Seminole Sunday Sauce — Feb. 15, 2026: FSU Baseball Clinches First Series of Season
Florida State baseball will close the weekend in search of a series sweep. The Seminoles clinched their first series victory of the season with wins over James Madison on Friday and Saturday.
FSU was fueled by five shutout innings on the mound from Wes Mendes in the season opener on Friday — a 5-1 win. Solo home runs from Myles Bailey and Brody DeLamielleure gave FSU an early 2-0 lead, but in the sixth, the Dukes cut that lead in half.
The Seminoles were able to create some breathing room with three runs in the eighth. After a balk made it 3-1, Noah Sheffield followed with a pinch-hit 2-run single to cap the scoring. Bailey and DeLamielleure each finished with two hits in the win.
On Saturday, FSU needed just seven innings to roll to a 16-5 run-rule victory. As a team, FSU finished with 17 hits.
A 2-run double by Ike Schmidly gave James Madison a 3-2 lead in the top of the inning, but in the bottom of the frame, Brayden Dowd put the Seminoles ahead for good with a 3-run home run. DeLamielleure homered for the second straight day.
Bailey and Sheffield continued to swing hot bats for the Seminoles. Bailey finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Sheffield was 3-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored. Dowd was 3-for-3 and scored five times.
On the mound, four different pitchers worked. Cooper Whited threw two scoreless innings of relief. Cade O’Leary earned his first FSU win.
The 12th-ranked Seminoles will go for the sweep on Sunday before hitting the road for the first time on Tuesday in Jacksonville. FSU will be in Texas next weekend for three games in three days.
FOOTBALL
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 14 nationally, second in ACC* (33 total commitments)
Wrap-up: It was a relatively quiet week on the gridiron.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 12-13 (5-7 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (1-1), lost to Virginia on Tuesday, 61-58; beat Virginia Tech on Saturday, 92-69
Upcoming: vs. Boston College (Tuesday); at Clemson (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 10 nationally*, third in ACC (4 total commitments)
Wrap-up: After letting one slip away against Virginia, FSU bounced back in a big way in Blacksburg on Saturday.
WomEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 9-16 (4-9 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (2-0), beat Miami on Sunday, 87-70; beat Boston College on Thursday, 85-76
Upcoming: at Louisville (Sunday); vs. California (Thursday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: A rivalry rout of Miami headlined a solid week for FSU.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 13 CSCAA
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: ACC Championships (Sunday-Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: The ACC Championships will take place over the next week in Atlanta.
Track and Field
Ranking: Men No. 30 USTFCCCA, No. 7 South Region; women No. 11 USTFCCCA, No. 5 South Region
Past Week: Participated in the Clemson Tiger Paw and Boston Valentine
Upcoming: ACC Championships (Feb. 26-28)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU was in two parts of the country this week for a pair of 2-day events.
Men’s Tennis
Record: 6-4
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: at Notre Dame (Feb. 27)
Recognitions: Luis Felipe Miguel and Erik Schiessl (ACC Doubles Team of the Week)
Wrap-up: FSU will try to enjoy an extended break before opening ACC play in South Bend.
Women’s Tennis
Record: 2-5
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: at Old Dominion (Sunday); at Louisville (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will try to end a 5-match skid before opening ACC play on Friday.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Moon Invitational (Sunday-Tuesday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: After opening the spring with a win, FSU will try to keep the momentum going.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: N/A
Upcoming: Watersound Invitational (Monday-Wednesday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will begin its spring this week in Panama City.
Softball
Record: 8-1
Ranking: No. 6 USA Softball; No. 6 D1Softball; No. 5 Softball America; No. 7 NFCA Coaches
Past Week: (4-1), beat Connecticut in JoAnne Graf Classic on Sunday, 6-0; beat Liberty on Tuesday in five innings, 8-0; lost to Texas Tech on Thursday in Clearwater Invitational, 3-2; beat Florida Atlantic in Clearwater Invitational on Friday, 9-5; beat UCLA in Clearwater Invitational on Saturday, 11-7
Upcoming: vs. Tennessee (Sunday, Clearwater Invitational); vs. Louisiana (Tuesday); vs. Dartmouth (Friday, Dugout Club Classic); vs. Alabama (Friday, Dugout Club Classic); vs. Dartmouth (Saturday, Dugout Club Classic); vs. Alabama (Saturday, Dugout Club Classic);
Recognitions: Jazzy Francik, P (ACC Pitcher of the Week)
Wrap-up: FSU has bounced back nicely from its first loss of the season to No. 1 Texas Tech. It will try to notch a winning trip to Clearwater on Sunday.
Lacrosse
Record: 2-1 (0-1 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (1-1), beat Kennesaw State on Monday, 16-4; lost at California on Friday, 10-9
Upcoming: at UC Davis (Sunday); vs. Army (Saturday, Atlanta)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU dropped a heartbreaker in its first-ever ACC contest.
Baseball
Record: 2-0
Ranking: No. 12 Baseball America; No. 9 Perfect Game; No. 16 D1Baseball; No. 14 USA TODAY Coaches; No. 14 NCBWA
Past Week: (2-0), beat James Madison on Friday, 5-1; …beat James Madison on Saturday in seven innings, 16-6
Upcoming: vs. James Madison (Sunday); at Jacksonville (Tuesday); vs. Michigan (Friday, Amegy Bank College Baseball Series); vs. Auburn (Saturday, Amegy Bank College Baseball Series)
Recognitions: Trey Beard, P (Golden Spikes Award watch list)
Wrap-up: Through two games, FSU has taken care of business with great hitting and solid pitching.
Beach Volleyball
Record: 0-0
Ranking: N/A
Upcoming: vs. UAB (Friday, Unconquered Invitational); vs. Cal State Bakersfield (Friday, Unconquered Invitational); vs. Georgia State (Friday, Unconquered Invitational); vs. North Alabama (Saturday, Unconquered Invitational); vs. Southeast Louisiana (Saturday, Unconquered Invitational)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will begin the 2026 season with five matches in two days.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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