FLORIDA STATE (15-10, 10-8 ACC) APRIL 9-11, 2021 FEBRUARY SAT 20 North Florida ACCNX L, 4-7 #17 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES | Atlantic Coast Conference | RPI: 60 SUN 21 North Florida ACCNX W, 14-7 Head Coach: Mike Martin, Jr. (Florida State ‘95) // North Florida ACCNX W, 8-4 at FSU: 27-15 (2nd Season) // Overall: Same FRI 26 Pitt* ACCNX L, 0-1 SAT 27 Pitt* ACC Network L, 2-7 SUN 28 Pitt* ACCNX L, 7-9 (13) FSU Overall: 15-10 // ACC: 10-8 // Home: 10-9 // Away: 5-1 // Neutral: 0-0 // Last 10: 6-4 MARCH TUE 2 Mercer Postponed VS FRI 5 #16 Virginia* ACCNX W, 2-0 SAT 6 #16 Virginia* ACCNX W, 9-4 #7 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS | Atlantic Coast Conference | RPI: 61 SUN 7 #16 Virginia* ACCNX L, 1-2 Head Coach: Dan McDonnell (The Citadel ‘92, ‘95) // TUE 9 USF Postponed FRI 12 at #18 Virginia Tech* ACCNX W, 6-4 at Louisville: 636-253 (15th Season) // Overall: Same SAT 13 at #18 Virginia Tech* ACCNX L, 0-5 SUN 14 at #18 Virginia Tech* ACCNX W, 14-7 Louisville Overall: 18-9 // ACC: 10-4 // Home: 13-4 // Away: 5-5 // Neutral: 0-0 // Last 10: 6-4 TUE 16 #5 Florida ACC Network W, 10-2 FRI 19 at #6 Miami* ACC Network W, 13-1 SAT 20 at #6 Miami* ACC Network W, 9-1 SUN 21 at #6 Miami* ACCNX W, 12-0 WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN PITCHING MATCH-UPS WED 24 UCF ACC Network W, 6-5 (10) FRI 26 Wake Forest* ACCNX W, 2-1 FRIDAY Fri/Sat: ACC Network Extra LHP Michael Kirian (UL) vs. LHP Parker Messick (FSU) SAT 27 Wake Forest* ACCNX L, 7-8 Sunday: ACC Network SUN 28 Wake Forest* ACCNX L, 10-12 5-0, 2.12 ERA 2-2, 2.52 ERA WED 31 Mercer ACCNX W, 8-1 PxP: Anish Shroff Color: Mike Rooney SATURDAY APRIL LHP Luke Seed (UL) vs. LHP Bryce Hubbart (FSU) FRI 2 North Carolina* ACCNX L, 3-4 0-0, 1.50 ERA 3-2, 4.13 ERA SAT 3 North Carolina* ACCNX W, 4-2 100.7 FM (Tallahassee) SUN 4 North Carolina* ACC Network W, 8-0 FSU Gameday App (Nationwide) SUNDAY TUE 6 Jacksonville ACCNX L, 7-8 RHP Luke Smith (UL) vs. RHP Conor Grady (FSU) FRI 9 at #7 Louisville* ACCNX 6:00 PM Eric Luallen - Play-by-Play 2-2, 4.74 ERA 4-1, 3.34 ERA SAT 10 at #7 Louisville* ACCNX 1:00 PM SUN 11 at #7 Louisville* ESPNU 4:00 PM TUE 13 at #12 Florida SEC Network 7:00 PM FSU TEAM STATS (as of April 8) NCAA PLAYER RANKINGS (TOP 50) FRI 16 Boston College* ACCNX 6:00 PM SAT 17 Boston College* ACCNX 2:00 PM Statistic (Teams ranked) NCAA ACC Value Player Statistic NCAA Value SUN 18 Boston College* ACCNX 1:00 PM Base on Balls (284) 36 2 128 Conor Grady Games Started 5 7 FRI 23 at #15 Georgia Tech* ACCNX 6:00 PM Batting Average (284) 220 12 0.245 Victories 34 4 SAT 24 at #15 Georgia Tech* ACCNX 4:00 PM SUN 25 at #15 Georgia Tech* ACCNX 1:00 PM Double Plays (284) 156 9 13 Chase Haney Pitching Apps. 1 17 TUE 27 Stetson ACCNX 5:00 PM Double Plays Per Game (284) 207 13 0.52 Davis Hare Pitching Apps. 41 13 FRI 30 Troy ACCNX 6:00 PM Doubles (284) 136 9 36 Bryce Hubbart Strikeouts/9 IP 36 13.34 Doubles Per Game (284) 200 11 1.44 Logan Lacey Doubles/Gm. 39 0.42 MAY Earned Run Average (284) 10 1 3.07 Robby Martin RBI 38 30 SAT 1 Troy ACCNX 2:00 PM Fielding Percentage (284) 105 7 0.971 RBI/Gm. 49 1.20 SUN 2 Troy ACCNX 1:00 PM Tyler Martin Base on Balls 10 24 FRI 7 at #13 Notre Dame* ACC Network 6:00 PM Hit Batters (284) 133 6 26 SAT 8 at #13 Notre Dame* ACC Network 7:00 PM Hit by Pitch (284) 57 2 34 Runs 16 30 SUN 9 at #13 Notre Dame* ACC Network 12:00 PM Hits (284) 125 11 209 Runs/Gm. 26 1.20 TUE 11 FGCU ACCNX 6:00 PM Hits Allowed Per Nine Innings (284) 8 1 6.76 Base on Balls/Gm. 31 0.96 FRI 14 Clemson* ACC Network 6:00 PM Home Runs (280) 16 1 36 On Base Pct. 40 .509 SAT 15 Clemson* ACCNX 2:00 PM Home Runs Per Game (283) 18 2 1.44 Hit by Pitch 45 8 SUN 16 Clemson* ACCNX 1:00 PM On Base Percentage (284) 130 5 0.363 Toughest to K 49 11.3 THU 20 at NC State* ACCNX 6:30 PM Parker Messick Strikeouts 4 63 FRI 21 at NC State* ACCNX 6:30 PM Runs (284) 66 5 166 SAT 22 at NC State* ACCNX 1:00 PM Sacrifice Bunts (277) 118 2 9 Games Started 5 7 Sacrifice Flies (274) 221 13 5 Strikeouts/9 