Florida State played a pair of six-inning exhibition games to open up fall ball on Friday against Jacksonville. The Seminoles’ pitchers allowed just two runs in 12 innings, with FSU taking 5-1 and 4-1 victories.

Game 1: FSU 5, JU 1

John Stuetzer hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and had an RBI single to pace FSU, which had six hits. The Seminoles used three pitchers who combined for 10 strikeouts.

Jace Estes led off, scoring on a walk in the third. Brody DeLamielleure had a single and an RBI groundout.

Cooper Malamazian started at short, Cal Fisher at third, Estes at second and Nick Barron at first.

UConn transfer left-hander Cayden Suchy started and had three strikeouts in two innings. He gave up a solo home run. California transfer right-hander Otto Espinoza had four strikeouts in two innings. Florida Gulf Coast transfer right-hander Sebastian Lippman hit 96-97 consistently, striking out three batters over two innings and locating well.

Game 2: FSU 4, JU 1

Jackson McKenzie, a FAMu transfer who hits left-handed, had a no-doubt solo home run in the second inning over the screen in right-center field. Kaden Frommelt hit a solo home run off the scoreboard in the fourth inning, and he added a double in the sixth.

FSU tacked on three runs in the fourth inning. Blaydon Plain reached on a walk and scored. Nick Barron had a sacrifice fly and Frommelt tacked on a home run.

John Abraham started and had three strikeouts in two innings. He gave up a few singles in the second but worked out of the inning without allowing a run.

Kevin Mebil had three strikeouts in his two shutout innings of work.

Rhett Vaughn struck out the side in the fifth. He got into a jam and was relieved by McKenzie with no outs. One run scored on a sacrifice fly.

Coming up

FSU plays host to North Florida in a pair of six-inning games beginning on Saturday at 1 p.m. Right-handers Cade O’Leary and Isaiah Shayter will start the games. There will not be a live stream.

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