Tomahawk Nation - All PostsFlorida State Seminoles football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and athletics updateshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49409/tn-logo-fv.png2024-03-18T15:19:52-04:00http://www.tomahawknation.com/rss/current/2024-03-18T15:19:52-04:002024-03-18T15:19:52-04:00With spring practice starting tomorrow, it is time to move past the end of the 2023 season
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<p>Mike Norvell and the coaching staff met with the media Monday and set their sights on 2024.</p> <p id="uRAXBb">Both figuratively and literally, <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> faced the noisiest off-season anywhere in the country. In the literal sense, the football stadium and surrounding areas were demolished over the last three months to usher in a new era of FSU facilities. In a way, this also signals the new era of Florida State football.</p>
<p id="mn2Dat">The story of the last three months does not need to be retold. FSU faced constant ups and downs from a playoff snub, a 60-point loss, and suing their own conference that glued fans and media alike to their phones for six weeks. Of course, FSU gained a new starting quarterback, welcomed back three players who declared for the portal who decided the grass was not greener, and signed their best prep class in Mike Norvell’s tenure as coach. With this in mind, it would be easy to think about the past instead of the present. Even the head man himself stated after the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/orange-bowl">Orange Bowl</a> beatdown, “I’m always going to have feelings about that decision and how I had to see the effect it had on our players.” But today, he wanted to send a message. Coach Norvell answered multiple questions about the ACC lawsuit and the 2023 team, but his answers gave a glimpse into the mindset of this team this season.</p>
<p id="RnsJBs">“It’s about today. It’s about the opportunity to get better.” </p>
<p id="XKbfKu">“That will be one of the great teams that will be remembered. We have a great challenge ahead of us to go get better in ‘24.”</p>
<p id="DyZUmh">His coaching staff reiterated his message when I spoke to them during the media luncheon. Coach Atkins and Coach Surtain stated that the team moved quickly off the 2023 season, and everyone’s attention is on the task at hand. Their words did not feel like fluff; I felt the atmosphere myself. After the Seminoles were smashed in Miami, the Orange Bowl allowed media into the locker room. What I expected and what I found were two different realities. Players were down, but it did not feel like a group that would allow this loss to stick with them. It felt like a team that wanted to put everything behind them and move on. They understood that to never be in this position again, they needed to respond and prove themselves. Mike Norvell confirmed that his team had done so with one of the best Tour of Duty periods he has seen.</p>
<p id="H9BFGX">“This is one of the best winter programs that I’ve ever been a part of…we have a lot of returning experience that we carried over here in this new year… throughout the last eight weeks, they’ve proven that this is a place that they belong.”</p>
<p id="Qtfdug">Truly, it feels like the fan base feels stuck in the past more than anyone associated with the school or the team. Of course, how last season ended felt like getting hit by a 2x4. The feelings from December may never go away, or not for a while anyway. But the 2024 team deserves the support that the team before it got. This season should not be considered a referendum on whether FSU earned a postseason spot four months ago. It is about completing the climb that Mike Norvell preaches about and seeing the progression of a roster with 40% new players take the necessary steps to continue to restore FSU to where it once was. If every injury or backup quarterback results in a discussion around the Seminole snub, football games will never be enjoyable again. </p>
<p id="z6R1zN">With spring practice starting tomorrow, it is time to put the feelings of jealousy, hurt, and pain away. That team will always be remembered and went down as one of the best squads in school history. However, as Florida State rebuilds its infrastructure, the fan base must do the same. They need to fall back in love with a sport and a process that left them hanging out to dry. It will never be easy, given how bitter the taste is in everyone’s mouth.</p>
<p id="izPJCr"> Ultimately, as one story ends, another begins. The 2024 team and coaching staff need to turn down the outside noise and turn up the intensity. The fan base's encouragement will help them do that. Facing a decision that corrupt would crumple most organizations. However, as Mike Norvell said on National Signing Day, “Whether you come to Florida State or not, I know where we’re going.” After an emotional off-season, the climb will continue. </p>
<p id="cZEfbF">Welcome back to football.</p>
https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/18/24105048/mike-norvell-florida-state-football-spring-practice-acc-alex-atkins-cfpJordan_Silversmith2024-03-18T06:00:00-04:002024-03-18T06:00:00-04:00Noles News: What position group are you most excited to see in spring football?
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<p>Plus, women’s basketball is going dancing</p> <h3 id="FwNsfm">Recruiting</h3>
<p id="bJ4LKp"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a><strong> Recruiting Class of 2025 Commitments</strong></p>
<p id="usjWHw">QUARTERBACK: 4 star <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-football-recruiting-fsu-class-commit-visit-offer-transfer-portal-news-college-cfb/2023/4/1/23666180/tramell-jones-jr-commits-quarterback-2025-tribe-247-sports-composite-on3-rankings-official-roster">Tramell Jones Jr (FL)</a></p>
<p id="r1Il32">OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 5 star <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-football-recruiting-fsu-class-commit-visit-offer-transfer-portal-news-college-cfb/2023/12/22/24012660/2025-blue-chip-offensive-lineman-solomon-thomas-commits-tribe25-247sports-on3-roster-depth-chart#comments">Solomon Thomas (FL)</a></p>
<p id="qFUmrF">DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: 4 star <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-football-recruiting-fsu-class-commit-visit-offer-transfer-portal-news-college-cfb/2024/1/16/24040265/javion-hilson-four-star-defensive-line-prospect-flip-alabama-crimson-tide-247sports-on3">Javion Hilson (FL)</a></p>
<p id="qwsjwH">LINEBACKER: 4 star <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-football-recruiting-fsu-class-commit-visit-offer-transfer-portal-news-college-cfb/2023/10/22/23927065/2025-blue-chip-linebacker-ethan-pritchard-seminole-sanford-orlando-duke-win">Ethan Pritchard (FL)</a></p>
<p id="301ueu"><strong>Recent offers:</strong></p>
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<li id="5Ju3YO">2025 Georgia OL <a href="https://247sports.com/player/dontrell-glover-46140227/">Dontrell Glover</a>
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<li id="O6MGQw">2025 Florida DB <a href="https://247sports.com/player/chris-mccorkle-46140788/">Chris McCorkle</a>
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<li id="zUIhpk">2026 Michigan OT <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/ben-nichols-176424/">Ben Nichols</a>
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<li id="U7AxeG">2026 California QB <a href="https://247sports.com/player/jaden-oneal-46131911/">Jaden O’Neal</a>
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<li id="gri5cQ">2025 Kansas DE <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/dawson-merritt-46143910/">Dawson Merritt</a>
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<li id="Ps5sE7">2025 Maryland RB <a href="https://247sports.com/player/iverson-howard-46130520/">Iverson “Rocket” Howard</a>
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<li id="f4h2ew">2026 Mississippi ATH <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/tristen-keys-176343/">Tristen Keys</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Where’s Home? <a href="https://twitter.com/Andrew_Ivins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Andrew_Ivins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/On3sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@On3sports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadSimmons_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChadSimmons_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PBCbroncosFBALL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PBCbroncosFBALL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/larryblustein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@larryblustein</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNTop63?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPNTop63</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachT_22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachT_22</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachjeff26?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachjeff26</a> <a href="https://t.co/4U0c3ENSF4">pic.twitter.com/4U0c3ENSF4</a></p>— Kamare Williams (@6goneslide) <a href="https://twitter.com/6goneslide/status/1769426739799724486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘26 OF/QB Jonah Winston (<a href="https://twitter.com/Jpw2026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JPW2026</a>; <a href="https://twitter.com/hoover_baseball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Hoover_Baseball</a>) is an elite two-way prospect w/ high-level twitch & athleticism.<br><br>Showing some bat speed & quick hands here to drive it the opposite way in an advantage count for a single.<br><br>Good bloodlines & holds multiple P5 offers as a… <a href="https://t.co/2Sg7xgQ8lx">pic.twitter.com/2Sg7xgQ8lx</a></p>— Prep Baseball Alabama (@PrepBaseballAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepBaseballAL/status/1769094719571628370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<h3 id="CRhB1X">Football</h3>
<p id="S3eHHi">We’re back, baby — well, sort of, with today marking a presser with head coach Mike Norvell ahead of FSU football starting off spring football camp on Tuesday.</p>
<p id="ILxUnX">Norvell, meanwhile, has been living it up in Ireland:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoleFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoleFamily</a> Spring Practice starts this week! THE CLIMB CONTINUES!! All about the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WORK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WORK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepCLIMBing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeepCLIMBing</a> <a href="https://t.co/gAGKW3vL2v">https://t.co/gAGKW3vL2v</a></p>— Mike Norvell (@Coach_Norvell) <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Norvell/status/1769378149790621983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great time with my family and special opportunity to meet/visit with wonderful people here in Ireland. Today was my 1st Rugby match and congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/IrishRugby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IrishRugby</a> on the 6 Nations Championship. Stage is set <a href="https://twitter.com/AVIVAStadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AVIVAStadium</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbireland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cfbireland</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoleFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoleFamily</a> can’t wait to see you here! <a href="https://t.co/pzHwFZqEGa">pic.twitter.com/pzHwFZqEGa</a></p>— Mike Norvell (@Coach_Norvell) <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Norvell/status/1769111477334495552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ireland is INCREDIBLE, for all the great sights the people are even BETTER! Today took us to see <a href="https://twitter.com/howthadventures?