Florida State Baseball - 2007 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Mike Martin, Head Coach Chip Baker, Director of Operations Pete Jenkins, Volunteer Assistant Mike Martin, Jr., Assistant Coach Russell Orr, Strength and Conditioning Jamey Shouppe, Associate Head Coach, Pitchers, Recruiting Coordinator Click here to see indivual mug shots |
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Ohmed Danesh, 190, OF, Orlando - MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 2006 MLB Draft at 1244 by the New York Yankees...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year member of the Dr. Phillips varsity baseball team...hit a walk-off home run, to propel Dr. Phillips HS to a 5-4 victory in the FHSAA Regional Semifinals...received Honorable Mention All-Orange County Baseball Team honors...played for Orlando Scorpions in summer ball in 2004 and 2005...PERSONAL: Son of Shahab and Pam Danesh...has three siblings, Shahen, Shadee, and Arehzo... sister Arhezo also attends Florida State...born January 17, 1988.
Nicholas Debacker, 6-0, 181, P, Tampa - HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-county honorable mention by the St. Pete Times in 2005...All-Hillsborough County first team selection as a junior by the Tampa Tribune...named an honorable mention All-Suncoast team selection by the St. Pete Times as a junior...named one of 15 "Players To Watch" by the St. Pete Times going into his senior year...went 9-2 with a 1.74 ERA as a senior...posted a 9-2 record with a 1.42 ERA as a junior with two saves...member of the 2004 Colt World Series champions...PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Colleen Debacker...has three sisters Kelsey, Carly and Kaitlin.
Matt Fairel, 6-3, 200, P-OF, Winter Haven - MLB DRAFT: Drafted in the 2006 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants in the 32nd round with the 956th pick...HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 FSWA 5A First Team All-State as a pitcher...Lakeland Ledger's 2006 Player of the Year...New Chief Player of the Year...F.A.C.A. District 12 M.V.P....hit .471 with four home runs and 29 RBIs...went 10-4 on the hill with a 1.49 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 94 innings of work...threw a no-hitter versus Kathleen High School...won all three regional games to lead Winter Haven to State...2005 FSWA 4A All-State third-team...was 5-2 as a starter and also recorded one save in 2005...posted a 2.21 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 39 innings of work...hit .396 with three home runs and 31 RBIs for the Blue Devils as a junior...team finished as state runner-up for the second year in a row...2005 IBC High School Player of the Year...rated one of Florida's top recruits by sunshinestatebaseball.com...2005 and 2006 Blue Devil Classic All-Tournament Team. IBC BASEBALL: Played for Team IBC over the past five years going 16 -1 over his high school career...threw three no-hitters and four one-hitters...only loss came in his 9th grade year at the WWBA Underclassmen World Series where he pitched a one- hitter and lost 1-0 to Team Ontario...three no-hitters came against SWFB, Bayside Yankees and Kentucky Royals...also hit .450 and played outfield...PERSONAL: Son of Doug Fairel and Linda Leifheit...mother attended Florida State...two sisters Jennifer (28) and Annie (25) and a brother Doug (23)...graduated from Winter Haven with high honors and a 3.9 GPA.
Devin Gonzalez, 5-11, 185, IF, Jacksonville - HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-Gateway Conference honors as a junior and senior...two-time All-First Coast by the Florida Times Union...named first team All-First Coast as a junior...team MVP...earned All-State honors as a junior...hit .461 with four homers, 10 doubles and 30 walks...although recruited as a third baseman, played short in high school and committed just two errors in 161 innings...also went 4-0 with one save on the hill...led the city in doubles as a sophomore...participated in the state High School Power Showcase Home Run Derby...tabbed as the number one pro prospect as a senior from the Jacksonville area in 2006 by the Florida Times Union...PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Melanie Gonzalez...has two sisters, Melissa and Brittany...born 12/12/87.
Mark Hallberg, 5-11, 170, SS, Barron, WI - AT UIC: Earned his second All-Horizon League First Team honors in 2006...hit .373 and batted .403 in the Horizon League...ranked first in the NCAA as the nation's hardest batter to strike out...Hallberg was only retired six times on strikes all season in 217 at bats...his average of one strikeout per 36 at bats was seven better than the second-best player in the NCAA in that category...the only UIC player to start all 55 games for the Flames in 2006...compiled a 17-game hit streak between March 19 and April 15 as the UIC lead-off hitter...had 81 hits, scored 56 runs, 19 doubles, a triple, three home runs and drew 36 walks in 2006...Hallberg slugged .512 and posted an on base percentage of .462...2005 All-Horizon League First Team selection and a member of the 2005 Horizon League All-Newcomer Team...named a 'Louisville Slugger' Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper...batted .354 with three homers and 42 RBIs, including 84 hits, which is good for second in UIC history for a single season...had a team-season best 23-game hitting streak, spanning from April 16th to May 15th...reached base safely in 52 out of 60 games...ranked in the top 10 in the Horizon League in several offensive categories, including: hits (84, 1st), runs scored (54, 1st), total bases (112, 2nd), doubles (15, t-5th) and RBIs (42, 5th)...recorded a base hit in 49 out of 60 contests...his 54 runs were the fourth-most in school-history for a single-season...set a single-season, school-record with 237 at-bats...was the fourth-hardest batter in the nation to strike out, only fanning one time per every 21.5 at-bats...HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for the Eau Claire Cavaliers following his high school career...named the team MVP and the team's best first-year player...also selected as the team's Most Popular Player by the fans...hit .356 and drove in 26 runs, while successful on 14 of 15 stolen base attempts for Eau Claire...propelled the Barron Golden Bears to three regional championships, two sectional championships, two state tournament appearances and two Heart of the North conference championships...garnered 2004 Northwest Wisconsin Player of the Year honors...three-time all-state, all-district and all-conference selection...did not strike out during his junior and senior years...set school records for doubles in a season (16) and career (33); hits for a season (41) and career (112); career batting average (.455); consecutive games without a strikeout (48) and consecutive at-bats without a strikeout (195) and career triples (9)...as a junior, led Golden Bears in batting average (.493), hits (35) and triples (3)...as a senior led Barron in doubles (16), triples (3), hits (41), batting average (.471) and runs (42)...was undefeated on the mound as a senior, going 5-0 with three saves, an ERA of 0.80 and 20 K's in 26 innings of work...as a sophomore, led Barron in hitting (.437) and was an All-State Honorable Mention selection, First-Team All-District, and Most Valuable Defensive Player, leading the Golden Bears to a berth in the state finals...served as a two-year captain and two-time team MVP for Barron soccer team...led the state in scoring with 45 goals as a senior...selected to play in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Shriners All-Star game...two-year captain for Barron basketball team...selected as team MVP as a junior...was a All-Heart of the North First Team selection as a senior...selected to play in the Western Wis., Senior All-Star Basketball Classic...four-time Athlete of the Year and one-time, Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2003-04)...earned 12 varsity letters during high school...was a national USTA qualifier in tennis and won gold and silver medals in the U.S. State Games in 2000...PERSONAL: Born on December 9, 1985...son of Monti and Julie Hallberg...major is undecided.
Bo O'Dell, 6-3, 195, P, Kissimmee - MLB DRAFT: Drafted in the 2006 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves in the 23rd round. SEMINOLE CC: Went 4-2 with a 2.53 ERA in 2006...combined on three shutouts and recorded a save...second on the team with 57 innings pitched...struck out 42, walked 28 and held opposing batters to a .242 average...led the squad with a .667 winning percentage...Central Florida Collegiate Summer League All-Star Team...HIGH SCHOOL: Posted a 12-0 record with one save at Osceola High School...struck out 106 in 82 innings and posted a 0.94 ERA...named third team all-state in 2005 by FSWA...named all-county, All-Central Florida and to the FACA All-Star team...PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Kathy O'Dell...sister Carla O'Dell went to Florida State as well...born March 5, 1987.
Bobby Rauh, 6-0, 172, OF, Orlando - HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time All-Orange County selection...played in the Diamond Club Showcase in Tampa...a two-sport star who lettered all four years in football and baseball...offered several football scholarships by Division I schools as a wide receiver...finished his senior season with 31 catches for 734 yards and 10 TD's...named second team 6A All-State at wide receiver by the FSWA in 2006...received All-Central Florida football honors from the Orlando Sentinel in 2005 and 2006...SUMMER BALL: Batted .427 with five homers and was a perfect 16-for-16 in steals during summer ball...PERSONAL: Son of Dave and Terri Rauh...has one brother Ron (23)...born November 25, 1987.
D'Vontrey Richardson, 6-1, 200, OF, Leesburg, GA - AT FSU: Two-sport athlete who spent the fall as a quarterback for the Florida State football team...did not play a game for the Seminoles on the football field this fall...MLB DRAFT: Drafted in the 2006 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals in the 35th round with the 1,051st pick...rated the 82nd-best prospect by Baseball America...HIGH SCHOOL: Led Lee County as a senior in batting average (.507), runs (34), home runs (six) and stolen bases (11)...also recorded 20 RBIs...participated in the 2005 Perfect Game National Showcase...as a junior, playing with current Seminole Buster Posey, Richardson hit .386 with seven home runs and 37 RBIs in Lee County's run to the state finals...was ranked as the No. 1 athlete in the state of Georgia and the No. 11 athlete in the country...PrepStar Magazine Football All-American...threw for over 2,200 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushed for 1,050 yards and 17 more scores as a senior quarterback, leading Lee County to a 10-2 record in his final season in 2005...PERSONAL: Son of Gevette Roberson and Demitrius Richardson...has six brothers and sisters Markes, Devon, Endia, Alfred, Jessica and Lakrista...born July 30, 1988.
Danny Rosen, 180, P, Miami - AT MIAMI DADE: Went 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA while striking out 37 and walking just 10 batters...went 1-0 with a 1.12 ERA in Southern Conference play...pitched in the 2005 FCCAA State Baseball Tournament...PERSONAL: Son of Cliff and Gail Rosen...born May 17, 1985.
Jason Stidham, 5-10, 168, IF, Palm Bay - MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 2006 MLB Draft in the 43rd round, 1286th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks...AT FSU: Named the MVP of the Garnet & Gold game in the fall...HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Space Coast Player of the Year (2005 and 2006)...2005 FSWA All-State first team...2006 FSWA All-State second team...played in the Florida All-Star Game...PERSONAL: Son of Jeff Stidham and Denise Breitweiser...has two brothers (Josh and Jared) and one sister (Cara)...likes to fish...born February 26, 1988.
Scott Thorson, 6-4, 190, P, Deltona - HIGH SCHOOL: Posted a 5-2 record with one save and a 1.60 ERA in 2005...struck out 42 batters in 52 innings pitched...4-1 with a 1.44 ERA in the fall season with the Central Florida Renegades...played in the 2005 WWBA World Championships and WWBA 18U/2005 Grads National Championship with the Renegades...named first team all-conference and first team all-area by the Daytona Beach News Journal and Orlando Sentinel...was the starting pitcher at the Central Florida All-Star game...tabbed as one of the top graduating southpaws by Perfect Game USA in 2006...named the 298th-best prospect in the class of 2006 by Perfect Game...ranked in the top 50 of the top high school left-handed pitchers in the nation...PERSONAL: Son of Jon and Kymber Thorton...sister named Kristen (22)...born October 7, 1987.
Casey Whitmer, 6-1, 188, P, Kilgore, TX - MLB DRAFT: Selected in the 2006 MLB Draft in the 35th round, 1047th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks...HIGH SCHOOL: Named the District 17-4A MVP by district coaches...named third team all-state in 2006 by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association...also named all-state in 2005...posted a 11-2 record with a 1.20 ERA...PERSONAL: Son of Ted and Donna Whitmer...has three brothers and sisters Carly (21), Kenzie (16) and Keith (8).
FSU's Mike Martin Officially Enshrined Into The ABCA Hall Of Fame.
In front of his family and friends, Mike Martin was honored at the ABCA Convention.
Jan. 10, 2007
ORLANDO, FL - Legendary Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin has been honored in almost every way imaginable in his 27-year career as the FSU baseball head coach. He is a 10-time conference coach
of the year. He has led his FSU teams to 27 consecutive NCAA Regionals, coached in 12 College World Series and won 15 conference championships. Hundreds of his players have won all-conference and
All-American honors and 13 have been first round draft picks. As proud as he is of all those accomplishments, his induction into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this past
weekend in Orlando may have topped them all.
"It was a very humbling experience," said Martin of his enshrinement. "I was overwhelmed with joy. I got a chance to see people I haven't seen in a long time. It was very exciting. Rod Delmonico from
Tennessee was there. I saw Duane Banks from Iowa who is a retired coach. It makes you reflect on so many things. This job has been an unbelievable blessing for me and my family. It has to do with the
relationships I have accumulated over the years and it seems all are in the area of baseball."
Martin was enshrined in the ABCA/Louisville Slugger Hall of Fame Friday night at the annual convention held this year in Orlando. The Seminole coach was one of nine men enshrined in the hall this
year. Martin was joined by his family and friends at the induction ceremony.
"It was an exhilarating experience," said Martin. "We had a great weekend. We took the grandchildren to Disney World. I really had the time of my life. Looking back on the 33 years that I have enjoyed
working in this program. I am looking forward to many more."
As his 28th season gets under way in three weeks, Martin continues to cement his legacy as one of collegiate baseball's most prolific coaches. In just the last year alone the Seminole coach won his
1,400th game. The Florida State graduate is one of just eight baseball coaches in the history of the NCAA to win 1,400 games and with just 11 more wins he will pass two more coaches and move into the
top five for victories in the history of the sport.
Martin has become the face of Florida State baseball having been associated with the Seminoles for 35 of FSU's 60 seasons. He is by far the winningest coach in the history of the program. Of the 3,205
baseball games played in program history, Martin has been involved in 2,316 as a player, assistant coach and head coach. What is even more impressive is that Martin has been at FSU for 1,719 of the
2,330 all-time baseball victories. In one way or another Mike Martin has been a part of almost 74% of Florida State's victories.
Martin has led the Seminoles to 12 College World Series appearances and 27 consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances, one for each year he has been on the bench. He has won 15 conference championships
since taking over as head coach in 1980 with 11 from the Metro Conference and four in the ACC. He was a six-time Metro Conference Coach of the Year and has been the ACC Coach of the Year four times as
well. Fifty-six Florida State players have earned All-America honors under Martin and 108 players earned first team all-conference recognition. He has coached four players, Mike Fuentes, Mike Loynd,
J.D. Drew and Shane Robinson, who were named national players of the year.
For the past 27 seasons, Martin hasn't just produced great players he has developed great teams. Florida State has grown into one of the most prestigious collegiate baseball programs in the NCAA under
Martin's guidance. FSU baseball is the second-winningest program all-time but since 2000 no school has won more games than Martin's Seminoles. No other Division I school has finished in the top 10
more times, compiled more 50+ win seasons or gone to more NCAA Regionals since 2000 as well.
The most important thing about Mike Martin's teams is that they have won with class, a direct reflection of the man who leads Seminole baseball. In just three season of presenting The ACC
Sportsmanship Award, Martin's Seminoles have won it twice. His team has been in the top three in the ACC for overall GPA and six Seminoles were named to the All-ACC Academic Team as they posted a GPA
of at least 3.0 in both semesters last academic year.
This January's induction into the ABCA Hall of Fame was the ultimate honor for Martin or any collegiate baseball coach but it wasn't the first time the legendary head coach has been so honored. He was
inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus at Wingate University in 2004 and then awarded the highest honor accorded by the Florida State Alumni
Association when he was presented with the Bernard F. Sliger Award for Service.
2007 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 20 Travis Anderson OF R-R 5-11 215 Sr * Bristol (Liberty County/Chipola JC)
* 1 Travis Burge P R-L 6-0 160 So * Port Saint Joe (Port Saint Joe)
* 38 Stephen Cardullo IF R-R 5-11 205 Fr Coral Springs (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 30 Brian Chambers P R-R 6-3 202 Sr *** Tampa (Jefferson)
* 2 Ohmed Danesh OF L-L 190 Fr Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
35 Nicholas Debacker P R-R 6-0 181 Fr Tampa (Plant)
* 10 Matt Fairel P-OF L-L 6-3 200 Fr Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 18 Mark Gildea OF S-R 6-2 195 So-R * Tampa (Middleton)
* 3 Devin Gonzalez IF L-R 5-11 185 Fr Jacksonville (Fletcher)
* 27 Caleb Graham P R-R 6-2 201 So * Tampa (Gaither)
* 24 Dennis Guinn 1B-OF R-R 5-11 200 Jr ** Haines City (Winter Haven)
* 7 Mark Hallberg SS R-R 5-11 170 Jr Barron, WI (Barron/Illinois-Chicago)
* 22 Bryan Henry P R-R 6-3 202 Sr ** Tallahassee (Florida/North Florida CC)
* 25 Michael Hyde P R-R 6-1 192 Sr ** Tallahassee (Lincoln/Tallahassee CC)
* 33 Trent Jarvis P L-L 6-3 210 Jr-R * Destin (Fort Walton Beach)
37 Neil Malpass OF-P L-R 6-2 200 Jr-R Destin (Niceville/Okaloosa-Walton CC)
* 26 Jimmy Marshall P R-R 6-0 215 So * Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 9 Ruairi O'Connor OF R-R 6-1 198 So-R * River Forest, IL (Oak Park-River Forest)
* 16 Bo O'Dell P R-R 6-3 195 So Kissimmee (Osceola/Seminole CC)
4 Stephen Ochs P R-L 6-1 180 So-R * Marietta, GA (Lassiter)
* 6 Tommy Oravetz 2B L-R 5-9 177 So * Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 8 Buster Posey C-P R-R 6-2 195 So * Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
21 Bobby Rauh OF R-R 6-0 172 Fr Orlando (Edgewater)
* 17 Brandon Reichart 1B R-R 6-3 215 Sr-R Tallahassee (Godby/Tallahassee CC/Mercer)
* 5 D'Vontrey Richardson OF R-R 6-1 200 Fr Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
* 40 Danny Rosen P R-R 180 Jr Miami (Miami Dade CC)
* 46 Jack Rye OF L-L 6-1 200 Jr ** Irvine, CA (Woodbridge)
* 45 Josh Spivey OF L-L 6-1 210 Sr ** Tampa (Wharton/Saint Leo)
* 13 Jason Stidham IF L-R 5-10 168 Fr Palm Bay (Melbourne)
* 14 Ryan Strauss P-OF R-R 6-2 200 Jr ** Tampa (Bloomingdale)
* 19 Brady Thomas C L-R 5-9 172 So * Anderson, SC (T.L. Hanna)
* 23 Tony Thomas 2B R-R 5-10 180 Jr ** Valrico (Bloomingdale)
51 Scott Thorson P L-L 6-4 190 Fr Deltona (Pine Ridge)
* 31 Luke Tucker P R-R 6-3 200 Sr * Niceville (Niceville/Okaloosa-Walton CC)
* 32 Casey Whitmer P R-R 6-1 188 Fr Kilgore, TX (Kilgore)
2007 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 1 Travis Burge P R-L 6-0 160 So * Port Saint Joe (Port Saint Joe)
* 2 Ohmed Danesh OF L-L 190 Fr Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
* 3 Devin Gonzalez IF L-R 5-11 185 Fr Jacksonville (Fletcher)
4 Stephen Ochs P R-L 6-1 180 So-R * Marietta, GA (Lassiter)
* 5 D'Vontrey Richardson OF R-R 6-1 200 Fr Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
* 6 Tommy Oravetz 2B L-R 5-9 177 So * Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 7 Mark Hallberg SS R-R 5-11 170 Jr Barron, WI (Barron/Illinois-Chicago)
* 8 Buster Posey C-P R-R 6-2 195 So * Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
* 9 Ruairi O'Connor OF R-R 6-1 198 So-R * River Forest, IL (Oak Park-River Forest)
* 10 Matt Fairel P-OF L-L 6-3 200 Fr Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 13 Jason Stidham IF L-R 5-10 168 Fr Palm Bay (Melbourne)
* 14 Ryan Strauss P-OF R-R 6-2 200 Jr ** Tampa (Bloomingdale)
* 16 Bo O'Dell P R-R 6-3 195 So Kissimmee (Osceola/Seminole CC)
* 17 Brandon Reichart 1B R-R 6-3 215 Sr-R Tallahassee (Godby/Tallahassee CC/Mercer)
* 18 Mark Gildea OF S-R 6-2 195 So-R * Tampa (Middleton)
* 19 Brady Thomas C L-R 5-9 172 So * Anderson, SC (T.L. Hanna)
* 20 Travis Anderson OF R-R 5-11 215 Sr * Bristol (Liberty County/Chipola JC)
21 Bobby Rauh OF R-R 6-0 172 Fr Orlando (Edgewater)
* 22 Bryan Henry P R-R 6-3 202 Sr ** Tallahassee (Florida/North Florida CC)
* 23 Tony Thomas 2B R-R 5-10 180 Jr ** Valrico (Bloomingdale)
* 24 Dennis Guinn 1B-OF R-R 5-11 200 Jr ** Haines City (Winter Haven)
* 25 Michael Hyde P R-R 6-1 192 Sr ** Tallahassee (Lincoln/Tallahassee CC)
* 26 Jimmy Marshall P R-R 6-0 215 So * Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 27 Caleb Graham P R-R 6-2 201 So * Tampa (Gaither)
* 30 Brian Chambers P R-R 6-3 202 Sr *** Tampa (Jefferson)
* 31 Luke Tucker P R-R 6-3 200 Sr * Niceville (Niceville/Okaloosa-Walton CC)
* 32 Casey Whitmer P R-R 6-1 188 Fr Kilgore, TX (Kilgore)
* 33 Trent Jarvis P L-L 6-3 210 Jr-R * Destin (Fort Walton Beach)
35 Nicholas Debacker P R-R 6-0 181 Fr Tampa (Plant)
37 Neil Malpass OF-P L-R 6-2 200 Jr-R Destin (Niceville/Okaloosa-Walton CC)
* 38 Stephen Cardullo IF R-R 5-11 205 Fr Coral Springs (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 40 Danny Rosen P R-R 180 Jr Miami (Miami Dade CC)
* 45 Josh Spivey OF L-L 6-1 210 Sr ** Tampa (Wharton/Saint Leo)
* 46 Jack Rye OF L-L 6-1 200 Jr ** Irvine, CA (Woodbridge)
51 Scott Thorson P L-L 6-4 190 Fr Deltona (Pine Ridge)
June 16, 2006 - Shane Robinson signed with St. Louis Cardinals.
