On Friday, Florida State, the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament and the No. 6 team in the country, rolled Duke 14-6, scoring eight runs in the third inning.
It was a demolition in Durham as Florida State completely outclassed a good Duke team — a day later, against an elite team, the Seminoles were once again unable to take down North Carolina, the No. 3 team in the country and eventual ACC Tournament champions. FSU played a solid game, but lost on the margins where elite squads typically cash in.
The final two frames against UNC painted an uncomfortable picture of the ceiling on the roster.