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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 5 Florida State baseball team secured a series win and won the first game of the doubleheader with a 14-0 shutout win in seven innings over Boston College on Saturday afternoon.
Junior left-handed starter Jamie Arnold had a strong return to the mound as the offense scored multiple runs in five of its six innings. Freshman first baseman Myles Bailey homered for the third consecutive game and the sixth time this season and junior right fielder Gage Harrelson hit his second home run in 2025 and fourth of his career.
FSU won its fifth consecutive series to begin the year and will go for the series sweep in the second game of today’s doubleheader. Florida State has swept its first four series, and this weekend marks the team’s first ACC set of the year.
The Seminoles (17-1, 2-0 ACC) scored 14 runs on 16 hits with no errors. The Eagles (7-8, 2-3 ACC) were held to just two hits and committed one error. Eleven of Florida State’s 14 runs came with two outs.
The victory is FSU’s third shutout and third run-rule victory of the 2025 campaign. The previous two occurrences of each event took place in the first five games of the season.
Harrelson and junior shortstop Alex Lodise both had four hits and Harrelson had four RBI. Lodise drove in three runs, as did Bailey. Junior catcher Jaxson West drove in two runs and had a pair of base hits. Harrelson’s day extended his career-long hit streak to 18 consecutive games, as he has hit safely every game in 2025.
On the mound, Arnold did not allow a run in 4.2 innings. He struck out eight, walked two and gave up one hit. He earned the win to improve to 3-0 on the season while throwing 79 pitches. Sophomore right-hander Chris Knier pitched the final 2.1 innings to complete the shutout. He also held BC to one hit with three strikeouts and no walks.
Florida State took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Bailey’s two-out, three-run home run. The Seminoles added another three in the second, as Lodise ripped a bases-clearing double down the left-field line. The one-out hit scored three and made it 6-0.
Meanwhile, Arnold struck out the first four batters he faced and left one runner on in the second. He loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but got a lineout double play and a groundout to end the inning and strand two in scoring position.
The FSU offense answered with another two runs in the third to extend the lead to 8-0. Harrelson singled up the middle to score both runners, and it was another two-out hit that did the damage. West made it 10-0 in the fourth with a two-RBI double, again with two outs.
Arnold concluded his outing with two strikeouts in the top of the fifth. Including the double play for the first two outs of the third, Arnold retired eight in a row to finish his day. Knier relieved him in the fifth and got a flyout to end the frame.
For the only time in the game, the Seminoles were held off the scoreboard in the fifth, but they made up for it with a four-run sixth inning. Two unearned runs scored on a fielding error and Harrelson followed with a two-run homer to right. All four runs were unearned and came with two outs.
Knier closed out the seven-inning win with a one-two-three seventh inning.
Due to inclement weather expected on Sunday, game two of today’s doubleheader will conclude the series. The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can listen to each game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Fans inside Dick Howser Stadium can listen delay free on the FSU Gameday App presented by MetroNet. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend long also are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
Junior left-handed starter Jamie Arnold had a strong return to the mound as the offense scored multiple runs in five of its six innings. Freshman first baseman Myles Bailey homered for the third consecutive game and the sixth time this season and junior right fielder Gage Harrelson hit his second home run in 2025 and fourth of his career.
FSU won its fifth consecutive series to begin the year and will go for the series sweep in the second game of today’s doubleheader. Florida State has swept its first four series, and this weekend marks the team’s first ACC set of the year.
The Seminoles (17-1, 2-0 ACC) scored 14 runs on 16 hits with no errors. The Eagles (7-8, 2-3 ACC) were held to just two hits and committed one error. Eleven of Florida State’s 14 runs came with two outs.
The victory is FSU’s third shutout and third run-rule victory of the 2025 campaign. The previous two occurrences of each event took place in the first five games of the season.
Harrelson and junior shortstop Alex Lodise both had four hits and Harrelson had four RBI. Lodise drove in three runs, as did Bailey. Junior catcher Jaxson West drove in two runs and had a pair of base hits. Harrelson’s day extended his career-long hit streak to 18 consecutive games, as he has hit safely every game in 2025.
On the mound, Arnold did not allow a run in 4.2 innings. He struck out eight, walked two and gave up one hit. He earned the win to improve to 3-0 on the season while throwing 79 pitches. Sophomore right-hander Chris Knier pitched the final 2.1 innings to complete the shutout. He also held BC to one hit with three strikeouts and no walks.
Florida State took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on Bailey’s two-out, three-run home run. The Seminoles added another three in the second, as Lodise ripped a bases-clearing double down the left-field line. The one-out hit scored three and made it 6-0.
Meanwhile, Arnold struck out the first four batters he faced and left one runner on in the second. He loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but got a lineout double play and a groundout to end the inning and strand two in scoring position.
The FSU offense answered with another two runs in the third to extend the lead to 8-0. Harrelson singled up the middle to score both runners, and it was another two-out hit that did the damage. West made it 10-0 in the fourth with a two-RBI double, again with two outs.
Arnold concluded his outing with two strikeouts in the top of the fifth. Including the double play for the first two outs of the third, Arnold retired eight in a row to finish his day. Knier relieved him in the fifth and got a flyout to end the frame.
For the only time in the game, the Seminoles were held off the scoreboard in the fifth, but they made up for it with a four-run sixth inning. Two unearned runs scored on a fielding error and Harrelson followed with a two-run homer to right. All four runs were unearned and came with two outs.
Knier closed out the seven-inning win with a one-two-three seventh inning.
Due to inclement weather expected on Sunday, game two of today’s doubleheader will conclude the series. The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can listen to each game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Fans inside Dick Howser Stadium can listen delay free on the FSU Gameday App presented by MetroNet. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend long also are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
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