June 16, 2006 - Ryan Malone signed with the Chicago Cubs.
June 23, 2006 - Tyler Chambliss signed with the Kansas City Royals.
August 18, 2006 - Charles Cleveland transferred to South Florida.
August 30, 2006 - Brian Kelley transferred to Daytona Community College.
November 9, 2006 - Kyle Maxie transferred to Pearl River Community College.
November 9, 2006 - Danny Diaz has been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
2007 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Mark Hallberg American Baseball Coaches Association - 3rd Team All-American
Ping - All-American - Honorable Mention
Bryan Henry American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team All-American
Ping - 1st Team All-American
Baseball America - 2nd Team All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 2nd Team All-American
Rivals.Com - 2nd Team All-American
Buster Posey Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team All-American
Baseball America - 2nd Team All-American
Ping - 2nd Team All-American
American Baseball Coaches Association - 3rd Team All-American
Jason Stidham Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Rivals.Com - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Tony Thomas American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Baseball America - 1st Team All-American
Collegiate Baseball - 1st Team All-American
Nat Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc - 1st Team All-American
Ping - 1st Team All-American
Rivals.Com - 1st Team All-American
NCAA - Concensus All-American
All-Americans - 5
2007 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Kevin Cash 36 C Boston Red Sox
Randy Choate 32 P Arizona Diamondbacks
Matt Diaz 23 OF-1B Atlanta Braves
J.D. Drew 7 OF Boston Red Sox
Stephen Drew 6 SS Arizona Diamondbacks
John-Ford Griffin 11 OF Toronto Blue Jays
Doug Mientkiewicz 11 1B New York Yankees
Scott Proctor 43 P New York Yankees
Scott Proctor 45 P Los Angeles Dodgers
John Wasdin 37-42 P Pittsburgh Pirates
Noles in the Pros - 9
2007 Schedule and Results
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| TENNESSEE | W 9-2 | ||||||||||||
| TENNESSEE | W 4-0 | ||||||||||||
| TENNESSEE | W 19-7 | ||||||||||||
| UNC-ASHEVILLE | W 17-8 | ||||||||||||
| UNC-ASHEVILLE | W 12-6 | ||||||||||||
| UNC-ASHEVILLE | W 15-1 | ||||||||||||
| HOFSTRA | W 10-1 | ||||||||||||
| HOFSTRA | W 16-1 | ||||||||||||
| HOFSTRA | W 11-3 | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA | W 14-6 | ||||||||||||
| APPALACHIAN STATE | W 6-3 | ||||||||||||
| APPALACHIAN STATE | W 10-2 | ||||||||||||
| APPALACHIAN STATE | W 12-8 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH FLORIDA | W 16-3 | ||||||||||||
| SIENA COLLEGE | W 14-4 | ||||||||||||
| SIENA COLLEGE | W 8-3 | ||||||||||||
| SIENA COLLEGE | W 22-3 | ||||||||||||
| INDIANA | W 6-0 | ||||||||||||
| INDIANA | W 8-2 | ||||||||||||
| INDIANA | W 9-0 | ||||||||||||
| WAKE FOREST | W 7-6 | ||||||||||||
| WAKE FOREST | W 4-3 | ||||||||||||
| WAKE FOREST | W 11-1 | ||||||||||||
| JACKSONVILLE | L 3-5 | ||||||||||||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 5-1 | ||||||||||||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 10-3 | ||||||||||||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 7-0 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH FLORIDA | W 6-0 | ||||||||||||
| DUKE | W 15-3 | ||||||||||||
| DUKE | L 5-8 | ||||||||||||
| DUKE | W 8-5 | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA Jacksonville, Fl |
L 7-16 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 10-4 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | L 6-8 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 6-5 | ||||||||||||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 7-2 | ||||||||||||
| VIRGINIA TECH | W 14-1 | ||||||||||||
| VIRGINIA TECH | W 4-3 | ||||||||||||
| VIRGINIA TECH | W 8-5 | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA | L 4-5 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA | W 4-2 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA | W 5-4 | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA | L 6-10 | ||||||||||||
| MIAMI | W 7-6 | ||||||||||||
| MIAMI | W 13-8 | ||||||||||||
| MIAMI | L 1-7 | ||||||||||||
| MARYLAND | W 9-3 | ||||||||||||
| MARYLAND | W 20-5 | ||||||||||||
| MARYLAND | W 3-2 | ||||||||||||
| CLEMSON | W 11-1 | ||||||||||||
| CLEMSON | L 6-7 | ||||||||||||
| CLEMSON | L 6-11 | ||||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 17-2 | ||||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 10-2 | ||||||||||||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 17-11 | ||||||||||||
| WAKE FOREST ACC, Jacksonville, Fl |
W 11-2 | ||||||||||||
| MIAMI ACC, Jacksonville, Fl |
L 3-9 | ||||||||||||
| CLEMSON ACC, Jacksonville, Fl |
L 1-5 | ||||||||||||
| BETHUNE-COOKMAN NCAA |
W 6-2 | ||||||||||||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE NCAA |
L 0-3 | ||||||||||||
| STETSON NCAA |
W 17-1 | ||||||||||||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE NCAA Championship |
L 4-9 | ||||||||||||
CB=Collegiate Baseball, BA=Baseball America, USA=USA Today/Coaches, CWS=College World Series
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 49-13 35- 6 13- 4 1- 3
VS ACC 24- 6 12- 3 12- 3 0- 0
AGAINST TOP 25 6- 6 6- 3 0- 0 0- 3
FINAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL - 10
FINAL BASEBALL AMERICA POLL - 14
FINAL USA TODAY/COACHES POLL - 15
2007 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE RESULTS
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1 FLORIDA STATE 24- 6 49-13
2 CLEMSON 18-12 41-23
3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 16-14 38-23
4 WAKE FOREST 14-16 34-29
5 BOSTON COLLEGE 12-17 24-27-1
6 MARYLAND 7-23 26-30
COASTAL DIVISION
1 NORTH CAROLINA 21- 9 57-16
2 VIRGINIA 19- 9 45-16
3 MIAMI 17-13 37-24
4 GEORGIA TECH 15-14 32-25
5 DUKE 8-22 29-25
6 VIRGINIA TECH 7-23 23-31
2007 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Jacksonville, Fl
Date Score Comments
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05/23/2007 (3)VIRGINIA 6, (6)NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1
05/23/2007 (7)GEORGIA TECH 8, (2)NORTH CAROLINA 4
05/23/2007 (4)CLEMSON 5, (5)MIAMI 4
05/23/2007 (1)FLORIDA STATE 11, (8)WAKE FOREST 2
05/24/2007 (3)VIRGINIA 4, (7)GEORGIA TECH 1
05/24/2007 (2)NORTH CAROLINA 14, (6)NORTH CAROLINA STATE 5
05/25/2007 (8)WAKE FOREST 3, (4)CLEMSON 2
05/25/2007 (5)MIAMI 9, (1)FLORIDA STATE 3
05/26/2007 (6)NORTH CAROLINA STATE 8, (7)GEORGIA TECH 7
05/26/2007 (2)NORTH CAROLINA 5, (3)VIRGINIA 0
05/26/2007 (4)CLEMSON 5, (1)FLORIDA STATE 1
05/26/2007 (8)WAKE FOREST 7, (5)MIAMI 3
05/27/2007 (2)NORTH CAROLINA 3, (8)WAKE FOREST 2
| STARTING BATTING ORDER | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATE/OPPONENT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 02/02/2007 TENNESSEE |
Mark Hallberg | Jason Stidham | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Tommy Oravetz | Ruairi O'Connor | Tony Thomas | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/03/2007 TENNESSEE |
Mark Hallberg | Tony Thomas | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jason Stidham | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/04/2007 TENNESSEE |
Mark Hallberg | Tony Thomas | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jason Stidham | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/09/2007 UNC-ASHEVILLE |
Mark Hallberg | Tony Thomas | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | Tommy Oravetz | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/10/2007 UNC-ASHEVILLE |
Mark Hallberg | Tony Thomas | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/11/2007 UNC-ASHEVILLE |
Mark Hallberg | Tony Thomas | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/16/2007 HOFSTRA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/17/2007 HOFSTRA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/18/2007 HOFSTRA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/20/2007 FLORIDA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/23/2007 APPALACHIAN STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/24/2007 APPALACHIAN STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Jason Stidham | D'Vontrey Richardson | Tommy Oravetz | Ohmed Danesh | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/25/2007 APPALACHIAN STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Jason Stidham | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 02/27/2007 NORTH FLORIDA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Jason Stidham | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/02/2007 SIENA COLLEGE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/03/2007 SIENA COLLEGE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/04/2007 SIENA COLLEGE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/09/2007 INDIANA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/10/2007 INDIANA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/11/2007 INDIANA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/16/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/17/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/18/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/21/2007 JACKSONVILLE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Tommy Oravetz | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/23/2007 BOSTON COLLEGE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Tommy Oravetz | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/24/2007 BOSTON COLLEGE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/25/2007 BOSTON COLLEGE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/27/2007 NORTH FLORIDA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/30/2007 DUKE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 03/31/2007 DUKE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/01/2007 DUKE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Tommy Oravetz | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/03/2007 FLORIDA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/06/2007 NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/07/2007 NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/08/2007 NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/10/2007 JACKSONVILLE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/13/2007 VIRGINIA TECH |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/14/2007 VIRGINIA TECH |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/15/2007 VIRGINIA TECH |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/18/2007 FLORIDA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/20/2007 NORTH CAROLINA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/21/2007 NORTH CAROLINA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | Tommy Oravetz | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/22/2007 NORTH CAROLINA |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Jason Stidham | Tommy Oravetz | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/27/2007 MIAMI |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Ruairi O'Connor | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/28/2007 MIAMI |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 04/29/2007 MIAMI |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/04/2007 MARYLAND |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Ruairi O'Connor | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/05/2007 MARYLAND |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Ruairi O'Connor | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/06/2007 MARYLAND |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/11/2007 CLEMSON |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/12/2007 CLEMSON |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Ohmed Danesh | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/13/2007 CLEMSON |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Ohmed Danesh | Jason Stidham | Travis Anderson | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/17/2007 GEORGIA TECH |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Ruairi O'Connor | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/18/2007 GEORGIA TECH |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Ruairi O'Connor | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/19/2007 GEORGIA TECH |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Ohmed Danesh | Jason Stidham | Tommy Oravetz | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/23/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Ruairi O'Connor | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/25/2007 MIAMI |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Travis Anderson | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Ruairi O'Connor | Brandon Reichart |
| 05/26/2007 CLEMSON |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Ohmed Danesh | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | Tommy Oravetz | Brandon Reichart |
| 06/01/2007 BETHUNE-COOKMAN |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 06/02/2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Mark Gildea | D'Vontrey Richardson | Brandon Reichart |
| 06/03/2007 STETSON |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| 06/03/2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE |
Tony Thomas | Mark Hallberg | Buster Posey | Jack Rye | Dennis Guinn | Jason Stidham | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Brandon Reichart |
| STARTING DEFENSE | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATE/OPPONENT | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF |
| 02/02/2007 TENNESSEE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | Jack Rye |
| 02/03/2007 TENNESSEE |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | Jack Rye |
| 02/04/2007 TENNESSEE |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | Jack Rye |
| 02/09/2007 UNC-ASHEVILLE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Ruairi O'Connor | Jack Rye |
| 02/10/2007 UNC-ASHEVILLE |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Ruairi O'Connor |
| 02/11/2007 UNC-ASHEVILLE |
Bo O'Dell | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/16/2007 HOFSTRA |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/17/2007 HOFSTRA |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/18/2007 HOFSTRA |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/20/2007 FLORIDA |
Bo O'Dell | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/23/2007 APPALACHIAN STATE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/24/2007 APPALACHIAN STATE |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/25/2007 APPALACHIAN STATE |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 02/27/2007 NORTH FLORIDA |
Bo O'Dell | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/02/2007 SIENA COLLEGE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/03/2007 SIENA COLLEGE |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/04/2007 SIENA COLLEGE |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/09/2007 INDIANA |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/10/2007 INDIANA |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/11/2007 INDIANA |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/16/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/17/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/18/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/21/2007 JACKSONVILLE |
Caleb Graham | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/23/2007 BOSTON COLLEGE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Tommy Oravetz | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 03/24/2007 BOSTON COLLEGE |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 03/25/2007 BOSTON COLLEGE |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/27/2007 NORTH FLORIDA |
Caleb Graham | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/30/2007 DUKE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 03/31/2007 DUKE |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 04/01/2007 DUKE |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 04/03/2007 FLORIDA |
Caleb Graham | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 04/06/2007 NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 04/07/2007 NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | D'Vontrey Richardson | Jack Rye |
| 04/08/2007 NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/10/2007 JACKSONVILLE |
Bo O'Dell | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/13/2007 VIRGINIA TECH |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/14/2007 VIRGINIA TECH |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/15/2007 VIRGINIA TECH |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Dennis Guinn | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/18/2007 FLORIDA |
Bo O'Dell | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | D'Vontrey Richardson | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/20/2007 NORTH CAROLINA |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/21/2007 NORTH CAROLINA |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/22/2007 NORTH CAROLINA |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/27/2007 MIAMI |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/28/2007 MIAMI |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 04/29/2007 MIAMI |
Danny Rosen | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/04/2007 MARYLAND |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/05/2007 MARYLAND |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/06/2007 MARYLAND |
Danny Rosen | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | D'Vontrey Richardson | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/11/2007 CLEMSON |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Travis Anderson | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/12/2007 CLEMSON |
Danny Rosen | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/13/2007 CLEMSON |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/17/2007 GEORGIA TECH |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/18/2007 GEORGIA TECH |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/19/2007 GEORGIA TECH |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/23/2007 WAKE FOREST |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/25/2007 MIAMI |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ruairi O'Connor | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 05/26/2007 CLEMSON |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 06/01/2007 BETHUNE-COOKMAN |
Michael Hyde | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | D'Vontrey Richardson | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 06/02/2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE |
Bryan Henry | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | D'Vontrey Richardson | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 06/03/2007 STETSON |
Ryan Strauss | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
| 06/03/2007 MISSISSIPPI STATE |
Danny Rosen | Buster Posey | Brandon Reichart | Tony Thomas | Jason Stidham | Mark Hallberg | Ohmed Danesh | Mark Gildea | Jack Rye |
Henry Pitches 13th-Ranked Florida State Past No. 11 Tennessee in Season Opener.
Second baseman Tony Thomas goes 3-for-4 with two doubles in the win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the ninth straight year, the 13th-ranked Florida State Seminoles (1-0) started the season in the win column posting a 9-2 victory over No. 11 Tennessee (0-1) on opening day in front of 4,988 fans at Dick Howser Stadium. Senior right hander Bryan Henry threw six strong innings with 11 strikeouts, one shy of his career-high set last year against Duke. On the offensive side, second baseman Tony Thomas, Jr. led FSU with three hits, while junior right fielder Jack Rye belted his first home run of the season over the fence in right field.
Henry got the Seminoles off to a fabulous start striking out eight of the first 10 Volunteer batters, striking out the side in the first and third innings. The Tallahassee native gave up no runs on just four hits in six innings of work. Henry did not allow a hit until two outs in the fourth as UT designated hitter Shawn Griffin hit a bloop double down the line in left. The 11 strikeouts by the right hander were the most by a Seminole pitcher since Henry posted 12 against the Duke Blue Devils back on March 24 of last year.
"We played pretty well defensively," said Coach Mike Martin. "Bryan (Henry) took some plays out of people's hands by striking folks out, which has a way of relaxing the infielders. And I thought we played a pretty solid baseball game. It was nice to get a lot of folks in. I was very pleased we were able to do that. I was surprised that we were able to do that. Tennessee is an outstanding baseball team."
Florida State threatened in the first off Tennessee starting pitcher Craig Cobb as Jason Stidham got his first collegiate base hit, a double to the wall in right. Sophomore catcher Buster Posey laid down a perfect bunt along the third base line reaching first with a single, while advancing Stidham to third. But Cobb would work out of the jam.
The Seminoles would threaten again an inning later as designated hitter Tommy Oravetz got hit by a pitch followed by a single to right field by Ruairi O'Connor. Cobb would settled down once again as he got Tennessee out of the inning with a pair of fly outs and a strikeout.
After Henry retired the first two Volunteer batters in the top of the fourth, Tennessee collected its first hit of the season on a bloop double down the left field line by Griffin. Third baseman Cody Brown followed with a sharp single up the middle but Mark Hallberg, making his first career start at shortstop for the Seminoles, made a diving stop holding Griffin at third. Thomas prevented any Tennessee runs from scoring as closed out the inning with a leaping grab over his head in shallow right center.
Florida State would strike first as they put together a four-run fifth. Thomas led off the inning with the first of his three hits, lining a double to left. Thomas would then advance to third off a sacrifice bunt by first baseman Brandon Reichert. Hallberg would earn his first RBI as a Seminole hitting a slow grounder to third, scoring Thomas for a 1-0 Seminole advantage. After back-to-back singles by Stidham and Posey, Rye hit a three-run shot over the fence in right giving FSU a 4-0 lead.
That would be all the support Henry would need as he went back out on the mound in the sixth striking out the last two batters to pick up winner number one in 2007.
"I felt alright tonight," said Henry. "My defense did a great job behind me and that's all you can ask for. I was able to pound the strike zone and got Tony Thomas making some great plays and Dennis throwing guys out, it makes pitching a lot easier when you know you can just go up there and throw strikes.
"It was fun. It is always good to go out and set the tone for what's going to happen. UT is a great ball club and they are going to come out tomorrow, more fired up then they were today. They want to win too. We have to keep a level head on our shoulders and just try to take things from this game and get better and work hard each day."
FSU added a pair in the sixth as O'Connor walked with one out in the inning. Mark Gildea would enter the game as pinch run for O'Connor and come around to score on a Reichert RBI groundout to short. Thomas registered his second double of the game in the sixth and scored on a RBI triple by Hallberg.
With a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh, Florida State would tack on three more runs with two outs in the inning. In between outs, Rye collected his second hit of the ballgame, a double off the right field fence. D'Vontrey Richardson, pinch hitting for Oravetz, got his first collegiate hit hitting a sharp grounder to deep short advancing Rye to third. Gildea then stepped in for his second at-bat of the evening lining a double off the wall in right driving in his first two runs of the season. Thomas would conclude his evening with his third hit of the ballgame, a single up the middle scoring Gildea from second.
Tennessee would put together a bit of a run in the top of the eighth after the Seminoles got the first two outs of the inning. Relief pitcher Matt Fairel issued a pair of walks and then a single to Griffin before giving way to Seminole right hander Danny Rosen. The Vols' Brown connected on a single to right center off Rosen driving in the first two runs of the game for Tennessee. The threat would quickly come to an end as Rosen got UT right fielder Ryan Jones to pop up to Posey in fair territory to end the threat.
The win for Florida State was the first against Tennessee since 1966, while evening up the series at 4-4. The Seminoles and Volunteers return to the hill for game-two of the series on Saturday
afternoon at 1:00 pm at Dick Howser Stadium. FSU will send senior right hander Michael Hyde to the mound, while the Vols will throw junior southpaw James Adkins. Fans can follow all the action over
the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of WFLA-1270 the FAN as well as live web casting from ACC Select.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mark Hallberg SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 2
Jason Stidham 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Cardullo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buster Posey C 4 1 2 0 0 0 14 0
Josh Spivey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brady Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Rye RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 0
Ohmed Danesh RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Tommy Oravetz DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Mark Gildea PR-CF 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0
Tony Thomas 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 3
Brandon Reichart 1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Devin Gonzalez PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Bryan Henry P 1 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Matt Fairel P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
========================
FSU 36 9 14 9 1 4 27 7
Opp 33 2 7 2 2 13 24 9
E - Opp-1
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Jason Stidham (1), Jack Rye (1), Mark Gildea (1), Tony Thomas 2 (2)
3B - FSU-Mark Hallberg (1)
HR - FSU-Jack Rye (1)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Tommy Oravetz (1)
SH - FSU-Brandon Reichart (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 11
Brian Chambers 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Matt Fairel 0.2 1 2 2 2 0
Danny Rosen 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
===================
FSU 9.0 7 2 2 2 13
Opp L 8.0 14 9 9 1 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENNESSEE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Hyde Pitches Gem As No. 13 Florida State Blanks No. 11 Tennessee 4-0.
