GREENVILLE, S.C.- Florida State combined for 24 runs Saturday, beating Michigan State 11-2 and Illinois 13-7 in the First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field. The Seminoles have scored double-digit runs in six of nine games to begin the season and are one of six remaining undefeated teams in the nation.

James Tibbs and Cam Smith led FSU at the plate Saturday, combining for 10 hits and nine RBI. Tibbs hit his team-leading 6^th home run against Illinois, while Smith hit an inside-the-park home run against Michigan State, FSU’s first since 2011.

Daniel Cantu added five hits and DeAmez Ross reached safely in six of 11 plate appearances.

Catchers McGwire Holbrook and Jaxson West also had big days for the Noles. Holbrook was 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI against the Spartans; West hit a three-run double that broke a 7-7 tie in the late game against the Illini.

Jamie Arnold improved to 3-0 with 6.0 shutout innings against Michigan State. He has not allowed an earned run in 17.0 innings this year. Ben Barrett earned his first career win with 3.2 innings of shutout ball to close out the Illinois game.

MICHIGAN STATE SCORING SUMMARY:

T2 | FSU 1, MSU 0 Holbrook singled, Dinges scored

T2 | FSU 2, MSU 0 Lodise reached on a sacrifice bunt, Cantu scored

T3 | FSU 3, MSU 0 Cantu singled, Faurot scored

T6 | FSU 5, MSU 0 Smith inside-the-park home run, Lodise scored

T7 | FSU 6, MSU 0 M. Williams sacrifice fly, Dinges scored

T8 | FSU 7, MSU 0 Ferrer home run (414 ft)

T8 | FSU 9, MSU 0 Holbrook singled, Dinges scored; Faurot scored on a fielding error

B8 | FSU 9, MSU 1 McKay doubled, Williams scored

B8 | FSU 9, MSU 2 Kark doubled, McKay scored

T9 | FSU 10, MSU 2 Faurot reached on fielding error, Davis scored

T9 | FSU 11, MSU 2 J. Williams scored on wild pitch

MICHIGAN STATE OF NOTE:

• Jamie Arnold improved to 3-0 in 2024 after tossing 6.0 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts. The sophomore has not allowed an earned run in 17.0 innings this season and has 27 strikeouts.

• Arnold has faced eight batters this season with a runner on third base. Opponents are hitting 0-for-8 with five strikeouts; Michigan State was 0-for-3 with a strikeout and two groundouts.

• Third baseman Cam Smith extended his hitting streak to 12 games with an inside-the-park home run. It was Smith’s second home run of the season and FSU’s first inside-the-park home run since James Ramsey in 2011.

• Jaime Ferrer hit his first home run of the season to start the eighth inning. He has 17 career home runs.

• Daniel Cantu and McGwire Holbrook both had three hits for the Noles.

• Marco Dinges singled in his first at-bat to extend his hitting streak to four games.

• Drew Faurot singled to extend his hitting streak to a career-best eight games.

ILLINOIS SCORING SUMMARY:

T2 | FSU 1, ILL 0 Cantu singled, M. Williams scored

T2 | FSU 2, ILL 0 West scored on a wild pitch

T3 | FSU 3, ILL 0 Smith doubled, Ross scored

T3 | FSU 4, ILL 0 Tibbs home run (419 ft)

T4 | FSU 6, ILL 0 Smith singled, M. Williams and Cantu scored

T4 | FSU 7, ILL 0 Tibbs singled, Ross scored

B4 | FSU 7, ILL 1 Chee-Aloy tripled, Milton scored

B4 | FSU 7, ILL 2 Hejza singled, Chee-Aloy scored

B5 | FSU 7, ILL 3 Schroeder hit by pitch, Quagliano scored

B5 | FSU 7, ILL 4 Harding singled, Valincius scored

B5 | FSU 7, ILL 5 Schroeder scored on a wild pitch

B6 | FSU 7, ILL 6 Schroeder singled, Westcott scoredB6 | FSU 7, ILL 7 Harding singled, Valincius scored

T7 | FSU 10, ILL 7 West doubled, Tibbs, Ferrer and M. Williams scored

T7 | FSU 11, ILL 7 Lodise singled, West scored

T9 | FSU 13, ILL 7 Tibbs singled, Lodise and Ross scored

ILLINOIS OF NOTE:

• James Tibbs hit his team-high sixth home run of the season. He ranks top 30 nationally with 33 career home runs.

• Tibbs was 4-for-6 in the nightcap, tying his career-high hits. FSU has had a player with at least three hits in all nine games to begin the season.

• Daniel Cantu singled in his first two at-bats and was 5-for-8 on the day to raise his batting average to .324. He also drew two walks against the Illini.

• Cam Smith extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games. He was 3-for-6 with three RBI in the game. Smith leads FSU with 19 hits on the year.

• Leadoff hitter DeAmez Ross set a career-high with three walks and reached safely in 5 of 6 plate appearances (2-for-3).

• Max Williams scored a career-high three runs. Jaxson West tied his career-high with three RBI, set earlier in the week also on a three-run double.

• Florida State joins Alabama, Louisiana Tech, UC-Irvine, Texas A&M and TCU as the last remaining undefeated teams in the nation.

UP NEXT:

Florida State will wrap up the First Pitch Invitational Sunday at 3:00 p.m. against Western Michigan. The game will stream live on YouTube.com/thegreenvilledrive.For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles. for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).

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