Florida State’s Abraham Finalist for Prestigious Post-Season Honor

The 2026 baseball season for Florida State ended way too soon for the players and the fans.

After winning 40 games for the third season in a row and earning the No. 10 national seed, the Seminoles hosted a regional for the 38th time in program history. By the end of the weekend, Florida State (40-19, 19-11 in ACC) had lost their own regional to St. John’s.

Coach Link Jarrett fielded a talented pitching rotation and stable of bullpen arms that ranked second in the ACC in ERA. The leader of that bullpen was ace John Abraham, who has been named a finalist for the 2026 Stopper of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). The award is given to the top reliever in college baseball and has been awarded every year since 2005, except for the COVID year of 2020.

Of the 14 finalists on the list, five are still playing in the NCAA tournament. Abraham is one of just two ACC pitchers to be named a finalist, along with freshman hurler Caden Glauber of North Carolina.

A junior from Tampa, Abraham was the one Florida State pitching coach Micah Posey called for when the Seminoles needed to crush opponents’ dreams of a rally. In 47 innings of work, Abraham posted 58 strikeouts, 24 walks, a WHIP of 1.19, six saves, and allowed opponents to bat just .190 against him.

Against No. 10 Virginia, Abraham struck out a season-high six batters and recorded his fourth save. In a win over Pitt, Abraham struck out five and gave up just one run on two hits and two walks.

One of four pitchers to earn all-conference honors, Abraham earned third-team All-ACC recognition. He also earned mid-season All-American honors from both Perfect Game and D1 Baseball. In addition, the NCBWA named Abraham to their mid-season Stopper of the Year watch list.

For his career in the garnet and gold, Abraham has logged 142 strikeouts, posted a 3.54 ERA and has allowed opponents a paltry .203 batting average against him. Whether Abraham returns to the Seminoles for his senior season remains to be seen. He could be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, which would certainly impact his decision to return.

If he does comeback in 2027, Abraham would be one of the top pitching prospects in the country once again. Abraham, along with ACC All-Freshman outfielder John Stuetzer and potentially first baseman Myles Bailey, would give the Seminoles a solid nucleus of talent with which to make a deeper post-season run next year.

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