muffley, the human highlight reel and Betheny Keen, a defensive presence.
We bring back a lot of firepower with :
Michaela at C. IMO she needs to focus on catching the ball (too many PBs) and swinging at good pitches. One of the better eyes on the team. I expect a rebound year of .300+ with 15+ HRs
Devyn at 2B A spark plug that turns singles into doubles and needs to improve her eye at the plate. Too many of her strike outs were on balls out of the zone. If she improves her SZ recognition, will hit well above .350 IMO Could push .400
Kalei at 3B Get more comfortable defensively and be more selective with which balls to swing at. Should hit >.350 and 10+ HRs
Kaley at LF Just keep being Kaley and cut down on bad swings. .350+
Jahni at CF Another year removed from injury. I expect to see a tick up to nearly .400 BA and 8+ HRs. That is assuming (I know, I know) she gets a better eye at the plate. This is a must for her, b/c this year once you got 2 strikes on her she would swing at almost anything. If she improves that significantly, I don't see anyway she hits less than .400.
Hallie like Jahni is one more year removed from an ACL. Improve the eye and hit .350+. I expect to see more power out of her next year. 10ish HRs
Backups Amaya Ross needs to become a more consistent hitter and then she can challenge Hallie at RF or Kalei at 3B (allowing Kalei to 1B).
I know I sound like a broken record, but Katie needs to tighten up her SZ recognition pure and simple.
Hartley didn't field well enough to unseat Kalei and she hasn't shown the bat.
Avery will have a chance to win the SS job, but will battle incoming freshman Isa Torres a highly ranked SS out of Texas.
Jaysoni Beachum a 3B/C with a huge bat may put Kalei at 1B or may back up 51 and possibly DP
Angelee Bueno is described as a slick fielding 1B with a good bat. Is she our 1B next year.
Kennedy Harp is an OFer with some power and speed. Hard to break into our OF, but who knows.
Ashtyn Danley is a stud 2 way pitcher with a .36 ERA this year and hit around .689 with power. I expect her to be given a great chance to be in the main rotation.
Mimi Gooden played in a competitive Tampa area league and is also a 2 way player. She had a 1.38 ERA with 106 IP and .603 BA with 11 HR's. I would be surprised if she got much run as a pitcher (hope I'm wrong), but her bat may be too good to ride the pine.

We have one dependable pitcher coming back in Reid. I know she and Coacha are working on a couple of top notch secondary pitches. If she can master those, she could be an AA. If not, people will learn to sit the rise in the zone like OU did.
We need Danley to be the real deal and compete at least as well as Reid did.
We get to see what Balk can do after a year with Coacha. I have no guess. I'm hopeful, but not expecting her to be a good 3rd option.
IMO we need at least ONE stud pitcher from the portal. A ready made pitcher, not a project.
I'm already anxious for what could be our best hitting team. Just praying we get the stud transfer pitcher, Reid progresses and Danley is ready to deal. We'll see.

FSU takes on NC State in game 2 of the three-game series on Saturday, an ACC Network broadcast at 7 p.m. We've had some isolated rain and a bit of lightning and thunder (some delays for men's tennis in their regional, they moved inside). Let's hope no delays for baseball tonight.

The Seminoles (34-10, 13-9 ACC) dropped game 1 on Friday night 8-7 to the Wolfpack (26-17, 13-9) in a top-20 showdown.

LHP Carson Dorsey will be on the mound for the Seminoles.

We'll have lineups and updates as we approach first pitch

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The No. 10 seed Florida State men’s tennis team advanced out of the Tallahassee Regional with a 4-1 victory over UCF on Saturday. The Seminoles will make their second Super Regional appearance in the last three seasons and are among the last 16 teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history.

"We had a great effort from our guys to bounce back from doubles," head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. "We lost a tight doubles point, but we started strong in singles. Once we came indoors, we really played lights-out, and all six guys were playing good. It’s exciting to advance and continue the momentum that we built two weeks ago in winning the ACC Tournament. It’s hard to be one of the last 16 teams remaining. There’s a lot of good teams in college and you see a lot of upsets along the way. I’m thrilled for the guys to get there and want to continue working hard and have no regrets as we see how far we can go.”

The match started with a competitive doubles contest that ultimately provided UCF with the match’s first point. The Knights won on court 3 before Loris Pourroy and Youcef Rihanne evened the doubles competition with a 6-3 win at No. 2. UCF’s 6-4 win at No. 1 gave the Knights the point and a 1-0 lead heading into singles.

Florida State immediately jumped ahead in singles, winning the first set on all six courts. As the first sets were wrapping up, a lightning warning stopped the competition. After rain and lightning remained in the area, the match was moved indoors and resumed following a two-hour-and-10-minute delay.

Once inside, Jamie Connel made quick work of his opponent, finishing off a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3 to give FSU its first point of the match. He was followed quickly by Pourroy’s 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 2 and Rihane’s 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 4 to put the Seminoles in clinching position.

Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, the nation’s No. 4-ranked singles player, gave Florida State the point it needed with his 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 1. Cornut-Chauvinc is now 25-2 this season and has won eight singles contests in a row.

“What we got from Antoine, Loris, Jamie and Youcef was tremendous,” Hultquist said. “Youcef was on fire in the second set, going from down 3-1 to win the last five games. Today was a day we had to dig down again, being down, and it shows how resilient this team is. They’re playing hard for each other, and that’s all you can ask for.”

