Florida State University Athletics
Ospreys Win Wild Wednesday Game
4/20/2023 12:31:10 AM | Baseball
JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Despite a career-day from freshman Cam Smith – four hits, two home runs, three RBI and five runs – Florida State lost Wednesday at North Florida, 15-14, in 10 innings. It was FSU’s third consecutive one-run loss and second straight loss in extra innings.
Smith, from Lake Worth, became the first Seminole since current Tampa Bay Ray Taylor Walls in 2017 to score five runs in a game. It was his second game of the season – and FSU’s sixth – that a Nole had at least three hits, three RBI and three runs scored.
FSU pounded out 17 hits, with Smith and James Tibbs III leading the way with four a piece. Jaime Ferrer, pinch-hitter Connor Moore and Jordan Carrion had two hits. Ferrer hit a two-run home run and had three RBI; Tibbs and Moore had two RBI, and Ferrer and Tibbs are now tied for the team lead with 31 RBI on the year.
Moore’s two hits were the first of his career.
Florida State trailed 12-8 entering the ninth inning before scoring four runs on five hits and a UNF error. That followed the Ospreys scoring seven runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take what appeared to be a commanding lead.
Ben Barrett allowed one run in three innings in his fifth start. Florida State used a school-record 10 pitchers in the game, including Carrion, who started at shortstop and made his first appearance on the mound at Florida State. He last pitched in 2021 when he played for the University of Florida.
SCORING SUMMARY:
B3 | FSU 0, UNF 1 Lodise singled, Sweatt scored
T4 | FSU 1, UNF 1 Tibbs singled, Smith scored
T4 | FSU 3, UNF 1 Ferrer home run, Tibbs scored
B4 | FSU 3, UNF 2 Sweatt singled, Leach scored
T6 | FSU 4, UNF 2 Ferrer singled, Smith scored
T6 | FSU 5, UNF 2 Holbrook singled, Ferrer scored
B6 | FSU 5, UNF 3 Clements singled, Leach scored
B6 | FSU 5, UNF 5 Sweatt home run, Clements scored
T7 | FSU 7, UNF 5 Smith home run, Rank scored
T8 | FSU 8, UNF 5 Vincent reached on a fielder’s choice; Moore scored on an error
B8 | FSU 8, UNF 6 Nichols home run
B8 | FSU 8, UNF 7 Sybrandt tripled, Leach scored
B8 | FSU 8, UNF 8 Brinling singled, Sybrandt scored
B8 | FSU 8, UNF 9 Runnels singled, Brinling scored
B8 | FSU 8, UNF 10 Reich reached on an error, Runnels scored
B8 | FSU 8, UNF 12 Esquivel home run, Reich scored
T9 | FSU 9, UNF 12 Tibbs doubled, Smith scored
T9 | FSU 10, UNF 12 Moore singled, Tibbs scored
T9 | FSU 11, UNF 12 Vincent singled, Moore scored on a throwing error
T9 | FSU 12, UNF 12 Rank walked, Carrion scored
T10 | FSU 13, UNF 12 Smith home run
T10 | FSU 14, UNF 12 Moore sacrifice fly, Tibbs scored
B10 | FSU 14, UNF 14 Nichols doubled, Lodise & Esquivel scored
B10 | FSU 14, UNF 15 Nichols scored on a wild pitch
UP NEXT:
Florida State returns to Dick Howser Stadium this weekend for a series against Virginia Tech. Friday’s game is at 8:00 pm on ACC Network.
OF NOTE:
- Cam Smith was 4-for-6 with two home runs, three RBI and four runs scored. The freshman also had a stolen base. It was his first multi-home run game, and his second game with at least three hits, three RBI and three runs this year.
- Smith’s nine home runs are the second-most on the team.
- Jaime Ferrer extended his hitting streak to six games, with a two-run home run and RBI single. Ferrer now leads FSU with 31 RBI, 54 hits, 21 extra-base hits and 16 multi-hit games; his seven home runs are second on the team.
- James Tibbs had four hits, including an RBI single and RBI double. He is tied with Ferrer for the team lead with 31 RBI. With Smith’s four hits, they are the first FSU teammates with four hits in a game since 2018.
- McGwire Holbrook made his second start of the season at catcher; he threw out his first runner as a Seminole in the fourth inning.
- Connor Moore pinch hit in the sixth inning and ended 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI; the two hits were the first of Moore’s career, and his runs and RBI were also career highs.
- Freshman Titan Kamaka was hit by the first two pitches of his career; he also had first career stolen base.
- North Florida hit into a double play in the first inning, the 32nd FSU has turned this season, matching its 2022 total.
- Florida State used 10 pitchers Wednesday night, the most in school history.
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