Florida State baseball will start the fall season with an October 10 game against the Auburn Tigers. The Seminoles are looking bounce back from their round two loss to the Oregon State Beavers in last year's NCAA Tournament.
Florida State baseball starts fall practice Monday September 28. The Seminoles will have a scrimmage at Dick Howser Stadium on the following Tuesday and Thursday.
Florida State has three opponents scheduled for its fall season, not including an intrasquad scrimmage (Garnet and Gold All-Star game), which will be played October 30 at Dick Howser Stadium.
They’ll play Auburn on October 10 in Pensacola FL, at the Blue Wahoo’s stadium. Jacksonville on October 16 at Dick Howser Stadium. Florida State will finish its schedule with North Florida at home in Tallahassee on October 17.
During the 2026 regular season Florida State was 40-19 (19-11). Head Coach Link Jarrett guided his team to the No.9 seed and to a first round victory in the NCAA Tournament in which they hosted at the Tallahassee Regional. Florida State would lose in three games in the Corvallis Super Regional to Oregon State.
Jarrett lost 10 players to the 2026 MLB draft. Five players were selected in the top 100 draft picks: No.34 (INF) Landon Thome, No.55 (RHP) Kaden Waechter, No. 57 (LHP) Wes Mendes, No. 75 (1B)Myles Bailey, and No. 88 (OF) Braydon Dowd.
Replacing ACC Pitcher of the Year, Wes Mendes will be a challenge. In addition to Mendes who was an All-American, Jarrett must also replace All-American power hitter, 6-foot-4, 255 pound Bailey.
Going into this season 24 of the 39 players are new to the roster. This is a mix of high school, juco, and transfers.
Some of the key players coming in from the transfer portal will be: (C) Nathan Cmeyla, (INF) Eli Putnam, and (C) Kaden Frommeit.
Key freshmen added to the roster are: (OF) Ben Kuglitsch, (RHP) Brayden Harris., and 6-foot-6 (OF)Genson Veras.
Other key returners from last year's team are: All-American (RHP) John Abraham, (OF) John Stuetzer, and (LHP) Cooper Whited.
Jarrett took Florida State to the College World Series in 2024. Prior to Florida State Jarrett was the head coach at Notre Dame, and at UNC Greensboro. In 2022 he led the Irish to the College World Series.
Jarrett played at Florida State from 1991 to 1994. The former shortstop played in three College World Series while at Florida State as a player.
Florida State is expected to open its 2027 spring season on opening day, which is the norm for Jarrett's team. Opening weekend is set for Friday, February 19.
