No. 11 FSU baseball rallies in the ninth, walks off Miami in the 11th to steal game one
For seven innings on Thursday, it looked like the same old story for Florida State. The Noles only had one extra-base hit and did not have a knock with runners in scoring position. On the mound, Wes Mendes posted a zero in five of his six innings, but Miami tagged him for four in the fourth, putting the Noles in what felt like an insurmountable hole.
Link Jarrett read the room and decided to initially save his best bullpen arms, trotting out Cade O’Leary and Kevin Mebil as the first two arms to relieve Mendes. However, one thing about this FSU team is that they will not go quietly into the night. Throughout the year, Jarrett’s 2026 team had multiple chances to roll over, but continued to fight.
Now, trailing 6-1 and down to their final five outs, Florida State made its push. John Stuetzer ambushed the first pitch of his at-bat and pulled a solo homer to left, the first extra-base hit for the Seminoles since Carns’ long ball in the second. In the ensuing at-bat, Dowd joined the party, as he got ahead 3-1 and smashed a solo shot to right as Florida State’s top two hitters labeled back-to-back jacks to cut the deficit to three.
John Stuetzer and Brayden Dowd go back-to-back to make it a 3-run game! E-8, UM 6, FSU 3 pic. twitter.
com/zCa4vgQ1Yr — FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) May 15, 2026 Trailing 6-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth, Florida State put on its rally caps. Gabe Fraser began the frame with a walk, and Ben Barrett singled, allowing the speedy shortstop to move up 180 feet, as the Noles had runners on the corners with nobody out. In the ensuing at-bat, Carter McCulley labeled a 399-foot bomb to center field, which just stayed in the park, but brought Fraser in to score.
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