# 2025 Florida State Seminoles baseball team

The 2025 Florida State Seminoles baseball team is representing Florida State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles play their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head baseball coach Link Jarrett, in his third year as head coach.

## Previous season

The 2024 Florida State Seminoles baseball team compiled a record of 49–17 overall and 17–12 in ACC play. At the end of the ACC regular season, outfielder James Tibbs III was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year. In addition, Tibbs III and Jamie Arnold were named to the All-ACC First Team, while Cam Smith was named to the All-ACC Second Team. Marco Dinges and Jaime Ferrer were named to the All-ACC Third Team.
The Seminoles reached the championship game of the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament before losing 4–16 to Duke in the final. Marco Dinges, Tibbs III, and Drew Faurot were all named to the ACC All-Tournament Team.
Despite not winning the ACC tournament, Florida State received an at-large berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and an eighth-overall national seed, giving them the right to host both a regional and a super regional. Drawn into the Tallahassee Regional were SEC opponent Alabama, as well as fellow Floridian colleges UCF of the Big 12 and Stetson of the ASUN. In the regional, the Seminoles went a perfect 3–0, defeating Stetson in the opening game and UCF twice (Alabama went 0–2 and did not play Florida State). In the Super Regional, the Seminoles hosted Big East opponent UConn. In a best-of-three series, Florida State defeated UConn 2–0, advancing to their first College World Series since 2019.
In the College World Series, the Seminoles suffered a first-round setback, losing to Tennessee, 11–12, off of a walk-off run. Florida State proceeded to win its next two elimination games against fellow ACC opponents Virginia and North Carolina, setting up a rematch with Tennessee in the national semifinals. Needing to win twice to advance to the national championship, Florida State lost 2–7 to the Volunteers in the opening semifinal game. Tennessee ultimately went on to win the national championship. Upon the conclusion of the tournament, catcher Jaxson West and outfielder Jaime Ferrer were named to the All-Tournament Team.

## Personnel
### Starters

Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | Player |
| Friday | Jamie Arnold |
| Saturday | Joey Volini |
| Sunday | Wes Mendes |

### Coaching and support staff
## Preseason
### ACC coaches poll

ACC coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Virginia | 251 (13) |
| 2 | Florida State | 230 (2) |
| 3 | North Carolina | 217 |
| 4 | Clemson | 214 (1) |
| 5 | Duke | 182 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 171 |
| 7 | NC State | 168 |
| 8 | Stanford | 143 |
| 9 | Louisville | 128 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 113 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 87 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 85 |
| 13 | California | 60 |
| 14 | Pitt | 52 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 44 |
| 16 | Boston College | 31 |
Source:

### Preseason All-Americans

Preseason All-Americans :
| Player | Position | Selector | Ref. |
| Jamie Arnold | Pitcher | Baseball America D1Baseball NCBWA Perfect Game The Athletic | |

