TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Jordan Williams’ fourth hit of the season – and first at Dick Howser Stadium – was a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead FSU to a 4-3 win over No. 1 Wake Forest Sunday afternoon. The Noles rallied from a 3-0 deficit after six innings with three runs in the seventh and Williams’ RBI in the ninth.
The Seminoles used five pitchers to beat the Demon Deacons, with Jamie Arnold pitching a career-high 5.1 innings with six strikeouts. Andrew Armstrong pitched 2.1 innings with four strikeouts and just one hit, while Doug Kirkland improved to 3-3 on the year by notching the final two outs in the top of the ninth.
After Wake Forest hit a two-run home run in the first inning – Brock Wilken’s 23rd of the year – neither team scored again until the Demon Deacons plated a run on a wild pitch in the sixth.
FSU’s first hit came in the bottom of that inning, but the FSU offense really came to life in the seventh, when the Noles tied the game against the Wake bullpen with two walks, an RBI double from Colton Vincent, an RBI single from Jordan Carrion and a game-tying sacrifice fly from McGwire Holbrook.
Carrion tied a career-high with his third walk in the ninth inning. He was thrown out trying to reach third on Nander De Sedas’s single, but the throw allowed De Sedas to get to second base and score on Williams’ hit into the left-centerfield gap.
SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | WF 2, FSU 0 Wilken home run, Kurtz scored
T6 | WF 3, FSU 0 Kurtz scored on a wild pitch
B7 | WF 3, FSU 1 Vincent doubled, Smith scored
B7 | WF 3, FSU 2 Carrion singled, Rank scored
B7 | WF 3, FSU 3 Holbrook sacrifice fly, Vincent scored
B9 | WF 3, FSU 4 Williams singled, De Sedas scored
UP NEXT:
FSU’s home finale is Tuesday, May 16 vs. Kennesaw State at 6:00 pm. It is the first meeting between the programs.
OF NOTE:
Jordan Williams’ walk-off hit was his fourth as a Seminole and first at Dick Howser Stadium. It was FSU’s fourth walk-off win of the year, and the three-run deficit was FSU’s largest overcome in a victory in 2023.
Freshman Jamie Arnold set career-highs with 5.1 innings and six strikeouts. It was his eighth career start.
Colton Vincent hit an RBI double, his 11th of the season – third on the team. He tied the game on a sacrifice fly, his 22nd run of the year.
Jordan Carrion tied a career high with three walks. He improved to 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts, and hit an RBI single in FSU’s three-run seventh inning.
Florida State turned its 37th double play in the first inning.
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