Freshmen Jason Stidham and D'Vontrey Richardson combine for three RBIs in the win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Despite game time temperatures in the 40's and a slight snow flurry in the air, the 13th-ranked Florida State Seminoles (2-0) remained perfect on the season with a 4-0 shutout over No. 11 Tennessee (0-2). Pitcher Michael Hyde compiled a second straight quality start for the Seminoles as the senior right hander threw 6.1 innings striking out a career-high 10 batters. Freshmen Jason Stidham and D'Vontrey Richardson combined for four hits and three RBIs as the Seminoles won their second game to start a season for the 23rd straight year.
Hyde allowed just two hits in 6.1 innings of work, while striking out 10 Volunteer batters in earning his first victory of the 2007 season. The senior from Tallahassee, Fla., matched his previous career-high of seven strikeouts, set in February of 2005 against St. Joseph's, by the end of the fourth inning. In the first two games of the season, Friday's starter Bryan Henry and Hyde have combined for 12.1 innings of shutout baseball allowing just six hits while striking out 21 Tennessee hitters.
"At the beginning I felt a little nervous," said Florida State starting pitcher Hyde. "But it came around and I started getting ahead. I definitely didn't expect to get 10 strikeouts today, but I'm glad the way it turned out. Seeing Bryan's performance yesterday definitely gave me a little more confidence for today's start."
"Michael (Hyde) was very impressive," stated Coach Mike Martin. "He threw three pitches in the zone. It was a day that I was pleased with the poise that we showed. It wasn't the greatest day to play a baseball game, but our guys were very professional the way they went about playing the game. I am very pleased right now."
FSU jumped on the board in the bottom of the first as second baseman Tony Thomas, Jr. walked, stole second and came around to score on an RBI single by right fielder Jack Rye.
In the fourth, Rye got things started again as he reached on a fielding error. After a balk moved Rye to second, he would later advance to third as center fielder Ruairi O'Connor reached safely at first on the Volunteers' second error of the inning. Richardson making his first collegiate start as the Seminoles' designated hitter, drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to right to give Florida State a 2-0 advantage.
The Seminoles would increase their lead to 3-0 as left fielder Dennis Guinn started the sixth with a leadoff walk. O'Connor would advance Guinn to second as he laid down a beautiful sacrifice bunt. With two outs in the inning, Stidham stood at the plate and sent a Nick Hernandez offering to right field for his first collegiate RBI. On the play, Guinn made an outstanding slide at home just avoiding the tag by Tennessee catcher J.P. Arencibia.
Stidham would strike again in the eighth for his second RBI of the game as he hit a double off the wall in right center driving in Richardson from second. The inning started as Guinn collected his first hit of the season driving a groundball single up the middle. He was later thrown out at third after Richardson hit a sharp single down the line at third underneath the outstretched glove of Brown. With two outs, Stidham gave the Seminoles some breathing room as he sent a shot off the wall for a standup double and a 4-0 FSU lead.
Brian Chambers and Jimmy Marshall relieved Hyde to preserve the shutout. Chambers threw 1.2 innings allowing no hits and one walk, while striking out two. Marshall pitched the ninth and closed the door on the Volunteers.
"It was very important that we played solid baseball, said Coach Martin. "The fact that we won is icing on the cake. But these games (against Tennessee) give us a little measuring stick. And in what I'm seeing right now, I'm very impressed with, but there is an awful of baseball left to be played."
With the win, Florida State has now won 51 of 54 home opening series in school history. The Seminoles and Volunteers return to the diamond for the series finale on Sunday at 1:00 pm at Dick Howser
Stadium. FSU is expected to send junior right hander Ryan Strauss to the mound, while the Vols will throw sophomore left hander Lance McClain. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet.
Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of WFLA-1270 the FAN.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mark Hallberg SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Tony Thomas 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 2
Buster Posey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 1
Jack Rye RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Ruairi O'Connor CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mark Gildea PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 4
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Michael Hyde P 0 1
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
========================
FSU 31 4 7 4 3 7 27 10
Opp 27 0 2 0 5 12 24 11
E - Opp-4
2B - FSU-Tony Thomas (3), Jason Stidham (2)
SH - FSU-Ruairi O'Connor (1)
SF - FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (1), Ruairi O'Connor (1)
CS - FSU-Buster Posey (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (1-0) 6.1 2 0 0 3 10
Brian Chambers 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
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FSU 9.0 2 0 0 5 12
Opp L 8.0 7 4 3 3 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENNESSEE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Sweeps Series Against Tennessee With Sunday's 19-7 Victory.
Shortstop Mark Hallberg scores four times and knocks in three runs in the Seminoles' win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (3-0) scored 19 runs including nine in the second inning as the 13th-ranked Seminoles swept the weekend series against No. 11 Tennessee (0-3) with a 19-7 victory Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles pounded out 22 hits in game three of the series as 12 different FSU players got a hit on Sunday. Junior second baseman Tony Thomas, Jr. led the way with a career-high four hits, while junior shortstop Mark Hallberg drove in a team-high three runs to pace the Seminoles at Mike Martin Field. It was the ninth straight sweep of a series to open a season for Florida State.
"It was a good day all around," said Hallberg. "We swept them (Tennessee) and that was the important thing. We played good defense and had good pitching for most of the series. It was a lot of fun, that's what it's all about."
Florida State wasted very little time to crack the scoreboard putting up a nine spot in the bottom of the second inning. Right fielder Jack Rye started the inning with a hit by pitch and moved to third on a double by Dennis Guinn. The next batter, center fielder Ruairi O'Connor, got his first of three hits with a single to left field scoring Rye for the game's first run. Designated hitter D'Vontrey Richardson drove in Guinn lacing a single to right field. After starting third baseman Jason Stidham drew a 3-1 walk, senior Brandon Reichert got his first hit as a Seminole lining a shot to right field to drive in O'Connor. With the bases loaded, Hallberg cleared the diamond with a double to left field. Thomas then singled up the middle to drive in his first run of the afternoon. Catcher Buster Posey registered an RBI double plating Thomas from second. He would later score on a fielder's choice groundout by Guinn to cap the nine-run second.
The Seminoles would add four in the third, four in the sixth and two more in the eighth scoring the most runs in a ball game since posting 18 against Jacksonville in game one of the NCAA Regional in Athens, Ga., last year.
Hallberg and Thomas, the top two batters in the Seminole lineup, reached base a combined nine times with each one scoring four runs. Posey finished the afternoon with three hits in four at-bats scoring twice and driving in two runs. O'Connor collected three straight singles in as many at-bats and finished 3-for-4 on the day. The redshirt-sophomore also drove in a pair of runs. Reichert, starting at first base for the third consecutive game, went 2-for-2 with two runs, a walk and one RBI.
"It's a big start for our team," said Thomas. "Everyone contributed in some one way or another as a whole. Not just for me, but for the team, it's a real confidence boost beating a solid team like Tennessee. They are a magnificent team. We came in this weekend, played as hard as we could and ended up with three wins."
Starting pitcher Ryan Strauss (1-0) got the win pitching a career-high five innings giving up four runs on six hits while striking out two Volunteer batters. The win for Strauss was his first career win as a starter. Casey Whitmer, Caleb Graham, Bo O'Dell and Travis Burge each saw an inning in relief. The bullpen worked four innings giving up just three runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out three.
The Seminoles return to the diamond next weekend for a three-game set against UNC Asheville, February 9-11. Game one of the series on Friday is slated to start at 5:00 pm at Dick Howser Stadium. Fans
can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of WFLA-1270 the FAN.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mark Hallberg SS 4 4 2 3 1 0 3 5
Tony Thomas 2B 6 4 4 1 0 1 2 4
Buster Posey C 4 2 3 2 0 0 3 0
Brady Thomas PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Jack Rye RF 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0
Mark Gildea PH-CF 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
Ohmed Danesh PH-RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
Ruairi O'Connor CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Josh Spivey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Travis Anderson LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson DH 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Stephen Cardullo PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH-3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Brandon Reichart 1B 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 1
Devin Gonzalez PH-1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
Ryan Strauss P 2 1
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
Caleb Graham P 0 0
Bo O'Dell P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
========================
FSU 44 19 22 18 4 3 27 12
Opp 33 7 11 6 4 6 24 15
E - Opp-4
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Mark Hallberg (1), Buster Posey 2 (2), Dennis Guinn (1)
3B - Opp-1
HR - Opp-1
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Mark Hallberg (1), Brady Thomas (1), Jack Rye (1)
SF - Opp-3, FSU-Devin Gonzalez (1)
SB - FSU-Tony Thomas (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Ryan Strauss W (1-0) 5.0 6 4 4 2 2
Casey Whitmer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Caleb Graham 1.0 2 3 3 2 0
Bo O'Dell 1.0 2 0 0 0 3
Travis Burge 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
===================
FSU 9.0 11 7 7 4 6
Opp L 8.0 22 19 13 4 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENNESSEE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Remains Unbeaten With 17-8 Victory Over UNC Asheville.
The Seminoles run errorless streak to 36 straight innings to start the season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State pounded out 18 hits and scored in double figures for the second straight game as the Seminoles (4-0) remained unbeaten on the season with a 17-8 win over UNC Asheville (0-1) on Friday evening. Buster Posey, Dennis Guinn and Ruairi O'Connor each drove in three runs as the Seminoles defeated the Bulldogs for the sixth straight time, running their all-time record to 15-1 against UNC Asheville.
The top of the Seminole batting order was the story once again as Mark Hallberg, Tony Thomas and Posey combined for nine runs, six hits, four RBIs and four walks to pace the offensive charge. All nine players in the starting line-up got a hit including six hitters with multiple base hits.
"As a team, we are finding our pitches to hit," said Thomas. "We're not pressing, we're not stressing, we're just playing Florida State baseball. We are going out there attacking the ball and being aggressive. That mentality is really helping us out a lot at the plate."
The Seminoles were also perfect in the field for the fourth straight game as FSU's errorless streak extended to 36 straight innings. The last time Florida State did not commit an error in four straight ball games dates back to the 2002 season. That year the Seminoles played flawless defense in the final two games of the series against Georgia Tech (April 20 & 21) and the first two games of a three-game set against NC State (April 26 & 27).
"No errors are very important," stated Thomas. "If you play solid defense you put yourself in a position to win the ball game. Even though our offense is tearing it up right now, we need to continue what we are doing on the defensive side, if we can do that I really think we can go out there and win every game."
FSU got on the board quickly with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to take an early 2-0 lead. Hallberg led off with a walk followed by Thomas' fourth double of the season. Posey was credited with an RBI as he reached base safely on an error by the Bulldog third baseman scoring Hallberg on the play. Thomas would later score from third as Posey was thrown out attempting to steal second.
The lead was short lived as UNC Asheville tied the game at two in the top half of the second. The Bulldogs registered three straight hits including a leadoff double by Rob Vernon and back-to-back singles by Kyle Smith and Edmond Locklear. Locklear's single to right plated Vernon, while a groundout by catcher John Whited drove in Smith. With a runner on third and two outs, Florida State's Jack Rye made a diving catch in right field on a sinking liner by Steve Burnich to end the inning.
FSU would regain the lead in the bottom of the third as Thomas led off the inning with a single up the middle. Thomas, now 10-for-16 on the season, has four doubles and four walks. After back-to-back walks by Posey and Rye, left fielder Dennis Guinn would drive in a pair dropping a looper down the line in right. Rye would score on the play as the throw from right field ricocheted off the umpire allowing enough time for Rye to cross the plate for a 5-2 FSU lead.
UNC Asheville would take the lead back the very next inning scoring four runs off Seminole starter Bryan Henry. Vernon led off the inning with a solo shot to left. Smith and Locklear once again registered back-to-back singles and after Henry got Bulldog shortstop Matt Henson to strikeout, Whited walked to load the bases. Burnich record his first RBI of the season as he drew a bases loaded walk. Leadoff batter Kevin Mattison got his first hit of the ball game as he smashed a single to right driving in two and giving the Bulldogs a 6-5 advantage.
Florida State would regain the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth as the Seminoles scored seven runs on six hits to take a 12-6 lead. Rye got the go-ahead hit with a two-run single to right center scoring Hallberg and Thomas. Guinn posted his third RBI of the evening lining a single up the middle scoring Posey from third. Jason Stidham and Ruairi O'Connor each recorded an RBI in the inning for the Seminoles.
Stidham finished the evening 2-for-6 with two doubles, while O'Connor was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.
In the top of the fifth, Florida State went to the bullpen as junior Danny Rosen made his first appearance for the Seminoles. The right hander pitched two scoreless innings in relief giving up just one hit while striking out five. He struck out the side in the top of the fifth in earning the victory.
"I felt pretty good tonight," said Rosen. "I came in there, gave up a hit and then struck out the side in the fifth. Overall, I felt I did alright."
Matt Fairel made his second relief appearance of the season working a scoreless seventh. Jimmy Marshall pitched an inning and struck out the side in the eighth, while Brian Chambers closed out the game in the ninth giving up a two runs, one earned, on two hits while striking out one. Henry, the Seminoles starter in game one, pitched four innings allowing six runs on seven hits while striking out five.
The 17 runs scored by Florida State on Friday evening were the most scored in 16 career games against UNC Asheville. The Seminoles and Bulldogs return to the diamond for the second game of the series
on Saturday at 1:00 pm at Dick Howser Stadium. FSU is expected to send senior right hander Michael Hyde to the mound, while the Bulldogs will throw junior righty Graham Baughn. Fans can follow all the
action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mark Hallberg SS 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 1
Tony Thomas 2B 4 3 2 0 2 1 2 4
Buster Posey C 3 3 1 3 1 0 10 0
Brady Thomas C 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Jack Rye RF 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 0
Mark Gildea RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 6 2 2 1 0 2 0 4
Ruairi O'Connor CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Matt Fairel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Travis Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Oravetz DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson PH-CF 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 7 0
Devin Gonzalez PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Bryan Henry P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
========================
FSU 39 17 18 15 11 8 27 10
Opp 37 8 12 7 4 14 24 11
E - Opp-3
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Tony Thomas (4), Jason Stidham 2 (4), Ruairi O'Connor 2 (2)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Buster Posey (1)
SH - Opp-1
CS - FSU-Buster Posey (2), D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry 4.0 7 6 6 2 5
Danny Rosen W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 5
Matt Fairel 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 2 0 0 1 3
Brian Chambers 1.0 2 2 1 0 1
===================
FSU 9.0 12 8 7 4 14
Opp L 8.0 18 17 15 11 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC-ASHEVILLE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Seminoles Strike Early, Down UNC Asheville 12-6 On Saturday Afternoon.
Catcher Buster Posey records three RBIs for the second straight game.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The hot hitting continued for No. 10 Florida State (5-0) as the Seminoles registered 14 hits en route to a 12-6 win over UNC Asheville (0-2) Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. Catcher Buster Posey drove in three runs for the second straight game and led the offensive charge as one of three Seminole batters to post three hits on the afternoon. Second baseman Tony Thomas, Jr. and Brandon Reichert also collected three hits in the win.
"With 14 hits, you certainly expect to win," said head coach Mike Martin. "You just don't expect to make four errors and win by six runs. It was a game that we played like we needed to after the errors occurred. It was a very good win for us today."
Starting pitcher Michael Hyde earned his second win in as many tries in 2007 throwing five innings allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits. The right handed senior gave up two walks while striking out two.
UNC Asheville started the game with an early 3-0 lead as the first four batters got on base for the Bulldogs. UNCA center fielder Kevin Mattison reached base on a fielding error and would come around to score the first run of the ball game on an RBI single by first baseman Elliott Arrington. It was the first run allowed by Hyde in 18.2 innings pitched, a streak dating back to last season. The top of the first also witnessed a pair of FSU errors. It was the first two blunders committed by the Seminoles this season, as Florida State started the season with a streak of 36 consecutive innings without committing an error, a span including 147 chances.
The Bulldog lead was short lived as Florida State answered with a three spot in the bottom of the first. Shortstop Mark Hallberg led off with a walk and moved to second as Thomas continued his torrid hitting with a single to right field. Posey knocked in Hallberg from second with a single to left field for the Seminoles first run of the game. Back-to-back sacrifice flies by Dennis Guinn and Jason Stidham tied the game at three.
"Both Mark (Hallberg) and Tony (Thomas) are doing a great job of working the count and making the pitchers work," said Posey. "They are swinging at good pitches and putting pressure on the opposing defense."
Hyde returned to the mound in the top of the second and settled in shutting down the Bulldogs for the next three innings. The Tallahassee, Fla., native did not allow a base hit until Arrington led off the top of the fifth with a single up the middle.
Florida State took the lead in the bottom of the second with yet another three-run inning. Center fielder D'Vontrey Richardson led off with single and moved to second as Reichert was hit by a pitch. Hallberg loaded the bases as he laid a sacrifice bunt down the first base line. Bulldog pitcher Graham Baughn attempted to tag Hallberg on the play but the ball flew out of his glove allowing Hallberg to reach first safely. With one out, Richardson scored on a wild pitch to give the Seminoles a 4-3 advantage. Designated hitter Jack Rye added to the Seminole lead as he hit a shot to left center plating a pair as Reichert and Hallberg would score on the play.
UNC Asheville cut the lead to 6-5 in the top of the fifth. Arrington led off the inning with a single and would later score on a wild pitch. Three batters later right fielder David Williams connected on a two-out double to center, scoring Kyle Smith who got his first hit of the game with a double down the line in left.
FSU would strike again in the bottom half of the fifth. Rye and Guinn started the inning with a walk and single, respectively. Stidham just missed his first collegiate home run as he knocked a high towering RBI double off the top of the fence in right center, scoring Rye from second. Right fielder Ruairi O'Connor recorded an RBI on a fielder's choice and Reichert drove in his first run of the game with an RBI infield single. Posey finished the scoring for the Seminoles in the fifth as he smashed a line drive single to left scoring O'Connor to make the score 10-5.
Ryan Strauss made his first relief appearance of the season taking over for Hyde in the top of sixth. Strauss worked two solid innings allowing just two hits and one unearned run, while striking out one.
Florida State would pad its lead in the seventh with two more runs to give the Garnet and Gold a 12-6 advantage. Richardson led off the inning with a walk and advanced to second on Reichert's third hit of the ballgame.
"Yesterday they (UNC Asheville) stayed away, away, away and I tried to stay with that approach," said Reichert. "If they were going to throw me away, I knew I had to stay on the ball and hit it the other way. Luckily they threw me away, away, away again today."
With the second baseman playing deep, Thomas executed a beautiful bunt single driving in Richardson from third. Thomas would safely swipe second and come around to score as Posey knocked in his third run of the game with a single to right. Through his first five games, Thomas is hitting .650 (13-for-20) with 12 runs, four walks and three RBIs.
Pitchers Travis Burge and Caleb Graham would close the door on the Bulldogs in the eighth and ninth as the two combined for two innings of no hit relief.
The Seminoles have now posted multiple runs in 15 innings this season and have scored at least one run in 21 of the 40 innings they have played this year. Florida State has struck early in the first five games of the season outscoring its opponents 25-5 through the first three innings.
The two teams will return to Mike Martin Field for game three of the series on Sunday at 1:00 pm. FSU is expected to send sophomore Bo O'Dell to the mound for his first start in a Seminole uniform.
Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mark Hallberg SS 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2
Tony Thomas 2B 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 3
Buster Posey C 5 1 3 3 0 1 4 0
Brady Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Rye DH 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Travis Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 3
Tommy Oravetz PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ruairi O'Connor RF 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 2 1 0 1 2 5 0
Mark Gildea CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 12 0
Michael Hyde P 0 2
Ryan Strauss P 0 1
Travis Burge P 0 0
Caleb Graham P 0 0
========================
FSU 35 12 14 11 5 6 27 12
Opp 34 6 6 4 5 5 24 11
E - Opp-2, FSU-Tony Thomas (1), Buster Posey (1), Jason Stidham 2 (2)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Jason Stidham (5)
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Tony Thomas (1), Brandon Reichart (1)
SH - Opp-1, FSU-Mark Hallberg (1)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Dennis Guinn (1), Jason Stidham (1)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (3)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (2-0) 5.0 5 5 3 2 2
Ryan Strauss 2.0 1 1 0 1 1
Travis Burge 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Caleb Graham 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
===================
FSU 9.0 6 6 3 5 5
Opp L 8.0 14 12 10 5 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC-ASHEVILLE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Sweeps Series With 15-1 Win Over UNC Asheville.
Seminoles outscore Bulldogs 44-15 in the three-game series to remain unbeaten in 2007.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State lit up the scoreboard Sunday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium with 15 runs on 17 hits as the Seminoles (6-0) swept the three-game series from UNC Asheville (0-3) outscoring the Bulldogs 44-15 over the weekend to remain undefeated. FSU posted a four spot in the first and second innings, followed by consecutive three-run innings in the third and fourth. Eleven of the 15 runs scored in Sunday's contest came with two outs.
Tony Thomas, Jr. continued his hot start going 3-for-3 with two doubles, three runs scored and one RBI. Thomas went to the plate in each of the first four innings recording a bunt single in the first, back-to-back doubles in the second and third innings and a walk in the fourth. The junior second baseman also stole a pair of bases to remain perfect on the season in five attempts. Thomas is batting .696 (16-for-23) through the first six games and is just two doubles shy of matching last year's total of eight.
Freshman Jason Stidham was perfect at the plate as well going 4-for-4 with a sacrifice fly in five at bats. Stidham registered three singles and a double while knocking in two runs. The Palm Bay, Fla., native played both third and shortstop on Sunday posting a perfect fielding percentage in five chances.