FSU also led at No. 5 and No. 6 singles when the match was clinched. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif was serving with a 6-3, 5-4 lead at No. 5, and Alex Bulte was ahead 6-4, 3-0 at No. 6.

“One of the keys in the match was Alex being down 5-3 and he ends up winning the first set,” Hultquist said. “That gave us six first sets and really established the momentum for us to finish it off. I thought Josh played really well today, too. He didn’t finish but he was serving for it (when the match ended).”

Florida State will face the winner of No. 7 seed Tennessee and Memphis in the Super Regional round. The match location, date and time will be announced after the matchups are set.

#10 Florida State 4, #36 UCF 1

Singles Competition:

1. #4 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) def. #121 Yassine Dlimi (UCF) 6-4, 6-2
2. Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. Lleyton Cronje (UCF) 6-3, 6-0
3. Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Liam Branger (UCF) 6-2, 6-2
4. Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Paul Colin (UCF) 6-3, 6-3
5. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) vs. Santiago Giamichelle (UCF) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
6. Alex Bulte (FSU) vs. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) 6-4, 3-0, unfinished

Doubles Competition:

1. Lleyton Cronje/Santiago Giamichelle (UCF) def. #13 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-4
2. #88 Loris Pourroy/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Francisco Llanes/Emilio Sanchez (UCF) 6-3
3. Liam Branger/Paul Colin (UCF) def. Alex Bulte/Jamie Connel (FSU) 6-2

Order of Finish: Singles (3,2,4,1) Doubles (3,2,1)

FSU sports information:

Florida State legend Warrick Dunn, a running back from 1993-96, has been named the College Sports Communicators’ 2024 Dick Enberg Award winner, it was announced Tuesday. The award, one of the CSC’s most prestigious honors, is “presented annually to an individual who has distinguished themselves nationally through their career achievement and meaningful contributions to society while promoting the values of education and academics.”

Dunn, a Freshman All-American in 1993 while helping Florida State win its first national championship, earned first-team All-America honors in 1996 as FSU played for another national title. He appeared in 41 games and rushed 575 times for 3,959 yards and 37 touchdowns while adding 132 receptions for 1,314 yards and 12 touchdowns. Playing in an era before statistics from bowl games counted toward career totals, Dunn became the first player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in three different seasons and left FSU as the program’s career rushing yards record holder. A member of the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2002, his jersey was retired by Florida State in 1997 and he was inducted into the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.

He still holds program records with 22 career 100-yard rushing games, including a school-record streak of six straight 100-yard games in 1995, a single-season yards-per-rush average of 7.5 from 1995 and a career average of 6.9 yards per rush. He broke the program’s single-season rushing record with 1,242 yards in 1995 and followed that with 1,180 yards, the third-highest total in program history at the time and still the school record for rushing yards by a senior, in 1996. He was a three-time first-team All-ACC selection and was named MVP of the Sugar Bowl following the 1994 season after posting 182 yards of total offense and showing his versatility by rushing for 58 yards, completing a 73-yard touchdown pass and grabbing nine receptions for 51 yards.

Dunn was selected 12th overall in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spent 12 seasons in the NFL for the Bucs and the Atlanta Falcons. He appeared in 181 games, including 15 or more in 10 of those seasons, and rushed 2,669 times for 10,967 yards and 49 touchdowns and also made 510 receptions for 4,339 yards and 15 touchdowns. He retired with 15,306 all-purpose yards, 14th in NFL history at the time, and his 10,967 career rushing yards were 19th on the NFL’s all-time list. His 4,986 rushing yards with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still rank third in franchise history, while his 306 receptions are fifth and his 19 rushing touchdowns for the Bucs are seventh in franchise history 15 seasons after his career concluded. He still ranks third in Atlanta Falcons history with his average of 4.2 yards per carry, fourth in franchise history with 5,981 rushing yards and tied for sixth with 30 rushing touchdowns for the franchise. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection, the 2004 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award winner, the 2009 Bart Starr Award winner, the 2010 Heisman Humanitarian Award recipient and the 2011 Jefferson Humanitarian Award for Public Service winner. He was named 1997 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and was selected for the Pro Bowl during his rookie campaign. Dunn became a minority owner in the Atlanta Falcons in March 2010 and was inducted into the Falcons Ring of Honor in 2017.

Off the field, Dunn’s impact has been immeasurable. He established his Homes for the Holidays program in 1997, which serves as the flagship program at Warrick Dunn Charities. That initiative has provided single-parent families with home furnishing and down-payment assistance on new homes. The program has helped 223 families reach the dream of home ownership. Warrick Dunn Charities also established the Count on Your Future program in 2014 to teach families how to achieve economic empowerment, the Hearts for Community scholarship program that provides financial needs-based awards to support students who are active volunteers in their community, and Sculpt workshops that teach families about the importance of healthy food choices and how to eat healthy on a budget. In 2007, he joined Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Jeff Gordon, Mia Hamm, Tony Hawk, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mario Lemieux, Alonzo Mourning and Cal Ripken, Jr., to found Athletes for Hope. He was given the Giant Steps Award from former President Bill Clinton in 1998.

Dunn will accept his award on June 10 at the #CSCUnite24 convention in Las Vegas.