2026 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

2026 Florida State Seminoles baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
D1Baseball.com	No. 8
Record	27–11 (11–6 ACC)
Head coach	Link Jarrett (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ty Megahee (3rd season) Brad Vanderglas (3rd season) Drew Linder (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Micah Posey (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium (Capacity: 6,700)
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2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	12	–	3	–	0		.800			27	–	5	–	0		.844
No. 8 Florida State  ‍‍‍	9	–	3	–	0		.750			24	–	8	–	0		.750
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍	11	–	4	–	0		.733			20	–	4	–	1		.820
No. 24 Boston College  ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	0		.600			24	–	11	–	0		.686
No. 9 Virginia  ‍‍‍	8	–	7	–	0		.533			24	–	10	–	0		.706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	8	–	7	–	0		.533			23	–	11	–	0		.676
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0		.500			25	–	8	–	0		.758
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0		.500			22	–	9	–	0		.710
NC State  ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0		.500			22	–	11	–	0		.667
Duke  ‍‍‍	7	–	8	–	0		.467			21	–	14	–	0		.600
Louisville  ‍‍‍	5	–	7	–	0		.417			19	–	14	–	0		.576
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0		.400			15	–	13	–	0		.536
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0		.400			15	–	16	–	0		.484
Clemson  ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0		.333			22	–	15	–	0		.595
Stanford  ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0		.333			14	–	15	–	0		.483
California  ‍‍‍	1	–	11	–	0		.083			15	–	16	–	0		.484
‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of April 8, 2026 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026Florida State Seminoles baseball team represents Florida State University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles play their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. It is Link Jarrett's fourth season as head coach of the Seminoles. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

See also: 2025 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

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. ^[2] 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. ^[3] 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
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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: ^[4]

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	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

2026 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Chase Williams S/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Elmore, AL 2 INF Carter McCulley R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Pensacola, FL 3 LHP Trey Beard L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Dunedin, FL 4 INF Cal Fisher R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Deerfield, WI 5 INF Gabe Fraser L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Huntington Beach, CA 7 LHP Wes Mendes L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 9 OF John Stuetzer R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Marietta, GA 12 INF Myles Bailey L/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Tallahassee, FL 13 INF Noah Sheffield R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Tampa, FL 15 INF Kelvyn Paulino Jr. R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Thomasville, NC 16 OF Brayden Dowd L/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Clarkston, MI 17 UTL Charlie Buckles L/L 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bethesda, MD 18 UTL Manny Lantigua S/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Delrey Beach, FL 19 RHP John Abraham R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 20 INF Jace Estes L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Crawfordville, FL 21 C Nathan Cmeyla R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Ashburn, VA 23 OF Brody DeLamielleure R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So St. Augustine, FL 24 RHP Cole Stokes R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Redondo Beach, CA 25 C Hunter Carns R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jacksonville, FL 26 INF Eli Putnam R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Cabin John, MD 27 LHP Kevin Mebil L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr West Palm Beach, FL 28 LHP Jacob Marlowe L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Naples, FL 30 RHP Bryson Moore R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Fairfax, VA 31 RHP Braxton Varnes R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32 LHP Cooper Whited L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL 33 RHP Ben Barrett R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Orlando, FL 35 INF Will Bavaro R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Lake Worth, FL 36 C Mookie Rodriguez L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dover, FL 38 OF Clancy Marsh R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Boca Raton, FL 40 RHP Brodie Purcell R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Aliso Viejo, CA 41 RHP Chris Knier R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jensen Beach, FL 42 RHP Jake Echols R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Orlando, FL 45 RHP Cade O'Leary R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Nashville, TN 47 RHP Rhett Vaughn R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Sebring, FL 48 RHP Gabe Nard R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Shaker Heights, OH 50 C Kaden Frommelt R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Marion, IA 53 RHP Cam Odom R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Cottondale, FL 55 LHP Payton Manca L/L 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 256 lb (116 kg) RS So Winchendon, MA	Head coach Link Jarrett Assistant coach(es) Ty Megahee Brad Vanderglas Drew Linder Micah Posey Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 30, 2026