Pitcher Bo O'Dell got his first start and earned his first victory in a Seminole uniform throwing four shutout innings allowing just two hits while striking out four.
"I thought Bo was very impressive today," said head coach Mike Martin. "He had four pitches. I was extremely impressed with the way he located his fastball. He had a good breaking ball. Bo O'Dell really excited me."
With two outs in the bottom of the first, Florida State struck first on a Jack Rye fly ball to left field. The ball, misplayed by the Bulldog left fielder, glanced off his glove allowing Thomas to score from second. Following the error, designated hitter Dennis Guinn walked and Stidham hit a double to right center driving in Rye. Starting left fielder Ruairi O'Connor then stepped up to the plate and ripped a double over the left fielder's head scoring Guinn and Stidham to give FSU an early 4-0 lead.
"The hitting is contagious," said Stidham. "As one person is hitting, the rest of the team is hitting. I get a double in the first inning and Ruairi hits me in with a double. I am really feeling comfortable right now. I'm seeing the ball well. I'm making adjustments at the plate, hitting curveballs the opposite way and getting good pitches to hit."
That would be all the help O'Dell would need as he didn't allow a hit until the top of the fourth. The sophomore right hander retired the first four batters that he faced including a one, two, three first inning.
"Things went really well today," said O'Dell. "I felt really confident after the first inning. We had all those runs after the first, so I kind of loosened up a little bit. Once I got the first inning out of the way, I felt I could loosen up, go out there and do some work."
FSU went back on the offensive attack in the bottom half of the second as Brandon Reichert led off the inning with an infield single. Reichert would advance to second on a hit and run groundout by leadoff batter Mark Hallberg. Thomas then hit a towering RBI double off the fence in right field scoring Reichert. Following Thomas' second stolen base of the afternoon and a Buster Posey walk, Rye hit a chopper in between the pitcher's mound and first base, reaching base safely as three Bulldog infielders rushed in to retrieve the ball. Thomas scored on the play to make the score 6-0.
The Seminoles continued their clutch two-out hitting as Posey registered a two RBI single in the third followed by an RBI single to right by Rye. FSU would score three more runs in the fourth with two outs when Halberg laced a shot to right center scoring Stidham and O'Connor. Rye would knock in his third run of the afternoon finding the whole in right for his third straight hit. Stidham would cap off the two-out scoring crossing the plate in the bottom of the fifth. Reichert hit an infield single and Stidham came around to score on an errand throw by the Bulldog shortstop.
UNC Asheville would get on the board in the seventh as Justin Schumer led off the inning with a walk. He would later score on an RBI single by Elliott Arrington.
The Seminoles have now posted multiple runs in 19 innings this season and have scored at least one run in 26 of the 48 innings they have played this year. Florida State has struck early in the first five games of the season outscoring its opponents 36-5 through the first three innings. The Seminoles have now registered double-digit runs in four consecutive games for the first time since 2004 when FSU scored 19 runs against Jacksonville and 16, 10 and 13 in a three-game sweep of Maryland.
The Seminoles return to the diamond next weekend for a three-game set against Hofstra, February 16-18. Game one of the series on Friday is slated to start at 5:00 pm at Dick Howser Stadium. Fans can
follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Mark Hallberg SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 0
Devin Gonzalez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Tony Thomas 2B 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 2
Tommy Oravetz 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Buster Posey C-P 2 2 1 2 2 0 4 0
Casey Whitmer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Rye RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 0
Mark Gildea RF-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brady Thomas PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Jason Stidham 3B-SS 4 3 4 2 0 0 1 4
Ruairi O'Connor LF 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh LF-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Travis Anderson LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Josh Spivey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brandon Reichart 1B-3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 3
Bo O'Dell P 0 1
========================
FSU 42 15 17 12 6 6 27 13
Opp 33 1 7 1 4 7 24 9
E - Opp-3, FSU-Buster Posey (2)
2B - FSU-Tony Thomas 2 (6), Jason Stidham (6), Ruairi O'Connor (3)
SF - FSU-Jason Stidham (2)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas 2 (5)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bo O'Dell W (1-0) 4.0 2 0 0 1 4
Buster Posey 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Casey Whitmer 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Brian Chambers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Danny Rosen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
===================
FSU 9.0 7 1 1 4 7
Opp L 8.0 17 15 8 6 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC-ASHEVILLE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Downs Hofstra 10-1, Stays Unbeaten in 2007.
The Seminoles score in double figures for the fifth straight game.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (7-0) continued its hot hitting Friday afternoon downing Hofstra (0-4) 10-1 in game one of a three-game set at Dick Howser Stadium. With temperatures in the low 40's at game time, the Seminoles kept their bats warm pounding out 19 hits including 11 off Pride starting pitcher Will DeVito (0-1). FSU has now hit in double figures in five straight games and in six of its first seven games. The Seminoles have also scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game, a feat last performed in May of 2003.
Every Seminole in the starting line-up had a hit, while three Seminole batters registered three hits a piece including shortstop Mark Hallberg, third baseman Jason Stidham and center fielder D'Vontrey Richardson. Hallberg led all batters with a 3-for-4 performance including a double, three RBI's, two runs scored and a walk. Stidham and Tony Thomas each hit a pair of doubles and currently lead the team with eight on the season. Thomas' double total this year matches his doubles total from a season ago.
Florida State scored in just two innings on Friday, but the runs once again came in bunches. The Seminoles took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third thanks to six hits. Richardson and Brandon Reichert led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Thomas, who moved to the lead-off spot in game one, hit a double over the head of Hofstra right fielder David Cole driving in Richardson from second. Hallberg then stepped to the plate and laced a hit over the head of Cole again for a two-RBI double. After a Buster Posey single moved Hallberg to third, Dennis Guinn knocked in his first RBI of the afternoon on a fielder's choice groundout to give the Garnet and Gold a four-run advantage.
That was all the help starting pitcher Bryan Henry (2-0) would need as he worked six innings to pick up his second win of the season. The senior right hander allowed just one run on six hits while striking out two. Henry got off to a shaky start giving up a base hit to the first batter of the game in Hofstra's Chris Mentrasti. The runner was soon erased from the base paths as catcher Buster Posey gunned down Mentrasti trying to steal second for the first out of the inning. The Pride got the next two batters on with a double by Nick Panzarella and a hit-by-pitch by Patrick Rogers. But Henry worked out of the jam getting Anthony Sarno to ground into a 5-4-3 inning ending double play.
Henry settled down the rest of the way and gave up just one run to the Pride over six total innings of work. It was the second time this season that the Tallahassee native worked into the sixth inning.
The Seminoles would pad to their lead in the bottom of the sixth with six more runs. Richardson singled to start the inning, followed by a Reichert walk. Hallberg drove in his third run of the game with a single to right field. Posey drove in a run as he reached on a throwing error by the Pride third baseman. The ball trickled down the right field foul line and was not retrieved until Hallberg had already crossed the plate and Posey was rounding third on his way home. The sophomore catcher slid just in front of the tag, clearing the bases and giving Florida State an 8-1 lead. Ruairi O'Connor would cap the inning with a two-out, two-run single for a 10-1 advantage.
The bullpen was again was solid as Bo O'Dell, Caleb Graham and Jimmy Marshall each pitched an inning in relief combining for no runs on two hits and three strikeouts.
Reichert continued his hot hitting with a 2-for-2 performance including a walk. After starting the season 0-for-6, the senior first baseman has now recorded 11 hits in his last 17 at-bats. With his three hits, Richardson recorded his first three-hit ballgame of his career.
The win also moved head coach Mike Martin just three wins shy of passing Chuck Hartman for fifth place on the NCAA all-time wins list. Hartman, the former head coach at High Point and Virginia Tech, retired after last year with 1,444 victories. Coach Martin recorded win number 1,442 with today's victory over Hofstra.
The Seminoles and Pride return to the diamond for the second game of the series on Saturday at 1:00 pm at Mike Martin Field. FSU is expected to send senior right hander Michael Hyde to the mound,
while the Pride will throw south paw Drew Luedtke. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the
TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 4
Mark Hallberg SS 4 2 3 3 1 0 6 3
Buster Posey C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 2
Brady Thomas PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Rye RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 0
Travis Anderson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dennis Guinn DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Devin Gonzalez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
Tommy Oravetz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
Caleb Graham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
Mark Gildea CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 2
Ohmed Danesh PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryan Henry P 0 0
Bo O'Dell P 0 0
========================
FSU 40 10 19 8 2 2 27 12
Opp 32 1 8 1 2 5 24 8
E - Opp-2, FSU-Tony Thomas (2), Tommy Oravetz (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas 2 (8), Mark Hallberg (2), Dennis Guinn (2), Jason Stidham 2 (8)
HBP - Opp-1
SH - Opp-1
CS - Opp-2, FSU-Mark Hallberg (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry W (2-0) 6.0 6 1 1 1 2
Bo O'Dell 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Caleb Graham 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
===================
FSU 9.0 8 1 1 2 5
Opp L 8.0 19 10 6 2 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOFSTRA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Goes to 8-0 With a 16-1 Victory Over Hofstra.
Thirteen different Seminole batters register a base hit Saturday afternoon.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (8-0) remained hot at the plate posting double digit hits for the seventh time in eight games as the Seminoles downed Hofstra (0-5) 16-1 on Saturday afternoon. FSU pounded out 19 hits as nine went for extra bases, including two triples, one each by Mark Hallberg and D'Vontrey Richardson, and a three-run home run by Tony Thomas, Jr. Thirteen Seminole batters registered at least one hit to remain undefeated in 2007.
"I think it was one of those days that everything went our way," said head coach Mike Martin. "They (Hofstra) of course used some pitchers that have not had a chance to get outside and develop, as I'm sure they will get better in the coming months, making adjustments to some pitches that we took advantage of today. It was one of those days that everything went our way. Hofstra is a much better ball club then what the score indicated. Hofstra is going to be a club that is really going to cause some problems in their league."
Starting pitcher Michael Hyde (3-0) earned his third straight decision working five scoreless innings allowing just one hit and two walks, while striking out two. The senior right hander is 11-1 in his last 14 starts for the Seminoles dating back to last year.
"I felt good," said Hyde. "The key that Coach Shouppe told me before the game was to come out and make them hit the ball. I tried to do that for the most part. They hit the ball hard a few times. They have good hitters and took some good swings on some pitches. Luckily the ball fell my way today."
FSU once again got on the scoreboard early as they built an 8-0 lead after three innings. In the first eight games, the Seminoles have outscored the opposition 48-5 through the first three innings.
The Seminoles plated the first run of the ball game in the bottom of the second. With one out in the inning, Richardson and Brandon Reichert hit back-to-back singles off Hofstra starter Drew Luedtke (0-2). Following a Thomas walk, starting shortstop Mark Hallberg sent a sacrifice fly out to right field driving in Richardson from third for an early 1-0 advantage.
The Seminoles would build to their lead in the bottom of the third as they sent 11 batters to the plate scoring seven runs on seven hits. Jack Rye led off the inning with a single to right center followed by a double by Dennis Guinn and an RBI single by Jason Stidham. Richardson cleared the bases with his first triple of the season. The freshman center fielder drilled a ball to the wall in left center plating Guinn and Stidham and ending the afternoon for the Pride starting pitcher. Ryan Dunn replaced Luedtke and could not close the door on the Seminole batters. Reichert continued his hot hitting welcoming Dunn to the game with his fourth hit of the series, an RBI single to left, which plated Richardson. After a balk sent Reichert to second, Thomas drove in the senior first baseman with a double to the wall in right. Thomas would come around to score on the very next play as Hallberg tripled to right field for his second, three-bagger of the season. Posey would cap the seven-run third with a sacrifice fly RBI to right.
Hyde didn't need anymore help as he allowed just two Pride batters to reach second base in his five innings of work. The lone hit was a double to left center off the bat of designated hitter Patrick Rogers in the second.
Florida State scored two more runs in the sixth as the inning started with back-to-back doubles by Buster Posey and Ruairi O'Connor. Posey would come around to score on a wild pitch, while O'Connor scored on a sacrifice fly RBI by Mark Gildea.
The Seminoles would finish their scoring in the bottom of the eighth all highlighted by a three-run home run by Thomas. Ohmed Danesh started the inning with a single to the shortstop and advanced to second on a Josh Spivey pinch hit to left, his first hit of the season. With two on and two out, Devin Gonzalez registered his first RBI of the year lacing a single to right field scoring Danesh. Thomas then stepped up to the plate and muscled a shot in on his hands over the wall in left for his first home run of the season and just the second Seminole home run of the year. After a Tommy Oravetz walk, Brady Thomas hit a double to right center for his first hit of the season. Oravetz and Thomas would come around to score just two batters later as Danesh collected his second hit of the inning with a two-run double to right field.
The Seminole pitching staff stifled the Hofstra bats all afternoon as the Pride finally struck with their second hit of the game with one out in the ninth. Danny Rosen worked the ninth and allowed two hits and one run. Thomas, who moved to shortstop in the sixth, almost made an acrobatic catch over his head to preserve the shutout, but the ball trickled out of his glove as he hit the ground. Hofstra's Matt Prokopowicz was credited with the hit and RBI on the play scoring Felix Adamkiewicz, who came racing around third with two outs.
Matt Fairel, Travis Burge and Brian Chambers all worked an inning in relief for the Seminoles as they combined for no hits and six strikeouts.
Florida State finished the game scoring in double figures for the sixth straight game, a feat last matched in May of 2003. It also marked just the fifth time since 1996 that the Garnet and Gold has put together such a streak. As a team, the Seminoles are hitting .423 as eight hitters, including seven starters, are batting over .400. Through the first eight games, Florida State has pounded out 130 hits and scored 102 runs.
"We are all just going out there and playing our baseball," said Thomas. "Every body isn't trying to do too much, just going out there, doing the job and get everything done. Even when we do get jammed or fooled, we seem to find the holes. Our team is hot right now. We are building a lot of confidence with the way we are playing right now."
The Seminoles have also played solid defense as well posting a 2.76 ERA and a .974 fielding percentage, while limiting the opposition to a .217 batting average.
The win also moved head coach Mike Martin just two wins shy of passing Chuck Hartman for fifth place on the NCAA all-time wins list. Hartman, the former head coach at High Point and Virginia Tech, retired after last year with 1,444 victories. Coach Martin recorded win number 1,443 with today's victory over Hofstra.
The Seminoles and Pride return to the diamond for the series finale on Sunday at 12:30 pm at Mike Martin Field. Please note that the game time has changed to a 12:30 pm start time. FSU is expected to
send junior right hander Ryan Strauss to the mound, while the Pride will throw righty Patrick Rogers. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest
along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B-SS 5 2 2 4 1 0 1 1
Mark Hallberg SS 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2
Tommy Oravetz PH-2B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Buster Posey C 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 0
Brady Thomas C 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 0
Jack Rye RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0
Ruairi O'Connor RF-LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
Ohmed Danesh RF 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
Travis Anderson DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Josh Spivey PH-DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 0
Mark Gildea CF 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 1
Devin Gonzalez 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Michael Hyde P 1 1
Matt Fairel P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
========================
FSU 40 16 19 15 7 5 26 7
Opp 30 1 3 1 4 9 24 8
E - FSU-Tony Thomas (3)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (9), Buster Posey (3), Brady Thomas (1), Ruairi O'Connor (4), Dennis Guinn (3), Ohmed Danesh (1)
3B - FSU-Mark Hallberg (2), D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
HR - FSU-Tony Thomas (1)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Ruairi O'Connor (1)
SF - FSU-Mark Hallberg (1), Buster Posey (1), Mark Gildea (1)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (6), Buster Posey (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (3-0) 5.0 1 0 0 2 2
Matt Fairel 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Travis Burge 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Travis Burge 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Danny Rosen 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
===================
FSU 9.0 3 1 1 4 9
Opp L 8.0 19 16 16 7 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOFSTRA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Sweeps Series With 11-3 Win Over Hofstra.
Jack Rye belts a three-run blast to keep the Seminoles undefeated on the year.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (9-0) got a three-run blast from Jack Rye and six solid innings from starting pitcher Ryan Strauss to win its ninth straight game of the season, sweeping Hofstra (0-6) with an 11-3 win on Sunday afternoon on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles cracked the scoreboard early once again as they took a 5-0 lead after the first two innings and have now outscored their opponents 53-5 through the first three innings.
Every Seminole starter got a hit on Sunday afternoon as FSU scored in double digits for the seventh straight game. The Seminoles also registered double digit hits for the seventh consecutive time and for the eighth time in nine games.
"It was a good weekend for us," said coach Mike Martin. "I thought we played very good baseball for three games against a club that was obviously a little behind us. But I was very pleased with the way we played."
FSU took an early 1-0 lead on an RBI bases loaded walk by third baseman Jason Stidham. Buster Posey started the two out rally with his first of three hits on the afternoon lacing a single up the middle. Hofstra starting pitcher Patrick Rogers (0-1) seemed to lose his rhythm as he issued free bases to the next three batters including a bases loaded walk to Stidham to plate the game's first run. Rogers would get out of trouble as got Ruairi O'Connor to bounce into a fielder's choice groundout.
The Seminoles would build to their lead in the bottom of the second taking advantage of a throwing error by the Hofstra starting shortstop Dion Pouncil. With two outs and runners on first and second, Posey sent a ground ball to the Pride shortstop, who threw wildly over to first. The ball trickled off the glove of first baseman Felix Adamkiewicz, allowing Brandon Reichert to score from second, to extend the inning. Rye would take advantage of the error as he belted his second home run of the season, a three-run shot over the wall in left. It marked just the third Seminole home run of the season in nine games as all three home runs have been three-run shots.
"For the hit I had, the pitcher made a mistake," said Rye. "He left one up and I put a good swing on it."
Strauss (2-0) looked impressive in his second start of the season as he worked six innings allowing one run on five hits, while striking out three. The junior right hander did not give up a walk as he retired the Pride in order allowing just one hit through the first three innings. After the Pride got a run in the top of the fourth, Strauss retired the next seven batters before handing the ball over the rest of the way to the Seminole bullpen.
Hofstra would score its first run of the game in the fourth on an RBI groundout by designated hitter Andrew Campana. Chris Mentrasti started the inning with a double to left center and came around to score on the groundout by Campana.
The Seminoles would add a pair of runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to solidify the win. With one out in the fifth, FSU got three straight singles from Dennis Guinn, Stidham and O'Connor. O'Connor's single to left scored Guinn on the play and chased Hofstra starting pitcher Rogers from the game, after throwing 105 pitches. Now with two outs, Tony Thomas, Jr. registered a bases loaded walk for his first RBI of the game and a 7-1 FSU lead.
In the sixth, Florida State once again started an inning with three straight hits. Posey singled to the shortstop, Rye laced a single to right followed by a Guinn RBI double to right scoring Posey. The double was Guinn's fourth of the season and his third hit of the ballgame. Stidham got his second RBI of the afternoon sending a sacrifice fly to left scoring Rye and making the score 9-1.
Florida State finished off its scoring in the bottom of the seventh as D'Vontrey Richardson started the inning with a double to center field and advanced to third on fly out by Reichert. Richardson would score on the very next play as Thomas registered his second RBI of the game on a single to left, extending his hit streak to nine games. After a Hallberg walk, Posey singled up the middle for his third hit of the game, scoring Thomas from second.
Casey Whitmer pitched two scoreless innings in relief allowing just one hit while striking out one. Trent Jarvis made his first appearance of the 2007 season and pitched the ninth. He would strike out the side, but not before giving up a pair of unearned runs.
Every starter in the Florida State line-up got a hit Sunday afternoon including Posey and Guinn who each registered three hits a piece. After nine games, Florida State as team is batting .420, collecting 145 hits and scoring 113 runs.
"Hitters one through nine, all of us are producing runs," said Rye. "It's great to see everyone out there doing an awesome job!"
The 9-0 start for the Seminoles is the best start to a season since the 1999 season when the Garnet and Gold ran out to an 11-0 start. That year Florida State advanced to the championship game of the College World Series.
"I feel we have been ahead of the three clubs that we have played thus far, weather wise," said Martin. "Tennessee is a very good baseball team. I think the last two weekends we were a little better than the two clubs we played and we should have been because of the preparation opportunities. I am just glad that our guys understand the game should be played hard no matter who you are playing. Our guys did a good job all weekend."
The win also moved head coach Mike Martin in a tie with Chuck Hartman for fifth place on the NCAA all-time wins list. Hartman, the former head coach at High Point and Virginia Tech, retired after last year with 1,444 victories. Coach Martin recorded win number 1,444 in his 28th season at the helm of the Florida State baseball team.
The Seminoles will make their first road trip of the season as they head to Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday night to face the Florida Gators at 6:30 pm at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. The Gators (4-3)
are coming off a series win against Miami this past weekend as Florida took two-of-three from the Hurricanes. FSU is expected to send sophomore right hander Bo O'Dell (1-0) to the mound for his second
start of the season. The game will be televised live on SunSports, while fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast
courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 7
Mark Hallberg SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Buster Posey C 5 3 3 1 0 1 2 1
Brady Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Jack Rye RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 0
Mark Gildea PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 1
Travis Anderson PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
Devin Gonzalez 3B-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tommy Oravetz DH-3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 0
Ohmed Danesh RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 16 0
Josh Spivey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Trent Jarvis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Strauss P 1 3
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
========================
FSU 38 11 15 10 7 7 27 17
Opp 32 3 7 2 2 7 24 6
E - Opp-2, FSU-Tommy Oravetz 2 (3), Trent Jarvis (1)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Dennis Guinn (4), D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
HR - FSU-Jack Rye (2)
SH - Opp-1
SF - FSU-Jason Stidham (3)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Ryan Strauss W (2-0) 6.0 5 1 1 0 3
Casey Whitmer 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Trent Jarvis 1.0 1 2 0 0 3
===================
FSU 9.0 7 3 1 2 7
Opp L 8.0 15 11 7 7 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOFSTRA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Richardson, Stidham Homer As Florida State Pounds Florida 14-6.