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@howthadventures</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MalahideCastleG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MalahideCastleG</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NewbridgeHF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NewbridgeHF</a> We had a blast and absolutely would recommend coming to see them all while at <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbireland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cfbireland</a> Fun for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoleFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoleFamily</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepCLIMBing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeepCLIMBing</a> <a href="https://t.co/8H16PqN7r6">pic.twitter.com/8H16PqN7r6</a></p>— Mike Norvell (@Coach_Norvell) <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Norvell/status/1768680848054735271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Norvell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_Norvell</a> is ready to kick off the 2024 College Football season from Dublin! <br><br>Tonight, Coach Norvell had the opportunity to witness Ireland win the Guinness Six Nations Championship! <br><br>The 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic is going to be special, you don’t want… <a href="https://t.co/6I9gULxBq4">pic.twitter.com/6I9gULxBq4</a></p>— Aer Lingus College Football Classic (@cfbireland) <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbireland/status/1769096060411011572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">College Football is the ultimate sporting experience! <br><br>Just ask our three Game Ambassadors <a href="https://twitter.com/HannahTyrrell21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HannahTyrrell21</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Ian_madigan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Ian_madigan</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/CKKilkenny93?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CKKilkenny93</a>, who had the opportunity to experience the incredible atmosphere at an <a href="https://twitter.com/FSUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FSUFootball</a> game! ️<br><br>This August is going to be special when… <a href="https://t.co/GX3AJo3X6P">pic.twitter.com/GX3AJo3X6P</a></p>— Aer Lingus College Football Classic (@cfbireland) <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbireland/status/1768695570066022561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a>
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<p id="aQpbOv">Players back in Tallahassee were also getting in the Emerald Isle spirit:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Celebrating <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StPatricksDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StPatricksDay</a> ☘️ with a taste test of authentic foods from Ireland thanks to our new friends - Five more months until <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbireland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cfbireland</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoleFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoleFamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/mEu6pXeGFt">pic.twitter.com/mEu6pXeGFt</a></p>— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSUFootball/status/1769437876494672062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a>
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<p id="WoUuvL">Want to get a handle on the new team before things get underway? Check out our position-by-position preview series, spearheaded by Tim Alumbaugh, and let us know in the comment section of this piece which group you’re most excited to see take the field:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source: Josh Sweat staying with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> on a restructured deal with $10M guaranteed plus incentives (max of $13M). Had no guarantees prior, so this gives Sweat security entering contract year.</p>— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1768691766834729358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> are re-signing starting DT Derrick Nnadi, per his agents <a href="https://twitter.com/_SportsTrust?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_SportsTrust</a>. Nnadi started all 17 games last year and now returns for a seventh season in Kansas City. <a href="https://t.co/BySqv8RM9e">pic.twitter.com/BySqv8RM9e</a></p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1768426952547774829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a>
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<h3 id="sPx9wg">Basketball</h3>
<p id="xdBJRi"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> women’s basketball, for the 11th year in a row, is heading to the big dance, earning a No. 9 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament and matchup vs. No. 8 seed Alabama.</p>
<p id="xgjcky">From Prince Akeem Joeffer:</p>
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<p id="GgBf2J">The winner of that game will face the winner of (1) Texas and (16) Drexel in the second round.</p>
<p id="6OhVxA">The Seminoles will enter the Tournament after reaching the semifinals of the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament">ACC Tournament</a> where they fell to <a href="https://www.backingthepack.com/">NC State</a>. The Crimson Tide will enter the Tournament coming off of a quarterfinal loss in the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/sec-basketball-tournament">SEC Tournament</a> to Tennessee.</p>
<p id="pWhP6y">Alabama has the edge in the NET Rankings (32 to 43) and the RPI Rankings (39 to 56). However, FSU has the edge in Q1 victories (6 to 5) and total Q1 and Q2 victories (11 to 10). Alabama’s best NET win was over Louisville (#23) while FSU’s best NET win was over <a href="https://www.gobblercountry.com/">Virginia Tech</a> (#19).</p>
<p id="C1NahY">Alabama is led by senior guard and first team All-SEC selection Sarah Ashlee Barker (17.2pts) and second team All-SEC wing Aaliyah Nye who has the third most triples in the nation.</p>
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<aside id="ET6zHF"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"FSU women’s basketball is an NCAA Tournament selection for the 11th straight time","url":"https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-womens-basketball/2024/3/17/24104454/fsu-womens-basketball-ncaa-tournament-alabama-crimson-tide-florida-state-seminoles"}]}'></div></aside><p id="lsjrJO">Men’s hoops season is officially over, having failed to earn an invite to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nit-tournament">NIT</a>.</p>
<h3 id="hHjr9W">Baseball</h3>
<p id="HKp0s2">18-0, with a 20-game win streak to boot — Florida State baseball kept things rolling this weekend, sweeping the <a href="https://www.onefootdown.com">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> to remain unbeaten on the season and kick off ACC play on a high note.</p>
<blockquote><p id="whjUue">Florida State needed another complete effort to stay victorious with defense, timely at-bats, and another strong pitching start to carry them to the win. Conner Whittaker took the mound for the first time on a weekend and proved why Link Jarrett wanted to move him back to the Sunday spot. He gave up back-to-back homers in the third but allowed just two hits and found a way to get weak contact. He only amassed three strikeouts, but his efficient pitching allowed him to get into the seventh inning and finish the day with just 94 pitches. Of course, any pitcher needs strong defense behind him to get late into games, and the ‘Noles defense delivered. Cam Smith made multiple charging plays at third to turn infield singles into outs. The play of the game may have come from Alex Lodise in the fifth, who swiftly turned an Irish rally into an inning-ending double play to keep the lead at two.</p></blockquote>
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<p id="jr2YH9">After <a href="https://www.goodbullhunting.com/">Texas A&M</a> fell during the week, the Seminoles were the only undefeated team left in <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-baseball">college baseball</a> (and unranked in some polls). <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> took care of business against their most challenging stretch of the season to date, with a dominant victory over the rival Gators, their first in Gainesville since 2020. FSU then opened up ACC play against Link Jarrett’s former school, <a href="https://www.onefootdown.com/">Notre Dame</a> and swept the Irish to start 3-0 in ACC play. This week proved that FSU did not beat up on lesser competition to produce their record, but that Link Jarrett found a way to turn this program around.</p>
<p id="xcEAjD">Early on in the year, the bullpen was a non-factor as Florida State blew out their opponents. This week, the story changed. Link Jarrett needed to move Conner Whittaker back to his weekend spot due to the beginning of ACC play, which meant a bullpen game against Florida. The Gator offense boasts multiple first-round picks in the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb-draft">MLB draft</a>, but Micah Posey’s group did their job. Andrew Armstrong started the game on the right foot, and Carson Dorsey shut the door after a shaky fourth inning. Hudson Rowan and Brady Louck combined for seven strikeouts as the young arms got their first taste of a rivalry matchup. </p>
<p id="2bXuv0">Florida State went four games this week without an error as their .980 fielding percentage continues to rise. Besides two misplays during the penultimate at-bat against Florida, Link Jarrett seems ecstatic about what he sees. Against the Gators, they turned crucial double plays to end innings before the game flipped on its head. On Sunday, the former Notre Dame manager credited the victory to the men in the field for how they executed behind Conner Whittaker.</p>
<p id="aMZgdh">This week provided the first opportunity to see Leiter, Arnold, and Whittaker start all three games in a series, and they delivered. Leiter gave up the most runs but portrayed his usual intensity and had his best fastball command in weeks. Jamie Arnold gave up his first earned run of the season but may have pitched his best game, allowing just four hits and no walks while striking out a dozen. Conner Whittaker rounded out the trio and fit right in. He worked efficiently by generating soft contact for the majority of his outs. All three pitchers pitched into at least the sixth inning and recorded over 90 pitches as the coaching staff began to lengthen their leash. Each pitcher presents a different challenge to a lineup, and their ability to complement each other makes it almost impossible for opposing teams to put up three straight games of consistent offense.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">FSU southpaw Jamie Arnold is out here touching 96 with a 48" release height, folding in a deep low-80s slider, showcasing supreme athleticism. <br><br>Dude might be the best pitcher in college baseball in 2025. <br><br>No. 20 overall for the 2025 Draft at <a href="https://twitter.com/FSS_PLUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FSS_PLUS</a>.<a href="https://t.co/InkmEmJISI">pic.twitter.com/InkmEmJISI</a></p>— Joe Doyle (@JoeDoyleMiLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeDoyleMiLB/status/1769104986036678881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We've gone deep in 13 straight games, the third-longest streak in school history<br><br>More from our sweep of the Irish: <a href="https://t.co/7EypTEeBkw">https://t.co/7EypTEeBkw</a> <a href="https://t.co/HtgOsQR4LU">pic.twitter.com/HtgOsQR4LU</a></p>— FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSUBaseball/status/1769460231443210525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Got the crew back together <br><br>It was great to have several members of the 2014 team back at The Plex today <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALL4ONE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALL4ONE</a> <a href="https://t.co/ty2RdN48XW">pic.twitter.com/ty2RdN48XW</a></p>— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_Softball/status/1769122910671626377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p id="Uh9n46">A difficult week for FSU softball came to a close with a series loss to the No. 8 <a href="https://www.dukebasketballreport.com">Duke Blue Devils</a>:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Battled<br><br>Final | FSU 5 Duke 9 (8)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALL4ONE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALL4ONE</a></p>— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_Softball/status/1769440637726704025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2024</a>
