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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – A complete game by redshirt junior left-hander Joey Volini and six home runs powered the No. 5 Florida State baseball team to a 14-1 win at Miami in seven innings on Thursday night.
FSU earned its fourth run-rule win of the season and its second in ACC play in less than a week. The offense hit a team-high six home runs as junior shortstop Alex Lodise and freshman catcher Hunter Carns both hit two. Meanwhile, Volini turned in Florida State’s first complete game of any length since 2018.
The Seminoles (19-2, 4-0 ACC) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added another five in the fourth, half an inning after the Hurricanes (13-10, 0-4 ACC) scored their lone run. Florida State tallied three more in the sixth and another three in the seventh to secure the victory. FSU’s 14 runs came on 14 hits and UM was held to a run on two hits.
Volini’s complete game is the first by a Seminole in a game of seven or fewer innings since May 12, 2018, and it’s the first complete game of any length by an FSU pitcher since just two weeks later, May 25, 2018. As he continued his strong start to the season, Volini allowed one run, a solo homer to lead off the third, on just two hits, both in the third. He struck out nine, walked one and threw 79 pitches.
Lodise homered twice as part of a four-hit, five RBI day with three runs scored in five at-bats. It was his sixth home run in 2025 and team-leading 31st of his career. Carns doubled his career home run total to four with a two-hit, two-RBI and two-run performance. Junior center fielder Max Williams and freshman first baseman Myles Bailey also homered, as Williams had two hits and three RBI and Bailey had two hits and two runs scored. Williams’ shot was his team-best ninth on the season – and fourth in the last three games – and the 23rd this year. Bailey’s long ball was his seventh in 2025.
With the win to begin the three-game series at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, the Seminoles improved to 163-136-4 all-time against the Hurricanes. In Coral Gables, FSU has evened the series at 72-72-3 with the team’s first road win in the rivalry since a 12-0 shutout in 2021. Florida State has won four in a row against Miami.
FSU scored first for the 19th time and plated a run in the first inning for the 11th time through 21 games. Thursday’s hot start was courtesy of Williams, who hit his two-run home run just inside the right field foul pole. He scored junior right fielder Gage Harrelson, who led off the game with a single to commence a two-hit, one-RBI, four-run outing.
Bailey then launched a 438-foot blast over the batter’s eye in center field. The two-out shot made it 3-0.
Volini stranded a runner in the bottom of the first and needed 11 pitches to retire the side in order in the second. A solo home run in the third made it 3-1, but Volini got a strikeout and a groundout double play to end the inning and limit the damage. Despite the two hits – the only two Volini surrendered on the day – the southpaw threw just 12 pitches in the inning.
Half an inning later, the Florida State offense answered the one run scored by Miami by batting around and scoring five runs to turn a 3-1 game into an 8-1 affair. A run-scoring single by junior designated hitter Jaxson West brought in the first run. With two outs, Harrelson, Lodise and Williams singled home three more and the final run crossed home after junior second baseman Drew Faurot reached on an error.
A six-pitch inning for Volini followed in the bottom of the fourth, and a double play groundout ended the fifth as he needed nine pitches to face the minimum.
Carns and Lodise both homered in the sixth and seventh, as the Seminoles scored three insurance runs in each frame to get the needed total for the run-rule win. Carns led off the sixth with his first that traveled 439 feet to left-center, and Lodise’s sixth-inning shot was a two-run blast to right.
The bottom of the sixth began with a seven-pitch groundout to the leadoff batter, but Volini needed just five more to retire the side.
In the seventh, Carns and Lodise’s home runs both came with two outs, as Carns hit the scoreboard and Lodise’s shot went to right-center, scoring Harrelson for a second consecutive inning.
Volini finished off the win by striking out the side in the seventh, achieving the feat by throwing 15 pitches.
The series continues on Friday, March 21, at 8 p.m. ET, and the finale is set for Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m.
