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TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Behind seven extra-base hits – including three home runs – and 5.0 shutout innings from Andrew Armstrong, Florida State beat Mercer 13-3 in eight innings Sunday afternoon to complete the series sweep. The Seminoles never looked back after scoring five runs on five hits in the first inning, all with two outs. Every Seminole starter had a hit against Mercer, led by James Tibbs’ 3-for-3 performance with two doubles and two walks. Tibbs now leads FSU with a .341 batting average, 51 runs and 39 walks. Titan Kamaka also had three hits to match his career high, and his three RBI and three runs were a career high. Kamaka hit his second home run of the weekend and got FSU on the board with a two-run single in the first inning; he is the sixth different Seminole this year with at least three hits, runs and RBI in a game. Colton Vincent had three hits and three RBI – including his second career home run – while Cam Smith hit a three-run home run in the sixth inn ....
AUBURN, ALA. – Three-seed Florida State (34-23) beat two-seed UCLA (38-23) Friday 5-3 to record the first win of the 2022 NCAA Baseball Tournament. FSU advances to the winner’s bracket and will play either Auburn or SE Louisiana Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Parker Messick (7-5) allowed a pair of runs with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings for his first win away from Dick Howser Stadium this season. Wyatt Crowell, Jonah Scolaro and Davis Hare combined for four innings out of the bullpen, with the only run scoring on a wild pitch. Hare recorded five outs for his team-high fourth save of the season.
The Seminoles took an early lead against UCLA’s Max Rajcic (8-5). With two outs in the first, Jaime Ferrer doubled and scored on James Tibbs’ RBI single, the first at-bat in the NCAA Tournament for both true freshmen.
Messick allowed a leadoff single before retiring the next 10 Bruins batters. Rajcic sat down 11 straight before Colton Vincent singled, Tyler Martin ....
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.
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 ....