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No. 2 Florida State Drops Middle Game to No. 4 UNC
5/16/2025 10:51:00 PM | Baseball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In the second-to-last game of the regular season, the No. 2 Florida State baseball team lost to No. 4 North Carolina 11-1 in seven innings on Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium.
With the defeat, FSU suffers just its third series loss of the season. The series finale between two of the top four teams in the ACC standings is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
The Seminoles (36-13, 16-10 ACC) were held to one run on seven hits. The Tar Heels (39-11, 18-10 ACC) scored 11 runs on 13 hits.
Seven players accounted for Florida State's seven hits, including freshman first baseman Myles Bailey, who had an RBI, and junior shortstop Alex Lodise, who scored a run. Sophomore third baseman Cal Fisher extended his career-long hit streak to 16 consecutive games while Lodise has reached base safely in 16 games in a row.
Redshirt junior left-handed starter Joey Volini falls to 8-4. He allowed five runs on six hits with six strikeouts and four walks in 3.2 innings.
North Carolina took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a sac fly followed by an RBI single. Volini got a flyout to leave the bases loaded for the second consecutive inning.
Florida State answered with a run in the bottom of the third to cut the deficit in half at 2-1. With two outs, Lodise singled up the middle and scored from third on Bailey's RBI double to left-center.
UNC extended its lead to 5-1 in the fourth as a hit batter brought in the first run and a single up the middle scored the next two. FSU put two on with two outs in the bottom half, but a strikeout ended the threat.
A two-out run scored in the fifth to make it 6-1 and two in the sixth extended Carolina's lead to 8-1. The Tar Heels scored three in the seventh on a home run to left-center for the 11-1 final.
The regular-season finale is on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. ET. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU ticket office at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU students with their FSU I.D. at the Haggard Plaza right field gate. Saturday is Armed Forces Day, with a color guard and flyover during the national anthem at 1:55 p.m. The first 400 fans at the gates will get an Armed Forces Day t-shirt, presented by TOC.
Saturday's contest will air on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend also are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
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 Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
With the defeat, FSU suffers just its third series loss of the season. The series finale between two of the top four teams in the ACC standings is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.
The Seminoles (36-13, 16-10 ACC) were held to one run on seven hits. The Tar Heels (39-11, 18-10 ACC) scored 11 runs on 13 hits.
Seven players accounted for Florida State's seven hits, including freshman first baseman Myles Bailey, who had an RBI, and junior shortstop Alex Lodise, who scored a run. Sophomore third baseman Cal Fisher extended his career-long hit streak to 16 consecutive games while Lodise has reached base safely in 16 games in a row.
Redshirt junior left-handed starter Joey Volini falls to 8-4. He allowed five runs on six hits with six strikeouts and four walks in 3.2 innings.
North Carolina took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a sac fly followed by an RBI single. Volini got a flyout to leave the bases loaded for the second consecutive inning.
Florida State answered with a run in the bottom of the third to cut the deficit in half at 2-1. With two outs, Lodise singled up the middle and scored from third on Bailey's RBI double to left-center.
UNC extended its lead to 5-1 in the fourth as a hit batter brought in the first run and a single up the middle scored the next two. FSU put two on with two outs in the bottom half, but a strikeout ended the threat.
A two-out run scored in the fifth to make it 6-1 and two in the sixth extended Carolina's lead to 8-1. The Tar Heels scored three in the seventh on a home run to left-center for the 11-1 final.
The regular-season finale is on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. ET. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets or by calling the FSU ticket office at 850-644-1830. Admission is free for all FSU students with their FSU I.D. at the Haggard Plaza right field gate. Saturday is Armed Forces Day, with a color guard and flyover during the national anthem at 1:55 p.m. The first 400 fans at the gates will get an Armed Forces Day t-shirt, presented by TOC.
Saturday's contest will air on ACC Network Extra, accessible through your television provider or a subscription to ESPN+. Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend also are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
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 Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jason DeCaro (8-3)
L: Volini, Joey (8-4)
Batting:
2B: Kane Kepley 1 ; Gavin Gallaher 1 ; Hunter Stokely 1
HR: Tyson Bass 1
RBI: Kane Kepley 1 ; Luke Stevenson 2 ; Gavin Gallaher 1 ; Hunter Stokely 1 ; Alex Madera 2 ; Tyson Bass 3 ; Carter French 1
SH: Tyson Bass 1
SF: Luke Stevenson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kane Kepley 2 ; Jackson Van De Brake 2 ; Gavin Gallaher 2 ; Hunter Stokely 1 ; Alex Madera 2 ; Tyson Bass 1 ; Perry Hargett 1
SB: Alex Madera 1
HBP: Hunter Stokely 1 ; Macaddin Dye 1
Batting:
2B: Bailey, Myles 1
RBI: Bailey, Myles 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lodise, Alex 1
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