Friday’s game will air live on ACC Network and Saturday’s contest is on ACCNX. All three games are available via WatchESPN (Friday | Saturday). Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com (Friday | Saturday). 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).
FSU earned its fourth run-rule win of the season and its second in ACC play in less than a week. The offense hit a team-high six home runs as junior shortstop Alex Lodise and freshman catcher Hunter Carns both hit two. Meanwhile, Volini turned in Florida State’s first complete game of any length since 2018.
The Seminoles (19-2, 4-0 ACC) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added another five in the fourth, half an inning after the Hurricanes (13-10, 0-4 ACC) scored their lone run. Florida State tallied three more in the sixth and another three in the seventh to secure the victory. FSU’s 14 runs came on 14 hits and UM was held to a run on two hits.
Volini’s complete game is the first by a Seminole in a game of seven or fewer innings since May 12, 2018, and it’s the first complete game of any length by an FSU pitcher since just two weeks later, May 25, 2018. As he continued his strong start to the season, Volini allowed one run, a solo homer to lead off the third, on just two hits, both in the third. He struck out nine, walked one and threw 79 pitches.
Lodise homered twice as part of a four-hit, five RBI day with three runs scored in five at-bats. It was his sixth home run in 2025 and team-leading 31st of his career. Carns doubled his career home run total to four with a two-hit, two-RBI and two-run performance. Junior center fielder Max Williams and freshman first baseman Myles Bailey also homered, as Williams had two hits and three RBI and Bailey had two hits and two runs scored. Williams’ shot was his team-best ninth on the season – and fourth in the last three games – and the 23rd this year. Bailey’s long ball was his seventh in 2025.
With the win to begin the three-game series at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, the Seminoles improved to 163-136-4 all-time against the Hurricanes. In Coral Gables, FSU has evened the series at 72-72-3 with the team’s first road win in the rivalry since a 12-0 shutout in 2021. Florida State has won four in a row against Miami.
FSU scored first for the 19th time and plated a run in the first inning for the 11th time through 21 games. Thursday’s hot start was courtesy of Williams, who hit his two-run home run just inside the right field foul pole. He scored junior right fielder Gage Harrelson, who led off the game with a single to commence a two-hit, one-RBI, four-run outing.
Bailey then launched a 438-foot blast over the batter’s eye in center field. The two-out shot made it 3-0.
Volini stranded a runner in the bottom of the first and needed 11 pitches to retire the side in order in the second. A solo home run in the third made it 3-1, but Volini got a strikeout and a groundout double play to end the inning and limit the damage. Despite the two hits – the only two Volini surrendered on the day – the southpaw threw just 12 pitches in the inning.
Half an inning later, the Florida State offense answered the one run scored by Miami by batting around and scoring five runs to turn a 3-1 game into an 8-1 affair. A run-scoring single by junior designated hitter Jaxson West brought in the first run. With two outs, Harrelson, Lodise and Williams singled home three more and the final run crossed home after junior second baseman Drew Faurot reached on an error.
A six-pitch inning for Volini followed in the bottom of the fourth, and a double play groundout ended the fifth as he needed nine pitches to face the minimum.
Carns and Lodise both homered in the sixth and seventh, as the Seminoles scored three insurance runs in each frame to get the needed total for the run-rule win. Carns led off the sixth with his first that traveled 439 feet to left-center, and Lodise’s sixth-inning shot was a two-run blast to right.
The bottom of the sixth began with a seven-pitch groundout to the leadoff batter, but Volini needed just five more to retire the side.
In the seventh, Carns and Lodise’s home runs both came with two outs, as Carns hit the scoreboard and Lodise’s shot went to right-center, scoring Harrelson for a second consecutive inning.
Volini finished off the win by striking out the side in the seventh, achieving the feat by throwing 15 pitches.
The series continues on Friday, March 21, at 8 p.m. ET, and the finale is set for Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m.
Friday’s game will air live on ACC Network and Saturday’s contest is on ACCNX. All three games are available via WatchESPN (Friday | Saturday). Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com (Friday | Saturday). 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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