BLACKSBURG, Va. – Florida State (5-5, 3-4 ACC) scored all six runs over the last four innings to top No. 18 Virginia Tech, 6-4, at English Field Friday afternoon. Pinch-hitter Logan Lacey hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the Noles’ three-run eighth inning.
The Hokies (8-4, 4-3) led 3-0 through five innings against starting pitcher Parker Messick. Messick struck out seven batters and really settled down after a shaky first inning that included Gavin Cross’ solo home run.
The Noles chipped away late in the game, scoring in the sixth inning on Robby Martin’s RBI single. Reese Albert led off the seventh inning with a solo home run, his second of the year, to cut the deficit to 3-2.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Redshirt freshman Parker Messick pitched a career-high 8.0 innings Friday and struck out 11 batters as FSU beat No. 16 Virginia 2-0 at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles (3-4, 1-3 ACC) got a pair of runs in the third inning against the Cavaliers (5-4, 1-3 ACC) as both teams combined for just seven hits and 29 strikeouts in the pitching duel.
Hunter Perdue worked around a one-out single in the ninth inning to earn his first career save.
Messick (1-2) was strong throughout the night for the Seminoles, notching perfect innings with four total strikeouts over the seventh and eighth frames. Energetic all night, Messick exited to a roar from the crowd of 1,422 after 114 pitches.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State (2-3, 0-2 ACC) fell for the second straight game to Pitt (5-1, 2-0), dropping Saturday’s game at Dick Howser Stadium 7-2 in front of 1,605. Pitt’s Matt Gilbertson (2-0) struck out 10 batters in six innings, and the Panther bullpen struck out six over the final three frames. BASEBALL MEDIA CENTER + INTERVIEW LINKS The Seminole bats were livelier than in the series opener, a 1-0 loss, notching 10 hits Saturday evening. FSU’s two runs came on Reese Albert’s double off the top of the centerfield wall, a play that was originally scored a three-run home run. Carson Montgomery (0-1) lasted just one inning, walking three and allowing a hit. Both runs against him were unearned. Pitt led 7-0 before Albert’s two-run double in the eighth inning. Wyatt Crowell and Andrew Armstrong made their first appearances on the mound for the Seminoles. Crowell entered in relief of Montgomery and struck out a batter in 1.2 innings, allowing one unearned run. He als