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https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles-college-cfb-acc-norvell-team-roster-schedule-game/2024/3/18/24104509/position-group-spring-basketball-baseball-tournament-softball-record-schedule-undefeated-latestPerry Kostidakis2024-03-17T21:54:51-04:002024-03-17T21:54:51-04:00FSU women’s basketball is an NCAA Tournament selection for the 11th straight time
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<p>The ninth seeded Seminoles will fact eighth seeded Alabama in the first round.</p> <p id="GgBf2J">(9) Florida State (23-10) will face (8) Alabama (23-9) in the Austin Region in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of that game will face the winner of (1) Texas and (16) Drexel in the second round. </p>
<p id="6OhVxA">The Seminoles will enter the Tournament after reaching the semifinals of the ACC Tournament where they fell to NC State. The Crimson Tide will enter the Tournament coming off of a quarterfinal loss in the SEC Tournament to Tennessee. </p>
<p id="pWhP6y">Alabama has the edge in the NET Rankings (32 to 43) and the RPI Rankings (39 to 56). However, FSU has the edge in Q1 victories (6 to 5) and total Q1 and Q2 victories (11 to 10). Alabama’s best NET win was over Louisville (#23) while FSU’s best NET win was over Virginia Tech (#19). </p>
<p id="C1NahY">Alabama is led by senior guard and first team All-SEC selection Sarah Ashlee Barker (17.2pts) and second team All-SEC wing Aaliyah Nye who has the third most triples in the nation. </p>
<p id="6UaZXb">Here are a couple of statistical nuggets courtesy of Her Hoops Stats:</p>
<p id="F1fJVF">Alabama is 22-1 when scoring at least 67 points and 1-8 when scoring 66 or fewer.</p>
<p id="TjDfuh">Florida State turns the ball over on just 12.9% of their plays, which is the third-best rate in Division I. That is a big improvement from just two seasons ago when they ranked 202nd with a 19.7% turnover rate.</p>
<p id="lXnp5f">I will have more on these two teams in advance of the game so stay tuned to Tomahawk Nation for further coverage of the NCAA Tournament.</p>
<h3 id="9EyWxW">Update:</h3>
<p id="XIz8rG">The NCAA has announced that the game will be on Friday at 5:30pm and will be broadcast on ESPN 2.</p>
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<p>4-0 on the week for the Noles.</p> <p id="jLidEU">Last one standing.</p>
<p id="jr2YH9">After <a href="https://www.goodbullhunting.com">Texas A&M</a> fell during the week, the Seminoles were the only undefeated team left in <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-baseball">college baseball</a> (and unranked in some polls). <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> took care of business against their most challenging stretch of the season to date, with a dominant victory over the rival Gators, their first in Gainesville since 2020. FSU then opened up ACC play against Link Jarrett’s former school, <a href="https://www.onefootdown.com">Notre Dame</a> and swept the Irish to start 3-0 in ACC play. This week proved that FSU did not beat up on lesser competition to produce their record, but that Link Jarrett found a way to turn this program around. </p>
<h2 id="s8oZUv">3 Up</h2>
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<li id="1Lczfx">Bullpen: No college baseball team has all the answers figured out about their bullpen early on in the season. However, the concerns over this group were especially strong, considering the number of transfers and the lack of a set closer. Early on in the year, the bullpen was a non-factor as Florida State blew out their opponents. This week, the story changed. Link Jarrett needed to move Conner Whittaker back to his weekend spot due to the beginning of ACC play, which meant a bullpen game against Florida. The Gator offense boasts multiple first-round picks in the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb-draft">MLB draft</a>, but Micah Posey’s group did their job. Andrew Armstrong started the game on the right foot, and Carson Dorsey shut the door after a shaky fourth inning. Hudson Rowan and Brady Louck combined for seven strikeouts as the young arms got their first taste of a rivalry matchup. Although the Seminoles gave up eight runs, only three of them were earned as they did what they needed to do. Later in the weekend, Link Jarrett faced his first test in a low-scoring, high-leverage game this year, and he got the necessary outs for a victory. Andrew Armstrong pitched well on Saturday as he went over two innings without giving up a run, while Brennan Oxford finished the game off to give FSU a 4-2 victory. On Sunday, Link Jarrett let Carson Dorsey finish the final 2.1 innings in a one-run ball game as he preserved the 4-3 win. The veteran players out of the ‘pen are putting those early worries to rest and giving Link Jarrett plenty of options late in games. </li>
<li id="WOaH61">Defense: The defense did not always look like this. Florida State went four games this week without an error as their .980 fielding percentage continues to rise. Besides two misplays during the penultimate at-bat against Florida, Link Jarrett seems ecstatic about what he sees. Against the Gators, they turned crucial double plays to end innings before the game flipped on its head. On Sunday, the former Notre Dame manager credited the victory to the men in the field for how they executed behind Conner Whittaker.</li>
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<p id="B4OOsf">“Can you turn double plays, and can you make an above-average play? That is the test of a team. We were pressed today, and the guys responded well... the level of defense today was the difference in this game, and that’s plain and simple.” </p>
<p id="xRSrEI">Jarrett also commented on the solid play behind the plate. Both catchers caught the ball well, which could be part of why FSU racked up double-digit strikeouts in three of the four games this week. If Florida State wants to reach its potential this ceiling, playing and executing defensively must be expected. So far, the Seminoles are making the extraordinary look routine. </p>
<ul><li id="htzJTk">Rotation: Another 3 Up, 3 Down article, another tip of the cap to the rotation. By my recollection, they have been here three of the four weeks to start the season and for good measure. This week provided the first opportunity to see Leiter, Arnold, and Whittaker start all three games in a series, and they delivered. Leiter gave up the most runs but portrayed his usual intensity and had his best fastball command in weeks. Jamie Arnold gave up his first earned run of the season but may have pitched his best game, allowing just four hits and no walks while striking out a dozen. Conner Whittaker rounded out the trio and fit right in. He worked efficiently by generating soft contact for the majority of his outs. All three pitchers pitched into at least the sixth inning and recorded over 90 pitches as the coaching staff began to lengthen their leash. Each pitcher presents a different challenge to a lineup, and their ability to complement each other makes it almost impossible for opposing teams to put up three straight games of consistent offense. After his start Sunday, Conner Whittaker explained how working with Micah Posey helped improve his pitching performance.</li></ul>
<p id="t7lag0">“He’s super smart. He’s just a pro. Through the fall and early spring, I learned so much. He taught me new slider grips, how it should be, and what it should look like.”</p>
<p id="Ykxpc3">Link Jarrett’s off-season hire has made a difference to begin the season.</p>
<ul><li id="6fGxXW">Since I do not have a fourth down, it is time to discuss this group’s mentality. Whenever they find themselves behind in a ballgame, the Seminoles produce an uncanny way to respond immediately. Against Notre Dame, FSU fell behind 1-0 and then put up five runs in the first inning to push themselves out in front. On Sunday, the ‘Noles gave up runs in the third and fifth frames but scored in their bottom half of the inning, respectively, to keep the contest within reach. On Tuesday, FSU put up three runs in the sixth to blow the game open after Florida produced a five spot just two innings prior. Baseball games do not usually see-saw like Florida State’s games do, but their mentality and approach have led to serious damage at the plate. </li></ul>
<h2 id="gAQoSI">3 Down</h2>
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<li id="jGq62q">Leadoff spot: It felt cruel to continue to talk about DeAmez Ross here since he can mean so much for the Seminoles when he’s healthy, but he’s clearly not. On Tuesday, he went 0-5 against Florida and made a disastrous play in center field with two outs in the ninth inning. After another poor start on Friday and an apparent injury, Link Jarrett took Ross out and gave him the rest of the weekend off, while replacing him with Max Williams. The center fielder went 2-7 with one extra-base hit and one walk over the weekend. Before the injury, Ross swung at the first pitch of every at-bat on Sunday, which seemed contrary to Florida State’s style and approach to begin the season. Considering who hits behind them, FSU needs more out of this spot in the lineup. Getting runners on base for Smith and Tibbs should be Jarrett’s number 1 priority, especially how they are swinging the bat to start this year, and something needs to change next week.</li>
<li id="53Urm6">Marco Dinges: The DH produced an eye-popping moment on Friday with a home run in the first inning, but he went down quietly besides that. Dinges went 2-14 on the week and finished the series against Notre Dame going 0-8. The bottom of the lineup has been a strength for FSU to start the season, but their lackluster performance against Notre Dame contributed to back-to-back four-run games against the Fighting Irish. Only Daniel Cantu recorded a hit from 5-9 in the Seminole lineup. In fairness to Dinges, he produced loud outs all weekend and hit the ball hard with nothing to show for it. But, when the one job is to get on base, and the hits dry up, questions must be asked.</li>
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<h2 id="haazGj">Looking ahead:</h2>
<p id="RiJTiz">Florida State takes on Stenson at home on Tuesday before traveling to South Carolina to face a top-15 Clemson team for a three-game set. </p>
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<p>FSU Seminoles only unbeaten team in country at 18-0</p> <p id="a9zgxe">The <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com">Florida State Seminoles</a> baseball team knocked off the No. 8 Florida Gators earlier this week and, with the victory, FSU improved to 15-0 just in time for the start of conference play.</p>
<p id="k6b7jy">The Seminoles’ offense is averaging 12 runs per game, overwhelming their opponents.</p>
<aside id="YWXxVz"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"3 Up, 3 Down: Seminoles offense relentless in win over Gators","url":"https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/13/24099190/score-ranking-upset-acc-baseball-link-jarrett-florida-gators-undefeated-drew-faurot-deamez-ross"}]}'></div></aside><p id="Ha47pi">To begin ACC play, the Noles will host the <a href="https://www.onefootdown.com">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> (11-5, 0-3). The Irish have connected for 38 home runs on the season. Most recently, Notre Dame picked up two wins over Radford during the mid-week after a disappointing sweep last weekend at the hands of <a href="https://www.gobblercountry.com/">Virginia Tech</a>, where the Hokies averaged nearly 11 runs a game during the series.</p>
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<ul><li id="yQq0dq"><strong>Sunday: March 17th, 1 PM</strong></li></ul>
<p id="j98Lj9">ND: TBD vs FSU: RHP Conner Whittaker (2-0, 3.63 ERA)</p>
