The Daily Nole — June 29, 2017: Dylan Busby to Sign with Pirates

It’s Thursday, Florida State fans. As the weekend approaches, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.

Lead Story

A third Florida State baseball player in two days elected to forego his senior season and sign with the Major League Baseball team that drafted him on Wednesday.

According to multiple reports, FSU third baseman Dylan Busby will sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who drafted him 88th overall in the third round earlier this month. Busby hit .315 this season and led the Seminoles in home runs for a second straight year with 15.

In addition to leading FSU in homers again, Busby led the ACC in doubles with 21 and ranked in the top 10 in the conference in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and runs scored. Busby was named to the College World Series’ All-Tournament team earlier this week.

Between the Lines

There were no FSU athletic events scheduled for Wednesday.

On the Agenda

There are no FSU athletic events scheduled for Thursday.

News and Notes

FSU reliever Grant Stewart will transfer, according to reports.

13 FSU baseball players will play in summer leagues.

FSU first baseman Drew Mendoza and Drew Carlton were each named to the ACC’s All-Academic team.

FSU softball’s Alex Powers was named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Sydney Broderick, Ellie Cooper, Meghan King, Morgan Klaevemann, Dani Morgan and Anna Shelnutt also made the ACC’s All-Academic team.

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