CHAPEL HILL – After rallying back from a four-run deficit in the first inning – and leading in the ninth – Florida State (32-20, 15-13 ACC) lost 7-5 to North Carolina (32-19, 13-15) on a walk-off three home run from Alberto Osuna. It was Osuna’s second three-run home run of the game. North Carolina led 4-0 after the first inning, scoring all three runs against FSU starter Carson Montgomery. Montgomery, Conner Whittaker and Wyatt Crowell (5-1) combined to keep the Tar Heels off the board for seven innings until Osuna’s ninth-inning home run. FSU slowly clawed back into the game before taking the lead in the eighth inning. Jaime Ferrer doubled in the fourth inning and scored on James Tibbs’ single. Logan Lacey’s solo home run later that inning made the lead 4-2 UNC. In the sixth, Ferrer hit his eighth home run of the season, over the scoreboard in left field. With two outs in the eighth, Ferrer singled and Tibbs’ 10th home run of the season gave FSU its first lead. Crowe
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Sterlin Thompson hit a walk-off two-run home run to lead Florida (33-19) to a 7-5 win over Florida State (32-19) Tuesday night at Condron Ballpark.
Logan Lacey tied a career-high with three hits, with a double and two singles. It was the redshirt senior’s 100th career start.
Davis Hare (1-3) was the tough-luck loser, allowing a two-out single to Langford in the ninth before Andrew Armstrong entered and surrendered Thompson’s home run.
After a scoreless top of the first for the Seminoles, Langford homered on the first pitch he saw from Jackson Baumeister. Baumeister settled in and retired the next three batters, with a pair of strikeouts.
The Noles immediately answered with three runs in the second inning. Brett Roberts doubled and scored on James Tibbs’ ninth home run of the season. Nick Ficarrotta walked Brock Mathis, who scored on Lacey’s eighth double of the year.
Langford’s second home run started a four-run third inning that put t
TALLAHASSEE – Sophomore Ross Dunn made his second relief appearance of the season, allowing just one run in 5.0 innings to earn the win in No. 21 Florida State’s 6-4 victory over No. 6 Miami. Sunday was the regular-season finale at Dick Howser Stadium for the Seminoles (32-18, 15-12 ACC) and the sixth in seven games over Miami (37-14, 18-9) under head coach Mike Martin Jr.
Dunn (2-4) surrendered just three hits and struck out six batters, facing one batter over the minimum. Davis Hare earned his third save of the season, striking out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning.
The Seminoles improved to 10-3 in weekend series on the season, 26-8 at Dick Howser Stadium and 9-1 in the past 10 games against Top 25 opponents.
Jaime Ferrer got Florida State on the board in the first inning, blasting his seventh home run of the season 401 feet for an early 2-0 lead. Tyler Martin reached on an infield single to start the game – his seventh straight time reaching base in the
Game 1 – FSU 2, JAX 1 James Tibbs’ two-run double in the fifth inning was all the offense needed as Florida State topped Jacksonville 2-1 in the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader. Jonah Scolaro (2-3) pitched a career-high 4.1 innings of relief in the win. Jacksonville scored its run in the first inning on Tommy Joseph’s two-out infield single. Ross Dunn started and notched just two outs, allowing a hit, walk and a hit batter. Scolaro came in and got FSU out of the jam en route to five strikeouts, tying a season high. Davis Hare pitched a scoreless sixth inning and Wyatt Crowell earned his first career save with a scoreless seventh. In the fifth, Colton Vincent and Jordan Carrion led off the inning with singles against Heston Mosley (2-3). After Brett Roberts’ sacrifice bunt moved the runners, Jacksonville went to the bullpen for Bryce Fisher. Tibbs’ sent Fisher’s fifth pitch high off the right field wall for his 12th double of the season and an FSU lead. Alex Toral hit