3 Up, 3 Down: Florida State responds with 4-0 week as offensive identity takes shape

What a difference a week makes. Last Monday, the Seminoles were coming off a debilitating sweep at the hands of an underwhelming Stanford team, dropping FSU down to 16th in RPI and almost guaranteeing they would not be a top-8 national seed. Fast forward seven days, and the Noles are still unlikely to be a top-8 seed, but once again, their season outlook changed.

Link Jarrett’s team won four straight games this week, a midweek victory over USF before sweeping Pitt over the weekend, to vault FSU up to 7th in RPI on Monday and back in the driver’s seat of a top-4 seed in the ACC. Not only did Florida State go 4-0 on the week, but they did it on the strength of its offense. The Seminoles racked up 19 runs in their first two games played this week and combined for 26 hits across the final two contests.

The strikeout numbers are down, the contact numbers are up, and the athleticism is on display, creating an identity that can help FSU scratch across enough runs and let the pitching staff do the rest of the work. The key for the Noles going forward will be finding some level of consistency to end the season. Their last four series in ACC play go as follows: swept, sweep, swept, sweep.

The batting order also continued to shift around, with Chase Williams missing the weekend series against Pitt with an injury. But after a 4-0 week, the pendulum has swung back in favor of Florida State, and its identity for success is clear. 3 Up No.