Nelson’s 15
th home run of the season gave the Seminoles a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning. After Tyler Martin and Logan Lacey walked to open the inning, Nelson hit a home run off the scoreboard in left field to give FSU its first lead. Emmet Sheehan (3-3) had not allowed a baserunner before Martin’s walk.
Boston College opened the game with a single, double and walk to load the bases with no outs. Hubbart proceeded to strikeout the next three batters, but the Eagles did score on a passed ball for the early 1-0 lead.
Hubbart earned his fourth win of the year, throwing 5.2 innings and allowing just one run while striking out eight.
th of his career.
The teams combined for just seven hits Tuesday, with 25 total strikeouts.
Florida took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a pair of errors from Seminole infielders. Vince Smith bobbled a ball at second base, followed by Logan Lacey overthrowing a ball to first base that gave Florida two runners in scoring position with no outs. Lacey’s error was his first in 50 chances as a Seminole.
Sterlin Thompson and Jud Fabian both scored on sacrifice flies for the early Gator lead.
The Seminoles tied things up in the fourth inning. Lacey walked on four pitches to open the inning, followed by Martin’s RBI double to right field. Martin took third base on a throwing error and scored on Wyatt Crowell’s sacrifice fly.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Catcher Mat Nelson hit his 12
th home run of the season, capping a five-run eighth inning and leading No. 17 Florida State (16-11, 11-9 ACC) to an 8-5 win at No. 7 Louisville (19-10, 11-5) Saturday evening at Jim Patterson Stadium. The Seminole bullpen allowed just one run in 4.2 innings as FSU clawed back to even the weekend series.
Nelson leads the ACC with 37 RBI and 12 home runs. He finished Saturday 2-for-5 with a double and home run. Nander De Sedas started the scoring for FSU with his fourth home run of the season in the second inning.
Jack Anderson (1-0) pitched the final three innings for FSU, allowing two hits and striking out four. After FSU retook the lead in the top of the eighth inning, Anderson needed just seven pitches to get the Noles back in the dugout.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Levi Usher singled in the 10
th inning to score Christian Knapczyk and give No. 7 Louisville (19-9, 11-4 ACC) a 4-3 win over No. 17 Florida State (15-11, 10-9) Friday evening at Jim Patterson Stadium.
Logan Lacey was hit by a pitch with bases loaded in the top of the 10
th inning, but after review the pitch was ruled a strike when the umpires said Lacey did not make an effort to get out of the way of the pitch.
The Cardinals scored three runs in the sixth inning against FSU starter Parker Messick, the last of which was unearned on an error. The Noles answered right back in the top of the seventh, with Lacey singling to start the inning and scoring on Mat Nelson’s RBI double. Centerfielder Elijah Cabell tied the game with a two-run home run off Louisville starter Michael Kirian.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sophomore catcher Mat Nelson hit his 11
th home run of the season Tuesday, but the Dolphins hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to beat Florida State 8-7 at Dick Howser Stadium. Nelson had FSU’s first five RBI of the game and now leads the ACC in home runs and runs batted in (33).
Jacksonville’s Christian Coipel hit three home runs Tuesday, including a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning that proved to be the game winner.
Nelson’s first inning single scored Logan Lacey and his third inning grand slam gave FSU a 5-3 lead. It was the first grand slam of Nelson’s career and the third for the Seminoles this season.