TALLAHASSEE – Florida State (21-13, 9-8 ACC) defeated No. 9 Louisville (24-10, 9-5 ACC) 9-4 Friday night to clinch the series against the ACC Atlantic Division leaders. Freshman Treyton Rank had a career day with four hits, four RBI, two runs scored and finished a home run shy of the 10th cycle in FSU history.
LHP Bryce Hubbart (6-1) started for the Noles, pitching 5.2 innings with six strikeouts and just one run allowed, lowering his season ERA to 2.82. Relievers Davis Hare, Conner Whittaker, Dylan Jacobs and Dylan Simmons pitched the remainder of the game. Louisville struck for three runs in the ninth inning after FSU had extended its lead to 9-1.
FSU jumped to an early 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, in large part to a Rank triple scoring three runs. All five runs were scored with two outs and was the third straight game FSU has had a five-run inning early in the game.
Alex Toral unleashed a 413-foot home run to the opposite field, his third consecutive game w