<p id="kZf24x"><strong>Game recap: </strong>The ‘Noles continued their winning ways for 18 in a row to begin the season as Link Jarrett’s squad swept the manager’s former school. Florida State needed another complete effort to stay victorious with defense, timely at-bats, and another strong pitching start to carry them to the win. Conner Whittaker took the mound for the first time on a weekend and proved why Link Jarrett wanted to move him back to the Sunday spot. He gave up back-to-back homers in the third but allowed just two hits and found a way to get weak contact. He only amassed three strikeouts, but his efficient pitching allowed him to get into the seventh inning and finish the day with just 94 pitches. Of course, any pitcher needs strong defense behind him to get late into games, and the ‘Noles defense delivered. Cam Smith made multiple charging plays at third to turn infield singles into outs. The play of the game may have come from Alex Lodise in the fifth, who swiftly turned an Irish rally into an inning-ending double play to keep the lead at two. </p>
<p id="rvP92a">“The defense was the difference today,” Link Jarrett stated post-game, “Our defense was sharp in all phases of it; outfield defense was really good. Cam had a couple of nice plays, and Lodise had some beautiful plays. Faurot, those double-play pivots are not easy.”</p>
<p id="hqHBE6">His impressive defensive work was rewarded in the bottom half of the frame as Jamie Ferrer laced one out to left for a two-run blast to tie the game at three. An inning later, Daniel Cantu scored off an error from Notre Dame, giving FSU a 4-3 lead. Florida State needed to come from behind twice, falling behind 2-0 and 3-1 before shutting the door in the later innings. </p>
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<p id="aGwvZN"><strong>Hitting: </strong>The Noles' offense started slow by their standards, and did not blow the game open like they had done to start the season, but it did enough to get over the line. The Seminoles continued to take quality at-bats and get traffic on the bases to make life difficult for the Notre Dame pitching staff. Florida State recorded eight hits and reached base off of two errors, as they did not go down 1-2-3 until the eighth. The top of the order carried the lineup as Williams, Smith, Tibbs, and Ferrer each recorded a knock, with Smith and Ferrer hitting a home run. The bottom of the order struggled, with only Daniel Cantu putting together a multi-hit performance. The USF transfer began to find his groove this week, and he capped it off with a 3-4 day and a game-winning run. He stayed heads-up on the base paths as the Notre Dame pitcher threw away a ball he should have tucked, and Cantu advanced to third. From there, he scored on another error, which gave FSU a 4-3 lead.</p>
<p id="6zrRUI">“(Daniel Cantu) had a nice ball game. Some of the things he’s done at first base he makes it look easy. He had good at-bats all weekend, including today.”</p>
<p id="b5yjEm">The Seminoles clearly wanted to attack the Notre Dame staff early on in counts. Max Williams, FSU’s lead-off batter, swung at the first pitch on each of his at-bats. In fact, FSU only went down on strikes three times but did not draw a walk. This came as a change from the usual long at-bats they had been working in non-conference games, but with Link Jarrett knowing a fair amount about his former team, the strategy changed. </p>
<p id="xm9C3d"><strong>Pitching: </strong>Have a day, Conner Whittaker. Sunday marked the Sunday starter's first weekend start of the season, and he did not look out of place. Whittaker worked quickly, trading in soft contact for easy outs as he pitched 94 pitches in 6 2⁄3 innings. The pitch of the day came from the off-speed variety, as the Notre Dame batters were caught sitting on the fastball and rolling over pitches to third baseman Cam Smith. Trouble came in the third inning as Whittaker gave up back-to-back homers for the second time this season, but he responded well and only gave up two more hits the rest of his outing. Link Jarrett felt that moving the righty back to Sunday made sense instead of having him face the Florida offense during the mid-week rivalry affair, and his decision is vindicated from this start. After his start, Conner Whittaker spoke to the media about his team’s start to the season.</p>
<p id="RJ9XoM">“It’s been real fun, and we’ve been working really hard. After last year, it means a little more to us. It’s just been fun.”</p>
<p id="cAUa9W">Whittaker’s final line: 6 <sup>2</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BBs, 3 Ks</p>
<p id="VDO92j">Link Jarrett only needed to go to the bullpen once and let Carson Dorsey throw the final 2.1 innings en route to the save. Dorsey did not mess around either, and just 22 pitches to finish the game off. He threw 15 strikes as he attacked the Irish batters and got them to ground out four times. Dorsey has quickly become the go-to arm out of the bullpen, and his pitching in high-leverage situations gives FSU has resulted in FSU’s first ACC sweep of the season. </p>
<ul><li id="pusbJN"><strong>Saturday: Jamie Arnold’s career day leads FSU to series win over Notre Dame.</strong></li></ul>
<p id="ukDs26">ND: RHP Matt Bedford (1-2, 5.28 ERA) vs. FSU: LHP Jamie Arnold (4-0, 0.00 ERA)</p>
<p id="J49P3V"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a>’s offense has been the star of their early season success, but a close second is the success of the weekend duo of Cam Leiter and Jamie Arnold. Yesterday, Cam led FSU to win number 16 and today, Arnold was brilliant in the Seminole’s 17th victory, a 4-2 win over Notre Dame. </p>
<p id="lBexmp">Arnold started the game out by picking up strikeout number one on the day. He allowed a single next before punching out the next two Irish. In their half of the inning, the Seminoles offense was ready to roll in as Max Williams led the inning off with a triple. Cam Smith reached after a hit by pitch and James Tibbs lined into a hit-and-run double play. The Seminoles appeared poised to blow the early opportunity until Jaime Ferrer crushed a home run over the center field fence for an early 2-0 lead. As noted by Brett Nevitt, the two-run blast gave FSU 26 runs in first innings this season.</p>
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<p id="dTvpUo">Back to the mound, Arnold was dominant in the second inning, fanning all three batters faced. The Irish finally broke through in the third, giving Arnold his first earned run on the season. The lefty recorded another two Ks in the frame. In the fourth, Arnold ran into some trouble with two runners in scoring position, but worked out of the jam. The FSU offense picked up another two runs in the fifth. Daniel Cantu started it off with a double and quickly advanced home on a Jaxson West single. An Alex Lodise bunt single placed runners on the corners and allowed Tibbs to pick up the second run of the inning with a sacrifice fly.</p>
<p id="dbx6ad">On the mound, Arnold continued his dominance into the sixth frame where he picked up his 11th and 12th strikeouts to give him a new career high of total Ks in a game. Andrew Armstrong relieved him for the last out of the inning, recorded of course via strikeout. Arnold’s final line: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 12 K. The sophomore has a season ERA of just 0.33. Armstrong cruised through the seventh but allowed a solo shot by Notre Dame in the eighth. The home run was also Armstrong’s first allowed run of the year. Army bounced back with two Ks to end the inning. Armstrong’s final line: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 K.</p>
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<p id="k56kei">Noah Short took the mound in the ninth to retire the first batter. Short followed that up with a walk and Coach Link Jarrett turned to Brennen Oxford for the second straight day. Ox responded with a big strikeout for the second out of the inning before allowing a double to put two runners in scoring position. Ox calmly ended the game on the next batter with a foul out. It was Oxford’s third save of the year. </p>
<ul><li id="pftJBl"><strong>Friday: Seminoles hang on to win series opener against Notre Dame</strong></li></ul>
<p id="tGtfGM">ND: RHP Tobey McDonough (1-1, 5.62 ERA) vs. FSU: RHP Cam Leiter (3-0, 2.70 ERA)</p>
<p id="FCCxpx">The Seminoles reached win number 16 with victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. FSU jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the first inning and then hung on to secure an 8-4 win. The Seminoles are 16-0 on the season.</p>
<p id="EpnEno">Notre Dame entered the matchup with 38 home runs on the year and quickly added number 39 with a solo shot to right in the first. Seminole pitcher Cam Leiter then allowed a double before picking up out number three to keep the scoring to one.</p>
<p id="cOWKXP">The Seminoles quickly took the lead back with a five run bottom of the frame. Cam Smith started the base parade with a hit-by-pitch, followed by a James Tibbs single. Both runners moved up on a passed ball before Jaime Ferrer drove Smith home with a single. Tibbs came home soon on a wild pitch before Drew Faurot brought Ferrer home with a double. Up next, Marco Dinges capped the inning with a two-run blast to left field. The Seminoles sent all nine runners to the plate in the first inning.</p>
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<p id="kgkPah">Leiter allowed only a walk in the second before FSU recorded run number six in their half of the inning. DeAmez Ross walked to start the inning and Smith advanced him to third with a single. Tibbs quickly drove Ross home with a single to right. </p>
<p id="XtWdRw">Both teams were scoreless in the third. Leiter cruised to start the fourth with two punch outs before Notre Dame picked up their second run with a triple and RBI single. The Seminoles threatened in the fourth and fifth but were unsuccessful in picking up another run. The Irish picked up their third and fourth runs against Leiter and the Seminoles to start the sixth. A lead off walk followed by another Notre Dame RBI triple and an RBI groundout. Leiter struck out the next two Irish to end the sixth.</p>
<p id="FzFuhh">The FSU offense finally got back on track in the sixth with back-to-back doubles by Smith and Tibbs to extend the lead to 7-4. Coach Link Jarrett sent Leiter back out to start the seventh, he picked up two outs but also allowed two runners to reach base. The Seminoles turned to freshman Hudson Rowan out of the pen. He promptly pegged the batter he faced to load the bases. Brennen Oxford was next up to try and stop the threat and slammed the door with a fly out to end the threat. Leiter’s final line: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 10 K.</p>
<p id="7QXFsg">The Seminoles were scoreless in their portion of the seventh and Oxford returned for the eighth. Ox quickly picked up the first two outs before an infield single and hit by pitch gave the Irish two base runners. FSU called Noah Short in from the pen to see if he could quell the Notre Dame rally. The West Virginia transfer had struggled in his early appearances for the Seminoles but picked up a huge K to end the top of the eighth. </p>
<p id="IHelhO">Cam Smith started the bottom of the eighth with a no-doubter to right field. The solo shot pushed the lead to 8-4 for the Seminoles. Short allowed two runners in the ninth but secured the victory for Florida State.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cam Smith 3-for-3 on the day and hitting .507 after this 400' bomb! <br><br>B8 | ND 4, FSU 8 <a href="https://t.co/kEYkcnlr6e">pic.twitter.com/kEYkcnlr6e</a></p>— FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSUBaseball/status/1768800278424190979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p id="YHge0I"><strong>Fighting Irish to know:</strong></p>
<p id="lEiI6j">TJ Williams: .396 BA, 4 HR, .688 SLG</p>
<p id="nUe9YK">Connor Hincks: .367 BA, 3 HR, .667 SLG</p>
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<p>Catching you up on the latest in Florida State Seminoles athletics </p> <p id="0JBHHS">Welcome back to <strong>Tomahawk Nation’s Triple-S</strong>, where we attempt to give you the latest results and news from all the <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> Seminoles sports that don’t begin with “foot.”</p>
<p id="92JgH8">If you missed last week’s <strong>Triple S</strong> recap of all the Seminole sports, <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/10/24095998/sunday-summary-fsu-free-baseball-softball-basketball-result-watch-schedule-game-score-seminoles-espn">you can find it here.</a></p>
<h3 id="7cmtLM"><strong>This week in Florida State sports:</strong></h3>
