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FSU baseball: Why Link Jarrett’s path at FSU may mirror Mike Norvell’s

By Kelvin Hunt

Florida State vice president and athletics director Michael Alford (left) greets baseball head coach Link Jarrett ahead of his first game with the Seminoles on opening day against James Madison on Feb. 17, 2023, at Dick Howser Stadium.Fsujmubaseball 1 Of 1
Florida State vice president and athletics director Michael Alford (left) greets baseball head coach Link Jarrett ahead of his first game with the Seminoles on opening day against James Madison on Feb. 17, 2023, at Dick Howser Stadium.Fsujmubaseball 1 Of 1 /
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When we look at the season as a whole, it’s easy to see everything starts with not having the pitching talent and depth the program has had in years past.

The ERA is up almost two full runs compared to last year. FSU pitchers have already issued more walks this year than in the 2022 season.

Opposing teams are hitting .274 this season compared to .236. FSU has lost nine one-run games this season, and most of those losses resulted in the bullpen blowing leads late in the game. Good teams find ways to win one-run games, but there’s a bit of luck involved, as evident with the FSU softball team this year compared to last.

However, usually, the implosions have been relief pitchers issuing lead-off walks or two-out walks and the defense failing, or pitchers getting behind in the count and grooving fastballs that get crushed.

The implosions have been eerily similar to FSU football in the Willie Taggart era, which bled into Mike Norvell’s first season.

Whenever something like a turnover or something bad happened, things snowballed and resulted in a blowout loss. We’ve seen this several times with FSU baseball this season.

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