The No. 3 seed Florida State University baseball team begins its postseason campaign against the No. 14 seed University of Pittsburgh Panthers in the quarterfinals of the 2026 ACC Baseball Tournament on Friday, May 22, at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Florida State holds a 38-16 record and seeks to strengthen its position for a top-eight national seed in the NCAA Tournament while chasing its first conference championship since 2018.
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Pittsburgh advanced to the quarterfinal round after defeating No. 11 Louisville 16-8 on Tuesday and securing an additional victory over No. 6 Wake Forest on Wednesday.
Seminoles' Tournament History
All-time history favors the Seminoles at the ACC Championship, where the program has compiled an 87-45 record since joining the league in 1992.
Florida State has secured eight total ACC postseason titles and holds a 5-3 record specifically in Charlotte-hosted conference tournaments.
Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year Wes Mendes will start on the mound for Florida State.
The junior left-hander carries a 9-3 record with a 2.57 ERA, recording 109 strikeouts while allowing 24 earned runs on 61 hits over 84.0 innings pitched this season.
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Team statistics show Florida State possesses a .
284 batting average with 511 hits, 71 home runs, and 346 RBIs, while the pitching staff maintains a 3.99 ERA with 565 strikeouts.
Outfielder Brody DeLamielleure leads the roster with a 17-game hitting streak and a .
342 batting average, while reliever John Abraham has posted a 1.04 ERA and 55 strikeouts across 17 appearances.
The winner of the quarterfinal matchup between Florida State and Pittsburgh will advance to the tournament semifinals scheduled for Saturday, May 23, at 5 p.
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m. ET against the winner of the game between No. 2 North Carolina and No. 7 Virginia Tech.