<ul><li id="MvWsc8">Although the Seminole Baseball team has finally started showing up in some publication’s rankings, they had not been ranked by D1 Baseball, which is the one most referred to. It is expected they will be ranked this week judging from the Tweet from one of their main writers:</li></ul>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Noles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Noles</a> win again -- now sitting at 17-0 after clinching a series win over Notre Dame. I'd look for FSU to make a massive leap into the D1T25 next week. <a href="https://t.co/qG0BuyqVQQ">https://t.co/qG0BuyqVQQ</a></p>— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/KendallRogers/status/1769116511677939913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<li id="kuyalb">The baseball team will go for the weekend sweep against <a href="https://www.onefootdown.com">Notre Dame</a> today at 1:00 p.m. at the Dick. The game will be televised on the ACCNX.</li>
<li id="JqsdSa">The Women’s Basketball team will learn who their first opponent will be in the NCAA tournament tonight at 7:30 p.m. The team will be hosting a watch party at the Tucker center.</li>
<li id="Mc31jC">The 18th-ranked Softball team will try to win 2 out of 3 games in this weekends series against the 4th-ranked Duke Blues. The game will start at Noon at the JoAnne Graf Field.</li>
<li id="iqqPl4">The Men’s hoops team season has ended with a thud.</li>
<li id="WZRVaC">The FSU Beach Volleyball, tennis, golf, and Swimming/Diving programs also saw some action this week and their stories are posted in our recaps below.</li>
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<p id="70fmVR">Tomahawk Nation is committed to keeping you up to date on all of the <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> sports information that we are able to source, AND NEVER BEHIND A PAYWALL.</p>
<p id="0Yp9an">Feel free to include any other FSU-related news of any kind that we may have missed in the comment section.</p>
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<h2 id="zQgBpo"><a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/baseball/"><strong>Baseball</strong></a></h2>
<ul><li id="Rsfu1Y"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/15/24101363/series-preview-notre-dame-fighting-irish-listen-watch-game-thread-acc-stats-link-jarrett-fsu">Undefeated FSU baseball clinches Notre Dame series: Previews, how to watch/listen, game thread-<em>Seminoles only unbeaten team in country</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="sj6UjL"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a>’s offense has been the star of their early season success, but a close second is the success of the weekend duo of Cam Leiter and Jamie Arnold. Yesterday, Cam led FSU to win number 16 and today, Arnold was brilliant in the Seminole’s 17th victory, a 4-2 win over Notre Dame..<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/15/24101363/series-preview-notre-dame-fighting-irish-listen-watch-game-thread-acc-stats-link-jarrett-fsu"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Armstrong answers the home run with back-to-back K's. He has a season-high 4.<br><br>B8 | ND 2, FSU 4 <a href="https://t.co/CQxEGSqebQ">pic.twitter.com/CQxEGSqebQ</a></p>— FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSUBaseball/status/1769110786360868911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<ul><li id="54yfHS"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/13/24099190/score-ranking-upset-acc-baseball-link-jarrett-florida-gators-undefeated-drew-faurot-deamez-ross">3 Up, 3 Down: Who stood out for FSU baseball in beatdown against Florida?-<em>Florida State won their first game in Gainesville since 2020 on Tuesday night</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="QeVwZa">In his second season, Link Jarrett has put together an exceptional staff while fielding a team that feels fun to watch for the first time in years. On Tuesday night, they started 15-0 for the first time since 2013, beat Florida in Gainesville for the first time since before the pandemic and extended their program-long streak of scoring seven or more in a game to 15..<em>..</em><a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/1/mens-tennis-no-17-florida-state-outlasts-louisville"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a>.</p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="dmxTr8"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/12/24097965/preview-gators-game-thread-how-live-watch-stream-updates-score-live-acc-analysis-roster-sec-jarrett">Florida State’s offense explodes for 12 runs as they take a huge rivalry win over UF Tuesday night-<em>Drew Faurot and Alex Lodise lead the Seminoles to victory with three doubles and three RBIs between the two</em></a></li></ul>
<p id="4zVsBj">In case it was not clear, <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> baseball is legit.</p>
<blockquote><p id="0n2ib7">The Seminoles stormed into Gainesville and snapped a four-game losing streak against the Gators as the offense exploded..<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/12/24097965/preview-gators-game-thread-how-live-watch-stream-updates-score-live-acc-analysis-roster-sec-jarrett"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a>.</p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="Bj7Nnb"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/10/24096730/florida-state-baseball-link-jarrett-florida-gators-undefeated-cam-leiter-jamie-arnold-cam-smith">3 Up, 3 Down: FSU baseball stays perfect after another dominant week-<em>The Seminoles are 14-0 heading into their sunshine showdown against Florida on Tuesday</em></a></li></ul>
<p id="iJdmzt">And then there were two.</p>
<blockquote><p id="1fFngp"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.goodbullhunting.com/"><strong>Texas A&M</strong></a> are the only remaining unbeaten teams in <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-baseball"><strong>college baseball</strong></a> after this week’s games. The Seminoles went 4-0 for the third straight week, bringing their record to 14-0...<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-baseball-team-roster-schedule-jarrett-tallahassee-noles/2024/3/12/24097965/preview-gators-game-thread-how-live-watch-stream-updates-score-live-acc-analysis-roster-sec-jarrett"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a>.</p></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/16/24103167/no-18-fsu-softball-evens-series-with-no-4-duke-on-saturday-acc-seminoles-blue-devils-reid-ross">No. 18 FSU Softball evens series with No. 4 Duke on Saturday, secures first ACC win-<em>Seminoles secure first ACC win after Makenna Reid displays dominant performa</em></a><em>nce</em>
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<blockquote><p id="n3uHg6">After dropping their first game of the series to No. 4 Duke on Friday, <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> softball looked to bounce back on Saturday with <strong>Makenna Reid </strong>as the starter for the Seminoles...<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/16/24103167/no-18-fsu-softball-evens-series-with-no-4-duke-on-saturday-acc-seminoles-blue-devils-reid-ross"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Go off 3️⃣1️⃣ <br><br>Makenna pitched a career high 7 innings and allowed just 3 hits and 0 runs while striking out 5️⃣<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALL4ONE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALL4ONE</a> <a href="https://t.co/kYYsgjqHnC">pic.twitter.com/kYYsgjqHnC</a></p>— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_Softball/status/1769100466456019224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<ul><li id="QwvMHG"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/15/24102410/no-18-fsu-softball-suffers-loss-to-no-4-duke-to-start-acc-play-blue-devils-seminoles-kerr-danley">No. 18 FSU Softball suffers loss to No. 4 Duke to start ACC play-<em>Seminoles show resilience yet again, but have quiet bats in early innings</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="hTtedZ"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> softball hosted its first ACC series of the year, as No. 4 Duke came to Tallahasse during Alumni Weekend. For game one the pitching matchup was Ashtyn Danley for the Seminoles, and Jala Wright for the Blue Devils..<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/15/24102410/no-18-fsu-softball-suffers-loss-to-no-4-duke-to-start-acc-play-blue-devils-seminoles-kerr-danley"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Free advice: Don't hit it towards Mudge <br><br> ACCNX<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALL4ONE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALL4ONE</a> <a href="https://t.co/458l0o0HHy">pic.twitter.com/458l0o0HHy</a></p>— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_Softball/status/1768762014308954317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a>
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<ul><li id="xwKIny"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-softball/2024/3/15/24101429/breakdown-analysis-schedule-tournament-rankings-pitching-hitting-sydney-supple-wcws-conference">Podcast: How has Seminoles softball looked ahead of ACC play? Feat. Sydney Supple-<em>Former Northwestern star and current ACC Network broadcaster breaks down the good and bad from FSU so far</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="3b2VXZ">On this episode, Gwyn Rhodes and Brian Pellerin are joined by former Northwestern pitcher and first baseman Sydney Supple, who now works for Softball America, ACC Network and more covering softball across the country including the Noles trip to the FGCU Spring Break Classic last week...<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-softball/2024/3/15/24101429/breakdown-analysis-schedule-tournament-rankings-pitching-hitting-sydney-supple-wcws-conference"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="ZEztin"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/13/24099952/no-18-fsu-softball-drops-midweek-to-no-15-alabama-acc-sec-reid-torres-harding-royalty-home-ranked">No. 18 FSU Softball drops midweek to No. 15 Alabama-<em>Seminoles struggle with Crimson Tide pitching</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="H2kGlT">It was the battle between two developing aces for the <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> vs. Alabama matchup on Wednesday night. Allison Royalty got the start for the Seminoles, and Kayla Beaver for the Crimson Tide..<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/13/24099952/no-18-fsu-softball-drops-midweek-to-no-15-alabama-acc-sec-reid-torres-harding-royalty-home-ranked"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="7pVrhO"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/12/24098595/no-18-fsu-softball-sweeps-double-header-day-versus-south-dakota-state-acc-danley-ross-reid">No. 18 FSU Softball sweeps double header day versus South Dakota State-<em>Amaya Ross and Ashtyn Danley shine across two games</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="YLX00O">Fellow Freshman, Ashtyn Danley got the start in game two, after Gooden started game one against the Jackrabbits. Through two innings, her and Shannon Lasey, who got the start for the second straight game, kept it scoreless between the teams...<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/12/24098595/no-18-fsu-softball-sweeps-double-header-day-versus-south-dakota-state-acc-danley-ross-reid"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="Z9JQVf"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-fsu-softball/2024/3/10/24096476/no-16-fsu-softball-comes-back-to-beat-fgcu-acc-asun-edenfield-reid-flaherty-eagles-beachum-torres">No. 16 FSU Softball comes back to beat FGCU-<em>Seminoles produce big inning to take win against the Eagles</em></a></li></ul>
<p id="rgF8ZY"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> softball looked to close out the FGCU Spring Break Classic on Sunday, against the home team, FGCU Eagles.</p>
<blockquote><p id="1X7efE">To start off the game, Kaley Mudge reached on an error, making it to second on the throw. With a runner in scoring position early, Claire Maulding for the Eagles, walked Kalei Harding with one out. However a line out and ground out put the ‘Noles back in the dugout...<a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-fsu-softball/2024/3/10/24096476/no-16-fsu-softball-comes-back-to-beat-fgcu-acc-asun-edenfield-reid-flaherty-eagles-beachum-torres"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a>.”</p></blockquote>