## Game log

2025 Florida State Seminoles Baseball Game Log (18–2) :
Regular Season (18–2) :
February (9–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Source |
| February 14 | ACCNX | James Madison* | No. 9 | Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL | W 6–0 | Arnold (1–0) | Logar (0–1) | Abraham (1) | 6,700 | 1–0 | — | Report |
| February 15 | ACCNX | James Madison* | No. 9 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 9–2 | Volini (1–0) | Kinsler (0–1) | None | 6,700 | 2–0 | — | Report |
| February 16 | ACCNX | James Madison* | No. 9 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 10–0$^8$ | Mendes (1–0) | Mozoki (0–1) | None | 4,775 | 3–0 | — | Report |
| February 18 | ESPN+ | at South Florida* | No. 9 | Red McEwen Field Tampa, FL | W 6–2 | Abraham (1–0) | Yorek (0–1) | Prescott (1) | 3,211 | 4–0 | – | Report |
| February 21 | ACCNX | Penn* | No. 9 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 24–2$^7$ | Arnold (2–0) | Katz (0–1) | None | 5,116 | 5–0 | — | Report |
| February 22 | ACCNX | Penn* | No. 9 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 9–3 | Volini (2–0) | Coyne (0–1) | None | 6,700 | 6–0 | — | Report |
| February 23 | ACCNX | Penn* | No. 9 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 5–3 | Mendes (2–0) | Tobin (0–1) | Barrett (1) | 4,829 | 7–0 | — | Report |
| February 26 | ESPN+ | at Jacksonville* | No. 7 | John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL | W 9–6 | Chrest (1–0) | Brooks (0–1) | Knier (1) | 1,118 | 8–0 | — | Report |
| February 28 | ACCNX | Georgetown* | No. 7 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 7–2 | Abraham (2–0) | Raab (1–1) | Martinez (1) | 5,346 | 9–0 | — | Report |
March (9–2) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Source |
| March 1 | ACCNX | Georgetown* | No. 7 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 11–2 | Volini (3–0) | Sapienza (0–3) | None | 5,706 | 10–0 | — | Report |
| March 2 | ACCNX | Georgetown* | No. 7 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 4–3 | Prescott (1–0) | Leckszas (0–1) | None | 4,674 | 11–0 | — | Report |
| March 4 | ACCNX | North Florida* | No. 6 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 10–1 | Chrest (2–0) | Hendry (2–1) | None | 5,066 | 12–0 | — | Report |
| March 5 | ACCNX | Bethune–Cookman* | No. 6 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 9–7 | Manca (1–0) | Lopez (0–1) | Knier (2) | 4,148 | 13–0 | — | Report |
| March 7 | ACCNX | Lipscomb* | No. 6 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 10–1 | Volini (4–0) | Poindexter (1–2) | None | 4,435 | 14–0 | — | Report |
| March 8 | ACCNX | Lipscomb* | No. 6 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 11–5 | Mendes (3–0) | Ramos (1–2) | None | 4,157 | 15–0 | — | Report |
| March 9 | ACCNX | Lipscomb* | No. 6 | Dick Howser Stadium | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| Sunshine Showdown Series, Game 1 ||||||||||||||
| March 11 | ACCNX | No. 7 Florida* | No. 5 | Dick Howser Stadium | L 2–7 | Barberi (1–0) | Chrest (2–1) | None | 6,700 | 15–1 | — | Report |
| March 14 | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 5 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 8–2 | Volini (5–0) | Chicoine (0–2) | None | 4,452 | 16–1 | 1–0 | Report |
| March 15 (DH 1) | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 5 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 14–0$^7$ | Arnold (3–0) | Mudd (0–1) | None | 5,044 | 17–1 | 2–0 | Report |
| March 15 (DH 2) | ACCNX | Boston College | No. 5 | Dick Howser Stadium | W 6–2 | Mendes (4–0) | Kipp (0–1) | Martinez (1) | 5,044 | 18–1 | 3–0 | Report |
| March 18 | ACCNX | Mercer* | No. 5 | Dick Howser Stadium | L 3–9 | Johnson (3–0) | Manca (1–1) | None | | 18–2 | — | |
| Florida Cup Series ||||||||||||||
| March 20 | ACCN | at Miami (FL) | No. 5 | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | | |
| March 21 | ACCN | at Miami (FL) | No. 5 | Alex Rodriguez Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 22 | ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | No. 5 | Alex Rodriguez Park | | | | | | | | |
| Sunshine Showdown Series, Game 2 ||||||||||||||
| March 25 | | vs. Florida* | | VyStar Ballpark Jacksonville, FL | | | | | | | — | |
| March 28 | ACCNX | at Notre Dame | | Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, IN | | | | | | | | |
| March 29 | ACCNX | at Notre Dame | | Frank Eck Stadium | | | | | | | | |
| March 30 | ACCNX | at Notre Dame | | Frank Eck Stadium | | | | | | | | |
April (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium | ACC |
| April 1 | ACCNX | Jacksonville* | Dick Howser Stadium | — |
| April 4 | ACCN | Wake Forest | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| April 5 | ACCNX | Wake Forest | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| April 6 | ACCNX | Wake Forest | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| Sunshine Showdown Series, Game 3 ||||||||||||||
| April 8 | ESPN2 | at Florida* | Condron Family Ballpark Gainesville, FL | — |
| April 11 | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | English Field Blacksburg, VA | |
| April 12 | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | English Field | |
| April 13 | ACCNX | at Virginia Tech | English Field | |
| April 15 | ACCNX | South Florida* | Dick Howser Stadium | — |
| April 17 | ESPNU | Virginia | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| April 18 | ESPN2 | Virginia | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| April 19 | ACCN | Virginia | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| April 22 | ACCNX | Stetson* | Dick Howser Stadium | — |
| April 25 | ACCNX | at Louisville | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | |
| April 26 | ACCNX | at Louisville | Jim Patterson Stadium | |
| April 27 | ACCN | at Louisville | Jim Patterson Stadium | |
May (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Stadium | ACC |
| May 2 | ACCNX | Clemson | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| May 3 | ACCNX | Clemson | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| May 4 | ACCNX | Clemson | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| May 6 | ACCNX | Jacksonville* | Dick Howser Stadium | — |
| May 9 | ACCNX | at California | Evans Diamond Berkeley, CA | |
| May 10 | ACCNX | at California | Evans Diamond | |
| May 11 | ACCNX | at California | Evans Diamond | |
| May 15 | ACCN | North Carolina | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| May 16 | ACCNX | North Carolina | Dick Howser Stadium | |
| May 17 | ACCNX | North Carolina | Dick Howser Stadium | |
Postseason (0–0) :
ACC tournament (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACCT Record | Source |
| May 20–25 | | vs. TBD | | TBA | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Florida State team member   * Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 6 | 6* | 5 (1) | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## Awards and honors
### Watchlists

| Player | Watchlist | Ref. |
| Jamie Arnold | Golden Spikes Award | |