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FSU baseball: Major takeaways from Link Jarrett’s first season

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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Young Players Producing

FSU’s top five hitters were either true freshmen or sophomores. James Tibbs, Jaime Ferrer, Ben Barrett, Treyton Rank, and D’Amez Ross all hit .287 or higher, with three hitting well over .300. Another freshman, Cam Smith, didn’t hit close to .300 (he hit a respectable .258), but he deposited 12 home runs and was third on the team with 36 RBI.

FSU baseball hit 55 home runs during the season, and 84 percent were by a freshman or sophomore. Although FSU had so many young batters, they decreased their strikeout rate from 29 percent to 25 percent.

The team batting average went from .262 last year to .276 this year. The biggest thing that needs to improve is pitch selection and patience at the plate. The on-base percentage was only .349, and that’s because this year’s team seemed to refuse to take a walk.

However, that’s typical with young hitters and James Tibbs is a prime example. He only walked 25 times last season, while striking out 64 times.

However, he walked 48 times this year and decreased his strikeouts to 49. His on-base percentage went from .411 to .471 in one year. I expect these team numbers to improve overall with more experience next year.

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