Sunday Seminoles Summary: Baseball looks for split,

Welcome back to Tomahawk Nation’s Triple-S, where we attempt to give you the latest results and news from all the Florida State Seminoles sports that don’t begin with “foot.”

If you missed last week’s Triple S recap of all the Seminole sports, you can find it here.

This week in Florida State sports:

• The baseball team lost the first game of this weekends home series against NC State Friday night, and yesterday’s game was canceled due to poor field conditions and inclement weather. Fans with tickets for Saturdays canceled game will be able to use them for a general admission seat at any remaining home game. The Seminoles will try for the series spilt in todays game which has been moved up to 12:30 p.m. and will be televised on the ACCNX.
• The 14th-ranked softball team lost their weekend series and their regular season finale getting run-ruled by Syracuse yesterday. The Noles end with a 41-13 regular season record, and 19-5 record in ACC play. FSU will be the No. 2 seed in next week’s ACC Tournament. Their opening round game is on Thursday at 5 p.m. against the winner of the first round game between the No. 7 seed and the No. 10 seed. The game can be seen live on the ACC Network.
• The #4 FSU beach volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss to No. 5 Cal Poly (31-6) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament ending their season.
• FSU All-American Lottie Woad was named the ACC Golfer of the Year, and Woad and Mirabel Ting were named to the All-ACC Women’s Golf team.
• The FSU Men’s tennis team is advancing to their second Super Regional appearance in the last three seasons. The Women’s tennis teams’ season has ended with their loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
• The volleyball team picked up their bling for being the 2023 ACC Champions.
• The basketball team added a couple of players but you gotta wonder what the deal with Watkins was.
• The FSU soccer, track & field, and swimming/diving programs also saw some action this week and their stories are posted in our recaps below.

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Friday: Florida State battles back after 102-minute rain delay but falls short 8-7

Blame the lack of a mid-week game, hour-and-a-half rain delay, or NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan, but the Seminoles did not bring their best to the ballpark today.

Friday nights have become synonymous with Jamie Arnold’s dominance, but the future All-American battled shaky command, infield hits, and a weather delay….{continued}

With less than a month until the NCAA reveals the baseball bracket, Florida State put itself on the inside track to host a regional and receive a national seed.

The ‘Noles needed a series victory on the road against a ranked opponent to improve its resume, and they did just that, taking two out of three against Duke after dropping a road series last week….{continued}

Cole Sands, P, Minnesota Twins

Sands pitched in two games against the White Sox and the series finale versus the Angels this week. Against Chicago he pitched 1.0 inning, striking out one batter and gave up one hit in his first appearance. Two days later he earned his first win of the season in a 1.0-inning showing. In Anaheim, Sands struck out three, suffered two hits and one earned run over 1.2 innings. He currently holds a 1.35 ERA and has struck out 19 batters over 13.1 innings of work this season.

Luke Weaver, P, New York Yankees

Weaver made two appearances this past week. Versus the Oakland Athletics, he pitched 2.2 perfect innings, striking out three batters. In Milwaukee he pitched 2.2 frames, finishing with two strikeouts, allowing only one hit and one walk.

Cal Raleigh, C, Seattle Mariners

Raleigh’s week was highlighted by a multi-hit game versus the Texas Rangers, which included his sixth home run of the year. He also added two RBI in the contest bringing his season total to 13.

DJ Stewart, OF, New York Mets

Stewart has gotten a hit in the Mets last two games versus the St. Louis Cardinals. He reached base a total of four times and scored one run in those games.

Tyler Holton, P, Detroit Tigers

In Holton’s one appearance this past week he allowed two hits and five earned runs in 0.1 innings versus the Kansas City Royals.

Taylor Walls, INF, Tampa Bay Rays

Walls started the season on the 10-Day Injured List and has since been moved to the 60-Day Injured List following hip surgery this offseason.

After playing a double header on Friday, where Florida State softball split the day with Syracuse, they headed into their final game on Saturday.

