Florida State received a second straight stellar start and has taken the series at Wake Forest.

Trey Beard tossed 6.2 shutout innings, striking out a career-best 14 hitters, as FSU shut down Wake Forest 2-0 on Saturday. The left-hander allowed just one hit and one walk.

John Abraham shut the door with 2.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out two hitters. The right-hander did not allow a hit.

FSU opened the series with Wes Mendes’ seven-inning shutout in a 10-0 run-rule victory over Wake. Now, the Seminoles have enjoyed 16 shutout innings.

Neither team had a hit through four innings, and it was quite the pitching dual between Beard and Chris Levonas. The Wake right-hander gave up just two hits and one earned run with 10 strikeouts in six innings.

His only mistake? Nathan Cmeyla’s opposite-field home run in the fifth to put FSU on the board.

Eli Putnam went 2 for 3 with an RBI single in the ninth.

JD Stein had Wake’s only hit, a double in the sixth. He advanced to third on a wild pitch but Javar Williams struck out and Kade Lewis grounded out to end the inning.

Up next

FSU plays at Wake Forest on Sunday at 3 p.m. (ACC Network). FSU alum Devon Travis is the analyst for the game.

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