FSU baseball: Wes Mendes named ACC Pitcher of the Year, four others earn all-conference honors
Florida State beat Miami in extra innings, coming from behind for the win Florida State junior Wes Mendes was voted as the ACC Pitcher of the Year on Monday, recognizing a regular season from the Seminoles’ southpaw that established him as one of the country’s best. This season, he ranks No. 10 nationally in wins (9), No.
12 in strikeouts (109) and No. 15 in WHIP (1. 00), throwing two complete games in 14 starts.
In ACC play, he led the league in innings pitched (62. 1) and strikeouts (79). Mendes, who was also voted as a first-team All-ACC selection, is the third pitcher in FSU history to earn the award (alongside Bryan Henry in 2007 and Parker Messick in 2021).
It’s also the first time in program history FSU has had a major conference year-end award winner in three straight seasons (James Tibbs III, ACC Player of the Year in 2024 and Alex Lodise, ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2025). In addition, junior right-handed reliever John Abraham, junior left-handed starter Trey Beard and junior center fielder Brayden Dowd were all named to the All-ACC third team with outfielder John Stuetzer named to the All-Freshman Team. The full release from FSU: TALLAHASSEE – Florida State baseball junior left-handed starter Wes Mendes has been named the ACC Pitcher of the Year as the conference announced its year-end awards and All-ACC Teams on Monday.
Mendes, the third ACC Pitcher of the Year in team history, also was named First Team All-ACC. He is joined by junior right-handed reliever John Abraham , junior left-handed starter Trey Beard and junior center fielder Brayden Dowd , recognized with Third Team All-ACC accolades, and freshman outfielder John Stuetzer on the All-Freshman Team. For the first time in team history, Florida State has a conference year-end award winner in three consecutive seasons.
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