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<h2 id="tRp2vx"><a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/w-basketball/"><strong>Women’s Basketball</strong></a></h2>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"> <br><br>Join us in the festivities this Sunday!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoleFAM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoleFAM</a> <a href="https://t.co/KxTHsX0yiw">pic.twitter.com/KxTHsX0yiw</a></p>— FSU Women's Basketball (@fsuwbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/fsuwbb/status/1767958804279275828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a>
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<ul><li id="ZTDGAy"><a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/14/womens-basketball-to-host-ncaa-selection-show-watch-party">Women’s Basketball to Host NCAA Selection Show Watch Party</a></li></ul>
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<p id="cH7RyZ"><strong> </strong>In celebration of what will be its 11th consecutive NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament selection, Florida State Women’s Basketball is inviting the general public to the Tucker Center on Sunday, March 17, beginning at 7:30 p.m.</p>
<p id="NuyT3i">The Selection Show on ESPN begins at 8 p.m. and can be viewed on the main Tucker Center videoboard. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the FSU Women’s Basketball team will sign autographs from 7:30 p.m.-7:50 p.m. before the selection show begins.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/NiyaLatson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NiyaLatson</a> hits our record-breaking 233rd 3-point field goal of the season.<br><br>We eclipse last year's record of 232!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoleFAM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoleFAM</a> <a href="https://t.co/t6iqXBGYRK">pic.twitter.com/t6iqXBGYRK</a></p>— FSU Women's Basketball (@fsuwbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/fsuwbb/status/1766549191344476209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fought until the very end <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ItsBiggerThanYou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ItsBiggerThanYou</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoNoles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoNoles</a> <a href="https://t.co/EwK0revDvb">pic.twitter.com/EwK0revDvb</a></p>— FSU Beach Volleyball (@FSU_BeachVB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_BeachVB/status/1769137771174650131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fighting the good fight.<br><br>We’re back at 4:00 p.m EST vs. LMU <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ItsBiggerThanYou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ItsBiggerThanYou</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoNoles?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoNoles</a> <a href="https://t.co/IhT492gdxb">pic.twitter.com/IhT492gdxb</a></p>— FSU Beach Volleyball (@FSU_BeachVB) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_BeachVB/status/1769072372210860389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<ul><li id="lPgYwq">No. 4 <a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/12/womens-beach-volleyball-no-4-florida-state-sweeps-fau-and-fgcu-in-fau-tournament"><strong>Florida State beach volleyball</strong></a> secured wins vs. No. 15 FAU and FGCU in the FAU Tournament, advancing to 13-0 on the season:</li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="4qW92e">The Noles started the day with a 5-0 victory over the Owls, with all five pairs winning their respective courts 2-0. Raelyn White and Audrey Koenig put on a clinic, holding the Owls to just 10 points in the first set. Koenig and White then finished the duel with a 21-15 victory in the second set.</p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="MvowiZ">No. 4 <a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/9/womens-beach-volleyball-beach-volleyball-sweeps-tampa-invitational"><strong>Florida State beach volleyball</strong></a> is 11-0 after sweeping Coastal Carolina and FGCU on Saturday at the Tampa Invitational — its fourth 11-0 start in program history:</li></ul>
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<p id="Vx7sSW">The Noles started the day with a 5-0 victory over the Chanticleers, earning every set except one. Senior Caitlin Moon and graduate student Kaeli Crews earned a hard-fought victory on court five, defeating Denisse Morgenstern and Madie Lichty in a three-set thriller. The final set came down to the wire with the Seminoles winning 16-14.</p>
<p id="669drl">The Seminoles then faced FGCU, which proved to be a challenge. Madison Binkley and McKenna Flaherty emerged victorious on court five in three sets, with a monstrous block from Binkley sealing the 16-14 win. Then on court one, All-American Maddie Anderson and Skyler Germann won the duel for the Noles in three sets, with the third set finishing 31-29.</p>
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<h2 id="pnMPXa"><a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/basketball/"><strong>Men’s Basketball</strong></a></h2>
<ul><li id="LErUWl"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/14/24100836/florida-state-basketball-leonard-hamilton-acc-tournament-north-carolina-jamir-watkins-rj-davis">Florida State season ends with a whimper as UNC bullies the Seminoles 92-67-<em>The Florida State season ended Thursday as the Tar Heels dominate on offense, defense, and on the glass.</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="QCztLw"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> faced ACC regular-season champions North Carolina Thursday afternoon in the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament"><strong>ACC tournament</strong></a> quarterfinals. The Seminoles had played Hubert Davis’ team close in the first two meetings this season but dropped both matchups. The third meeting did not look like the games earlier this year..<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/14/24100836/florida-state-basketball-leonard-hamilton-acc-tournament-north-carolina-jamir-watkins-rj-davis"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="ZqyMi7"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/13/24099635/florida-state-basketball-leonard-hamilton-acc-tournament-virginia-tech-jamir-watkins-darin-green">Florida State outlasts Virginia Tech 86-76 on the back of a career-high 34 points from Jamir Watkins-<em>The Seminoles will advance to the quarterfinals tomorrow and take on UNC after their 10 point victory Wednesday</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="Ailx4A"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> (17-15, 11-10) took on <a href="https://www.gobblercountry.com/"><strong>Virginia Tech</strong></a> on Wednesday afternoon for their first game of the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament"><strong>ACC tournament</strong></a>. The Seminoles took the rubber match between the two schools on the backs of a career day from Jamir Watkins. The redshirt junior exploded for 34 as he carried the Seminoles to victory..<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/13/24099635/florida-state-basketball-leonard-hamilton-acc-tournament-virginia-tech-jamir-watkins-darin-green"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="enZWqE"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-basketball-fsu-noles-hoops-team-tallahassee-college-cbb-acc/2024/3/13/24099179/hamilton-interview-acc-game-watch-breakdown-admiration-bobby-bowden-ncaa-tournament">“I just want us to be consistent:” Coach Hamilton talks ACC Tournament, execution, admiration for Bobby Bowden-<em>Can the ‘Noles cause some madness?</em></a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="w6hz8t">The <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/"><strong>Florida State</strong></a> men’s basketball team closed out an up-and-down regular season with <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/9/24095679/a-victorious-senior-day-as-fsu-pulls-away-from-miami-fl-watkins-nba-darin-green"><strong>yet another win over the Miami Hurricanes</strong></a>, continuing the ‘Noles dominance over their rivals to the south under coach Leonard Hamilton..<em>..</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-basketball-fsu-noles-hoops-team-tallahassee-college-cbb-acc/2024/3/13/24099179/hamilton-interview-acc-game-watch-breakdown-admiration-bobby-bowden-ncaa-tournament"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="MjKjV3"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-basketball-fsu-noles-hoops-team-tallahassee-college-cbb-acc/2024/3/12/24098873/five-things-acc-tournament-preview">Five things: ACC Tournament-<em>It’s March, sure to be mad</em></a></li></ul>
<p id="SoKetn"><em>Michael Rogner gives his unique take on Saturday’s matchup with his </em><em><strong>Five Things</strong></em><em> preview</em></p>
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<p id="S4Zt4U">The ‘Noles are in the nation’s capitol for the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament"><strong>ACC Tournament</strong></a>, and to begin things will face <a href="https://www.gobblercountry.com/"><strong>Virginia Tech</strong></a> in a Wednesday nooner.</p>
<p id="UqMjTF">1. Is it over? No, you quitters, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI"><strong>it’s not over</strong></a>. All FSU has to do to reach the NCAA Tournament is win four games in four days.<em>...</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-basketball-fsu-noles-hoops-team-tallahassee-college-cbb-acc/2024/3/12/24098873/five-things-acc-tournament-preview"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p>
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<ul><li id="HNC4ml"><a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/14/mens-basketball-leonard-hamilton-forged-his-own-path">Leonard Hamilton Forged His Own Path</a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="3Bjnkt">Of all the indignities <a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/leonard-hamilton/635">Leonard Hamilton</a> experienced growing up in segregated Gastonia — and there are too many to list and too many to remember — the one that perhaps stays with him the most is the one that brought him to tears late last month in his office at Florida State. More than 60 years had gone by, and Hamilton could still see what his mother never wanted him to see. She wanted to protect him that way.</p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="FBpZrO"><a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/12/mens-basketball-hamilton-has-always-been-entrusted-with-teams-that-need-a-little-fixing-up">Hamilton Has Always Been Entrusted With Teams That Need “A Little Fixing Up.”</a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="KK4sCl"><a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/leonard-hamilton/635">Leonard Hamilton</a>, the longest-serving active head basketball coach in the ACC, grew up in a segregated society in North Carolina. In Gastonia, Hamilton remembers restaurants he wasn’t allowed to come inside due to his skin color. He sat in the balcony of a movie theater because Blacks weren’t allowed to sit downstairs. He drank from one water fountain; whites drank from another. With the help of faith and family, Hamilton rose from those circumstances to a coaching career that has now spanned more than 50 years. At age 75, Hamilton has directed the Florida State basketball program since 2002 and will lead the Seminoles (16-15 overall, 10-10 ACC) in the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament">ACC Tournament</a>, which continues Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Seeded ninth, FSU will begin its tournament at noon Wednesday against No. 8 seed <a href="https://www.gobblercountry.com/">Virginia Tech</a>. In his “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” interview, the three-time ACC Coach of the Year opened up about Gastonia, segregation, and a coaching career where Hamilton has always been entrusted with teams that need “a little fixing up.”</p></blockquote>
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<h2 id="rT8cfI"><a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/tennis/"><strong>Tennis</strong></a></h2>
