July 12, 2021 ⚾: Martin, Perdue Taken on Day Two of MLB Draft
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State outfielder Robby Martin and pitcher Hunter Perdue were drafted Monday on day two of the MLB Draft. Martin was selected 230
th overall in the eighth round by the Colorado Rockies, while Perdue was taken in the 10
th round and 299
th overall by the Miami Marlins.
Martin, from Tampa, hit .260 with 51 runs batted in and helped lead the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament for the 43
rd consecutive season. In what Baseball America dubbed ‘the best week of any team’ in 2021, Martin was named the NCBWA National Hitter of the Week as FSU swept four games against No. 5 Florida and No. 6 Miami. Martin was 11-for-20 on the week with three doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI and nine runs scored.
Mat Nelson drafted at No 35 by the Cincinnati Reds
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OXFORD, Miss. – Florida State (31-23) will be playing for its season the rest of the way in the Oxford Regional after falling to host Ole Miss (43-19) 4-3 Saturday evening in front of 10,830 fans at Swayze Field. The Seminoles will play Southern Miss in an elimination game Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. BASEBALL MEDIA CENTER + INTERVIEW LINKS Starting an hour later than scheduled thanks to a rain delay, FSU allowed two runs in the first inning, one unearned on a pair of errors around a single. Bryce Hubbart and the Noles settled in nicely after that, with Hubbart throwing 5.1 innings and allowing just three hits and one earned run. Ole Miss starter Doug Nikhazy (10-2) was dominant, tying a school record with 16 strikeouts, but Florida State did tag the left-hander for three runs in the fifth inning to take the lead. Making just his third career start, center fielder Isaiah Perry notched not only his first career home run, but his first run batted in, on a solo home run on his 12 at-bat of the