Florida State vs. Oregon State: Preview, how to watch, game thread

The Super Regionals are finally here.

Game one of the best-of-three series between Florida State and Oregon State begins on Friday, with the winner putting themselves in the driver’s seat to head to Omaha.

Link Jarrett spoke on Zoom to local media yesterday, and said his team flew a chartered plane from Tallahassee to Eugene and then took the hour or so bus ride to Corvallis. The Seminoles practiced inside Goss Stadium for the first time yesterday before playing in the real thing today.

Jarrett told the press that FSU would decide their starter based on practice, and Brett Nevitt reported last night that Joey Volini will get the ball in game one for the Noles, with Jamie Arnold taking the mound in game two. Volini only threw 45 pitches in the Tallahassee Regional and should be well-rested coming into tonight’s matchup.

On the flip side, Nevitt also said Oregon State would roll out freshman RHP Dax Whitney, OSU’s strikeout leader.

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Game 1: Florida State vs. Oregon State

• Date: Friday, June 6
• Time: 6 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: ESPN2/ ESPN+
• Pitching matchup: FSU LHP R-Jr Joey Volini (8-5, 3.68) vs. OSU RHP Fr Dax Whitney (6-3, 3.78)

Game 2: Florida State vs. Oregon State

• Date: Saturday, June 7
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• TV Channel: ESPN2/ ESPN+
• Pitching matchup: TBA

Game 3: Florida State vs. Oregon State (If Necessary)

• Date: Sunday, June 8
• Time: TBA
• TV Channel: TBA
• Pitching matchup: TBA

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Beavers to know:

• Jr SS Avia Arquette: .352/.468/.670 and tied for the team lead in homers with 18. Projected Top-5 MLB Draft pick.
• Jr OF Gavin Turley: .352/.480/.653 and tied for the team lead in homers with 18. First-Team Pac-12 in 2024.
• Sr C Wilson Weber: .329/.407/.585 with 12 homers and 55 RBI.

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Game notes, via FSU Sports Info

— Florida State is in the postseason for the 61st time in program history and advanced to the Super Regional for the 19th team. With last weekend’s Regional sweep, the Seminoles are 210-134 all-time in NCAA play, including 158-63 in the Regional round, 20-23 in Super Regionals and 32-48 in the College World Series. The team’s first NCAA berth came in 1956, the program’s eighth year, and its most recent was last season, which culminated in a national semifinal appearance.

— The Seminoles are second all-time in the NCAA in postseason appearances, with 61, and wins, with 210, behind only Texas (259 wins, 64 appearances). FSU is third in College World Series berths, with 24. No one has played in more Super Regionals than the Florida State’s now-19.

— Florida State travels to the west coast for a postseason game for the second time, along with a visit to Stanford for the 1996 NCAA Regional, where FSU went 4-0 to advance to the College World Series. Besides the team’s 24 trips to the CWS in Omaha, Nebraska, this will be the Seminoles’ fourth postseason event west of the Mississippi River, with the 1982 Regional in Austin, Texas, and the 2004 Super Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas, joining the 1996 Regional at Stanford.

— The Seminoles went 3-0 to win the Tallahassee Regional from May 30-June 1 at Dick Howser Stadium, the team’s second Regional sweep in as many years. FSU held opponents to just seven runs in the three games, with no runs allowed by four relievers in a combined 9.0 innings. Florida State has won six consecutive NCAA Regional games, all at home, and eight postseason games in a row in Tallahassee. The team was hosting its 37th NCAA Regional.

— LHP Jamie Arnold, 1B Myles Bailey, 2B Drew Faurot, 3B Cal Fisher and LHP Wes Mendes were named to the All-Regional Team. Arnold was recognized as the regional’s Most Outstanding Player for the second consecutive year.

— Last season, a memorable College World Series run included a two-game Super Regional sweep of UConn. The Seminoles won the opener 24-4 before a 10-8 victory in 12 innings to seal their return to Omaha. Alex Lodise had three hits, an RBI and three runs scored while Max Williams notched two RBI, three runs and one hit in the opener that saw FSU lead 8-0 after three innings and add six runs in the sixth and nine in the seventh. The next day, Williams scored the game-winning run on a home run in the 12th inning, and he and Jaxson West homered in the contest. Williams had three hits, an RBI and two runs scored and West posted two hits, an RBI and a run in the victory