To lead off, Kaley Mudge reached on an error from the Orange defense. A single up the middle from Jaysoni Beachum had two on, and soon two outs from Lindsey Hendrix. Facing Michaela Edenfield, the FSU catcher launched a 3-run homerun to give the Seminoles a lead....{continued}

The No. 14 Florida State softball team (41-12, 19-4) split a doubleheader with Syarcuse (28-22, 8-15) on Friday at Skytop Softball Stadium. The Orange took the first game 4-3, but FSU responded with a 3-2 win to even the series.

Game 2
The Seminoles used a three-run second inning and some great pitching and defense to take the Orange 3-2 in the second game of the day…..

Allison Royalty got the start against the No. 9 Florida Gators, in the regular season finale in Tallahassee. The senior had a solid start, feeding her defense for two outs. A walk, single, and stolen base had Royalty navigating trouble. Another single, followed by an error brought in two runs early for UF....{continued}

Beachum is the first true freshman in Florida State history to be named a Top 25 Finalist for the award and is the only freshman on the list this year. Beachum was also named Softball America’s Freshman of the Month for the third consecutive month on Wednesday morning.

Beachum is in the midst of one of the greatest freshman seasons in school history. Beachum is hitting a blazing .447 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI including seven home runs in her last 10 games. Beachum has already broken the freshman RBI record and is on pace to break nearly every freshman hitting record at Florida State….

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….

The No. 4 Florida State beach volleyball team (31-7) defeated No. 13 Washington (20-17), 3-1 in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Beach Volleyball Tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Washington jumped out in front, taking the first set on three of the five courts. However, the pair of Raelyn White and Audrey Konenig put the Noles up 1-0 behind a 21-16, 21-7 victory on court three….

After previously declaring for the NBA Draft, Florida State forward Jamir Watkins has now entered the transfer portal.

The Seminoles’ leading scorer and rebounder last season, Wakins transferred to FSU by way of VCU.

Florida State has seen a flurry of departures via the portal this offseason — Watkins, Warley, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Cam Corhen, Primo Spears, Baba Miller, De’Ante Green, and Tom House have elected to enter — with the Seminoles adding transfers in Jerry Deng (Hampton), Malique Eqin (No. 1 JUCO prospect out of South Plains College), Justin Thomas (UTSA) and Bostyn Holt (South Dakota)…..{continued}

In the latest addition to the Seminoles’ roster, South Dakota forward Bostyn Holt has committed to FSU.

His game—not his talent— reminds of Kyle Anderson (who himself is a poor man’s Scottie Barnes). He uses his body in the paint to get position and shoot over the top of smaller defenders. and gets to the free throw line a lot. He has nice court vision and uses size to pass over people, with actually a pretty nice assist rate…..{continued}

Florida State men’s basketball has added another name to its 2024-25 roster, with Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reporting that UTSA Roadrunners transfer Justin Thomas has committed to the Seminoles.

Thomas, a 6-foot-7 guard, started off his career at the JUCO level before moving on to Milwaukee and subsequently, UTSA, though he didn’t find his way onto the court this past season.

Thomas does seem capable of initiating offense in limited capacity, and appears to be pretty decently quick laterally and his block/steal rates at Milwaukee support that…..{continued}

The boys are back.

Not the Florida State Seminoles men’s basketball team, who are missing from the NCAA Tournament for the third year in a row, but rather Matt Minnick and Michael Rogner, hosts of The Gospel of Ham.

In this episode, Minnick and Rogner reflect on Florida State’s 2023-2024 basketball season — an inconsistent and frustrating year from the Seminoles that the duo attributes to a lack of competitiveness and defensive issues.

The two also talk about the ACC’s performance in the tournament, noting the conference’s overachievement relative to seeding and discussing reasons behind this trend, such as the ACC being undervalued by metrics and poor conference scheduling: a reflection of ACC leadership’s strategies and the conference’s overall management, especially in comparison to other conferences.

They also discuss FSU’s roster, from the impact of departing players (De’Ante Green, Baba Miller and Primo Spears) to potential transfers and recruits for Florida State, emphasizing the need for experienced players from winning programs to improve the team’s competitiveness and toughness.

Listen below, as well as on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to your shows.

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….

….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.

The No. 10 Florida State men’s tennis team secured its first victory of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship with a 4-1 victory over No. 71 North Florida in the first round on Friday afternoon. The Seminoles have won their last 14 matches over the Ospreys dating back to 1987…..

