Midweek games had often been an adventure for Florida State. But the Seminoles pieced together quality pitching and big innings for a blowout victory on Tuesday.
Payton Manca, Ben Barrett and Jacob Marlowe combined for a three-hit shutout, while the FSU bats produced 20 hits in an 19-0 rout of South Florida in seven innings. It was the most runs for the Seminoles since putting up 24 in a win over Penn in February.
Cal Fisher had four RBI, including a two-run homer, while Max Williams scored three runs. Every Seminole in the starting lineup scored a run, and FSU batted around in a seven-run first inning and eight-run fifth inning.
FSU (29-7) scored a run in every inning except the third.
The Seminoles have now won four straight games, including a three-game sweep at Virginia Tech in which they routed the Hokies by a combined 19-4.
FSU has scored 10 or more runs in 14 games.
Chase Williams also went 3 for 3 with two RBI and a run scored for FSU (29-7). Drew Faurot also went 3 for 4 with two runs.
Alex Lodise had an RBI double and a two-run single, going 2 for 4 to raise his batting average (slightly) to .434.
Manca (2-1) had pitched just 12 innings in 2025. But he tossed four innings of two-hit ball, striking out four and giving up two hits. He did not walk a batter.
Ben Barrett then came in and struck out six, giving up just a hit. Jacob Marlowe pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning.
Ryan Pruitt had two hits for USF, which dropped to 20-14.
The Seminoles also took a 6-2 win at South Florida in February.
FSU opens up a three-game series with Virginia on Thursday at 7 p.m. (ACC Network). The series starts a day early to avoid playing on Easter Sunday.
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