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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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Defense

Defensively, FSU baseball had the same fielding percentage this year as last year (.966). Ironically, 23 percent of the errors (16 of 69) were courtesy of Nander De Sedas, which is no different than when he led the team in errors in 2020 before transferring to Missouri.

However, one thing we saw a major improvement in was the ability to turn the double play. FSU went from only 32 turned in 2022 to 43 turned in 2023.

If there is any criticism of Link Jarrett, it’s why did he keep De Sedas in the lineup at second base when it would have been ideal for younger players to have those opportunities later in the season when it was clear they were not making the postseason?

One thing to note was Jordan Carrion’s improvement from last year. He went from a .922 fielding percentage to .951.

One question mark going into the season was defense at first base. However, James Tibbs showed the ability to play there this year, only making five errors.

It was still a young team defensively, and I think we’ll see continued improvement here next year.

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