Florida State University Athletics
Noles Complete Comeback at Louisville
5/19/2023 9:04:00 PM | Baseball
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Florida State scored three runs in the ninth inning – and the final seven runs of the game – to complete a 7-4 comeback victory over Louisville Friday night at Jim Patterson Stadium. Jackson Baumeister pitched a career-high 8.0 innings, and Brennen Oxford earned his first career save with a perfect ninth inning.
Louisville took the lead with a pair of home runs in the third inning – a leadoff home run from Logan Beard, and a three-run shot from JT Benson – to take the 4-0 lead.
FSU cut the lead in half with Williams' single in the seventh inning, scoring Ben Barrett and McGwire Holbrook. Barrett led off the inning with a walk – FSU's first of the game – and Holbrook pinch-hit and singled, his first pinch-hit of the season. Williams' matched his career RBI high with the two-run single.
After Baumeister posted another scoreless inning in the bottom of the seventh, Jaime Ferrer led off the eighth with a single and scored on Colton Vincent's game-tying, two-run home run, his third of the season and first from the right side.
FSU took its first lead of the game in the ninth on Cam Smith's RBI single; Smith was 0-4 with four strikeouts prior to his single, which came on an 0-2 count. Ferrer followed with a two-run double that scored James Tibbs and Smith.
Baumeister faced two batters in the ninth inning, allowing a walk and a single before Oxford entered in relief. Oxford struck out a Louisville pinch hitter before forcing a ground ball to Nander De Sedas, who started the 4-6-3 double play to end the contest. The win was FSU's largest comeback win of the year, topping a three-run deficit against No. 1 Wake Forest last Sunday.
SCORING SUMMARY:
B3 | FSU 0, UL 1 Beard home run
B3 | FSU 0, UL 4 Benson home run, Mangrum & Knapczyk scored
T7 | FSU 2, UL 4 Williams singled, Barrett & Holbrook scored
T8 | FSU 4, UL 4 Vincent home run, Ferrer scored
T9 | FSU 5, UL 4 Smith singled, De Sedas scored
T9 | FSU 7, UL 4 Ferrer doubled, Tibbs & Smith scored
UP NEXT:
Florida State wraps up its 2023 season against Louisville Saturday at 1:00 pm. Conner Whittaker will make the start for the Seminoles.
OF NOTE:
- FSU erased a four-run deficit, its largest comeback win of the season. The Noles were 0-22 when trailing after 7 innings entering Friday night.
- Jackson Baumeister pitched a career-high 8.0 innings, throwing 113 pitches. He struck out eight batters and will end 2023 with a team-high 95 K's for the year.
- Colton Vincent hit a game-tying two-run home run, his third of the season and first from the right side. A year after hitting six extra-base hits – all doubles – the redshirt senior has 15 this season (11 doubles, a triple, three home runs).
- James Tibbs threw out a runner from left field attempting to advance from first to third base; it was his second outfield assist of the season, and team-high fourth of his career. He also drew his 45th and 46th walks of the season, including his sixth intentional walk of the year.
- Nander De Sedas had his team-high seventh sacrifice bunt, and second of the series. His seven sac bunts are the most for a Nole since freshman Mat Nelson had nine in 2019. De Sedas was 2-for-3 at the plate, his seventh multi-hit game.
- McGwire Holbrook pinch-hit and singled in the seventh inning; it was his first pinch-hit at Florida State, and FSU's 11th of the year.
- Jordan Carrion had FSU's first two hits and drew a walk; he has 13 multi-hit games.
- Jordan Williams got FSU on the board with a two-run single in the seventh inning, matching his RBI career high (vs. JAX, 2/21). He added his second sacrifice bunt of the year in the ninth inning.
- Jaime Ferrer hit a two-run double in the ninth inning, his team-high 21st of the season and the most for a Nole since Mike Salvatore had 23 in 65 games in 2019.
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