Head Coach Mike Martin earns career win No. 1,445 to move into sole possession of fifth place on the NCAA all-time career wins list.
GAINESVILLE, FL - Florida State (10-0) went on the road for the first time this season and returned home a winner defeating Florida (4-4) 14-6 on Tuesday evening. FSU pounded out 20 hits for the second time this season as seven Seminole batters in the starting line-up registered at least two hits or more. Freshmen Jason Stidham and D'Vontrey Richardson hit their first collegiate home run, while Tony Thomas, Jr., Jack Rye and Richardson each posted three hits to keep the Seminoles undefeated on the year. The Seminoles are 10-0 for the first time since 1999 and for just the seventh time in team history.
FSU also kept a couple streaks alive on Tuesday evening as the Seminoles have now registered double-digit hits and double-digit runs in eight consecutive ball games. It is just the second time in the 60-year history of Seminole baseball that the Garnet and Gold have scored double-digit runs in eight straight ball games. The last time FSU put together a similar streak was in 2003.
"For us beating Florida period is just a big win for everybody," said Thomas. "Coming out and beating them on their home field and beating them pretty convincingly is a great confidence builder for the whole team. Everybody contributed one through nine in the lineup. It was just a big team win for all of us."
The win also gave head coach Mike Martin his 1,445th victory as he moved ahead of former High Point and Virginia Tech head coach Chuck Hartman for sole possession of fifth place on the NCAA all-time career wins list.
Travis Burge earned his first victory of the season pitching three solid innings in relief of starter Bo O'Dell. The lefty pitched three innings allowing one run on one hit, while striking out four Gator hitters. Brian Chambers was equally impressive pitching a season-high 3.2 innings out of the bullpen giving up one run on four hits.
"Burge threw the ball well and we also got a great outing by Brian Chamber," said Martin. "Florida is going to keep coming at you. They have got a very good offensive club. They had six runs on nine hits, I mean they keep coming at you. They had quality at bats all night. There are some tough outs in that lineup."
Florida State got off to an early lead with a three spot in the top of the first. Thomas led off the game with a base hit to extend his hitting streak to 10 straight games. Thomas took the first offering from Gator starting pitcher Kevin Chapman (1-1) and laced the pitch up the middle. With Thomas running on the play, Mark Hallberg fired a bouncer toward the third base line. The ball trickled off the glove of Gator third baseman Clayton Pisani and into to left field for a single advancing Thomas to third. Buster Posey grounded into a double play scoring Thomas and giving the Seminoles an early 1-0 lead. The next batter Rye earned a walk, then stole second and came around to score as Dennis Guinn hit a looper to short center. After Stidham walked, Guinn would score the third run of the inning on back-to-back errors by the Gators.
The Gators would counter with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the first off Seminole pitcher Bo O'Dell. With one out, O'Dell gave up a single and a hit-by-pitch to Cole Figueroa and Matt LaPorta, respectively. After a wild pitch moved runners to second and third, O'Dell got Bryson Barber to ground out driving in Figueroa. Pisani doubled down the line in left to plate the second Gator run of the inning. O'Dell closed out the inning getting Matt den Dekker to fly out to right field.
FSU struck back with another three-run inning in the second as two of the three runs came with two outs. Hallberg recorded his first RBI of the evening driving in Richardson, who led off the second with a double down the right field line for his second two bagger of the season. Rye made the score 5-2 as he singled to right scoring Thomas. Thomas reached for the second time in as many innings as he was hit by a pitch. Guinn would follow with his second RBI of the evening singling home Posey.
Florida would get two more back in the bottom half of the inning off a two-run home run by Chris Petrie. It was the first hit of the season for the Gator left fielder. The next Florida batter Jon Townsend singled to left center ending the evening for O'Dell. South paw Travis Burge replaced O'Dell and got Figueroa to fly out to Richardson in center and Barber to strikeout swinging to end the inning.
Through ten games this season, Florida State has now outscored its opponents 59-9 in the first three innings.
Thomas scored his third run of the ball game as he led off the top of the fourth with a single up the middle increasing the Seminole lead to 7-4. With Hallberg at the plate, Thomas successfully stole second for his seventh swipe in as many tries. He would advance to third as Hallberg grounded out to short. Posey would knock in Thomas on an RBI groundout to short for his first RBI of the game.
The three-run lead was short lived as Figueroa connected on his third home run of the season to cut the score to 7-5. Burge would pitch around the home run striking out the side.
In the top of the fifth, FSU would move the lead back to three as Stidham belted his first home run of the season. It appeared Stidham had hit his ninth double of the season down the line in left, but the ball was called foul. On the very next pitch, Stidham hit the Josh Edmondson offering over the wall in right to extend his hitting streak to 10.
"The home run felt good," said Stidham. "I got a good pitch to hit. In fact, everybody seems to be hitting every game. Everybody's getting hits, there aren't too many people in our lineup who aren't getting them. Every one is really contributing right now."
Florida State increased its lead in the top of the seventh with a pair of runs off Thomas' first triple of the season. With one out, designated hitter Travis Anderson got his third hit of the season with a single to left field. Richardson followed with his second hit of the evening, a single to right. After a Reichert fly out, Thomas tripled to the wall in right for his third hit of the ball game, scoring Gildea and Richardson. The two runs came with two outs, it was the sixth run scored with two outs in the ball game.
The Seminoles added some insurance in the top of the eighth off the bat of Richardson. The freshman center fielder hammered his first home run of the season over the bleacher seats in left giving the Garnet and Gold a 14-6 lead. Posey began the inning reaching first on a fielding error by the Gator first baseman. He would move to second a batter later on Rye's third hit of the evening. Stidham would register his second RBI as he laced a single to left scoring Posey. With two outs, Richardson then stepped to the plate and knocked a three-run shot to left. The home run was the fifth Seminole digger of the season and the second of the evening. Of the five home runs hit by the Seminoles in 2007, four have been three-run shots.
Danny Rosen pitched the ninth and closed the door on the Gators as he threw a scoreless inning striking out one.
The Seminoles return home for a three game set against Appalachian State starting Friday, February 23 at Dick Howser Stadium. First pitch for game one is slated to begin at 5:00 pm.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 3
Mark Hallberg SS 6 0 2 1 0 1 2 4
Buster Posey C 6 2 2 1 0 0 6 0
Jack Rye RF 5 2 3 1 1 1 3 0
Dennis Guinn LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
Ruairi O'Connor DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH-DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Travis Anderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea PR-DH 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
Bo O'Dell P 1 0
Travis Burge P 0 1
Brian Chambers P 0 0
========================
FSU 47 14 20 12 1 6 27 11
Opp 35 6 9 6 4 6 27 10
E - Opp-3
2B - Opp-3, FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (2)
3B - FSU-Tony Thomas (1)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Jason Stidham (1), D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
HBP - Opp-3, FSU-Tony Thomas (2), Jason Stidham (1), Brandon Reichart (2)
SB - FSU-Tony Thomas (7), Jack Rye (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bo O'Dell 1.1 4 4 4 1 1
Travis Burge W (1-0) 3.0 1 1 1 2 4
Brian Chambers 3.2 4 1 1 0 0
Danny Rosen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
===================
FSU 9.0 9 6 6 4 6
Opp L 9.0 20 14 9 1 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA |
Hallberg's Big Plays Lead Florida State Past Appalachian State 6-3.
Junior shortstop makes two huge defensive plays, goes 2-for-4 at the plate in the win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (11-0) remained undefeated on the season with a 6-3 victory over Appalachian State (4-2) in game one of a three-game set at Dick Howser Stadium Friday evening. Mark Hallberg made a pair of spectacular defensive plays including a running catch toward the left field line in the top of the ninth to keep the Seminoles unbeaten on the season and off to their best since 1999. The junior shortstop also came up huge at the plate recording two runs, an RBI and his third triple of the season.
"That is part of my game," said Hallberg. "I have to try and play excellent defense and do the little things right to help our team win on a daily basis. The ball that went up between me and Dennis (Guinn), Dennis was playing back taking away the doubles. I went up and said 'I want to catch this ball, if it drops it's on me.' I called it early, went back for it and luckily caught it."
Seminole starting pitcher Bryan Henry (3-0) got his third win of the season working 5.1 innings allowing just one run on eight hits. The senior right hander gave up just one walk while striking out two and has given up a run or less in three of his four starts.
Danny Rosen got the final two outs in the eighth and pitched the ninth for his first save as a Seminole and the first save recorded by Florida State this year.
"I was very pleased with all of our pitchers tonight," said head coach Mike Martin. "Everybody that went out there, Travis Burge, Brian Chambers, Bryan Henry and certainly Danny Rosen, really did a good job. You have to give ASU a lot of credit for fighting in there and getting back in the ball game. Heck, they had the winning run at the plate in the ninth inning. You have to give Danny Rosen a tip of the hat as well."
Florida State got on the board first once again as they scored two runs in the bottom of the third. Hallberg started the scoring as he laced a triple, his third of the season, down the right field line scoring Brandon Reichert from first. Reichert started the inning with a base hit to right center, one of two hits on the evening for the senior first baseman. Catcher Buster Posey gave the Seminoles a 2-0 lead driving in Hallberg on a groundout to short. The Seminoles have now outscored their opponents 61-9 in the first three innings this season.
FSU would add to its lead in the bottom of the fourth. Ruairi O'Connor led off the inning with a walk and then stole second for his second stolen base of the season. He would come around to score on a Reichert double off the wall in right center. It was the first double for Reichert on the year and the first extra base hit of the season for the Tallahassee, Fla., native.
The Mountaineers would cut into the lead in top of the sixth on an infield single by ASU designated hitter Isaac Harrow.
With Florida State now leading 3-1 and Appalachian State threatening in the top sixth with the bases loaded, Hallberg started a text book 6-4-3 double play to close out the inning. Mountaineer center fielder Tom Prosser chopped a ground ball to Hallberg at short who snared the ball off one bounce and made a running throw to Tony Thomas, Jr. at second base, who then threw on to Reichert at first to complete the double play. Brian Chambers replaced Henry with one out in the sixth and induced the groundout to end the inning.
Travis Burge pitched well out of the bullpen working 1.1 innings allowing one hit and striking out two.
The Seminoles would add some much needed insurance in the bottom of the eighth off ASU reliever Chris Patterson. With one out in the inning, Thomas earned an infield single to extend his hitting streak to 11 straight games. He would advance to second on the very next play as Patterson was credited with a balk and then moved to third on a wild pitch. Hallberg then drew a walk. Posey stepped up to the plate and laid a beautiful bunt single down the third base line scoring Thomas and advancing Hallberg to second. Noticing that no one was covering third, Hallberg raced around for the extra base. In attempt to throw out Hallberg, Mountaineer first baseman David Towarnicky made an errant play throwing the ball over the head of one of the ASU players covering third. The throw brought Hallberg home and advanced Posey to third. Posey would then score on Patterson's second wild pitch of the inning to give the Seminoles a 6-1 advantage.
Rosen remained in the game in the ninth, after nailing down the final two outs in the eighth, to earn his first collegiate save. He started the inning getting Prosser to strike out swinging. The right handed junior would then get into some trouble as he hit right fielder Jason Rook with a pitch. He then gave up a single to Nick DeRose and a walk to Jason Altenhof to load the bases for second baseman Wes Hobson. Hobson delivered as he singled to right to cut the lead to 6-2. David Rubinstein then reached safely as he hit a dribbler in front of the plate scoring DeRose and making it a three-run Seminole lead. Hallberg then made the play of the game. Catcher Andrew Franco hit a fly ball to left which looked as though it was going to drop in for a base hit. But Hallberg made a spectacular over the shoulder grab on the outfield grass to keep the Mountaineers at bay. Rosen then got Harrow to strike out swinging to end game.
"Marcus Hallberg made the play of the game in the ninth inning going to catch that pop up," stated Coach Martin. "That is something you just don't see. That was a great play. I am just very pleased that he is on my team."
Posey was the only Seminole on Friday night to post multiple RBI's as he has now registered at least one RBI in nine straight games. Jason Stidham went 2-for-5 in game one to extend his season long hitting streak to 11 straight games. Dennis Guinn also recorded two hits on the night. The Seminoles were perfect from the field on Friday night while going 4-for-4 in the stolen base category. Florida State also registered double-digit hits for the ninth straight game and for the tenth time in 11 games this year.
"That is a very impressive Appalachian State team," said head coach Mike Martin. "That is the best team that I have seen them have since I have been at Florida State. They are very well coached, a disciplined ball club. You really have to take your hat off to them."
The Seminoles and Mountaineers return to the diamond for the second game of the series on Saturday at 3:00 pm at Dick Howser Stadium. FSU is expected to send senior right hander Michael Hyde to the
mound. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 3
Mark Hallberg SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 3
Buster Posey C 5 1 1 2 0 2 7 1
Jack Rye RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 2
Ruairi O'Connor DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 9 0
Bryan Henry P 0 2
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
========================
FSU 38 6 12 4 4 4 27 11
Opp 35 3 12 3 3 6 24 12
E - Opp-4
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Brandon Reichart (1)
3B - FSU-Mark Hallberg (3)
HBP - Opp-2
SH - Opp-1
SB - FSU-Mark Hallberg (1), Jack Rye (2), Jason Stidham (1), Ruairi O'Connor (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry W (3-0) 5.1 8 1 1 1 2
Brian Chambers 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Danny Rosen Sv(1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2
Travis Burge 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
===================
FSU 9.0 12 3 3 3 6
Opp L 8.0 12 6 5 4 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPALACHIAN STATE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Hyde Shuts Down Appalachian State As Florida State Wins 10-2.
Senior right hander throws season-high 6.2 innings for fourth victory of the season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State registered double-digit hits for the tenth straight ball game and got a terrific performance by starting pitcher Michael Hyde as the Seminoles stayed unbeaten on the season with a 10-2 victory over Appalachian State (4-3) on Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles pushed their record to 12-0 for just the fourth time in the program's 60-year history, making it FSU's best start since 1985.
"I was very pleased with the way Michael Hyde pitched and the way we played the game," said head coach Mike Martin. "We have a lot of respect for that ball club (Appalachian State). It was a club we knew we had to play well to beat. We got a huge break in the first inning when we didn't exactly get a great swing on a 3-1 pitch, but it fell in and we ended up scoring four runs out of it. That has a way of putting the other club behind the eight ball. They were fighting all afternoon to get back in the game and we just kept on them by scoring more runs."
Hyde (4-0) pitched a season-high 6.2 innings in game-two of the series as he set down 16 straight Mountaineers at one stretch to earn his fourth victory in as many starts this year. The senior right hander had good command all throughout the game as he struck out seven ASU batters, while not issuing a free pass.
"I felt really good out there today," said Hyde. "But its easy to go out there and throw and let your defense work with as good as our defense is. There were some balls that were hit well. Normally those balls won't be caught, but with our defense and the speed we have in the outfield, it made me look good today."
Caleb Graham threw 1.1 innings of solid relief as he entered the game in the top of the seventh with two on and two outs. He got Nick DeRose to groundout to end the inning.
"Our defense has been solid all year," said Graham. "As a pitcher, our main goal is to go out there and let them work by making good pitches that will get the batters out. Our defense did a great job today."
Florida State once again scored early and received some clutch hitting throughout the game as seven of the 10 runs were scored in the first three innings, while nine of the 10 runs crossed the plate with two outs. The Seminoles have now outscored their opponents 68-9 through the first three innings and have registered 64 runs on two-outs in 2007.
The Seminoles put up a four spot in the bottom of the first as D'Vontrey Richardson hit a two-out, bases loaded double to right field that dropped between three Appalachian State fielders. Mountaineer second baseman Wes Hobson fired the ball to home plate in attempt to throw out Jack Rye but the ball sailed over catcher Jerod Faggart and into the Appalachian State dugout. The runners at second and third were both awarded home as a result of the ball going into the dugout giving Florida State an early 4-0 advantage.
Florida State would add to its lead in the bottom of the third as Buster Posey started the inning with a double to right center to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Following a pair of outs and a Jason Stidham walk, designated hitter Tommy Oravetz laced a double to left field scoring Posey and Stidham. He would later score on an RBI single by first baseman Brandon Reichert. The base hit by Reichert would end the day for Mountaineer starting pitcher Jason Rook (1-2), as the right hander lasted 2.2 innings allowing seven runs, five earned, on six hits.
After giving up single to ASU designated hitter Andrew Franco to lead off the top of the second, Hyde proceeded to strike out the side in the second and then set down the next 16 Mountaineer hitters. The Tallahassee, Fla., native would yield just four hits in the ball game and has not given up more than five hits in each of his four starts this season. Hyde is holding the opposition to a .152 batting average, while accumulating a team-high 21 strikeouts.
"Michael was really cooking today," stated Coach Martin. "He was hitting with all three pitches. He was keeping hitters off balanced. It was pitching at its best."
Florida State would plate a run in the fourth thanks to an RBI single by Stidham. With two outs in the inning, Rye walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Stidham then singled through the left side as Rye slid just in front of the tag by the Mountaineer catcher. Stidham has now hit in all 12 games for the Seminoles this season.
Appalachian State would crack the scoreboard in the top of the seventh as left fielder David Rubinstein doubled to right center. He would come around to score on an RBI single to left by Faggart. The throw by Guinn was cut off by Stidham and the relay throw was not in time to get the sliding Rubinstein at the plate. Graham would replace Hyde in the top of the seventh and retire the side as he got DeRose to groundout on a bunt back to the pitcher's mound.
The Seminoles would push another two runs across the board in the eighth to reach double-digit runs for the ninth time in 12 games this season. Tony Thomas, Jr., also extended his hitting streak to 12 games as he sent a base hit to right field. The hit was also the tenth of the ball game giving the Garnet and Gold 10 consecutive games of double-digit hits, the longest active streak for Florida State dating back to 1996.
The Mountaineers would grab one more run in the top of the ninth off Seminole reliever Jimmy Marshall, but that was all Marshall would allow as he got Faggart to strike out looking to end the game.
"The biggest confidence booster right now for this team is our 12-0 record," said Hyde. "That is the main thing. A win is a win and any way you can get it will always build confidence."
The Seminoles and Mountaineers return to the diamond for the series finale on Sunday at 1:00 pm at Mike Martin Field. FSU is expected to send junior right hander Ryan Strauss (2-0) to the mound for
his second straight start and third of the season. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the
TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 3
Mark Hallberg SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Buster Posey C 3 2 1 0 1 0 7 0
Ruairi O'Connor PH-C 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jack Rye RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Devin Gonzalez PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 3
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 0
Mark Gildea CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Oravetz DH 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Travis Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Dennis Guinn LH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 0
Michael Hyde P 0 0
Caleb Graham P 0 1
Jimmy Marshall P 0 1
========================
FSU 32 10 11 5 7 4 27 9
Opp 32 2 6 2 0 8 24 13
E - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (4), Jason Stidham (3)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Buster Posey (4), Ruairi O'Connor (5), D'Vontrey Richardson (3), Tommy Oravetz (1), Ohmed Danesh (2), Dennis Guinn (5)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
SB - FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
CS - FSU-Jason Stidham (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (4-0) 6.2 4 1 1 0 7
Caleb Graham 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
===================
FSU 9.0 6 2 2 0 8
Opp L 8.0 11 10 8 7 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPALACHIAN STATE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Holds Off Late Charge By Appalachian State To Win 12-8.
At 13-0, the Seminoles are off to their best start since 1975.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State scored nine runs in the fourth and held off a late charge by Appalachian State (4-4) to sweep its fourth, three-game series of the season with a 12-8 victory on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles ran their record to 13-0 on the year and are off to their best start since 1975 when Florida State started 15-0 under then head coach Woody Woodward. That season was also the first as an assistant coach for current head coach Mike Martin.
FSU also extended its double-digit hit streak to 11 straight games as five Seminole starters registered at least two hits in the ball game.
The Seminoles got another impressive performance from Ryan Strauss as he ran his record to 3-0 on the year. Strauss tied his season-high for innings pitched against the Mountaineers as the junior right hander threw six innings allowing two runs on five hits, while striking out five. Strauss has now worked into the fifth inning in all three of his starts this season.
Buster Posey and Dennis Guinn provided the offensive production for the Seminoles as they both went 2-for-3 with three RBI's and two runs scored. Posey now leads the team in runs batted in with 19 on the season. Guinn sparked the nine-run fourth with his first home run of the season, a two-run shot off the scoreboard in left.
With rain threatening in the area at game time, Sunday's game did not start until 2:35 and was then postponed for 16 minutes as ran rolled through in the second.
After the showers passed, Appalachian State scored first in the top of the third as Wes Hobson singled to left scoring Chris Baker, who led off the inning with a hit up the middle.
Florida State quickly countered in the bottom of the third as Tony Thomas, Jr. got a one out double down the line in left. The double was his team leading tenth of the season as it extended his hitting streak to 13 games. After he successfully stole third, for his eighth swipe in as many tries, Thomas would score on a Posey sacrifice fly to right to even the score at one.
