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Florida State baseball's Wes Mendes has been named the ACC Pitcher of the Year, only the third Seminole in program history to earn the honor.
Mendes joins Parker Messick (2021) and Bryan Henry (2007) as the only players in program history to earn the honor.
The junior left-handed pitcher is the No. 11 Seminoles' (38-16, 19-11) ace and had a dominant season, appearing in 14 games and holding a 9-3 overall record. He struck out 109 this season, while issuing 23 walks and allowing 61 hits in 84 innings pitched.
He struck out 10 or more batters in four games this season, and twice threw complete games, one in a 10-0 run-rule win over Wake Forest and the other a nine inning appearnce in a 10-1 win over Pitt.
Mendes is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation. He was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List and Baseball America’s Midseason Pitcher of the Year Watch List and was recognized with Midseason All-America honors on Perfect Game’s first team and D1Baseball’s second team.
Mendes is also one of five players to land on the All-ACC teams, earning first-team honors. Alongside him are junior right-handed reliever John Abraham, junior left-handed starter Trey Beard, junior center fielder Brayden Dowd, recognized with Third Team All-ACC honors, and freshman outfielder John Stuetzer on the All-Freshman Team.
The Seminoles will begin the ACC tournament on Friday, May 22, against one of Louisville, Wake Forest or Pitt.
FSU Sports Information provided information for this article
Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @__liamrooney.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU baseball Wes Mendes: All-ACC, Pitcher of the Year
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Mendes joins Parker Messick (2021) and Bryan Henry (2007) as the only players in program history to earn the honor.
The junior left-handed pitcher is the No. 11 Seminoles' (38-16, 19-11) ace and had a dominant season, appearing in 14 games and holding a 9-3 overall record. He struck out 109 this season, while issuing 23 walks and allowing 61 hits in 84 innings pitched.
He struck out 10 or more batters in four games this season, and twice threw complete games, one in a 10-0 run-rule win over Wake Forest and the other a nine inning appearnce in a 10-1 win over Pitt.
Mendes is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation. He was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List and Baseball America’s Midseason Pitcher of the Year Watch List and was recognized with Midseason All-America honors on Perfect Game’s first team and D1Baseball’s second team.
Mendes is also one of five players to land on the All-ACC teams, earning first-team honors. Alongside him are junior right-handed reliever John Abraham, junior left-handed starter Trey Beard, junior center fielder Brayden Dowd, recognized with Third Team All-ACC honors, and freshman outfielder John Stuetzer on the All-Freshman Team.
The Seminoles will begin the ACC tournament on Friday, May 22, against one of Louisville, Wake Forest or Pitt.
FSU Sports Information provided information for this article
When is the 2026 ACC Baseball Tournament?
- Dates: Tuesday, May 19 through Sunday, May 24
- Location: Charlotte, N.C., Truist Field
2026 ACC Baseball Championship Schedule
- Tuesday, May 19
- Game 1 – No. 16 Duke vs. No. 9 NC State, 9 a.m.
- Game 2 – No. 12 Stanford vs. No. 13 California, 1 p.m.
- Game 3 – No. 15 Clemson vs. No. 10 Notre Dame, 5 p.m.
- Game 4 – No. 14 Pitt vs. No. 11 Louisville, 9 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 20
- Game 5 – Game 1 winner vs. No. 8 Virginia, 9 a.m.
- Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. No. 5 Miami, 1 p.m.
- Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech, 5 p.m.
- Game 8 – Game 4 vs. No. 6 Wake Forest, 9 p.m.
- Thursday, May 21
- Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.
- Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 Boston College, 7 p.m.
- Friday, May 22
- Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 North Carolina, 3 p.m.
- Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 Florida State, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, May 23
- Game 13 – Game 9 vs. Game 10 Winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 14 – Game 11 vs. Game 12 Winner, 5 p.m.
- Sunday, May 24 - Championship Game
- Game 15 – Saturday Winners, Noon, ESPN2
Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @__liamrooney.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU baseball Wes Mendes: All-ACC, Pitcher of the Year
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