FSU baseball: Noles finding an identity last few games?

FSU baseball (7-6), 4-5 ACC) got off to a terrible start to the season, losing to North Florida and an ACC series sweep against Pittsburgh.

They faced stiff competition as five of their wins have come against teams ranked top 20 or better.

FSU has won five of their last seven games, and more importantly, the offense looks like it’s finally beginning to find an identity in the last few games.

FSU pitching was to be the strength of the team going into the season, and after a shaking series against North Florida, FSU pitching has become that.

The offense continued to struggle, although they posted series wins in their last two ACC matchups.

I’ve felt confident in the pitching after the Virginia series, and they’ve identified three dominant starters on the weekends. Freshman Carson Montgomery looked excellent in his mid-week start against Florida.

The offense not so much aside from a couple of outbursts, and they had been relatively quiet before the Virginia Tech series.

Here’s what the offense has looked like in the last four games:

• 143 at-bats
• 30 runs
• 43 hits
• 9 home runs
• 41 strikeouts

FSU baseball went into the Florida game batting .229 and striking out in 36 percent of their at-bats. The strikeout percent has dropped to 28.6 percent over the last four games, and their batting average is .301.

Can you imagine what their batting average was before the last four games? It was BAD. The last two games saw FSU batters strikeout less than 10 times for the first time since the two final games of the North Florida series.

FSU batters are having better at-bats and putting the ball in play which puts pressure on the opposing defenses.

Virginia Tech had five errors in the series, and Florida committed an error Tuesday night. Good things happen when batters put the ball in play. FSU will take on No. 8 Miami with the series beginning Friday at 7 p.m. ET at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida. Here’s to hoping the offensive barrage continues!