Florida State University Athletics
Sunday, June 16
Omaha, Neb.
2:00 PM ET
Florida State
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#12 Virginia
Photo by: Ken Lanese
Noles Respond, Beat Virginia to Extend Season
6/16/2024 6:42:00 PM | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. – Behind a pair of home runs from Jaime Ferrer and seven innings from starter Carson Dorsey, No. 8 Florida State (48-16) beat No. 12 Virginia (46-17) 7-3 Sunday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The Seminoles will now face the loser of the Tennessee and North Carolina contest in another elimination game Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. et.
Ferrer became the first player since 1998 with multiple four-RBI games in the College World Series, following up his performance vs. No. 1 Tennessee (two-run home run, two-run double) with a solo home run and three-run home run Sunday vs. the Cavaliers. Ferrer is the seventh Seminole and first since 2000 with three home runs in a single CWS.
Dorsey continued a torrid run in the postseason, allowing three runs over 7.0 innings with seven strikeouts. In 21.0 innings in the NCAA Tournament, Dorsey has a 2.14 ERA with 20 strikeouts. For the season, FSU is 9-2 in his 11 starts, including a 3-0 mark in the postseason.
James Tibbs drew a bases loaded walk against Jay Woolfolk to plate FSU's first run in the third inning. In the fourth, Ferrer connected for a solo home run on the first pitch of the inning to double the Seminole lead.
The Cavalier bullpen retired FSU's first two hitters of the fifth inning before Cam Smith doubled, Tibbs was intentionally walked and Marco Dinges hit an RBI single. That set the stage for Ferrer's second home run of the game, a three-run blast that against doubled FSU's lead from 3-0 to 6-0.
Alex Lodise hit a solo home run to begin the sixth inning, his eighth of the year.
Virginia scored a pair of runs in the seventh inning and another in the eighth, but Brennen Oxford allowed just one hit over the final 2.0 innings to secure the Seminole victory.
SCORING SUMMARY:
B3 | Virginia 0, FSU 1 Tibbs walked, Faurot scored
B4 | Virginia 0, FSU 2 Ferrer home run (21st, 401 ft)
B5 | Virginia 0, FSU 3 Dinges singled, Smith scored
B5 | Virginia 0, FSU 6 Ferrer home run (22nd, 382 ft), Tibbs and Dinges scored
B6 | Virginia 0, FSU 7 Lodise home run (8th, 407 ft)
T7 | Virginia 1, FSU 7 Godbout singled, Anderson scored
T7 | Virginia 2, FSU 7 Saucke singled, Stephan scored
T8 | Virginia 3, FSU 7 Stephan doubled, Ference scored
OF NOTE:
UP NEXT:
Florida State will play the loser of the North Carolina and Tennessee game Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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).
Ferrer became the first player since 1998 with multiple four-RBI games in the College World Series, following up his performance vs. No. 1 Tennessee (two-run home run, two-run double) with a solo home run and three-run home run Sunday vs. the Cavaliers. Ferrer is the seventh Seminole and first since 2000 with three home runs in a single CWS.
Dorsey continued a torrid run in the postseason, allowing three runs over 7.0 innings with seven strikeouts. In 21.0 innings in the NCAA Tournament, Dorsey has a 2.14 ERA with 20 strikeouts. For the season, FSU is 9-2 in his 11 starts, including a 3-0 mark in the postseason.
James Tibbs drew a bases loaded walk against Jay Woolfolk to plate FSU's first run in the third inning. In the fourth, Ferrer connected for a solo home run on the first pitch of the inning to double the Seminole lead.
The Cavalier bullpen retired FSU's first two hitters of the fifth inning before Cam Smith doubled, Tibbs was intentionally walked and Marco Dinges hit an RBI single. That set the stage for Ferrer's second home run of the game, a three-run blast that against doubled FSU's lead from 3-0 to 6-0.
Alex Lodise hit a solo home run to begin the sixth inning, his eighth of the year.
Virginia scored a pair of runs in the seventh inning and another in the eighth, but Brennen Oxford allowed just one hit over the final 2.0 innings to secure the Seminole victory.
SCORING SUMMARY:
B3 | Virginia 0, FSU 1 Tibbs walked, Faurot scored
B4 | Virginia 0, FSU 2 Ferrer home run (21st, 401 ft)
B5 | Virginia 0, FSU 3 Dinges singled, Smith scored
B5 | Virginia 0, FSU 6 Ferrer home run (22nd, 382 ft), Tibbs and Dinges scored
B6 | Virginia 0, FSU 7 Lodise home run (8th, 407 ft)
T7 | Virginia 1, FSU 7 Godbout singled, Anderson scored
T7 | Virginia 2, FSU 7 Saucke singled, Stephan scored
T8 | Virginia 3, FSU 7 Stephan doubled, Ference scored
OF NOTE:
- Jaime Ferrer hit his 21st and 22nd home runs of the season, his fourth career multi-HR game and second of the 2024 postseason. Ferrer's 22 home runs are tied for 13th in a season at Florida State.
- With Alex Lodise's solo homer in the sixth inning – his eighth of the year – FSU has hit 127 on the season and at least one in 17 straight games. FSU has a homer in 59 of 64 games this season and the Noles' 127 home runs are third in a season in school history.
- Ferrer has a season-long and team-high 13-game hitting streak.
- Ferrer is the sixth Seminole with three home runs in a single CWS and the first since Ryan Barthelemy in 2000. Ferrer is the first Seminole (and first player overall since Rob Gorr, USC, 1998) with multiple four-RBI games in a CWS.
- Starting pitcher Carson Dorsey picked off his seventh runner of the year in the first inning; Dorsey has seven of FSU's 13 pickoffs this season.
- Dorsey's seven pickoffs are the most for a Seminole since Brandon Leibrandt had 13 in 2013.
- FSU improved to 9-2 in Dorsey's 11 starts this season, including a 3-0 mark in the NCAA Tournament.
- Drew Faurot had FSU's first hit of the game, in the third inning. He has reached safely in a season-high 12 consecutive games, one shy of his career high.
- Max Williams singled to set a career high with a nine-game hitting streak. His 19-game on-base streak is also a career best.
- Cam Smith drew a walk and doubled, his team-high 22nd of the year. Smith is hitting .400 and reaching base at a .500 clip this year.
- James Tibbs III drew a bases loaded walk for his 95th RBI of the season, tied for seventh in a season at Florida State. Tibbs was later intentionally walked for the ninth time, most on the team.
- Tibbs has reached safely in a season-high 22 consecutive games and leads FSU with 56 walks.
- Lodise's walk in the fourth inning extended his on-base streak to a career-high 21 games.
- The Noles improved to 27-7 when scoring first.
UP NEXT:
Florida State will play the loser of the North Carolina and Tennessee game Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. ET.
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).
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