<ul><li id="v17KkL"><a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/15/mens-tennis-no-13-seminoles-fall-to-unc">No. 13 Seminoles Fall to UNC</a></li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="sN2ghd">The No. 13 Florida State men’s tennis team dropped a match at home for the first time in over a year, falling 4-2 to No. 27 North Carolina on Friday night.</p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="zoF1x4">No. 13 <a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/13/mens-tennis-no-13-seminoles-begin-acc-homestand"><strong>Florida State men’s tennis</strong></a> will kick off a two-week run at home with matchups vs. North Carolina and Duke:</li></ul>
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<p id="5kPfmS">The Seminoles will return to the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center on Friday to face North Carolina at 5:30 p.m. before their match on Sunday with Duke at 1 p.m. FSU defeated North Carolina in the quarterfinals of last season’s <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/acc-basketball-tournament"><strong>ACC Tournament</strong></a> while Duke fell in the championship match to eventual NCAA champion Virginia.</p>
<p id="dA0T4M">Florida State is 13-2 on the season, including 4-0 at home. The Seminoles have started 3-0 in ACC play with all three victories coming on the road. FSU currently holds a 10-match winning streak dating back to January, highlighted by victories over No. 15 Mississippi State, No. 21 Oklahoma, and No. 24 Alabama. Last weekend, the Seminoles earned identical 4-0 victories in Orlando over Illinois State and Marist.</p>
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<ul><li id="uF4I4y">No. 13 <a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/10/mens-tennis-no-13-fsu-sweeps-doubleheader-for-10th-straight-win"><strong>Florida State men’s tennis</strong></a> took down Illinois State and Marist to wrap its non-conference schedule on a high note, extending the squad’s win streak to 10:</li></ul>
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<p id="BvW8Sp">The day began with the No. 14 pairing in the nation, Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif, easing past their opposition from Illinois State in 6-2 fashion while Loris Pourroy and Youcef Rihane hung tough and grabbed the first point of the match 7-5.</p>
<p id="cQOySJ">Alex Bulte and Jamie Connel had near spotless singles matches with identical 6-0, 6-1 scorelines to quickly take hold of the match before freshman Justin Lyons earned his first career clinching point to end the first match. Cornut-Chauvinc, Rihane, and Rusher’s matches were left unfinished after FSU clinched the team victory.</p>
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<a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/10/womens-tennis-florida-state-falls-to-no-23-miami"><strong>Florida State women’s tennis</strong></a> (7-5, 1-2 ACC) fell to No. 23 Miami (4-3, 2-1 ACC) 5-2 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables on Sunday:</li></ul>
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<p id="kp8zJs">The Hurricanes clinched the doubles point and entered singles with a 1-0 lead after sweeping three doubles matches.</p>
<p id="hVkKow">The Seminoles responded by winning their first sets at No. 2 and No. 5 singles. Miami won at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6 singles to clinch the match.</p>
<p id="3zZjpJ">Despite the loss, the Seminoles continued to battle and won two of the remaining matches.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good luck to all 14 of our former Noles who will begin their NWSL seasons this weekend <br><br> <a href="https://t.co/fwCu5lxX9m">https://t.co/fwCu5lxX9m</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneTribe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OneTribe</a> <a href="https://t.co/36ee7iRnTR">pic.twitter.com/36ee7iRnTR</a></p>— FSU Soccer (@FSUSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSUSoccer/status/1768665653433545175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a>
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<ul><li id="81XZZn"><a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/15/womens-soccer-14-noles-set-to-begin-nwsl-season-this-weekend">14 Noles Set To Begin NWSL Season This Weekend</a></li></ul>
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<p id="vMmkES">14 former Florida State women’s soccer players are set to begin their <a href="https://www.allforxi.com">NWSL</a> seasons this weekend as the NWSL season will kick off on Saturday at 1 p.m. on ABC with the KC Current and the Portland Thorns taking the pitch. </p>
<p id="66VFdE">The Seminoles are represented on nine different NWSL teams (NC Courage, Bay FC, Washington Spirit, Utah Royals FC, Racing Louisville FC, Chicago Red Stars, Orlando Pride, NJ/NY Gotham). Two Seminoles return to the reigning NWSL champs as <a href="https://seminoles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jenna-nighswonger/981">Jenna Nighswonger</a> and Cassie Miller will each take the pitch for NJ/NY Gotham this season. </p>
<p id="RqAoxm">Nighswonger was one of NWSL’s biggest breakout stars last season as she was named the NWSL Rookie of the Year. Spending most her time in the midfielder and forward positions at Florida State, Nighswonger was called on to play the defender role for Gotham throughout the 2023 season. Nighswonger excelled at the position helping Gotham to its first NWSL Championship. Nighswonger also was named to the U.S. Women’s National Team for the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/concacaf-gold-cup">Gold Cup</a> which the U.S. won. Nighswonger scored two goals for the U.S. during the tournament. Casey Krueger was also named to the <a href="https://www.starsandstripesfc.com">USWNT</a> with Nighswonger for the Gold Cup. </p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Signed, sealed, delivered.<a href="https://twitter.com/cristina_roque_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cristina_roque_</a> is Royal </p>— Utah Royals FC (@UtahRoyalsFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/UtahRoyalsFC/status/1768004941921353873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a>
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<ul><li id="IXGKYz">No. 18 <a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/13/mens-swimming-and-diving-seven-noles-headed-to-mens-ncaa-championships"><strong>Florida State swimming and diving</strong></a> will have seven athletes competing in individual events — Peter Varjasi, Max Wilson, Mason Herbet, Yordan Yanchev, David Vargas, Darwin Nolasco and Jesco Helling — as all as in all five relays:</li></ul>
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<p id="Rb11Ea">For the first time in school history the Noles will have three divers at nationals. Seven individual qualifiers are the most since 2021 when the Noles sent nine.</p>
<p id="IhYJn8">Heading into the final day of the Zone B Championships on Wednesday, Vargas punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships after placing seventh on 3-meter on Tuesday. Having to finish in the top 12, while his teammates needed to be in the top 10 to qualify, Vargas finished prelims in 11th (322.10).</p>
<p id="w60Ziw">Nolasco led the Noles out of prelims with a score of 356.46 for fifth place ahead of Helling in 12th (321.70).</p>
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<a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/12/mens-swimming-and-diving-vargas-battles-to-claim-ncaa-bid"><strong>Florida State men’s diver David Vargas</strong></a> is headed to the 2024 NCAA Championships:</li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="9t24Ue">Vargas joins Peter Varjasi and five FSU relays at the meet in Indianapolis, running from March 27-30. More men’s qualifiers will be announced on Wednesday.</p></blockquote>
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<a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/10/womens-swimming-and-diving-vear-punches-ticket-to-ncaa-championships"><strong>Florida State diver Samantha Vear</strong></a> is headed to the 2024 NCAA Championships, clinching a spot with a third place finish in the 1-meter at the NCAA Zone B Championships:</li></ul>
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<p id="HedSeO">Vear will compete in her second NCAA’s that will run from March 20-23 back at the University of Georgia along with Edith Jernstedt, Maddy Huggins, Jenny Halden and three FSU relays.</p>
<p id="6LQ8eO">Looking to place within the top 10 in order to advance to nationals, Vear finished prelims in second place, scoring 286.80, sitting about 30 points away from the diver in 10th place. In finals, Vear added 295.40 to take third.</p>
<p id="nPQXhw">Through 12 rounds, Vear received marks of 6.0 or higher on 10 of her dives, finishing with a score of 582.20.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lottie Woad (individual) and the Seminoles (team) finish in second place in the final standings at the Florida State Match Up. <a href="https://t.co/Rgr6HfRC3v">pic.twitter.com/Rgr6HfRC3v</a></p>— FSU Golf (@FSUGolf) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSUGolf/status/1769121635913908271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/12/mens-golf-clanton-wins-seminole-intercollegiate"><strong>Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton</strong></a> took home his second tournament victory on Tuesday, winning the 2024 Seminole Intercollegiate with an 18th hole birdie putt:</li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="YMnyLp">Clanton made a statement at home, which included a second-round 65 where he tied for the second-lowest score ever shot at Seminole Legacy. In Tuesday’s final round, he had to battle with teammate and freshman Tyler Weaver, who shot 10-under (68-69-69) and finished second overall.</p></blockquote>
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<a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/10/womens-golf-seminoles-ting-wins-individual-title-at-valspar-augusta-invitational"><strong>Florida State golfer Mirabel Ting</strong></a> won the individual championship of the 18th Annual Valspar Augusta Invitational at the Forest Hill Golf Course, birdieing on two of her last six holes:</li></ul>
<blockquote><p id="SiOHIN">Ting’s second career victory led the Seminoles to a fifth place finish in the team standings as they earned their second top-five team finish of the spring season. Ting totaled seven birdies to card a third round score of 67 which tied her career-best score for a single round. Ting moved into the lead late in the third round as she overtook LoraLie Cowart of Georgia to earn medalist honors.</p></blockquote>
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<p id="lwPE1u">Ahmari Avin made a statement in his FSU debut at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida, where he picked up his first career win with a career best discus throw (45.27m). Ryan Driscoll followed Avin in second place with a personal best of (42.52m). </p>
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<blockquote><p id="NBtfvV">Former Florida State men’s cross country student-athletes Ahmed Muhumed and Kasey Knevelbaard will represent the Team USA at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships on March 30 in Belgrade, Serbia.</p></blockquote>
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<ul><li id="2wzSVg">No.19/NR <a href="https://seminoles.com/news/2024/3/9/track-and-field-noles-conclude-ncaas-with-all-america-honors"><strong>Florida State indoor track and field</strong></a> wrapped the NCAA Indoor Championships with three All-American honors:</li></ul>
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<p id="7Wc9IB">David Mullarkey placed 11th in the 3,000 meters (7:55.42), establishing second-team All-America after being seeded 14th coming into the event.</p>
<p id="R8pBwz">Shenese Walker finished fifth with a lifetime best, tying the sixth-fastest time in school history at (7.19), securing first-team All-America for the first time in her career. It was the highest finish for a Nole since 2019 when Ka’Tia Seymour placed third.</p>