The Mountaineers would answer right back in the fourth as designated hitter Andrew Franco led off the inning with a double to left field. He would come around to score as Strauss got Nick DeRose to bounce out into a bases loaded 6-4-3 double play. Strauss would end the inning as he got Baker to strike out swinging.
The Seminoles would take the lead for good as they posted a nine-run fourth to take a 10-2 lead. Jason Stidham extended his hitting streak to 13 straight games with a single to right field. Brandon Reichert, Thomas and Posey all registered singles in the inning, while Jack Rye hit a double off the wall in right. Stidham earned his second single of the inning and would score on the very next play as Guinn hit a towering two-run homer off the scoreboard in left. It was the second time this season the Seminoles scored nine-runs in an inning with the last time coming in the third game against Tennessee.
FSU would add two more in the sixth as Posey hit a double to right and advanced to third on a single by Rye. The sophomore catcher would score on a passed ball increasing the Seminole lead to nine. With one out in the sixth, Guinn would pick up his third RBI of the game as he knocked home Rye with a single to left making the score 12-2.
Appalachian State would make things interesting as they made a late push scoring two runs in the eighth and four more runs in the top of the ninth. With two outs and the bases loaded, the Mountaineers sent the tying run to the plate in Rand Smith. Florida State brought in Danny Rosen to close the door on ASU as he got Rand to fly out to Mark Gildea in centerfield for the final out and a 12-8 victory. Rosen was credited with the save, his second of the season and second of the weekend.
The Seminoles will return to the diamond on Tuesday, February 27 as they welcome North Florida to Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. First pitch is slated for 4:00 pm and FSU is expected to
send sophomore right hander Bo O'Dell (1-0) to the mound for his third start of the season. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with
live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 4
Tommy Oravetz PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mark Hallberg SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 4
Buster Posey C 3 2 2 3 0 0 7 2
Josh Spivey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Trent Jarvis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Fairel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Rye RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 2
Stephen Cardullo PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 0
Mark Gildea CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ruairi O'Connor DH-C 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Travis Anderson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 1
Devin Gonzalez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ryan Strauss P 1 0
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
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FSU 37 12 14 9 6 4 27 13
Opp 33 8 7 6 8 9 24 12
E - Opp-1, FSU-Mark Hallberg (1), Brian Chambers (1), Jason Stidham (4)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (10), Buster Posey (5), Jack Rye (2)
HR - FSU-Dennis Guinn (1)
HBP - Opp-4
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (8), Buster Posey (2)
CS - Opp-1
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Ryan Strauss W (3-0) 6.0 5 2 2 1 5
Casey Whitmer 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Trent Jarvis 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
Matt Fairel 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Brian Chambers 0.2 2 4 4 3 2
Danny Rosen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
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FSU 9.0 7 8 8 8 9
Opp L 8.0 14 12 5 6 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPALACHIAN STATE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Walks Over North Florida 16-3.
Jack Rye collects three hits and six RBI's as Seminoles improve to 14-0.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (14-0) continued its winning ways on Tuesday defeating North Florida (2-9) 16-3 at Dick Howser Stadium. Junior Jack Rye belted his third home run of the season and knocked in a career-high six RBI's, while the Seminoles extended their consecutive double-digit hits streak to 12 straight games in the win. With the victory, FSU moves one win closer to tying the all-time best start in school history of 15-0 established back in 1975 under then head coach Woody Woodward. That season was also the first as an assistant coach for Mike Martin.
Bo O'Dell (2-0) earned the victory as he worked a career-high five innings allowing three runs on five hits, while striking out four. O'Dell set down eight straight at one point, settling down after a shaky start where he gave up two runs in the second.
Caleb Graham and Casey Whitmer were impressive out of the bullpen as they combined for four scoreless innings of one hit ball. Both pitchers compiled three strikeouts a piece.
Florida State scored 16 runs on 14 hits while taking advantage of 12 walks by North Florida pitching. The Seminoles have now scored double-digit runs in 11 of 14 games this season, while collecting double-digit hits in 13 of its first 14 games. FSU posted runs in six innings including five innings of multiple runs.
Rye led the offensive explosion against the Ospreys going 3-for-4 collecting a single, a double and a home run to go along with six RBI's. It was the first six-RBI performance by a Seminole since Eddy Martinez-Esteve drove in six at Wake Forest on May 21, 2004. Rye once again came through with some clutch hitting as four of his six RBI's came on two outs. He got things going in the bottom of the first as he launched a two-run shot over the fence in right for his third home run of the season. Rye would knock in his third run as he drew a bases loaded walk in the third. In the fourth, he hit a two-RBI double off the wall in right and concluded the night with his sixth RBI on a single to right in the fifth. The junior right fielder now leads the team with 23 RBI's on the year as 17 of those runs have been driven in with two outs.
"I was fortunate enough to come to the plate with runners on base tonight," said Rye. "I just did what I could to drive them in."
Tony Thomas, Jr. extended his hitting streak to 14-games, tying his career-high, as he laced a double to left center in the bottom of the third. Thomas would finish the game 2-for-4 with a double and a triple and three runs scored. Catcher Buster Posey got a hit in his first at-bat to extend his hitting streak to 12-games, also tying a career-high. Posey finished the night 2-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and three runs scored.
Jason Stidham and Dennis Guinn each posted a pair of RBI's, while freshman Stephen Cardullo registered his first collegiate hit as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the eighth taking the first pitch he saw over the wall in left center for a three-run homer.
Florida State will next travel to Clearwater, Fla., tomorrow, Wednesday, February 28 as the Seminoles will face the Philadelphia Phillies in an exhibition game at Bright House Networks Field, home of
the Phillies spring training and their Class A minor league affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers. It will be the Seminoles' first-ever game versus the Phillies and the program's ninth all-time meeting
with a Major League club. FSU is 2-6 in its eight prior exhibition games against Major League teams. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest
along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Tommy Oravetz 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mark Hallberg SS 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 4
Devin Gonzalez PH-1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Buster Posey C 2 3 2 1 2 0 6 0
Brady Thomas C 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Jack Rye RF 4 1 3 6 1 0 2 0
Josh Spivey PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 5 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
Ohmed Danesh LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Travis Anderson PH-DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0
Mark Gildea CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 9 0
Stephen Cardullo PH-SS 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
Bo O'Dell P 0 1
Caleb Graham P 0 1
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
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FSU 36 16 14 15 12 4 27 8
Opp 34 3 6 3 1 10 24 8
E - Opp-2, FSU-Brandon Reichart (1)
2B - Opp-5, FSU-Tony Thomas (11), Buster Posey (6), Brady Thomas (2), Jack Rye (3)
3B - FSU-Tony Thomas (2)
HR - FSU-Jack Rye (3), Stephen Cardullo (1)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (2), Mark Gildea (1)
SF - FSU-Jason Stidham (4), Dennis Guinn (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bo O'Dell W (2-0) 5.0 5 3 3 1 4
Caleb Graham 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Casey Whitmer 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
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FSU 9.0 6 3 3 1 10
Opp L 8.0 14 16 16 12 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH FLORIDA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
No. 2 FSU Ties Record For Best start At 15-0 With Win Over Siena.
Bryan Henry leads the way on the mound as the Seminole offense continues to sizzle.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In 1975 first year FSU Head Coach Woody Woodward and a young assistant coach named Mike Martin led the Seminoles to a 15-0 start on the way to the College World Series. Thirty-two years later Martin is now the head coach of the Seminole baseball program and his team has won 15 straight games to start a season. The second-ranked Seminoles tied the school record for the best start in program history set in 1975 Friday night with their 15th straight win, a 14-4 victory over Siena (0-7).
"I think it is kind of silent in the clubhouse but everybody knows about it. I know about it," said junior right fielder Jack Rye of the record. "I think it is a great accomplishment and the way we have been playing we could keep going and hopefully establish a new record that lasts over 20 years. It is really exciting."
The 14-4 victory marked the 12th time in the last 13 games the Seminoles scored double digit runs as the offense continues to sizzle for FSU. Florida State has now recorded double digit hits in every game but one this season and the team has now outscored an opponent by 10 or more runs five times in 2007.
"The reason why we are (scoring runs) is because we are having great at bats," said Rye. "We hardly have any strikeouts and we are just putting the ball in play. When you put the ball in play good things happen. We are just hitting really well."
Lost among all the runs was the performance of Bryan Henry. The senior had his best start since dominating then-No. 11 Tennessee on opening day. The two-time All-ACC first team selection went six innings allowing just one unearned run. He struck out seven batters and did not issue a walk as he improved his record to 4-0.
"The defense did great, I was able to throw four pitches over the plate and my curveball was doing what it was supposed to for the first time all year," said Henry. "That enabled me to work with all my other pitches and give them something different and keep them off balance. The offense scoring all these runs makes it a little bit easier to go out there and just throw strikes."
"Bryan pitched well," said Martin. "I think he was really into it. There was nothing taken for granted. Certainly we are ahead of this club (Siena) as far as preparation because of our weather. I thought Bryan did a very good job of getting after it."
After Siena broke on top with an unearned run in the top of the first, Florida State took advantage of a Siena error to prolong the inning. Jason Stidham dropped a double into left field just in front of a diving Saint bringing in two runs. Ohmed Danesh followed with a double of his own plating two more runs putting FSU up 4-1. D'Vontrey Richardson tripled bringing in the fifth run of the first inning and a Brandon Reichert single made it 6-1 as Florida State batted around.
The Saints held FSU at bay until the sixth when Tony Thomas, Jr. led off the inning with a triple down the left field line. Buster Posey then drove in Thomas as he fisted a ball into shallow right field making it a 7-1 game. Jack Rye recorded the sixth extra base hit of the night for FSU putting runners on second and third. After a walk to Dennis Guinn loaded the bases, Stidham plated the eighth run on a grounder to short. Richardson then drove in his second run of the game with a single as the Seminole lead grew to 9-1.
FSU went back to work in the seventh as Tommy Oravetz and Brady Thomas each singled and then Travis Anderson was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Josh Spivey singled in the 10th run keeping the bases loaded with one away. Stephen Cardullo sacrificed another run home before Siena got out of the frame.
In the bottom of the eighth Sienna reliever Maikel Hurtado walked the first three batters of the inning. Tommy Oravetz then sliced a single into center plating Mark Gildea. After Devin Gonzalez was thrown out at home trying to score on a passed ball, Brady Thomas ripped a two-run double increasing the Seminole lead to 12 runs at 14-2.
Caleb Graham worked the final three innings picking up the first save of his FSU career. The sophomore allowed just one earned run in closing out the game for Florida State.
"I was very pleased with the way we played the game," said Martin. "Our guys are certainly playing the game the way it is supposed to be played. Two nights ago we played against two National League all-stars, one of whom had 58 homeruns, and tonight we played against a club that had only played five games and we played the game just as hard tonight as we did against the Phillies. That makes me proud."
Florida State will continue its series with Siena Saturday, March 3 at Dick Howser Stadium. First pitch for game two is slated for 1:00 pm. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet.
Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 2 2 0 1 2 3 4
Mark Hallberg SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
Tommy Oravetz PH-3B 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
Buster Posey C 3 2 2 1 1 0 8 0
Brady Thomas PH-C 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
Jack Rye RF 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Travis Anderson PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Josh Spivey PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 1
Stephen Cardullo PH-SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Ohmed Danesh LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Ruairi O'Connor PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
Mark Gildea CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 9 0
Devin Gonzalez 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Bryan Henry P 0 1
Caleb Graham P 0 0
========================
FSU 39 14 18 14 9 3 27 13
Opp 34 4 6 4 2 10 24 10
E - Opp-2, FSU-Mark Hallberg (2), Jason Stidham (5), Ruairi O'Connor (1)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Buster Posey (7), Brady Thomas (3), Jack Rye (4), Jason Stidham (9), Ohmed Danesh (3)
3B - FSU-Tony Thomas (3), D'Vontrey Richardson (2)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Jack Rye (2), Josh Spivey (1)
SF - FSU-Stephen Cardullo (1)
SB - Opp-1
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Bryan Henry W (4-0) 6.0 3 1 0 0 7
Caleb Graham Sv(1) 3.0 3 3 1 2 3
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FSU 9.0 6 4 1 2 10
Opp L 8.0 18 14 7 9 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIENA COLLEGE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Seminoles Break 32-Year Old Record By Starting The Season 16-0.
Reichert and Thomas lead the way and Chambers picks up his first win of the season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The streaking Florida State baseball team entered record territory Saturday afternoon. With the team's 8-3 win over Siena (0-8), the Seminoles won their 16th straight game to start a season besting the record set by Woody Woodward's 1975 squad. The longest overall win streak in school history was set by the 2002 team that won 25 in a row.
"It is a great accomplishment," said FSU Head Coach Mike Martin. "Records are made to be broken. This one stood for (almost) 33 years. It is a great accomplishment for our club. Now we just got to continue to get it done."
"We weren't thinking about (the streak) too much," said second baseman Tony Thomas, Jr. "We are just trying to win games. Earlier, after we won this one, (coach Martin) mentioned the there's a 25-game win streak. Its a little motivation we have set for us but we are just going out and taking it one game at a time right now."
The Seminoles not only continued their win streak but they also kept another impressive streak alive. FSU has never entered a new inning trailing in a game. It is a streak that has now reached 144 innings. In each of the last two games Sienna has been one out away from snapping that streak but clutch two out hitting has kept the impressive run alive.
"Is that right," questioned Martin when told of the streak after the game. "My goodness. I did not know that.
"I am just glad we are continuing to battle and not give at bats away. I am very pleased with the majority of our hitters all day long with their approach. Certainly that is a credit to Mike (Martin, Jr.) and his preaching of that."
The Saints gave FSU all they could handle for a majority of the game. After tying the game at 2-2 in the third, Siena took the lead in the top of the fourth and played even with the Seminoles until the bottom of the sixth when Florida State staged a two-out rally. Saint starter Matt Moberg (0-2) pitched six solid innings keeping the Seminole batters at bay for most of his time on the hill.
"It was a game that really could have gone either way," said Martin. "In the sixth inning we had a tie ballgame. They hadn't had a win this year. Of course they are fighting to get that first one and we got a streak going. It says a lot about our club that we were able to get it done."
"I give Siena tons of credit they are a very good team," said Thomas. "They competed with us very well. They gave us a run for our money for a while. It showed us how composed we are."
The Saints took advantage of three Seminole errors in the game, two of which were committed by Brandon Reichert, but it was the Reichert's clutch hitting that saved the day for FSU. The first baseman kept Florida State in the game in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs he singled tying the game at 3-3. He then doubled in two more runs with two outs in the seventh as he boosted the FSU lead to 7-3.
"Every at bat you have to have a good amount of focus but in those situations I think the adrenaline pumps a little more," said Reichert of his at bats in the fourth and the seventh. "I always know the situation. I know there are two outs. You know you need the run."
"The way the game is you are going to make mistakes," said Martin. "Brandon didn't let those mistakes bother him. He didn't carry those problems to the plate. He did come through and drove in three runs. You really got to take your hat off to him. Everybody makes an error. Those that are able to overcome those mistakes when the time comes to help their team is a pure display of character. I was very impressed."
Ryan Strauss, whose start was moved up a day after Michael Hyde threw an inning versus the Phillies Wednesday, pitched five innings for FSU. The junior allowed three runs, none of which were earned, but left the game knotted at three in the sixth. Brian Chambers relieved Strauss and was masterful for three innings. He did not allow a run and scattered four hits as he picked up his first victory since May 5, 2005 versus Stetson.
"It felt good," said Chambers. "I just wanted to get out there and throw strikes after my last outing against Appalachian State. That was my main focus. I tried to keep the ball down and get some ground balls. It felt good. It has been a while since I had a win."
Florida State got on the board early. Thomas started the bottom of the first by ripping a double down the left field line followed by Mark Hallberg who drew a walk. A double steal moved both runners up and then a Buster Posey single and a balk put FSU in front 2-0.
Siena capitalized on two FSU errors in the third to tie the game and then took the lead in the top of the fourth. The Seminoles' streak of 139 innings without trailing after a complete frame was one out away from being broken for the second straight game. Richardson and Reichert combined to keep the streak alive though as a single, balk and another single tied the game at 3-3.
The two-out heroics for FSU continued in the bottom of the sixth as FSU reclaimed the lead. Thomas sent a two-out single into right field plating Jason Stidham. Hallberg followed with another two-out base knock putting the Seminoles up for good at 5-3.
Jack Rye and Stidham each singled in the bottom of the seventh and then Siena reliever Trevor Reid loaded the bases with a walk to Tommy Oravetz before getting out number two on a strikeout. Reid couldn't get out of the frame unscathed though as Reichert laced a two-run double down the left field line. The Seminoles tacked on another run when Hallberg drew a bases loaded walk to make it an 8-3 game.
Florida State will conclude its series with Siena Sunday, March 4 at Dick Howser Stadium. First pitch for game three is slated for 1:00 pm. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet.
Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Tony Thomas 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 4
Mark Hallberg SS 2 1 2 2 3 0 2 2
Buster Posey C 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 2
Jack Rye RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 0
Mark Gildea PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Ohmed Danesh LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 3
Travis Anderson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 9 0
Ryan Strauss P 0 2
Brian Chambers P 0 1
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
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FSU 35 8 14 7 6 4 27 15
Opp 33 3 9 2 3 5 24 11
E - FSU-Jason Stidham (6), Brandon Reichart 2 (3)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Tony Thomas (12), Brandon Reichart (2)
3B - FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (3)
HBP - Opp-3, FSU-Jason Stidham (2)
SB - FSU-Tony Thomas (9), Mark Hallberg (2), Jason Stidham (2)
CS - Opp-2, FSU-Mark Gildea (1), Brandon Reichart (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Ryan Strauss 5.0 5 3 0 3 3
Brian Chambers W (1-0) 3.0 4 0 0 0 0
Casey Whitmer 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
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FSU 9.0 9 3 0 3 5
Opp L 8.0 14 8 8 6 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIENA COLLEGE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
FSU's 15-Run Seventh Inning Propels Seminoles To Sweep Of Siena.
Seminoles set a new record with 10 consecutive hits in a 13 hit seventh inning.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - If you ask Florida State Head Coach Mike Martin what he loves about the game of baseball, one of the things he will tell you is every day you come to the ballpark there is a chance to see history made. That is exactly what happened on Sunday. Florida State came up one hit shy of setting an NCAA record when the Seminoles recorded 10 consecutive hits in a 15 run, 13 hit seventh inning. The 13 hits tied an NCAA record for the most hits in DI baseball history in a seventh inning and FSU tied a school record with 21 at bats in the frame. The record inning broke open what was a close game with Siena (0-9) as FSU went on to sweep the series with a 22-3 victory.
"I don't think I have ever been a part of an inning where guys were just...I think that is where the term was coined 'hitting is contagious'," said catcher Buster Posey.
For the first time all season FSU trailed after a complete inning and the Seminoles were behind Siena 3-2 going into the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth inning the game was tied 3-3 but FSU scored 19 runs in the sixth and seventh to break open what was a very close game.
"That is the unpredictability of baseball right there," said Martin. "No errors and we ended up scoring 15 runs in one inning. It is a credit to our ball club. We did a good job of getting good pitches to hit. We didn't give away any at bats no matter what was going on. I am just very proud of the way we played.
"There was some outstanding plays made today by Siena. In the sixth inning it's a tied ballgame with two outs and nobody on. We end up getting four."
For the second day in a row a Saint starter did a good job of keeping the red hot Florida State bats somewhat in check. Craig Marcellus limited the Seminoles to three runs in five innings making the 22 runs scored a little bit of a surprise. The last time FSU scored more than 22 runs was May 21, 2004 at Wake Forest when the Seminoles scored 27 times. You have to go back to February 21, 1997 to find the last time Florida State had this many runs in a regular season home game. That year the Seminoles beat Marshall 22-1. The win pushed FSU's record to 17-0.
"I don't think this has really sunk in yet," said Buster Posey of the 17 straight wins to start the season. "It has never happened in the history of our program so it is special."
Seven Seminoles had multi-hit games and in one instance a multi-hit inning. Mark Gildea recorded two hits in the record seventh inning and drew a walk in his third at bat leaving the outfielder one hit shy of tying an NCAA record. Mark Hallberg led FSU with five RBIs in the game and Tony Thomas, Jr. had the biggest day overall going 4-for-5 with three doubles, one double shy of tying an FSU record.
"I don't know what is going on but I am just playing the game, trying to have fun with it," said Thomas of his start to the season where he finished the day with a team-best .527 average. "I am trying not to do too much with the ball, let the game come to me instead of jumping out at it.
"I didn't know I was near a record (for doubles in a game). I knew three doubles was quite a bit. I couldn't go out there and try to do something I normally wouldn't do. I tried to stay with my swing and hit a line drive somewhere."
For just the seventh time this season, the Seminoles gave up a run in the first inning as Sienna broke on top 1-0. Florida State had a chance to even the game in the bottom of the first but a play at the plate ended the inning as FSU opened a new frame trailing for the first time all season covering 144 innings.
After trailing for two innings, FSU evened the game in the third thanks to Thomas' second double of the day. The junior plated Ruairi O'Connor, who walked to start the inning. Hallberg then put FSU in front as his sacrifice fly brought in D'Vontrey Richardson who singled earlier in the inning.
Siena fought right back and took the lead back in the top of the fourth with two more runs. Florida State tied the game again in the fifth thanks to Hallberg's second RBI of the day. The junior singled in Brandon Reichert who had doubled.