The No. 20 Florida State women’s tennis team (17-9) fell to No. 7 Georgia (22-4) 4-1 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia on Saturday….

….Florida State’s season has come to an end in a year with lots of memorable moments. The Seminoles finished the year with nine ranked wins, advanced to their 20th ACC semifinal, and made the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive postseason appearance. Several athletes are expected to return to help Florida State be a contender once again next season.

The No. 20 Florida State women’s tennis team (17-8) swept UNC Asheville (16-4) 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Lindsey Hopkins Tennis Facility in Athens, Georgia.

Due to inclement weather, the start of the match was delayed two hours and was moved indoors….

Florida State head swimming and diving coach Neal Studd announced the hiring of Wesley Mattice as the head diving coach on Friday…..

….Mattice arrives in Tallahassee following a head coaching stint at NC State, where he led divers to the NCAA Championships in each of his three seasons at the helm (2021-2024), while helping the Wolfpack take home the ACC Championship in all three seasons.

Varjasi turned in his personal best in the 100-meter free in prelims at 48.45, claiming the top seed. He was just off the mark in finals, touching for silver at 48.57. Both swims were under the Olympic consideration time (48.58).

On Thursday, Varjasi swam the 100 fly, contributing his best at 52.21 for third place, just ahead of Tobias Schulrath in fifth (52.92) after swimming 52.45 in prelims. Schulrath also touched 17th in the 100 free (50.48).

Florida State’s Lottie Woad was named the ACC Golfer of the Year, and Woad and Mirabel Ting were named to the All-ACC Women’s Golf team in a vote by the league’s 12 head coaches and announced by the league office. Woad is the third Seminole to win the ACC Golfer of the Year award – Seminole All-American Frida Kinhult was the co-ACC Golfer of the Year in 2019 and Beatrice Wallin was named as the ACC’s best golfer in 2021.

It marks the third time in the six years that a Florida State player has been named as the ACC Golfer of the Year. The award was not presented in 2020….

The Florida State Men’s Golf team earned a No. 1 seed at the NCAA Stanford Regional held at Stanford Golf Course in California, announced on Wednesday. NCAA Regional play gets underway May 13-15, with the Top 5 teams from each of the six regionals earning a spot at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.

The announcement was made during Wednesday’s NCAA Men’s Golf Championship selection show on the GOLF Channel. The Seminoles must finish in the Top 5 of its 14-team regional, which also includes Ole Miss (2), Illinois (3), Texas A&M (4), Stanford (5), UCLA (6), SMU (7), Missouri (8), Fresno State (9), UNLV (10), Augusta (11), Liberty (12), Sacramento State (13) and Siena (14)…..

For the second straight month, Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton has earned ACC Golfer of the Month honors for his tremendous play in April.

The Hialeah, Fla., native played in two tournaments last month, winning the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial against an elite field, then securing a fifth-place finish in the stroke-play portion of the ACC Championship. At the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, Clanton earned his third consecutive victory – becoming the first Seminole ever to accomplish that feat….

DeFrand won the women’s 100-meter, clocking a lifetime best of 10.88 at the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her time ranks first in the ACC and third nationally. DeFrand was also the second leg of the 4×100 relay team that placed fourth with the 10th fastest time in school history at 43.43. She concluded her weekend placing third in the 200 with a lifetime best and fourth-fastest time in school history at 22.58.

We start today’s Noles News off with some sad news, as former Florida State quarterback Marcus Outzen passed away Tuesday evening.

Nicknamed “Rooster” because of his red hair, he stepped in as starter after a season-ending injury to Chris Weinke during the 1998 season. A week after the redshirt freshman’s first start, a win over Wake Forest, Ouzten led the Seminoles to a win over Florida....{continued}

Other Cool Seminole Stuff

Florida State has announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class.

This year’s group of inductees includes Ryan Barthelemy (baseball, 1999-2002), Anquan Boldin (football, 1999-2002), Casey Hunter (softball, 2002-05), Lamarcus Joyner (football, 2010-13), Phillip Riley (track and field, 1993-96), Katie Rybakova (women’s tennis, 2008-11) and Bernie Waxman (coaches and administration, 1969-72;1974-2019)…..{continued}

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….

….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….