FSU vs. – Florida State, the No. 3 seed, begins its 2026 ACC Tournament run today in the quarterfinals against the Pittsburgh Panthers at 3 p.m. on ACC Network after a regular-season sweep of Pitt. The Seminoles will start Wes Mendes on the mound, while Pittsburgh has n
The ACC Tournament begins with a familiar matchup—and Florida State knows exactly what it wants from the first pitch.
Today, the Seminoles open their run in the quarterfinals against the Pittsburgh Panthers at 3 p.m. on ACC Network. Florida State enters as the No. 3 seed and has already handled Pitt in the regular season, sweeping the Panthers in that meeting.
Pittsburgh arrives off two wins this week. On Tuesday, Pitt took down No. 11 Louisville. On Wednesday, it beat No. 6 Wake Forest to punch its ticket to the quarterfinal.
The timing matters for both teams, but the focus shifts to the mound. Florida State will turn to ACC Pitcher of the Year Wes Mendes for the start. Pittsburgh, for its part, has yet to announce who will pitch in the quarterfinal.
For Florida State, this is more than another game in March-to-May momentum. The Seminoles (38-16) have worked their way back into the conversation for a top-eight national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Every inning can sharpen that case—especially with what hangs over the program’s season: a chance at the program’s first ACC Tournament championship since 2018.
The tournament’s path is already set around today’s quarterfinal. Florida State’s matchup sits within a schedule that began Tuesday. May 19. with the first round. continued Wednesday. May 20. in the second round. and moves through Thursday. May 21. for the quarterfinals. Friday. May 22. for the other quarterfinals. The semifinals are Saturday, May 23, and the championship is Sunday, May 24.
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