Sophomore pitcher Jamie Arnold struck out a career-high 12 batters and improved to 5-0 in Florida State’s 4-2 win over Notre Dame Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium.

The Seminoles improved to 17-0 – the last unbeaten team in the country and the second-best start in program history – and 2-0 in the ACC.

Arnold allowed just one run and four hits in 5.2 innings, his first earned run of the season to snap his streak at 25.1 innings. The southpaw has a 0.33 earned run average and 44 strikeouts on the season.

FSU never looked back after Jaime Ferrer’s two-run home run in the first inning.

The Irish got a run in the third before FSU added two more in the bottom of the fifth inning, on a Jaxson West single and a James Tibbs sacrifice fly.

Andrew Armstrong struck out four batters in 2.1 relief innings. Noah Short and Brennen Oxford combined for a scoreless ninth inning, with Oxford forcing a pop-up with runners on second and third to end the game.

Alex Lodise and Ferrer each had two hits for the Seminoles.

FSU baseball quick-hitting notes from home victory over Notre Dame

• At 17-0, Florida State is the last remaining undefeated team in the country. The 17-0 start is the second-best in program history, behind the 2007 team (23-0).

• The Noles current 19-game win streak is the 10^th-longest in school history and longest since the 23-game stretch to begin the 2007 season.

• FSU’s four runs are the Noles fewest this season and snaps a 16-game streak scoring at least seven runs, a school record.

• Sophomore Jamie Arnold allowed his first earned run of the season, snapping his streak at 25.1 innings. Arnold set a career-high with 12 strikeouts in 5.2 innings, allowing four hits and the one run. For the season, his ERA is 0.33.

• Arnold faced four batters with a runner on third base; the Irish grounded out, struck out and had a fly out, with one hit by pitch. For the season, opponents are 0-for-11 against Arnold with a runner on third base.

• Jaime Ferrer hit a two-run home run in the first inning, his sixth of the year and 22^nd of his career. Ferrer has a season-high eight-game hitting streak.

• Ferrer’s home run was the 12^th consecutive game FSU has hit a home run, tied for the fourth-longest streak in program history.

• FSU improved to 12-0 when scoring in the first inning and when scoring first.

• Max Williams led off the bottom of the first with a triple; he leads FSU with three on the season.

• Cam Smith was hit by a pitch in the first inning to extend his on-base streak to 27 games. His five HBP are a team-high after not getting hit once as a freshman. Smith’s 20-game hitting streak – tied for the longest at FSU since 2011 – ended.

• Daniel Cantu doubled to start the fifth inning, extending his hitting streak to five games. He has reached safely in 16 consecutive games.

• Saturday was the first game for FSU that the opponent did not record an error.

UP NEXT: Florida State and Notre Dame will wrap the series Sunday at 1:00 p.m. RHP Conner Whittaker will make his fourth start of the season and first in the weekend rotation.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU baseball extends undefeated record to 17-0 with win over visiting NC