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<p id="PFaAeS">While at FSU from 2021-22, Muhumed was an All-American in 2021 after placing 20th in the 10k at the NCAA Championships (29.19.9) after capturing All-ACC honors. He was named first-team All-ACC in indoor and outdoor and was a second-team All-American in the 5,000 in both indoor and outdoor.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to Alum John Papsidera (BFA '83) for his role as Casting Director on the award winning film Oppenheimer!<br><br>They earned 7 Oscars this past weekend with John contributing majorly to the films success.<br><br>Read the Tallahassee Democrat article ⬇️<a href="https://t.co/AxmyUSzHzm">https://t.co/AxmyUSzHzm</a> <a href="https://t.co/l05F1dP4jP">pic.twitter.com/l05F1dP4jP</a></p>— Florida State University College of Fine Arts (@CFAfsu) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFAfsu/status/1767959219670757738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ireland is INCREDIBLE, for all the great sights the people are even BETTER! Today took us to see <a href="https://twitter.com/howthadventures?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@howthadventures</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MalahideCastleG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MalahideCastleG</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NewbridgeHF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NewbridgeHF</a> We had a blast and absolutely would recommend coming to see them all while at <a href="https://twitter.com/cfbireland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cfbireland</a> Fun for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoleFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoleFamily</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepCLIMBing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeepCLIMBing</a> <a href="https://t.co/8H16PqN7r6">pic.twitter.com/8H16PqN7r6</a></p>— Mike Norvell (@Coach_Norvell) <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Norvell/status/1768680848054735271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a>
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<p id="yMyNrr">The <em>Tomahawk Nation</em> podcast channel, presented by SB Nation, features insider Seminoles recruiting, football, basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer analysis and commentary, featuring shows hosted by staff writers Tim Alumbaugh, Matt Minnick, Michael Rogner, Brian Pellerin, and Ben Meyerson, featuring contributions by Joshua Pick, David Stout, Jon Marchant, and the entire Tomahawk Nation staff, produced by managing editor Perry Kostidakis.<em>...</em><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-soccer-volleyball-fsu/2022/5/1/23044262/tomahawk-nation-podcasts-show-directory-sports-cfb-cbb-listen-tallahassee-sbn-acc-football"><em><strong>{continued}</strong></em></a></p>
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<p>Seminoles secure first ACC win after Makenna Reid displays dominant performance </p> <p id="fWRu0S">After dropping their first game of the series to No. 4 Duke on Friday, <a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> softball looked to bounce back on Saturday with <strong>Makenna Reid </strong>as the starter for the Seminoles.</p>
<aside id="aK9lUL"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"No. 18 FSU Softball suffers loss to No. 4 Duke to start ACC play ","url":"https://www.tomahawknation.com/2024/3/15/24102410/no-18-fsu-softball-suffers-loss-to-no-4-duke-to-start-acc-play-blue-devils-seminoles-kerr-danley"}]}'></div></aside><p id="jwrJz4">In her third start, Reid worked around a one out walk by feeding <strong>Devyn Flaherty</strong> with a set of outs, getting her offense into the game for the first time. </p>
<p id="ZPCRYj">Against Cassidy Curd for Duke, <strong>Jaysoni Beachum</strong> came up with a one out walk and was moved to second on a ground out. <strong>Kalei Harding</strong> dropped a double into the corner of the outfield to easily score Beachum and strike first.</p>
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<p id="b0Vu1V">With two outs and a runner on second, a passed ball moved Harding to third. Curd faced <strong>Amaya Ross</strong>, who added her fifth triple of the year on a ball just under the glove of the right fielder. Ross easily touched home on a double by <strong>Isa Torres</strong>, continuing to pour it on early. The inning came to a close with a 3-0 FSU lead as Curd got a fly out.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">HOW 'BOUT THAT START‼️‼️‼️‼️<br><br>Amaya triples, and it's 2-0 Noles <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALL4ONE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALL4ONE</a> <a href="https://t.co/pHZqyBPV7N">pic.twitter.com/pHZqyBPV7N</a></p>— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_Softball/status/1769052395684962540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p id="tuAz87">Reid, now working with a lead thanks to her offense, shut the Blue Devils down in order, really gaining confidence from the defense behind her. With one out, <strong>Jahni Kerr</strong> made her full time return, laying out for a shallow fly ball to keep the threat at bay.</p>
<p id="9lNA3e">After Reid produced another clean inning, Lillie Walker entered for Curd to face the Seminole lineup in the 3rd. Up against her first batter, she hits Beachum to put the ‘Noles on the bases early in the inning. Harding came up with her second hit of the day, an RBI double that just got under the glove of the diving outfield.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ANOTHER ONE <br><br>Ocho gets her fourth RBI of the series , and it's 4-0 Noles here in the third <br><br> ACCNX<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALL4ONE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALL4ONE</a> <a href="https://t.co/OnbEo3239P">pic.twitter.com/OnbEo3239P</a></p>— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_Softball/status/1769060440301253015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p id="YrQgjC">Reid and Walker produced a quiet 4th inning, and Reid continued her stellar day in the 5th. With one out, she gave up her first hit of the afternoon on a single up the middle, just out of the reach of Torres. Despite a ground ball moving the runner into scoring position, Reid came back with her fifth strikeout of the day.</p>
<p id="O6aTUe"><strong>Allison Royalty</strong> closed out the game starting in the 6th, after Reid had a one hit afternoon. For her first batter, she gave up a four pitch walk. A bunt that the defense was not able to field now added another runner. The day was short for Royalty after just two batters, Coach Lonni Alameda went back to Makenna Reid. </p>
<p id="JnlDCl">Reid was able to retire her first batter before Claire Davison drove in an RBI off of a single. Now facing runners on the corners, a fly out traded an out for a run and Duke continued to cut into the FSU lead, 4-2. A single from Kelly Torres put herself at first and Davidson at third with two away. Luckily, Reid used her infield to get the last out and refuse Duke of another run.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Okay Isa <br><br>She prevents any further damage here in the sixth<br><br>Harding, Ross and Torres due up for the Noles <br><br> ACCNX<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALL4ONE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALL4ONE</a> <a href="https://t.co/3bV5AAZ6fF">pic.twitter.com/3bV5AAZ6fF</a></p>— Florida State Softball (@FSU_Softball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSU_Softball/status/1769073922669166875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2024</a>
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<p id="ht4W7j">Harding led off the bottom of the 6th with a four pitch walk from Walker. Autumn Belviy replaced Harding, and her chance on the bases did not last long as Kelly Torres took out her second caught stealing of the game. </p>
<p id="Lld9f0">Up two runs in the 7th, Reid faced the bottom of the Duke lineup. A foul out, ground out, and fly out to right secured the 4-2 victory for the Seminoles. </p>
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<p>Seminoles show resilience yet again, but have quiet bats in early innings</p> <p id="9KaKlB"><a href="https://www.tomahawknation.com/">Florida State</a> softball hosted its first ACC series of the year, as No. 4 Duke came to Tallahasse during Alumni Weekend. For game one the pitching matchup was Ashtyn Danley for the Seminoles, and Jala Wright for the Blue Devils.</p>
<p id="TDOSeJ">In her 10th start of the season, Danley secured the first out before an error put Ana Gold on base. Following the baserunner, Claire Davidson went dead center off of Danley to put Duke up 2-0. The FSU defense got the last two outs, looking to respond in their first at bats.</p>
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<p id="lGlpDk">Danley worked past the runs given up in the first inning and cruised through the 2nd and into the 3rd. With two outs, a single sneaked past the infield and Davidson continued her day with an RBI triple. A fly out ended the top of the inning, with a 3-0 Duke lead.</p>
<p id="IkNV9z">In the 4th, a one out error allowed a baserunner in Kelly Torres. An out moved her over and a single drove her in to extend the Duke lead. Down 4-0 in the bottom of the frame, Kaley Mudge broke up the no-hitter with a single. Despite getting into scoring position on a stolen base, the rest of the FSU offense could not drive her in.</p>
<p id="3NaYER">Darnley's day was done after 4 innings of work. In the 5th, Mimi Gooden started the inning with a bloop single into the outfield. Another hit into the shallow outfield put two runners on with no outs. Davidson continued her day with an RBI single to make it 5-0.</p>
<p id="kvOD11">Duke had two runners in scoring position after the throw home and they poured it on with two more runs. Struggling to find outs, a passed ball moved the lone runner to second base. FSU eventually got out of the inning, leaving a runner on third base, but found themselves closer to being the victim of a run rule.</p>
<p id="ccsRkm">After 4 innings, Duke made their own pitching change to Dani Drogemueller, a transfer from Pitt. She picked up where Wright left off with a 1-2-3 inning to start her outing. </p>
<p id="gSpf7I">On the first pitch of the 6th, Jada Baker sent a solo shot off of new pitcher, Emma Wilson. Wilson added two more baserunners before an out and a walk to load them for the first time. A double from Aminah Vega brought in the 9th and 10th runs to blow up the lead. </p>
<p id="LU58cA">Jahni Kerr made her return in the 6th with a first pitch double against Drogemueller. A walk to Katie Dack put two runners on with no outs, as the ‘Noles looked to escape the run rule. Both Autumn Belviy and Madi Frey pinch ran as Drogemuller walked the bases loaded after a Mudge at bat. </p>
<p id="aKmE07">No outs, Jaysoni Beachum reached on a fielder’s choice that allowed a run to cross, and erased Mudge. Now a 10-1 game in favor of Duke, the ‘Noles had runners on the corners for Kalei Harding. In a 1-2 count, Harding drove in another run to cut into the lead 10-2. </p>
<p id="EVZo0f">With FSU threatening, Duke made the switch back to Wright. Two on and one out, the ‘Noles reloaded the bases off of a Michaela Edenfield walk. Amaya Ross drove in one more run on a base hit, keeping a Seminole at every base. </p>
<p id="YeTvs9">Moving to a 10-3 game, Hallie Wacaser produced another run on a fly out. Ross went over to second uncontested to put two runners in scoring position. A ground out ended the inning as FSU broke the shut out, scoring four runs and evading the game ending early. </p>
<p id="9r0ZjA">Wilson was brought back out in the 7th and did not allow a baserunner to give her offense one last chance. Devyn Flaherty recorded a hit with one out to turn over the lineup. Wright walked Mudge, as FSU continued to exercise plate discipline. The lead cut in half as Harding drove in a run on a sharp infield single. </p>
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<p id="haH4M4">A 10-5 score, the Blue Devils took Wright out for the second, and final time. Lillie Walker entered with runners on the corners and two out. Walker got the one out needed on a strikeout to secure the win for her squad, and see FSU drop their second straight game. </p>
<p id="6u5zub"><a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=510930">Box score</a></p>
<h2 id="0HahVr">Up next</h2>
<p id="iBkzfP">FSU will look to bounce back against Duke on Saturday the 16th at 1 pm on ACCNX.</p>
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