IP 16 14.42 POSTSEASON Scoring (284) 65 5 6.6 Mat Nelson Home Runs 3 11 ACC Tournament - May 25-30, Charlotte, N.C. Shutouts (98) 20 1 3 Home Runs/Gm. 8 0.48 NCAA Regionals - June 4-7, Campus Sites RBI/Gm. 13 1.43 NCAA Super Regionals - June 11-14, Campus Sites Slugging Percentage (284) 94 7 0.416 Stolen Bases (283) 223 12 14 RBI 14 33 College World Series - June 19-30, Omaha, Nebraska Slugging Pct. 22 .762 Stolen Bases Per Game (283) 253 13 0.56 Rankings above use D1Baseball.com Runs/Gm. 33 1.17 Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (284) 25 2 3.14 Total Bases 50 64 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (284) 5 1 11.8 Rankings Jonah Scolaro Pitching Apps. 41 13 Baseball America: 18 Perfect Game: 19 Triples (256) 256 13 1 D1Baseball.com: 17 USA Today Coaches: 21 Triples Per Game (276) 274 14 0.04 NCBWA: 22 WHIP (284) 13 1 1.17 WL Pct (283) 83 5 0.600 1 Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (284) 81 5 3.77 FSU QUICK FACTS GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION NOLES-CARDS AMONG ACC’s TOP SERIES » The 32-run margin of victory at Miami was the Location Tallahassee, Fla. » Florida State is the only ACC team with a winning worst in Miami’s nearly 80-year history. Symbol Seminoles record against Louisville since the Cardinals » At the plate, FSU hit .335 with 18 extra base hits. joined the ACC, beating UL in 8 of 14 regular On the mound, the Noles had a 1.00 ERA and 50 Colors Garnet & Gold season games. strikeouts in 36 innings. Enrollment 41,900 » FSU is also 3-0 against Louisville in the ACC » Robby Martin was named the NCBWA and Tournament, including a win in the 2018 cham- Perfect Game National Hitter of the Week and President John Thrasher pionship game. the ACC Player of the Week, hitting .550 with 3 Interim Director of Athletics David Coburn home runs, 3 doubles, 9 runs scored and 12 RBI. NELSON AMONG COUNTRY’S TOP CATCHERS He struck out just once in 20 at-bats. » Third-year sophomore Mat Nelson leads FSU » As a result, FSU jumped back into the Top 25 in COACHING STAFF with a .321 batting average and 11 home runs. all the major polls. Head Coach Mike Martin, Jr. » Nationally, Nelson ranks third in home runs (11), 22nd in slugging percentage (.762), 13th in RBI 8 WINS vs. TOP 20 TEAMS Florida State 1995 per game (1.43) and 14th in runs (33). » FSU’s first 10 games of March came against Record at Florida State 27-15 » Nelson tied a career high with 5 RBI against ranked teams, beating No. 16 Virginia 2-of-3, at Jacksonville (4/6), with an RBI single in the first No. 18 Virginia Tech 2-of-3, a win vs. No. 5 Florida 2nd Season inning and a grand slam in the third inning. and a sweep at No. 6 Miami. Career Record Same » It was Nelson’s first career grand slam and the » As of April 5, 10 of FSU’s remaining games are third for FSU this season. against ranked teams, starting this weekend at Assistant Coach Jimmy Belanger » Nelson hit two home runs against Wake Forest No. 7 Louisville. Louisville 2009 (3/28), including the first of back-to-back-to- back HR with Robby Martin and Elijah Cabell. FSU ROBBY MARTIN PACES OUTFIELD Assistant Coach Mike Metcalf last hit three straight HR in 2010. » Robby Martin, the NCBWA National Hitter of the West Florida 2000 » Nelson’s .452 on-base percentage is sec- Week for his performance against No. 5 Florida ond-best on the team. and No. 6 Miami, is hitting .310 with 30 RBI, 5 Assistant Coach Tyler Holt » Nelson is Top 5 in the ACC in HR (11, 1st), RBI (33, doubles, 6 home runs and 25 runs scored. Florida State 2019 1st), slugging pct. (.762, 2nd), runs (27, 4th), and » Martin is fourth in the ACC with 30 RBI and 5th OBP (.452, 7th). with 25 runs scored. Home Field Mike Martin Field » As FSU’s catcher, Nelson has thrown out 6 of the » Martin’s six home runs over the past 16 games at Dick Howser Stadium (6,700/1,500) opponents 10 would-be basestealers. FSU is the are more than his career total in the first 91 only school in the ACC throwing out more than games of his career (4).