FSU baseball game thread: Wake Forest, Saturday 3 PM

The Florida State baseball team (32-18, 11-12) kicked off its final series of the regular season in Dick Howser Stadium with Wake Forest (33-15, 15-9) on Friday. After the game was delayed in the middle of the fifth inning with FSU trailing 4-2, the opener will be resumed Saturday afternoon just after 3 PM.

The challenge against the Demon Deacons will be a tough one as they have the most homers in the country entering this weekend, 82, with five different players who have hit 10 or more this season. The series is also a must-win to retain any chance of hosting a regional come NCAA Tournament time.

Starting Lineups

FSU

Taylor Walls, SS

Dylan Busby, 3B

Jackson Lueck, LF

Quincy Nieporte, DH

Drew Mendoza, 1B

Cal Raleigh, C

Tyler Holton, RF

J.C. Flowers, CF

Matt Henderson, 2B

WF

Jonathan Pryor, LF

Jake Mueller, 2B

Stuart Fairchild, CF

Gavin Sheets, 1B

Ben Breazeale, C

Johnny Aiello, 3B

Bruce Steel, SS

Keegan Maranpot, RF

Logan Harvey, DH

Pitching Matchup

Florida State

Cole Sands (5-2, 4.98 ERA)

Wake Forest

Parker Dunshee (8-1, 4.21)

Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra on ESPN3 with a radio broadcast on 106.1 FM in Tallahassee as well as online at Seminoles.com. Tomahawk Nation will also be in attendance, providing live updates in the comments section at the bottom of the page if you are unable to watch or listen.