Florida State University Athletics
Friday, June 14
Omaha, Neb.
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Photo by: Ken Lanese
No. 1 Vols Top Noles to Open CWS
6/15/2024 12:25:00 AM | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. – No. 1 Tennessee scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat No. 8 Florida State, 12-11, in the opening round of the College World Series. The Seminoles (47-16) will now face No. 12 Virginia in an elimination game Sunday, while the Volunteers (56-12) play North Carolina in the winners bracket.
The contest was back-and-forth early before Florida State built a 9-4 lead in the fourth inning. Jaime Ferrer hit a two-run double in the Noles six-run third inning and added a two-run home run in the fourth, the first of the College World Series and his 20th of the season.
Tennessee clawed back with a two-run home run of their own in the fifth followed by a solo shot in the sixth inning, but Marco Dinges gave FSU an 11-7 lead with a two-run double in the seventh.
The Volunteers plated a run in the eighth before winning the game with four in the ninth.
The teams combined for 31 hits and five errors in the game; Dinges led FSU with three hits, while leadoff hitter Max Williams, Ferrer and shortstop Alex Lodise had a pair.
All nine Seminole starters reached base, with eight scoring a run and eight earning a hit.
FSU starter Jamie Arnold allowed four earned runs in 5.0 innings.
SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | FSU 1, Tennessee 0 M. Williams scored on a wild pitch
B1 | FSU 1, Tennessee 1 Burke singled, Moore scored
B1 | FSU 1, Tennessee 2 Dreiling singled, Burke scored
B2 | FSU 1, Tennessee 3 Moore doubled, Stark scored on an error
B2 | FSU 1, Tennessee 4 Burke reached on an error, Moore scored
T3 | FSU 3, Tennessee 4 Ferrer doubled, Tibbs and Dinges scored
T3 | FSU 4, Tennessee 4 West walked, Ferrer scored
T3 | FSU 6, Tennessee 4 M. Williams reached on fielder's choice, Cantu scored; Lodise scored on fielding error
T3 | FSU 7, Tennessee 4 Smith doubled, M. Williams scored
T4 | FSU 9, Tennessee 4 Ferrer home run (20th, 387 ft), Dinges scored
B5 | FSU 9, Tennessee 6 Tears home run, Ensley scored
B6 | FSU 9, Tennessee 7 Moore home run
T7 | FSU 11, Tennessee 7 Dinges doubled, West and Smith scored
B8 | FSU 11, Tennessee 8 Dreiling singled, Burke scored
B9 | FSU 11, Tennessee 9 Curley sacrifice fly, Tears scored
B9 | FSU 11, Tennessee 11 Burke singled, Peebles and Moore scored
B9 | FSU 11, Tennessee 12 Dreiling singled, Burke scored
OF NOTE:
UP NEXT:
Florida State will be the home team in an elimination game against Virginia. The game is set for 2:00 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon.
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
The contest was back-and-forth early before Florida State built a 9-4 lead in the fourth inning. Jaime Ferrer hit a two-run double in the Noles six-run third inning and added a two-run home run in the fourth, the first of the College World Series and his 20th of the season.
Tennessee clawed back with a two-run home run of their own in the fifth followed by a solo shot in the sixth inning, but Marco Dinges gave FSU an 11-7 lead with a two-run double in the seventh.
The Volunteers plated a run in the eighth before winning the game with four in the ninth.
The teams combined for 31 hits and five errors in the game; Dinges led FSU with three hits, while leadoff hitter Max Williams, Ferrer and shortstop Alex Lodise had a pair.
All nine Seminole starters reached base, with eight scoring a run and eight earning a hit.
FSU starter Jamie Arnold allowed four earned runs in 5.0 innings.
SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | FSU 1, Tennessee 0 M. Williams scored on a wild pitch
B1 | FSU 1, Tennessee 1 Burke singled, Moore scored
B1 | FSU 1, Tennessee 2 Dreiling singled, Burke scored
B2 | FSU 1, Tennessee 3 Moore doubled, Stark scored on an error
B2 | FSU 1, Tennessee 4 Burke reached on an error, Moore scored
T3 | FSU 3, Tennessee 4 Ferrer doubled, Tibbs and Dinges scored
T3 | FSU 4, Tennessee 4 West walked, Ferrer scored
T3 | FSU 6, Tennessee 4 M. Williams reached on fielder's choice, Cantu scored; Lodise scored on fielding error
T3 | FSU 7, Tennessee 4 Smith doubled, M. Williams scored
T4 | FSU 9, Tennessee 4 Ferrer home run (20th, 387 ft), Dinges scored
B5 | FSU 9, Tennessee 6 Tears home run, Ensley scored
B6 | FSU 9, Tennessee 7 Moore home run
T7 | FSU 11, Tennessee 7 Dinges doubled, West and Smith scored
B8 | FSU 11, Tennessee 8 Dreiling singled, Burke scored
B9 | FSU 11, Tennessee 9 Curley sacrifice fly, Tears scored
B9 | FSU 11, Tennessee 11 Burke singled, Peebles and Moore scored
B9 | FSU 11, Tennessee 12 Dreiling singled, Burke scored
OF NOTE:
- FSU's six runs in the third inning tied its most in a College World Series game – four times, most recently vs. Stony Brook in 2012. It was the seventh time FSU scored at least nine runs in the CWS and first since the 12-2 win over Stony Brook in 2012.
- All nine Seminoles reached base safely over the first four innings. Eight of nine Seminoles had at least one hit.
- Jaime Ferrer hit a two-run double and a two-run home run, his 20th of the year and the first of the 2024 College World Series. With James Tibbs' 28 home runs, they are the first Seminole teammates with 20+ home runs in a season since 1999 – Marshall McDougall, 28; Matt Diaz, 21.
- From 2000 to 2023, FSU had just two players hit more than 20 home runs: Buster Posey with 26 in 2008 and Mat Nelson with 23 in 2021.
- Max Williams had FSU's first two hits and scored a run in the first inning, extending his on-base streak to a career-high 18 games and tying a career-high eight-game hitting streak. His 56 runs are fourth on the team.
- Williams has 17 multi-hit games, including four during his current hitting streak.
- Daniel Cantu (16 games), Jaime Ferrer (13) and Cam Smith (5) extended their on-base streaks with walks in the first inning.
- James Tibbs III extended his season-high on-base streak to 21 games with a single in the third inning.
- Marco Dinges followed Tibbs with a single, tying his career-high hitting (10) and on-base (15) streaks.
- Ferrer's home run was FSU's 124th of the season and the 16th straight game with at least one. FSU has a homer in 58 of 63 games this season.
UP NEXT:
Florida State will be the home team in an elimination game against Virginia. The game is set for 2:00 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon.
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nate Snead (10-2)
L: Oxford, Brennen (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Smith, Cam 1 ; Dinges, Marco 1 ; Ferrer, Jaime 1
HR: Ferrer, Jaime 1
RBI: Williams, Max 1 ; Smith, Cam 1 ; Dinges, Marco 2 ; Ferrer, Jaime 4 ; West, Jaxson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williams, Max 2 ; Smith, Cam 1 ; Tibbs III, James 1 ; Dinges, Marco 2 ; Ferrer, Jaime 2 ; Cantu, Daniel 1 ; Lodise, Alex 1 ; West, Jaxson 1
SB: Smith, Cam 1 ; Tibbs III, James 1 ; Lodise, Alex 1 ; West, Jaxson 1
HBP: Lodise, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Christian Moore 2
3B: Christian Moore 1 ; Kavares Tears 1
HR: Christian Moore 1 ; Kavares Tears 1
RBI: Christian Moore 1 ; Blake Burke 3 ; Dylan Dreiling 3 ; Kavares Tears 2 ; Dean Curley 1
SF: Dean Curley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Christian Moore 4 ; Blake Burke 3 ; Hunter Ensley 1 ; Kavares Tears 2 ; Cannon Peebles 1 ; Cal Stark 1
SB: Blake Burke 1
HBP: Dalton Bargo 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
cf/lf
AB
6
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
4
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
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