TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 20 Florida State (21-15) hit four home runs in a 9-5 win over Stetson (22-15) Tuesday at Dick Howser Stadium. Eight of the Seminoles nine runs came via home run, while Tyler Ahearn (1-1) provided a pair of strong innings out of the bullpen in the win.
Catcher Mat Nelson, the nation’s leader in home runs and RBI, hit his 19
th of the season in the first inning. Nelson’s 19 home runs are the most for a Seminole in 12 years and four more than any other player in the country.
Nander De Sedas, Elijah Cabell and Robby Martin added multi-run homers later in the game. For the year, those four have combined to hit 45 home runs.
Diamond Hog duo on Golden Spikes Award watch list
Arkansas OF Christian Franklin earns another All-American nod, DVH previews opening weekend By Oliver Grigg - Arkansas Athletics | February 18, 2021 at 6:27 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 6:33 PM
Arkansas baseball’s Christian Franklin and Robert Moore are officially in the running for the Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
USA Baseball announced its 55-player preseason watch list on Thursday. The list includes the nation’s top amateur players from both the high school and college level.
Arkansas has had 12 student-athletes land on the preseason watch list in the award’s history, with Heston Kjerstad and Casey Martin representing the Razorbacks in last year’s edition. One Razorback has won the accolade, as Andrew Benintendi took home the 2015 honor.
Oliver Grigg February 18, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas baseball’s Christian Franklin and Robert Moore are officially in the running for the Golden Spikes Award, which is given to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
USA Baseball announced its 55-player preseason watch list on Thursday. The list includes the nation’s top amateur players from both the high school and college level.
Arkansas has had 12 student-athletes land on the preseason watch list in the award’s history, with Heston Kjerstad and Casey Martin representing the Razorbacks in last year’s edition. One Razorback has won the accolade, as Andrew Benintendi took home the 2015 honor.