After a 21-hour, 15-minute weather delay, No. 10 Florida State (39-14, 17-12 ACC) lost to Georgia Tech (31-21) on Saturday night at Dick Howser Stadium. , lost 15-15). . On Friday, the Seminoles defeated the Yellow Jackets 11-3 in a scheduled doubleheader to win the series.
Depending on the outcome of the Virginia-Virginia Tech game, Florida State will be the fourth or fifth seed in next week’s ACC Championship. Opponents will be announced later Saturday. The FSU game date and time will be announced Sunday.
In Game 1, Florida State scored eight runs in the third inning to defeat the Yellow Jackets 11-3 and win the series. With the score tied at 1-1, Jaime Ferrer hit a three-run home run, all nine Seminoles were on base (including eight on hits), and Max Williams added a three-run double to pull away. Ta.
Cam Smith had three hits in this game, making it his fifth consecutive game with multiple hits.
Carson Dorsey (5-3) set a career high with three runs allowed over 6.0 innings pitched. Florida State is 6-1 in Dorsey’s seven starts.
In Game 2, FSU broke the tie in the bottom of the seventh inning and the game was stopped due to lightning. Florida State took a 7-6 lead with two outs.
Georgia Tech led 5-0 after three innings, and FSU fought back with five runs in the bottom of the fourth. James Tibbs III hit his 24th solo home run in the fifth inning, breaking a 5-5 tie.th season and 51cent About his career.
After Georgia Tech scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh inning, Smith beat a throw at the plate by Marco Dingess’ grounder, giving FSU the lead again.
After a delay, both teams scored three runs in the eighth inning, and Georgia Tech hit two runs in the top of the ninth to take the win.
Game 1 score summary:
T1 | GT 1, FSU 0 Giesler singles, Barres scores
B1 | GT 1, FSU 1 Dinges singles, Smith scores.
B3 | GT 1, FSU 4 Ferrer Home Run (15th380 feet), Smith and Dinges scored.
B3 | GT 1, FSU 5 Holbrook singles, Cantu scores
B3 | GT 1, FSU 8 M. Williams doubles, Lodisse, Holbrook, Fisher score.
B3 | GT 1, FSU 9 Tibbs singles, M. Williams scores
T5 | GT 2, FSU 9 Giesler singles, Barres scores.
T6 | GT 3, FSU 9 Diamant Home Run
B7 | GT 3, FSU 10 Fisher singles, Lodisse scores
B7 | GT 3, FSU 11 Smith singles, Holbrook scores.
Featured games 1:
- Cam Smith had 3 hits in 5 at bats, achieving his 5th consecutive multi-hit game. During that span, he had 14 hits in 24 at-bats.
- Smith leads FSU with 87 hits and 67 RBIs on the season. Smith also leads FSU with a .401 batting average and multiple hits in 29 games (12 with three or more).
- Jaime Ferrer hits 15th It was a home run for the season and a new career high.
- Ferrer’s 44 RBIs are also a career best.
- Carson Dorsey pitched 6.0 innings, setting a career high. FSU improved to 6-1 in seven starts.
- James Tibbs III capped the scoring with an RBI in the third inning. He leads the ACC with 77 RBIs on the season.
- Max Williams matched a career high with three RBIs.
- Alex Rodice had three hits, marking his sixth game this year with three or more hits.
- Relief pitcher Noah Short struck out a season-high three batters in his only inning.
- Florida State scored eight runs in the third inning, tying the most innings this year (the first was at Pitt, 5/12).
- Florida State’s 39 wins are the most in a regular season since 2018, when FSU went 39-17 and entered the ACC Tournament. FSU won 16 more games than in 2023, the biggest upset in the nation.
Game 2 score summary:
T1 | GT 1, FSU 0 Ellis singles, Jones scores.
T2 | GT 4, FSU 0 Jones doubles, Kase, Brosius, Lackey score.
T3 | GT 5, FSU 0 Brosius walks, Giesler scores.
B4 | GT 5, FSU 1 M. Williams home run (8th398 feet)
B4 | GT 5, FSU 2 Ferrer singles, Smith scores
B4 | GT 5, FSU 4 Cantu singles, Thibs and Dinges score.
B4 | GT 5, FSU 5 Fisher sacrifice fly, Ferrer scoring
B5 | GT 5, FSU 6 Thibs home run (24th417 feet)
T7 | GT 6, FSU 6 Kelce reaches on error, Zmarzulak scores
B7 | GT 6, FSU 7 Dinges reaches on fielder’s choice, Smith scores.
T8 | GT 8, FSU 7 Barres home run, Lackey scores
T8 | GT 9, FSU 7 Ellis home run
B8 | GT 9, FSU 8 Fisher scores on wild pitch
B8 | GT 9, FSU 9 J. Williams sacrifice fly, Duncan scores.
B8 | GT 9, FSU 10 Ferrer singles, Smith scores
T9 | GT 10, FSU 10 Kelce reaches on a throw error and Zmarzlak scores.
T9 | GT 11, FSU 10 Lucky sacrifice fly, Becketti scores.
Featured games 2:
- James Tibbs III had 24 hits.th 10th home run, the most in the ACC this yearth-Most in a season in school history. His 51 career home runs rank sixth in program history.
- Thibs and Jaime Ferrer led FSU with 10 home runs in ACC play.
- Thibs’ 24 home runs are the most by a Seminole player since Buster Posey hit 26 in 2008.
- Max Williams hit his 8th home run of the season starting in the 4th inning. FSU has hit 99 home runs on the year and has hit at least one home run in 48 of its 53 games, including 27 of its last 28 games.
- FSU has 44 more home runs than in 2023 (55), making it the fourth-highest increase in home runs from 2023 in the nation.
- Freshman John Abraham pitched a career-high 3.2 innings. He didn’t allow a hit.
- Ferrer ended the seventh inning with a runner on second base out, marking his third outfield assist of the year.
- Daniel Cantu was hit by 45 pitchesth time in his career.
- After a 21-hour, 15-minute delay due to rain, Jordan Williams and Cantu stole base. Williams leads FSU with 15 this year, the most by a Seminole player since 2016.
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Florida State will compete in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte next week for its ninth ACC Championship. Opponent, date and time will be announced later this week.
