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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 4 Florida State baseball team lost its first series of the 2025 season with a 17-2 defeat to Wake Forest in eight innings on Sunday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
FSU entered the weekend having won its first seven series to open the campaign, including three consecutive in the ACC. Off to its best ACC start in nearly 10 years, this is the first time the team has lost back-to-back games in 2025.
In a matchup between two of the top five teams in the conference standings, the Seminoles (25-6, 8-4 ACC) were held to two runs on five hits with two errors. The Demon Deacons (23-10, 9-6 ACC) scored 17 runs on 16 hits with no errors.
Junior shortstop Alex Lodise and junior second baseman Drew Faurot both had two hits and an RBI in the contest. Lodise added a run scored.
Sophomore left-handed starter Wes Mendes suffered his first loss of the season and falls to 4-1. He allowed seven runs on five hits with three strikeouts in 4.0 innings.
The Seminoles went ahead 1-0 in the first inning on a two-out RBI single by Faurot to score Lodise. The next inning, it was Lodise who singled home freshman catcher Hunter Carns to make it 2-0.
Mendes left two on in the first after a pair of two-out walks and he retired the side in the second on nine pitches. A groundout ended the third and stranded a runner on third. In the fourth, a leadoff double and a two-run home run gave Wake Forest its first hits and runs of the day, and the visitors took a 4-2 lead with a two-out, two-run homer.
In the fifth, the Demon Deacons scored seven runs on six hits. An RBI single brought in the first before FSU went to the bullpen. Two more singles made it 8-2 and a two-out error and two-RBI base hit made it 11-2.
WF was retired in order in the sixth and a double play stranded one in the seventh. Wake added six in the eighth on three RBI singles to extend its lead to 17-2.
Florida State travels to in-state rival Florida on Tuesday, April 8. Broadcast live on ESPN2, first pitch in Gainesville is at 7 p.m. ET. The contest is the 2025 series rubber match between the two teams after UF took the opener in Tallahassee on March 11 and FSU earned an 8-4, walk-off win on March 25 in Jacksonville.
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 entered the weekend having won its first seven series to open the campaign, including three consecutive in the ACC. Off to its best ACC start in nearly 10 years, this is the first time the team has lost back-to-back games in 2025.
In a matchup between two of the top five teams in the conference standings, the Seminoles (25-6, 8-4 ACC) were held to two runs on five hits with two errors. The Demon Deacons (23-10, 9-6 ACC) scored 17 runs on 16 hits with no errors.
Junior shortstop Alex Lodise and junior second baseman Drew Faurot both had two hits and an RBI in the contest. Lodise added a run scored.
Sophomore left-handed starter Wes Mendes suffered his first loss of the season and falls to 4-1. He allowed seven runs on five hits with three strikeouts in 4.0 innings.
The Seminoles went ahead 1-0 in the first inning on a two-out RBI single by Faurot to score Lodise. The next inning, it was Lodise who singled home freshman catcher Hunter Carns to make it 2-0.
Mendes left two on in the first after a pair of two-out walks and he retired the side in the second on nine pitches. A groundout ended the third and stranded a runner on third. In the fourth, a leadoff double and a two-run home run gave Wake Forest its first hits and runs of the day, and the visitors took a 4-2 lead with a two-out, two-run homer.
In the fifth, the Demon Deacons scored seven runs on six hits. An RBI single brought in the first before FSU went to the bullpen. Two more singles made it 8-2 and a two-out error and two-RBI base hit made it 11-2.
WF was retired in order in the sixth and a double play stranded one in the seventh. Wake added six in the eighth on three RBI singles to extend its lead to 17-2.
Florida State travels to in-state rival Florida on Tuesday, April 8. Broadcast live on ESPN2, first pitch in Gainesville is at 7 p.m. ET. The contest is the 2025 series rubber match between the two teams after UF took the opener in Tallahassee on March 11 and FSU earned an 8-4, walk-off win on March 25 in Jacksonville.
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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