TALLAHASSEE, Florida – DeAmez Ross tied a career high with three hits, including a leadoff home run and the go-ahead single in the eighth inning, to lead Florida State to a 6-4 victory Tuesday evening over Jacksonville. The Seminoles four-game winning streak is its second-longest of the season.
Ross finished with a solo home run and two singles, scored three runs and had two RBI in the leadoff spot. His home run on the second pitch from Jacksonville starter Blake Barquin was his second of the season, and FSU’s third leadoff home run of the year. Ross tied the game on Cam Smith’s double in the fifth inning, and gave FSU a 5-4 lead on a two-out single in the eighth.
Jaime Ferrer added three more hits and now leads FSU with 68 on the season; his 20th double of the year tops his freshman season total and provided the final margin in the eighth inning, scoring Ross.
The Dolphins countered Ross’s leadoff home run with a two-run home run from Hogan McIntosh in the second inning.
After a walk with one out in the fourth inning, starting pitcher Jamie Arnold was replaced by Ben Barrett, who stranded the runner with a pair of groundouts.
Tommy Joseph hit a leadoff double in the seventh inning off Barrett; pinch runner Cam Ridley advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly for the Dolphin lead. Doug Kirkland recorded three outs in the seventh in relief of Barrett.
Kirkland pitched the final 3.0 for his second win of the season.
SCORING SUMMARY:
B1 | JAX 0, FSU 1 Ross home run
T2 | JAX 2, FSU 1 McIntosh home run, DeLamielleure scored
B5 | JAX 2, FSU 2 Smith doubled, Ross scored
T7 | JAX 3, FSU 2 Wetterau sacrifice fly, Ridley scored
B7 | JAX 3, FSU 3 Rank doubled, Tibbs scored
B7 | JAX 3, FSU 4 Smith scored on a wild pitch
T8 | JAX 4, FSU 4 Armstrong home run
B8 | JAX 4, FSU 5 Ross singled, Vincent scored
B8 | JAX 4, FSU 6 Ferrer doubled, Ross scored
UP NEXT:
Friday-Sunday vs. No. 1 Wake Forest – Friday, 6:00 pm on ACCNX
OF NOTE:
DeAmez Ross hit a leadoff home run, FSU’s third leadoff home run of the season. Ross has two home runs this year and extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games. He singled and scored his second run to tie the game in the fifth inning; his career-high third hit gave FSU a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning.
Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-5 with an RBI double, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. For his career, Ferrer has four hitting streaks of 10 or more games (10, 10, 10, 20). He leads FSU with 68 hits, 20 doubles and 19 multi-hit games. His 20 doubles top his team-high 19 from his freshman season.
James Tibbs singled in the first inning and has reached base safely in 13 straight games, second on the team behind Ferrer’s 17-game stretch. He added his 41st and 42nd walks, most on the team.
Colton Vincent was 2-for-4 with a double, his 10th of the season. He is now hitting .295 with 13 extra-base hits, more than doubling his total of six from 2022.
Cam Smith tied the game with a double, his seventh of the year. He now has seven doubles, six triples and 12 home runs on the season. He singled and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning.
Treyton Rank doubled to tie the game in the seventh inning, pushing his hitting streak to a career-high seven games.
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