Florida State University Athletics
No. 8 Cavaliers Clinch Series
3/25/2023 7:13:36 PM | Baseball
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia – On the strength of a six-run seventh inning, No. 8 Virginia clinched the series against Florida State with a 12-4 win Saturday afternoon. Left fielder James Tibbs III hit his team-high eighth home run of the season in the loss, and Jaime Ferrer extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
For the second straight game, FSU scored a run in the first inning, this time on a two-out RBI single from Treyton Rank. Tibbs scored after a double and moved to third on Ferrer’s infield single.
The Cavaliers tied it in the bottom of the inning against Ryan Denison when Ethan Anderson singled to score Jake Gelof with two outs.
Carson Montgomery (0-2) made his first relief appearance of the season, entering in the second with runners on second and third with one out. With two outs, the Cavaliers tried to score on a ball that got away from Colton Vincent, but Vincent tossed to Montgomery at the plate, who applied the tag before Anthony Stephan could touch the plate.
Ferrer singled again in the third inning, plating Ben Barrett from second base for a 2-1 lead. During his hitting streak, Ferrer is hitting .410.
After Virginia took the lead on a pair of fielder’s choice grounders in the fifth inning, Tibbs hit a first-pitch home run off Kevin Jaxel to tie the game. Tibbs leads FSU with eight home runs, 33 runs and 25 RBI.
Virginia’s six runs in the seventh inning came on just two hits; four FSU pitchers combined to walk five Cavaliers and hit two with a pitch.
Titan Kamaka hit a pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning.
SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | FSU 1, UVA 0 Rank singled, Tibbs III scored
B1 | FSU 1, UVA 1 Anderson singled, Gelof scored
T3 | FSU 2, UVA 1 Ferrer singled, Ben Barrett scored
B5 | FSU 2, UVA 2 Gelof reached on a fielder’s choice, O’Ferrall scored
B5 | FSU 2, UVA 3 Teel reached on a fielder’s choice, O’Donnell scored
T6 | FSU 3, UVA 3 Tibbs home run
B6 | FSU 3, UVA 4 Godbout doubled, Stephan scored
B7 | FSU 3, UVA 5 Gelof scored on a wild pitch
B7 | FSU 3, UVA 6 Hanson hit by pitch, Teel scored
B7 | FSU 3, UVA 7 Godbout walked, Anderson scored
B7 | FSU 3, UVA 10 Didawick doubled, Saucke, Hanson & Godbout scored
B8 | FSU 3, UVA 11 Teel scored on a wild pitch
B8 | FSU 3, UVA 12 Godbout singled, Reifsnider scored
T9 | FSU 4, UVA 12 Kamaka home run
UP NEXT:
The series finale between the Seminoles and Cavaliers will be played Sunday at 1:00 p.m. on ACCNX.
OF NOTE:
- James Tibbs III hit his sixth double and eighth home run of the season. He leads FSU with a .390 average, 33 runs, 25 RBI; his eight home runs this season and 18 for his career also lead the team. Tibbs has reached safely in 16 straight games and in 65 of his 68 career starts; Tibbs also drew his 24th walk of the year, 15 more than the next closest Nole.
- Jaime Ferrer singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-long 14 games. During that span, Ferrer is 25-for-61 (.410) with 10 runs, 14 RBI, five doubles, two home runs and three walks.
- Treyton Rank hit an RBI single in his first at-bat, extending his hitting streak to a career-long four games. He threw out a runner at third base, his first career outfield assist and FSU’s fifth of the season.
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