No. 14 FSU baseball takes on Pitt: Preview, how to watch, game thread
No. 14 Florida State (30-14, 12-9 ACC) opens the month of May with three games against the Pitt Panthers (28-15, 10-11 ACC) at Dick Howser Stadium, looking to get back on track in conference play after a sweep last weekend. Last time out, the Seminoles took care of business in a 9-1 win over USF on Wednesday, though a late-game injury to Chase Williams will keep the junior out of the lineup against the Panthers.
FSU enters on a strong stretch at Howser, going 21-3 at home this year. The Seminoles have five ACC series wins through seven weekends of conference play, including two sweeps, against four top-12 nationally ranked opponents. Pitt arrives having just swept No.
10 Virginia at home last weekend, the Panthers’ first-ever series win over the Cavaliers. The four-game winning streak that included a 23-1 romp at No. 12 West Virginia was snapped by a 13-5 loss to Kent State on Wednesday night before Pitt traveled to Tallahassee.
The Panthers are one of the most dangerous offensive teams in the country. Pittsburgh leads the nation in walks (313), ranks second in on-base percentage (. 452), fourth in scoring (9.
4 runs per game), fifth in home runs per game (2. 02), and sixth in slugging percentage (. 571) and runs scored (406).