CHARLOTTE – Florida State dropped its Atlantic Coast Conference Championship opener Wednesday, falling 12-1 to Duke at Truist Field in Charlotte. Robby Martin had two of FSU’s four hits, including his 11th home run of the season, but Duke scored five runs in the first inning and kept FSU at a distance all game.
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Bryce Hubbart (6-5) did not record an out in his Championship debut and Duke’s first five runners scored. The Blue Devils (29-20) pushed its lead to 6-0 before Martin’s solo home run in the fourth inning. Duke responded with three runs in the fifth and three more in the ninth inning to provide the final margin.
FSU used nine pitchers in the game, with Tyler Ahearn pitching the longest at 2.2 innings.
Tyler Martin led off the game with a double and was hit by a pitch. Elijah Cabell singled and Jackson Greene drew FSU’s only walk of the game in the eighth inning.
The Seminoles will face Miami Friday at 3:00 p.m. bef
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Florida State senior Trey Cunningham was named to The Bowerman 2021 Men’s Pre-Conference Championships Watch List, announced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA). The hurdler is one of ten student-athletes named to the updated list and he is making his seventh appearance on the Bowerman Award Watch List after spending a brief time off the list in the last announcement.
Cunningham returns to the watch list following his record-breaking performance at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational just a few weeks ago in Gainesville, Fla. His 110-meter hurdles personal best time of 13.28 took second overall but first collegiate as Olympian Grant Holloway won the event with the fastest time in the world so far with a 13.07.