In the bottom of the sixth Sienna reliever Andy Wells got himself into trouble with two outs. He walked Jason Stidham and then hit the next two batters to load the bases. A wild pitch brought Stidham home and then a walk loaded the bases for the second time in the inning. Thomas then recorded his career-high third double of the game plating two runs as the lead grew to 6-3. Ryan King, who relieved Wells, walked the bases loaded again and Posey's bunt single plated another run.
FSU broke the game wide open in a wild seventh inning. Ohmed Danesh's single up the middle plated Mark Gildea who led off the inning with a single. Thomas' fourth hit of the game, this one an infield single, made it 9-3. Hallberg doubled in two more runs as Florida State started to pull away from the Saints. Posey joined in on the action as he followed Hallberg's two-run double with a two-run double of his own. Gildea's infield single brought in the 14th run and set a new school record for 10 consecutive hits all of which came with no outs. The string was broken when Tommy Oravetz was hit by a Dan Miklas offering to load the bases up. Danesh then drove in his second run of the inning on a walk, which was followed by RBI singles off the bats of Travis Anderson and Devin Gonzalez. Another Siena walk brought in the 12th run of the inning followed by a Brady Thomas RBI single as the Seminoles scored 20 runs in a game for the first time since March 4, 2006 versus Brown. The Saints recorded the second out of the inning on a fielder's choice as the lead grew to 21-3. Another walk loaded the bases again and Oravetz then reached base for the third time in the inning as a walk plated the 15th run of the frame.
Florida State will return to action next weekend when Indiana comes to town for a three-game series. The first game is scheduled for a 6:00 p.m. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet.
Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 1 4 4 0 0 1 2
Stephen Cardullo PH-3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Mark Hallberg SS 2 2 2 5 2 0 1 4
Buster Posey C 5 1 2 3 0 0 5 1
Brady Thomas PH-C 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
Jack Rye RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
Josh Spivey PH-RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mark Gildea LF-CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2
Tommy Oravetz PH-2B 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Ruairi O'Connor DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh DH-LF 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Anderson PH 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Danny Rosen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 3 2 0 1 0 8 0
Devin Gonzalez PH-1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Michael Hyde P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
========================
FSU 42 22 22 21 8 1 27 11
Opp 31 3 7 3 2 8 24 12
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Tony Thomas 3 (15), Mark Hallberg (3), Buster Posey (8), Brandon Reichart (3)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Tommy Oravetz (2), Ohmed Danesh (1), D'Vontrey Richardson (3)
SH - FSU-Mark Hallberg (2)
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Mark Hallberg (2)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Mark Hallberg (3), Mark Gildea (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (5-0) 6.0 4 3 3 2 4
Travis Burge 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Danny Rosen 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
===================
FSU 9.0 7 3 3 2 8
Opp L 8.0 22 22 22 8 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIENA COLLEGE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Henry Keeps Seminoles Unbeaten With 6-0 Win Over Indiana.
Senior pitcher throws eight shutout innings for his fifth win of the season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (18-0) remained undefeated on the year with a 6-0 win over Indiana (4-5) on Friday night in game one of a three game set against the Hoosiers at Dick Howser Stadium. Senior Bryan Henry (5-0) threw a season-high eight innings as he shutout the Hoosiers to earn his fifth win in six starts. Tony Thomas, Jr. and Mark Hallberg led the Seminoles offensively as they combined for four hits, three runs and two RBI's as the Garnet and Gold reached double-digit hits for the 16th consecutive game.
The Seminoles scored a run in six different innings on Friday night including a run in each of the first and third innings. Florida State has now outscored the opposition 85-16 through the first three innings in 2007.
"It was a good solid game," said head coach Mike Martin. "Bryan Henry pitched a beautiful baseball game tonight. It was a game you would expect from a Big Ten club. Indiana was a solid team; it was a good win for us tonight."
Henry was masterful on the mound as he did not allow a Hoosier to reach third all evening and allowed just three runners to get to second base. The Tallahassee, Fla., native struck out seven batters and did not issue a walk for the second straight game. Henry has given up just four walks all year, while striking out 34. It was the longest outing by a Seminole pitcher this season and the longest outing for Henry since he pitched 8.2 innings against Duke back on March 24, 2006.
"I had good command of my pitches tonight," stated Henry. "My defense played real well behind me which always makes things a lot easier; not trying to be perfect with every pitch, just throwing the ball over the plate and letting them put it in play. It's definitely our goal as pitchers to improve every week. We want to go out there and get better every time we throw. It's nice to be doing alright headed into ACC play next week."
After not registering a pick off all of last season, Henry notched his third of the year in the sixth as he caught Indiana's Keith Haas at first base. It was the third straight game that Henry has picked off a runner at first base.
"B (Bryan Henry) pitched one of his better ball games," said Martin. "That was a masterful job of pitching tonight by our senior hurler."
Florida State got things going in the bottom half of the first as Thomas led off the game with a base hit up the middle, extending his hitting streak to 18 straight games. He moved to second on a passed ball and then advanced to third on a bunt single by Hallberg. Buster Posey gave the Seminoles an early 1-0 lead as he drove in Thomas on a fielder's choice groundout to third.
With one out in the third, Thomas laced a single up the middle for his second hit in as many at-bats. The junior second baseman successfully stole second and advanced to third on an errant throw by the Hoosier catcher, trying to throw out Thomas at second. It was Thomas' tenth stolen base of the year to remain perfect on the season. Hallberg would pick up his first RBI of the evening as he sent a chopper to Indiana shortstop Keith Haas whose only play was at first.
Freshman Jason Stidham got in on the offensive production in the bottom of the fourth as he hit a solo shot over the fence in right center. The two-out home run was Stidham's second of the season giving the Seminoles a 3-0 lead.
Hallberg was at it again in the sixth as he led off the inning with an infield single, his second of the ball game. The junior from Barron, Wisc., would come around to score on Jack Rye's single to right field to make the score 4-0. The hit extended Rye's hitting streak to 15 straight games, tying a career-high. Dating back to last season, Rye has registered a hit in 30 of his last 31 games.
Florida State would pad to its lead in the seventh as designated hitter Ruairi O'Connor and center fielder D'Vontrey Richardson led off the inning with back-to-back infield singles. With one out, Thomas was intentionally walked, the first intentional walk issued to a Seminole batter this season, loading the bases for Hallberg. Hallberg sent a sacrifice fly out to right field driving in O'Connor from third for his second RBI of the game.
The Seminoles would add a final run in the bottom of the eighth as Richardson singled to right with two outs driving in Stidham from second. The hit was Richardson's third of the ball game to lead all hitters. It was his fourth three hit game of the year and fourth consecutive game with multiple hits. Richardson also picked up his first outfield assist on the year as he gunned down catcher Josh Phegley, who attempted to steal third. In an attempt to pick off Phegley at second, Posey's throw went over the head of Hallberg and into centerfield, but Richardson was right there to fire Phegley out at third.
Travis Burge entered the game in the ninth and closed the door on the Hoosiers allowing just one hit while striking out one to preserve the shutout. It was the second shutout of the season for Florida State as the Seminoles blanked Tennessee 4-0 back on February 3.
Indiana's Tyler Tufts (1-2) got the loss as he threw seven innings allowing five runs, four earned, on nine hits while striking out two. The sophomore right hander threw 96 pitches in his third start of the season for the Hoosiers. Offensively, Haas and Reid Briglia each recorded two hits, while Tyler Cox registered his second double of the season.
Florida State will return to the diamond tomorrow in game two against the Hoosiers at Mike Martin Field. First pitch is slated for 6:05 as Saturday's game will be televised live on SunSports.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 3
Mark Hallberg SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 4
Buster Posey C 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 1
Jack Rye RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
Dennis Guinn DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1
Ruairi O'Connor LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 1
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
Bryan Henry P 0 2
Travis Burge P 0 1
========================
FSU 31 6 10 6 4 2 27 13
Opp 32 0 7 0 0 8 24 14
E - Opp-3, FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (1)
2B - Opp-1
HR - FSU-Jason Stidham (2)
SF - FSU-Mark Hallberg (3)
SB - FSU-Tony Thomas (10)
CS - Opp-1, FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry W (5-0) 8.0 6 0 0 0 7
Travis Burge 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
===================
FSU 9.0 7 0 0 0 8
Opp L 8.0 10 6 5 4 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIANA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Hyde Earns Sixth Straight Win As Florida State Downs Indiana 8-2.
Brandon Reichert breaks game open with a three-RBI double to right center in the eighth.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (19-0) continued its winning ways on Saturday evening at Dick Howser Stadium with an 8-2 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers (4-6). The Seminoles scored their first five runs on two outs and starting pitcher Michael Hyde pitched five scoreless innings to bump his record to 6-0 on the year.
Brandon Reichert broke open a close game in the eighth as he hit a three RBI double to right center off Hoosier reliever Eric Arnett. Jason Stidham led off the inning as he was hit by a pitch. He would advance to third as Ruairi O'Connor laced his seventh double of the season down the line in right. D'Vontrey Richardson was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Reichert. After an Indiana pitching change, Reichert stepped in and cleared the bases with his double to right center. It was the second time in three games that Reichert has driven in three runs in a ball game.
Stidham and O'Connor finished the evening as the only Seminoles with multiple hits. Stidham went 2-for-2 at the plate with two singles, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. The freshman third baseman also scored three runs. O'Connor went 2-for-3 with a double, single, a walk and a stolen base. The junior left fielder also scored a run.
Hyde remained perfect on the season as he did not allow a run for the third time in six starts. The senior hurler was untouchable to start the game as he struck out the first two Hoosier batters. A scary moment occurred on the very next play as Hyde was hit on the side of the face by a line drive off the bat of Indiana shortstop Keith Haas. Hyde jumped to his feet after staying on the ground for a few seconds and after a few warm-up pitches remained in the game and got catcher Josh Briglia to fly out to end the inning.
Hyde didn't seem frazzled by the play in the first as he pitched into the fifth inning for the sixth time in as many starts. He struck out seven batters, while walking just one. Hyde found himself in a jam in the second as the Hoosiers loaded the bases with one out. The senior right hander got Andrew Means to hit into a fielder's choice as he hit a chopper right to Hyde, who threw on to Buster Posey for the force out at home. Hyde then got Evan Crawford to strike out swinging to end the threat.
Florida State would take the momentum into the bottom half of the inning scoring three unearned runs off Indiana starter Matt Bashore (1-1). With two outs and O'Connor and Stidham standing at second and third base, respectively, Reichert kept the inning going as he hit a bouncer toward third baseman Tyler Cox who couldn't glove the ball. Stidham scored on the play giving the Seminoles an early 1-0 lead. After a wild pitch scored O'Connor, Hallberg drove in the third run of the inning sneaking a double down the first base line scoring Reichert.
Hyde would give up just two more hits over the next three innings as he mowed down eight of the next 10 batters he faced striking out four.
Tony Thomas, Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games in the fourth as he placed a beautiful bunt single into no man's land between the pitcher and first base. He would later steal second for his team leading 11th stolen bases of the season. The junior second baseman is now 11-for-12 in the stolen base category on the year.
Florida State added to its lead in the sixth thanks to a pair of walks and a wild pitch. Stidham led off the inning with a walk, moved to second on a free pass by O'Connor and then advanced to third on a double play groundout. He would score with Reichert at the plate as Billy Kitchen threw a wild pitch to give the Seminoles a 4-0 lead.
Junior Jack Rye moved his hitting streak to 16 consecutive games as he hit an RBI looper to left scoring Posey from second. The hitting streak is a career-best for Rye.
Caleb Graham entered in the sixth and pitched two solid innings of relief giving up just one hit while striking out three. It was the third straight game that Graham has struck out three batters in a game.
The Hoosiers would make things interesting in the eighth as Indiana cut the Florida State lead to 5-2. Casey Whitmer started the inning and gave up a double to Crawford and then back-to-back walks. Whitmer would let one get away as he threw a wild pitch into the dirt plating Crawford for Indiana's first run of the game and first run of the series. Before that run crossed the plate, Florida State had gone 21 straight innings without giving up a run. Whitmer would hand the ball over to Brian Chambers and after a sacrifice fly plated the second run of the inning, Chambers got Ben Greenspan to strike out and Josh Richardson to groundout to Mark Hallberg. Hallberg saved two runs from scoring as he made an amazing grab on a ball up the middle, throwing on the run to Reichert for the final out of the inning.
Florida State would answer the call with three more runs in the eighth as Reichert cleared the bases with his double to right center.
Jimmy Marshall pitched the ninth and recorded a pair of strike outs to keep the Seminoles unbeaten on the season.
Florida State will return to the diamond on Sunday in the series finale against the Hoosiers at Mike Martin Field. First pitch is slated for 1:00 pm and right hander Ryan Strauss is expected to make
his fifth start of the season. Fans can also follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 2
Mark Hallberg SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Buster Posey C 4 1 0 0 1 1 14 1
Jack Rye RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Travis Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ohmed Danesh RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mark Gildea PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 5 1
Michael Hyde P 1 3
Caleb Graham P 0 0
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
========================
FSU 31 8 8 5 8 6 27 8
Opp 32 2 6 1 3 13 24 15
E - Opp-2, FSU-Jason Stidham 2 (8)
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Mark Hallberg (4), Ruairi O'Connor (6), Brandon Reichart (4)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Jason Stidham (3), D'Vontrey Richardson (4)
SH - Opp-1
SF - Opp-1
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (11), Ruairi O'Connor (3)
CS - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (6-0) 5.0 4 0 0 1 7
Caleb Graham 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Casey Whitmer 0.0 1 2 2 2 0
Brian Chambers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
===================
FSU 9.0 6 2 2 3 13
Opp L 8.0 8 8 4 8 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIANA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Strauss Pitches Gem As Florida State Blanks Indiana 9-0.
The Seminoles sweep their sixth three-game series of the season to move to 20-0.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the third straight game, Florida State (20-0) got a solid outing from its starting pitching as the Seminoles swept the three-game series from Indiana (4-7) blanking the Hoosiers 9-0 on Sunday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. Ryan Strauss (4-0) pitched a career-high eight innings while striking out a career-high eight batters as he limited Indiana to just three hits on the afternoon. Buster Posey provided the offensive bolt for the Seminoles as he went 3-for-4 with two RBI's and a run scored.
"You really have to credit Ryan Straus, he threw the ball very, very well today," stated head coach Mike Martin. "He hit his location very well, hit with the curveball and the change up. It was a very impressive outing for him today."
Florida State ran out to an early lead in the first with a two spot on the scoreboard. Hoosier starting pitcher Jason Ferrell (1-1) got into some early trouble as he opened the game issuing back-to-back walks to Tony Thomas, Jr. and Mark Hallberg. With the defense looking for Posey to lay down a sacrifice bunt, the sophomore catcher laced a single to left scoring Thomas from second to give the Seminoles a 1-0 lead. Jack Rye then executed a sacrifice bunt to perfection as he advanced Posey and Hallberg to second and third, respectively. Hallberg would score on the very next play to make the score 2-0 as Dennis Guinn registered an RBI groundout to third.
That would be more than enough support for Strauss as he retired the first 11 Hoosier batters to start the game. Indiana would get its first base runner of the afternoon with two outs in the fourth as shortstop Keith Haas was hit by a pitch. The next batter Josh Phegley would break up the no hit bid as he hit a nubber down the third base line. Strauss finished off the inning as he got Reid Briglia to ground out to second.
Indiana would threaten in the top of the fifth as they placed runners on second and third with one out. Strauss started the inning striking out first baseman Michael Nilles and then gave up back-to-back hits including a double to Tyler Cox, which ended up being the only hit to leave the infield for Indiana all afternoon. The junior right hander would get out of the inning as he got Andrew Means to pop up and Evan Crawford to fly out to left to end the threat.
Strauss finished the afternoon as he set down the next 11 Hoosier batters. His strike out of Sterling Mack in the sixth set a new career high with eight. Strauss' previous best was seven strike outs against Hawaii-Pacific back on March 9, 2005. He also did not issue a walk for the second time this season.
"I had everything working for me today, my fastball, curveball and change up," said Strauss. "I really wanted to come out and redeem myself after last week's performance. I was fortunate enough to have everything working today. Last week, I had three walks and I really wanted to cut down in that category. I really made sure I threw a lot of strikes and filled the zone up to get some outs."
"I thought this was definitely his best performance of the year," said Posey. "He located very well with his fastball. Threw a good change up, everything he had today was impressive."
After giving up two runs in the first, Ferrell pitched effectively through seven innings setting down 15 straight Seminoles at one point. But the Garnet and Gold would find their hitting stroke in the bottom of the eighth chasing the Hoosier starting pitcher after he gave up three hits including a pair of doubles by Thomas and Rye and an RBI single by Posey. The Seminoles would go on to score seven runs in the eighth to break the game wide open. FSU registered six consecutive hits in the inning, while Ohmed Danesh, Jason Stidham, Mark Gildea, D'Vontrey Richardson, Brandon Reichert, Thomas and Posey all recorded an RBI.
"That eighth inning got away from them (Indiana)," stated Martin. "It's a credit to our guys, we had some great at-bats. Obviously, you don't expect to score seven in the eighth when you score two in the previous seven innings. So it was a real good job on our guy's part of staying disciplined and just getting it done."
Danny Rosen made his first appearance of the series as he pitched a one-two-three ninth to close the book on the Hoosiers and keep the Seminoles undefeated on the season.
Thomas and Rye also extended their respective hit streaks on Sunday. With a 2-for-3 afternoon, Thomas moved his current streak to 20-games, while Rye up his current hit streak to 17 straight games.
Florida State will return to the diamond on Friday as the Seminoles open ACC play with a three game set against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. First pitch is slated for 6:00 as the game will be
televised live on SunSports and the Fox Sports Network. Saturday's contest will also be shown live on ACC Select. Fans can always follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available
for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 4
Mark Hallberg SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2
Travis Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Cardullo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buster Posey C 4 1 3 2 0 0 6 2
Brady Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Rye RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Dennis Guinn DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ohmed Danesh PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B-SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
Ruairi O'Connor LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 13 1
Ryan Strauss P 1 1
Danny Rosen P 0 1
========================
FSU 32 9 11 9 2 1 27 13
Opp 30 0 3 0 0 8 24 14
E - Opp-2
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (16), Jack Rye (5), Ruairi O'Connor (7), Mark Gildea (2)
HBP - Opp-1
SH - FSU-Mark Hallberg (3), Jack Rye (1), Brandon Reichart (2)
SF - FSU-Tony Thomas (1)
CS - FSU-Ruairi O'Connor (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Ryan Strauss W (4-0) 8.0 3 0 0 0 8
Danny Rosen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
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FSU 9.0 3 0 0 0 8
Opp L 8.0 11 9 8 2 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIANA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Rye's Walk-off Single Lifts FSU Over Wake Forest 7-6 In 11 Innings.
The Seminoles score all seven runs on Friday evening with two outs.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State opened conference play on Friday evening with a thrilling 7-6 extra inning victory over Wake Forest (11-8, 2-2 ACC) at Dick Howser Stadium. Junior Jack Rye registered the game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the 11th to keep the Seminoles (21-0, 1-0 ACC) perfect on the season. Florida State once again came through with some clutch hitting as all seven runs were scored with two outs in an inning. Jimmy Marshall pitched a scoreless 11th to earn his first win of the year.
"Our team showed a lot of composure tonight," said Tony Thomas, Jr. "We could have easily given in when (Allan) Dykstra hit that home run, it was just a back breaker, but it showed how strong our team is emotionally to be able come through with a victory against a very good Wake Forest ball club."
Rye finished the evening 2-for-5 with three RBI's and a run scored to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 18 games. D'Vontrey Richardson registered his fifth three-hit ball game of the season, while left fielder Ohmed Danesh was the only other Seminole with multiple hits as he posted a pair of singles in the win.
The bottom of the 11th began with first baseman Brandon Reichert leading off with a single up the middle off Wake Forest reliever Ben Hunter (3-4), who was pitching his fourth inning of the evening. After a walk to shortstop Mark Hallberg advanced Reichert to second, Ryan Strauss entered the game as a pinch runner replacing Reichert at second. Strauss would move to third on Buster Posey's fielder's choice groundout putting runners on first and third for Rye. Rye, who entered the game leading the team with 17 two-out RBI's, registered his third of the game as his single glanced off the glove of the leaping Keith Mauney at second base and trickled into the outfield scoring Strauss from third for the game-winner.
"I went up to the plate in the 11th with the mind set of getting a good pitch and hitting it hard," said Rye. "I actually thought the second baseman was going to catch it, but I was just running down the line and was very fortunate that it dropped in for a hit."
Wake Forest began the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the third off Seminole starter Bryan Henry. Designated hitter Willy Fox gave the Demon Deacons an early 2-0 lead with a two out double to right field plating Brett Linnenkohl and Austin Jones.
Florida State would answer right away in the bottom half of third with four runs highlighted by a bloop single down the left field line by Rye and a double to the fence in left by Dennis Guinn. The Seminoles would take advantage of three walks by Wake starter Brad Kledzik who issued free passes to Reichert, Hallberg and Posey. Rye stepped up to the plate and hit a blooping single down the line in left scoring Reichert and Hallberg to tie the game at two. Guinn then knocked a double to wall in left for his first hit in three games plating Posey and Rye to give the Seminoles a 4-2 lead.
The lead held tight until the fifth when the Demon Deacons would strike for two more runs to tie the game once again. After a throwing error plated Nate Frazier from third, Fox would knock in his third RBI of the game with a single to left scoring Jones. Wake threatened for more as they loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but Henry got Evan Ocheltree to line out to Hallberg and then struck out Tyler Smith to end the inning.
