Oxford, Tibbs Secure Series Win vs. Miami

TALLAHASSEE – The No. 10-ranked Florida State baseball team defeated in-state conference rival Miami 11-7 to claim the series win Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium.

Relief pitcher Brennen Oxford improved to 2-0, allowing one run over a career-high 4.2 innings. The redshirt senior – making his 91^st career appearance – struck out four batters.

James Tibbs was one of five Seminoles with two hits, finishing 2-for-3 with a two-run single and two-run home run, his 15^th of the season and 42^nd of his career. Tibbs added a pair of walks against the Hurricanes.

Eight Seminole hitters had at least one hit and all nine starters reached base safely.

Tibbs' home run gave FSU a 7-4 lead in the fourth inning. FSU extended the lead to 11-5 before Miami scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning, but Joe Charles got out of the eighth with no further damage and Connor Hults needed just 10 pitches to complete a perfect ninth inning.

SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | UM 1, FSU 0                Gonzalez doubled, Cuvet scored
B1 | UM 1, FSU 1               Ferrer doubled, Smith scored
B1 | UM 1, FSU 2               Dinges singled, Ferrer scored
B2 | UM 1, FSU 4               Tibbs singled, Lodise and M. Williams scored
T3 | UM 4, FSU 4                Cuvet home run, Long and Villegas scored
B3 | UM 4, FSU 5               Faurot grounded out, Dinges scored
B4 | UM 4, FSU 7               Tibbs home run (15th, 400 ft), M. Williams scored
T5 | UM 5, FSU 7                Cuvet home run
B5 | UM 5, FSU 8               Cantu scored on a wild pitch
B6 | UM 5, FSU 9               Dinges walked, Smith scored
B6 | UM 5, FSU 10             Holbrook grounded out, Tibbs scored
B7 | UM 5, FSU 11             Faurot scored on a wild pitch
T8 | UM 7, FSU 11              Villegas singled, Kulikowski and Costello scored

OF NOTE:

James Tibbs III had a two-run single and a two-run home run, his 15^th of the year. He entered Friday leading the country with 54 RBI.
Tibbs' 42 career home runs are 13^th in FSU history. His 20 multi-hit games this season lead the team.
Florida State has hit a home run in 30 of 34 games this season, including nine consecutive.
Cam Smith was 2-for-4 and doubled in the first inning. He has now reached safely in 44 consecutive games, tied for the 17^th-longest on-base streak in program history (with Mark Hallberg, 2007).
Catcher McGwire Holbrook threw out a baserunner in the first inning, his first caught-stealing of the year.
Max Williams was 2-for-4 and was hit by a pitch, his fourth of the year. He has reached safely in a career-high seven games and has eight multi-hit games.
Daniel Cantu was 2-for-3 with his 11^th double of the year; he has 11 multi-hit games.
Drew Faurot doubled for the second straight game and leads FSU with 15 on the season.
Brennen Oxford pitched a career-high 4.2 innings. His 91 career appearances are top 10 nationally among active players.

UP NEXT:
Florida State and Miami wrap the series Saturday at 2:00 p.m. FSU will throw LHP Carson Dorsey, who made his first start as a Seminole last week at Boston College, allowing one run on one hit over 5.0 innings. Miami will counter with LHP Herick Hernandez (2-3, 5.44 ERA).

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Oxford, Tibbs Secure Series Win vs. Miami

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Team Stats

Max Williams

Cam Smith

James Tibbs III

Jaime Ferrer

Players Mentioned

Daniel Cantu

Joe Charles

Carson Dorsey

Drew Faurot

McGwire Holbrook

Connor Hults

Brennen Oxford

Cam Smith

James Tibbs III

Max Williams

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