SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior left-hander Joey Volini threw his second consecutive seven-inning complete game as the No. 4 Florida State baseball team opened a doubleheader with a 4-2 win at Notre Dame on Sunday morning.
 
In seven innings, Volini allowed just two runs on four hits with a career-high-tying 11 strikeouts. He improved to 7-0 in seven starts this season and is the first Seminole starter to achieve the feat since Michael Hyde posted an 8-0 start in his first eight games in 2008.
 
Junior right fielder Gage Harrelson hit his third home run of the season for a seventh-inning insurance run as part of a one-hit, two-RBI day. Redshirt freshman left fielder Brody DeLamielleure also had a hit, an RBI and a run scored in the victory.
 
The Seminoles (22-4, 6-2 ACC) scored four runs on three hits with no errors. The Fighting Irish (14-10, 2-9 ACC) scored their two runs on four hits with one error. Sunday morning’s game evened the three-game series at Frank Eck Stadium, with the rubber match set for the second game of today’s doubleheader.
 
Notre Dame took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a bases-loaded hit batter with one out, but Volini got a strikeout and a groundout to escape further damage. Florida State quickly tied it when freshman first baseman Myles Bailey scored on a passed ball, though a one-out home run in the bottom of the second put the Irish back ahead 2-1.
 
FSU took a 3-2 lead in the fourth, as DeLamielleure doubled home junior second baseman Drew Faurot and scored on a one-out groundout.
 
Meanwhile, a double-play groundout helped Volini face the minimum in the third and he retired the side in the fourth on nine pitches with two strikeouts. Volini helped start a 1-3-6 caught-stealing to end the fifth. The southpaw struck out another two in the sixth after a leadoff single.
 
Harrelson doubled the Seminole advantage with his leadoff home run in the seventh inning to make it 4-2. Volini needed 11 pitches to retire the side in the seventh inning and complete his seventh win.
 
The two teams will conclude the series with game two of today’s doubleheader. Sunday’s finale will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. 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. 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).
 
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