Florida State Baseball has one major question to answer in the playoffs: How will the bullpen perform?

In the first test of the Seminoles (38-14) against Bethune-Cookman, with a 6-2 victory, the bullpen answered the phone after a long, nearly two and a half hours of weather delay, forcing the starter Joey Volini to be replaced after three innings.

Although the sample size is small, the three Seminoles rescuers hit six innings and surrendered only five innings, while Volini allowed the same amount in his three-inning work.

"There are still a lot of innings and we need to go in that direction," said FSU head coach Link Jarrett. "It's really important to come in and hold this thing. I think there are more honest people in the tank, some people come in."

“All in all, I think our guys are doing a great job.”

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The trio of Peyton Prescott, Chris Knier and John Abraham took seven strikeouts, no runs allowed, and surrendered twice in six innings.

Although Jarrett wanted more strikeouts, he said the bullpen stopped Bethune-Cookman from returning to the game because he felt that Seminoles had not had enough offensive ability to completely drive the game away.

There are some ics that can be corrected quickly, such as Abrahm's shaky ninth ending. After two quick eliminations, a single pair made the white-white-Bethune-Cookman flashed with momentum, and then Abraham slammed the game's goal with a strikeout.

Peyton Prescott

Prescott was the first Jarrett after delays, with his fastball hitting up to 98 mph and his speed.

His outing set the tone for the bullpen, with only one hit rate allowing, and his relief appearance four strikeouts appear. Volini only allowed two runs, but the Wildcats seemed to have a good reading for him with five hits. Prescott participated in the Seminoles and threw 2.2 innings to shut down work, and he allowed only one blow.

"We don't feel like Joey's decisions are on top. We think maybe some speed will change everything," Jarrett said. "Prescott obviously has it.

“I think when everyone here says 99 mph, everyone here is peaking on the board.”

Prescott's Relief Work Bureau flashed the best of the bullpen. There are still some command issues, but Prescott's speed led to many late contacts, which was a foul for Bethune-Cookman.

Prescott's command on his off-speed ball is good, which helps generate some strikeouts. Kneel followed Prescott and threw more than half of the strikes in 32 courts.

Jarit said the bullpen did a great job of shutting down the rebellious Cookman Bats, and the Seminoles' offense only scored after the third inning of a three-game winning streak, praising Prescott for setting the tone.

"That thing is electric," Jarrett said. "When you throw the ball at this speed, if you are in the area to some extent, you should have some good results. ”

"It's interesting to watch him develop, there's more, there's more. It really sets a good tone."

How to watch FSU Baseball vs Mississippi in the Tallahassee area

when: Saturday, May 31, 6 pm

Where: Dick Howser Stadium/Tallahassee, Florida

watch: ESPN+

Liam Rooney covers the Florida track and field track of the Tallahassee Democrats. Contact him by email at lrooney@gannett.com or on Twitter @__liaamrooney