Game log

2026 Florida State Seminoles baseball game log (27–11)
Regular Season (27–11)
February (7–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source February 13 ACCNX James Madison* No. 16 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, 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 Jacksonville* No. 16 John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, 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 Field Arlington, 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 North Florida* 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 Mercer* No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium W 22–57 Whited (1–0) Decker (0–1) None 4,437 10–2 — Report March 6 ACCNX Northern Kentucky* 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 Sunshine Showdown March 10 SECN+ at No. 23 Florida* No. 20 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL L 3–6 McNeillie (2–0) Mebil (1–1) Whritenour (2) 6,548 13–3 — Report March 13 ACCNX at No. 12 Wake Forest No. 20 David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-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 Bethune–Cookman* 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 Sunshine Showdown March 24 SECN+ vs. No. 18 Florida* No. 10 VyStar Ballpark Jacksonville, FL L 0–5 Sandefer (1–1) Whited (1–1) Barberi (2) 7,667 19–5 — Report March 27 ACCNX Duke 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 Stetson* No. 7 Melching Field DeLand, FL W 6–3 Purcell (2–0) Moran (0–2) Nard (2) 2,459 22–6 — Report
April (5–5) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source April 2 ACCN at No. 10 Virginia No. 7 Davenport Field Charlottesville, 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 Sunshine Showdown 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 Stadium Atlanta, 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 Notre Dame 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 April 21 ESPN+ at North Florida* Dusty Rhoades Field Jacksonville, FL — April 24 ACCNX at Stanford Klein Field Palo Alto, CA April 25 ACCNX at Stanford Klein Field April 26 ACCNX at Stanford Klein Field April 29 ACCNX South Florida* Dick Howser Stadium —
May (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Source May 1 ACCNX Pitt Dick Howser Stadium May 2 ACCNX Pitt Dick Howser Stadium May 3 ACCNX Pitt Dick Howser Stadium May 5 ACCNX Jacksonville* Dick Howser Stadium — May 8 ACCNX at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC May 9 ACCN at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium May 10 ESPN2 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium May 14 ACCNX Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium May 15 ACCNX Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium May 16 ACCNX Miami (FL) Dick Howser Stadium
Postseason (0–0)
ACC tournament (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT Record Source May 19–24 TBD vs. TBD Truist Field Charlotte, NC NCAA tournament (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Source
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = Florida State team member   *Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [5]

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [6]	14	14*	17	15	15	9	8	7	6	10
Baseball America [7]	12	12	17	18	17	10	10	6	5	13
NCBWA† [8]	14	11	17	15	15	10	8	7	6	9
D1Baseball [9]	16	16	21	20	20	11	10	7	5	8
Perfect Game [10]	9	9	15	16	15	11	10	6	5	12

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Honors

Watchlists

Player	Watchlist	Ref.
Trey Beard Wes Mendes Myles Bailey	Golden Spikes Award watchlist
Hunter Carns	Buster Posey Award watchlist
Wes Mendes	National Pitcher of the Year watchlist

Awards

Player	Watchlist	Ref.
Trey Beard	ACC Pitcher of the Week Golden Spikes Player of the Week Pre-season All-American
Myles Bailey	ACC Player of the Week Pre-season All-American First Team Mid-season All-American
Wes Mendes	ACC Pitcher of the Week First Team Mid-season All-American Second Team Mid-season All-American
Bryson Moore	ACC Pitcher of the Week
John Abraham	First Team Mid-season All-American
Kelvyn Paulino, Jr.	First Team Mid-season All-American

References

1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
2. "Noles Begin ACC Championship with Quarterfinal Win". Florida State University. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
3. "FSU Earns No. 9 National Seed, Tallahassee Regional Set". Florida State University. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
4. "Georgia Tech Tops 2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". theacc.com. January 29, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
5. "2026 Baseball Schedule". Seminoles.com. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
6. Baseball Coaches Poll
7. Baseball America College: Top 25
8. NCBWA Division I poll
9. D1 Baseball
10. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings