FSU sports information:
Junior outfielder James Tibbs III added to his 2024 accolades Friday when he was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for baseball. This is the sixth time a Seminole has earned the honor and first since Gage Smith won it in consecutive seasons in 2013-14.
Tibbs, from Marietta, Georgia, was also named the ACC Player of the Year, a unanimous first-team All-American, earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Team and won the ACC’s Postgraduate Scholarship Award. Tibbs was on the ACC Championship All-Tournament Team and a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award.
In the classroom, Tibbs graduated in May with a degree in political science and had a 3.53 GPA during his time at FSU. He was on the 2023 and 2024 All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll all three years.
On the field, Tibbs led Florida State with 28 home runs, 95 RBI, a .777 slugging percentage and 58 walks. Tibbs 28 home runs are fifth in a season at FSU and the most since Marshall McDougall also had 28 in 1999. His 95 RBI are seventh in a season at FSU.
Tibbs helped lead the Seminoles back to the College World Series for the 24th time in program history and first since 2019 with a 5-for-6 game against Connecticut in the Super Regional, including three home runs. Tibbs matched his career high with six RBI in the Noles 10-8 win, with three two-run home runs that all either tied the game or gave FSU the lead, including the game-winner in the top of the 12th inning. It was FSU’s first three-home run game for a player since 2010.
Led by Tibbs, FSU tied its school-record 13 selections to the All-ACC Academic Team:
Senior first baseman Daniel Cantu (athletic coaching)
Junior outfielder Jaime Ferrer (sport management)
Freshman infielder Cal Fisher (finance)
Junior pitcher Connor Hults (social sciences)
Sophomore shortstop Alex Lodise (sport management)
Freshman pitcher Brady Louck (finance)
Senior pitcher Brennen Oxford (hospitality entrepreneurship)
Sophomore outfielder DeAmez Ross (communications)
Senior pitcher Noah Short (athletic coaching)
Sophomore third baseman Cam Smith (sport management)
Junior outfielder James Tibbs III (political science)
Junior pitcher Conner Whittaker (social sciences)
Sophomore outfielder Max Williams (finance)
Junior outfielder James Tibbs III added to his 2024 accolades Friday when he was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for baseball. This is the sixth time a Seminole has earned the honor and first since Gage Smith won it in consecutive seasons in 2013-14.
Tibbs, from Marietta, Georgia, was also named the ACC Player of the Year, a unanimous first-team All-American, earned a spot on the CSC Academic All-District Team and won the ACC’s Postgraduate Scholarship Award. Tibbs was on the ACC Championship All-Tournament Team and a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award.
In the classroom, Tibbs graduated in May with a degree in political science and had a 3.53 GPA during his time at FSU. He was on the 2023 and 2024 All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll all three years.
On the field, Tibbs led Florida State with 28 home runs, 95 RBI, a .777 slugging percentage and 58 walks. Tibbs 28 home runs are fifth in a season at FSU and the most since Marshall McDougall also had 28 in 1999. His 95 RBI are seventh in a season at FSU.
Tibbs helped lead the Seminoles back to the College World Series for the 24th time in program history and first since 2019 with a 5-for-6 game against Connecticut in the Super Regional, including three home runs. Tibbs matched his career high with six RBI in the Noles 10-8 win, with three two-run home runs that all either tied the game or gave FSU the lead, including the game-winner in the top of the 12th inning. It was FSU’s first three-home run game for a player since 2010.
Led by Tibbs, FSU tied its school-record 13 selections to the All-ACC Academic Team:
Senior first baseman Daniel Cantu (athletic coaching)
Junior outfielder Jaime Ferrer (sport management)
Freshman infielder Cal Fisher (finance)
Junior pitcher Connor Hults (social sciences)
Sophomore shortstop Alex Lodise (sport management)
Freshman pitcher Brady Louck (finance)
Senior pitcher Brennen Oxford (hospitality entrepreneurship)
Sophomore outfielder DeAmez Ross (communications)
Senior pitcher Noah Short (athletic coaching)
Sophomore third baseman Cam Smith (sport management)
Junior outfielder James Tibbs III (political science)
Junior pitcher Conner Whittaker (social sciences)
Sophomore outfielder Max Williams (finance)