Henry would go back out in the sixth as he struck out his final two batters putting an end to his evening. The senior from Tallahassee, Fla., pitched into the sixth for the fifth time in seven starts as he notched seven strike outs for the third straight game.
Florida State would give Henry the opportunity for a win as they scored two in the bottom of the sixth to take a 6-4 lead. Hallberg gave the lead back to the Seminoles with his single to right scoring Richardson. Posey would add to the lead with his first hit of the night, a single to left center scoring Thomas.
The lead would hold true until the ninth as Wake Forest tied the game on Allan Dykstra's eighth home run of the season. The sophomore first baseman sent a Danny Rosen change up over the fence in right field to knot things up at six, sending the game into extra innings. It was the first blown save of the season for the Seminoles in four opportunities.
Rosen would immediately bounce back as he struck out the side to end the ninth. After giving up the two run shot to Dykstra, Rosen pitched extremely well for the Seminoles allowing just one more hit while striking out four. He finished the game pitching 2.2 innings.
Marshall entered the game in the 11th and did not allow a hit as he faced four batters to pick up his first victory of the season. With runners on first and second and one out, the sophomore pitcher got Dustin Hood to groundout into a double play to end the inning setting up the heroics in the bottom half of the inning.
It was Florida State's first appearance in an extra inning game this year, while Wake Forest ran its season record to 2-2 in extra frames.
Thomas saw his 20-game hitting streak come to an end on Friday evening as the junior second baseman went hitless in six plate appearances. He did draw a walk in the sixth and has now reached base in all 21 games this season.
"It was a good run," said Thomas. "I didn't try to press about it late in the game especially when extra innings came along, but I was just glad we came away with the victory. I'll just have to go back out tomorrow and start up another one."
Florida State will return to the diamond tomorrow in game two against the Demon Deacons at Mike Martin Field. First pitch is slated for 6:00 pm. Fans can always follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
Injury Note: Ohmed Danesh, getting his third start of the season for the Seminoles, left the game in the sixth as he suffered a compound dislocation of his pinky finger on his left hand. He received
stitches and is out indefinitely.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1
Mark Hallberg SS 4 1 1 1 2 0 4 5
Buster Posey C 5 1 1 1 1 0 11 1
Jack Rye RF 5 1 2 3 1 0 2 0
Dennis Guinn DH 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 3
Ohmed Danesh LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Mark Gildea LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 9 0
Ryan Strauss PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryan Henry P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
========================
FSU 41 7 12 7 7 9 33 10
Opp 40 6 8 5 7 11 32 14
E - FSU-Bryan Henry (1)
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Dennis Guinn (6)
HR - Opp-1
HBP - Opp-3
SH - FSU-Brandon Reichart (3)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry 6.0 5 4 4 4 7
Brian Chambers 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Travis Burge 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Danny Rosen 2.2 3 2 2 0 4
Jimmy Marshall W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
===================
FSU 11.0 8 6 6 7 11
Opp L 10.2 12 7 7 7 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKE FOREST | ||||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Holds On To Beat Wake Forest 4-3.
Senior Michael Hyde earns his seventh win of the season keeping the Deacs scoreless for 5.2 innings.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - With a shamrock design featured in the infield grass and the team sporting green hats in honor of St. Patrick's Day, the luck of the Irish was with the Seminoles on Saturday evening at Dick Howser Stadium as Florida State (22-0, 2-0 ACC) ran out to 4-0 lead and held on for a 4-3 victory over Wake Forest (11-9, 2-3 ACC). Senior Michael Hyde (7-0) kept the Demon Deacons off the scoreboard as he pitched 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball to earn his seventh straight victory of the season. It was the second straight outing that Hyde has not allowed a run and has now thrown 13.2 consecutive innings of shutout baseball.
"It was undoubtedly one of our best wins this year," said head coach Mike Martin. "It was a game that I was very pleased with the composure that we showed. Wake Forest is an excellent club; they are very, very good. We were out hit; it was a game that took an awful lot of people to win. He used five pitchers tonight. It was altogether a great win for us tonight."
Florida State took advantage of some early errors by the Demon Deacons pegging Wake Forest starter Eric Niesen (2-2) with four runs, two earned, in his five innings of work.
The Seminoles jumped on the board in the first with two runs as Tony Thomas, Jr. and Buster Posey crossed the plate to give FSU the early lead. Thomas led off the game with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Mark Hallberg. Thomas then stole third and raced home on the play as the throw by Wake catcher Austin Jones went into left field. Posey was then issued a walk by Niesen and would advance to second on a passed ball. Jack Rye would then move Posey to third with a single through the left side, extending his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games. Posey would score on the play as Demon Deacon left fielder Brett Linnenkohl miss handled the ball allowing enough time for Posey to run home and give the Seminoles a 2-0.
"Tonight we had to play small ball," said Thomas. "They had an excellent pitcher on the mound, who had a lot of good stuff and he was hitting his spots real well. We were putting the ball in play but Wake Forest is good defensive ball club that made a lot of plays. With that, we had to convert to small ball which we haven't had to do much this season. Tonight, we showed that we can play the small game as well."
FSU would add another run in the third as D'Vontrey Richardson led off the inning with an infield single to short. He would race around to score on the third Wake Forest error of the game.
Florida State made it 4-0 in the fifth as Thomas led off the inning knocking his fourth triple of the season off the fence in right field. Hallberg picked up his 28th RBI of the season as he hit a single off the glove of diving second baseman Nathan Frazier scoring Thomas from third.
Hyde cruised through the first five innings as he allowed just one runner to reach second base. He also benefited with a pair of groundball double plays in the second and fourth innings, respectively. In the sixth, Hyde ran into some trouble as he gave up a lead off single to Linnenkohl and then a two out single to left field by Willy Fox to advance Linnenkohl to third. That would be the end of the night for Hyde, as the Tallahassee, Fla., native pitched 5.2 innings allowing no runs on four hits while striking out five. Brian Chambers came on in relief of Hyde and got Dustin Hood to groundout to third baseman Jason Stidham on the very first pitch to end the threat.
"Those double play balls are a pitchers best friend," said Hyde. "I got a couple of them tonight and it bailed me out a bunch of times. Those two (Hallberg and Thomas) are probably two of the best in turning them and I have a lot of confidence in them when that ball is hit on the ground. I don't even have to turn around because I know that they are going to turn it."
"Hyde pitched very well," stated Martin. "To pitch 5.2 shutout innings, is very impressive. He threw his pitches to location."
Wake Forest would make things interesting in the seventh as the Deacs scored three to close within one run of the lead. Evan Ocheltree and Austin Jones started things in the seventh with back-to-back hits off Chambers. The two runners would advance a base as Chambers got Tyler Smith to groundout to Brandon Reichert at first base. With Travis Burge replacing Chambers, pinch hitter Weldon Woodall laced a double to right center plating Ocheltree and Jones. After Burge got Linnenkohl to strike out looking, Eric Williams registered an RBI single up the middle to cut the Seminole lead to one. After back-to-back walks, one by Burge and the other by Caleb Graham, loaded the bases for the Deacs, Graham induced a fly out by Hood to end the inning. The sophomore right hander would return to the mound in the eighth and strike out the side.
The Seminoles once again called upon Danny Rosen to shut the door on the Deacs in the ninth. The junior right hander was eager to get back on the mound in game two to avenge last night's blown save. He started the inning as he got Williams to pop up to Hallberg at short. After issuing a free pass to Allan Dykstra, Rosen would then strike out Fox and Hood to end the game and earn his third save in four opportunities.
"I was dying to get back out there," said Rosen. "I was hoping to get the same lineup that I faced on Friday night where they got the home run. I wanted to redeem myself against Dykstra, unfortunately I walked him (Dykstra), but I still got out there and got the job done. It was good feeling tonight."
"Danny did a great job," said Martin. "It was a real pleasure to see Danny go back out there and close it up. He did a great job in the ninth inning."
The win on Saturday night also meant that the Seminoles are the now the loan undefeated team in Division I as Mississippi handed Vanderbilt its first loss of the season. Coming into the weekend, Florida State along with Vanderbilt and Kentucky were the only teams without a loss. Last night, Arkansas issued Kentucky its first loss in 2007.
Florida State will return to the diamond on Sunday in the series finale against the Demon Deacons at Mike Martin Field. First pitch is slated for 1:00 pm and right hander Ryan Strauss is expected to
make his sixth start of the season. Left hander Garrett Bullock will take the mound for Wake Forest. Fans can also follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the
contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM. The game will also be shown live over the web on ACC Select.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 3
Mark Hallberg SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 3
Buster Posey C 3 1 0 0 1 2 11 0
Jack Rye RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Mark Gildea PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Travis Anderson DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Tommy Oravetz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Michael Hyde P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
Caleb Graham P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
========================
FSU 30 4 6 1 2 11 27 7
Opp 34 3 9 3 5 11 24 4
E - Opp-3
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Travis Anderson (1)
3B - FSU-Tony Thomas (4)
HBP - Opp-2, FSU-Dennis Guinn (1)
SH - FSU-Mark Hallberg (4)
SB - FSU-Tony Thomas (12), Mark Hallberg 2 (5)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (7-0) 5.2 4 0 0 1 5
Brian Chambers 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Travis Burge 0.1 2 1 1 1 1
Caleb Graham 1.1 1 0 0 2 3
Danny Rosen Sv(2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
===================
FSU 9.0 9 3 3 5 11
Opp L 8.0 6 4 2 2 11
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKE FOREST | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Florida State Sweeps Series With 11-1 Victory Over Wake Forest.
Ryan Strauss bumps his record to 5-0 on the season with seven solid innings Sunday.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (23-0, 3-0 ACC) scored a combined 10 runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings as the Seminoles broke open a tie ball game to down Wake Forest (11-10, 2-4 ACC) 11-1 Sunday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. With the sweep over the Demon Deacons, the Seminoles have now opened league play by sweeping its opponents 11 times since joining the ACC in 1992. Junior Ryan Strauss settled down after a shaky start and pitched seven innings allowing just one run on five hits for his fifth win of the season.
Five Seminole batters recorded two hits on the afternoon, while Mark Hallberg, Buster Posey and Dennis Guinn each record two RBI's. Junior Jack Rye extended his hitting streak to a career-best 20 games with his single to left in the fourth. Travis Anderson, who started as the designated hitter for the second straight game, recorded a two-out double in the second for his second two-bagger in as many games.
"Anytime you get a sweep against a conference opponent, you've got to be encouraged and certainly we are but at the same time we know that there is a lot of baseball left to play," said head coach Mike Martin. "I am very proud of the way we are playing."
Strauss (5-0) got off to a shaky start as he threw 34 pitches in the first. After striking out Brett Linnenkohl to start the game, he issued back-to-back walks to Eric Williams and Allan Dykstra before giving up an RBI single up the middle to designated hitter Willy Fox. After a fielder's choice groundout, Strauss gave up his third walk of the inning to load the bases with two outs for Demon Deacon catcher Austin Jones. Strauss would bear down to get the final out striking out Jones to end the inning.
"I struggled early," said Strauss. "I was fortunate to get out of a couple jams and once I got out of it, around the fourth inning everything seemed to click. Wake Forest is a good ball club, but we are excited that we could come out this weekend and get the job done."
The lead was short lived as Tony Thomas, Jr. tied the ball game with one swing of the bat. The junior second baseman took the first pitch he saw from Wake starter Garrett Bullock (1-1) and deposited it over the fence in right for his second home run of the season. It was the first, first inning home run hit by the Seminoles this season.
After a one-two-three second inning by Strauss, the junior right hander got out of another bases loaded jam in the third. Strauss retired Williams and Dykstra on a pair of fly outs to Hallberg to start the third, but then gave up back-to-back singles to Fox and Dustin Hood and a walk to Evan Ocheltree to load the bases once again for Jones. Strauss once again won the battle as he got Jones to bounce into a fielder's choice groundout to end the threat.
Strauss settled down after the third retiring nine straight Demon Deacons at one point. He gave up just two hits and no walks beyond the first three innings and allowed one runner to reach third. The Tampa, Fla., native threw a career-high 113 pitches in seven innings of work as he struck out four batters.
"Ryan Strauss had the best outing I have seem him have as a Seminole," stated Martin. "It was great, great pitching. He was as impressive as I have ever seen him on the mound."
The game remained tied into the bottom of the sixth as Florida State finally broke through with a three spot off Bullock. Hallberg started the inning with an infield single to third and moved to second after Posey was awarded first on a catcher's interference. Guinn gave the Seminoles their first lead of the day as he laced a double to right center driving in Hallberg and Posey. Guinn would move to third on the play as Williams had problems handling the ball in the outfield. Jason Stidham made the score 4-1 as he singled to left scoring Guinn.
The Seminole would add another in the seventh as Brandon Reichert recorded his first hit of the ball game hitting a double off the fence in right. After Thomas was hit by a pitch, Hallberg laid down a sacrifice bunt putting runners on second and third for Posey. The sophomore catcher came through as he hit a sacrifice fly to right field scoring Reichert.
FSU would break the game open in the eighth as they scored six runs off Wake Forest reliever Josh Ellis. With runners at first and second, designated hitter Tommy Oravetz entered the game and registered his first RBI of the season as he hit a single to left field scoring Rye. It was the first run scored off Ellis, as the right hander hadn't allowed a run in 15.1 innings this season. Ellis had a chance to get Wake out of the inning with just one run crossing the plate, but an errant throw over to first by the rightie pitcher on a groundball by Reichert kept the inning alive for the Seminoles. And Florida State would take advantage of the mistake scoring five more times to make the score 11-1. Hallberg posted two RBI's in the inning, while Posey capped off the scoring by driving in Hallberg with his single up the middle.
Brian Chambers and Matt Fairel pitched the eighth and ninth innings, respectively as both pitchers did not give up a hit, while combining for four strike outs. Fairel was impressive as he struck out the side in the ninth to end the game.
The Seminoles outscored the Demon Deacons 22-10 on the weekend winning the first two games by one run including an 11-inning game on Friday. Twelve of the 22 runs recorded this weekend came on two outs moving the season total to 112 runs scored this season on two outs.
"It feels great," said Hallberg on the Seminoles sweep over Wake Forest. "We grinded out three wins this weekend showing a lot of character by winning the close games. It was fun; a great atmosphere and we got the job done."
Florida State will return to the diamond on Wednesday, March 21 as the Seminoles will travel on the road to face the Jacksonville Dolphins. It marks just the second game away from Mike Martin Field
for the Seminoles so far in 2007. First pitch is slated for 6:00 pm and right hander Caleb Graham is expected to make his first start of the season. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet.
Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1
Mark Hallberg SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 3 3
Buster Posey C 3 1 1 2 0 1 8 0
Jack Rye RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
Devin Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 3
Travis Anderson DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH-DH 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 6 0
Ryan Strauss P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 1
Matt Fairel P 0 0
========================
FSU 33 11 14 9 2 5 27 10
Opp 33 1 5 1 4 8 24 15
E - Opp-3, FSU-Brandon Reichart (4)
2B - FSU-Dennis Guinn (7), Travis Anderson (2), Brandon Reichart (5)
HR - FSU-Tony Thomas (2)
HBP - FSU-Tony Thomas (3), Dennis Guinn (2)
SH - FSU-Mark Hallberg (5)
SF - FSU-Buster Posey (2)
CS - FSU-Tony Thomas (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Ryan Strauss W (5-0) 7.0 5 1 1 4 4
Brian Chambers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Matt Fairel 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
===================
FSU 9.0 5 1 1 4 8
Opp L 8.0 14 11 6 2 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKE FOREST | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Jacksonville Hands Florida State First Loss Of Season, 5-3.
The victory by the Dolphins snaps the Seminoles 18-game winning streak in the series.
JACKSONVILLE, FL - All good things must come to an end and on Wednesday night top-ranked Florida State's 23-game winning streak came to a close as Jacksonville (16-13) handed FSU (23-1) its first loss of the season with a 5-3 victory at Alexander Brest Field. The win for Jacksonville was its first over the Seminoles since February 24, 2002, when the Dolphins won 13-4 in Jacksonville. Florida State entered tonight's contest winning 18 straight games over Jacksonville.
"You have to give Jacksonville an awful lot of credit," said head coach Mike Martin. "They pitched very well; they made defensive plays when they needed to and got the two-out hits. You have to take your hat off to a very good JU team."
The Dolphins took advantage of two costly Seminole errors in the third to score four unearned runs. Former Seminole Ryan McArdle gave JU the lead for good as he hit a two-out double down the line in right to cap the four-run third.
"Ryan (McArdle) did a very good job," stated Martin. "That was a pitch that he didn't handle very well last year. He did a good job of hitting it tonight. You have to be a little happy for him. He wanted to go somewhere and play and there was an opportunity for him to play here in Jacksonville. I was happy for that, but I wasn't real happy when he got that double."
Florida State would make things interesting in the top of the ninth as they loaded the bases with one out. But it was to no avail as JU's Matt Davis got Dennis Guinn to pop up to second base and then Jason Stidham to strike out looking to end the game. The save was Davis' fourth of the season.
Caleb Graham (0-1) was handed the loss in his first start for the Garnet and Gold as the sophomore right hander worked four innings allowing five runs, one earned, on five hits, while striking out three.
Jimmy Marshall gave on in relief of Graham in the fifth and pitched well as he set down nine straight Dolphin batters before issuing a walk to start the eighth. After he got Mike McCallister to pop up to Stidham at third on an attempted sacrifice bunt, Marshall got McArdle to ground out into an inning ending double play. Marshall pitched four scoreless innings without giving up a hit. He struck out two, while issuing one walk.
"You have to tip your hat off to Jacksonville tonight," said Marshall. "They played a great game. A couple of things didn't go our way, but unfortunately that's the way it goes sometimes. As for my performance tonight, I was able to come in and throw strikes. As a relief pitcher, that's what you have to do is come in and throw strikes. Luckily, I was able to do that tonight."
Florida State got on the board in the first with a run by Tony Thomas, Jr. The junior second baseman started the game bouncing the first pitch he saw over the JU third baseman for a leadoff single. He then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Mark Hallberg. It was Hallberg's team leading sixth sacrifice bunt of the season. Buster Posey gave the Seminoles an early 1-0 lead as he added to his team leading RBI total singling to left to drive in Thomas from second.
The Seminoles took advantage of a couple walks by Dolphin starter D. J. Ackley to increase their lead to 2-0. Hallberg drew a leadoff walk to begin the top of the third and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Posey. After a fly out by Jack Rye advanced Hallberg to third, Ackley issued a two-out walk to Guinn. Stidham then stepped in and laced a 3-2 offering to right field for an RBI single scoring Hallberg.
In the bottom of the third, the tide changed on the Seminoles as Jacksonville scored four unearned runs off Graham to take the lead for good. Logan James began the inning with a leadoff walk and then with one out reached second on a fielding error by Thomas at second. Chuck Opachich drove in the first run of the ball game for the Dolphins as he hit single up the middle scoring James from second. Kevin Ferreira would move to third on the play as D'Vontrey Richardson misplayed the ball in center. McCallister would tie the game at two as he hit a chopper towards Hallberg at short. The ball took a horrible bounce ricocheting off the glove of Hallberg to score Ferreira. McArdle stepped in and hit the game-winner placing a double down the right field line plating Opachich and McCallister. The two-run lead by JU marked the largest deficit faced by the Seminoles all season.
Florida State would cut into the Dolphin lead on an RBI single by Brandon Reichert. Richardson led off the fourth with a walk ending the night for Ackley. Tim Brown would come out of the JU bullpen and after a wild pitch put Richardson on second, Reichert hit a single through the right side plating the freshman center fielder.
Jacksonville would get that run back in bottom of the fourth as Donnie Vickers started the inning with a single up the middle off Graham. He would later score on an RBI groundout by Ferreira.
Brown (2-2) got the win in relief as he stymied the Seminoles for 4.1 innings giving up just one hit. He retired eight straight Florida State batters until issuing a free pass to Posey with one out in the seventh. At one point, Brown set down 10 of the last 12 batters he faced before handing the ball over to Glenn Witkowski with one out in the eighth. After giving up a single to Richardson to place runners at first and second, Witkowski got Reichert to groundout into an inning ending double play.
Posey and Reichert finished the evening with two hits apiece as both players recorded an RBI in the game. Jack Rye went hitless for just the second time this season ending his 20-game hitting streak, a career-best.
"It was definitely disappointing," said Thomas on the team's first loss of the season. "It was just one of those nights that we couldn't get anything to fall our way. JU, they are a terrific club and made the plays tonight. Our team fought hard all the way throughout the game, but just couldn't seem to get certain breaks to go our way."
Florida State will resume conference play this weekend as they return home to face Boston College (6-8-1). Game one is set for Friday, March 23 at 6:00 pm at Dick Howser Stadium. Saturday's game will
be shown live on FSN Florida at 6:00 pm, while Sunday's contest can be seen on Sun Sports at 1:00 pm. Fans can always follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the
contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 4
Mark Hallberg SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2
Buster Posey C 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 0
Jack Rye RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 5
Tommy Oravetz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Mark Gildea PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 12 0
Caleb Graham P 0 2
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
========================
FSU 31 3 7 3 7 5 24 13
Opp 28 5 5 5 3 5 27 11
E - FSU-Tony Thomas (5), D'Vontrey Richardson (2)
2B - Opp-1
HBP - FSU-Buster Posey (2), D'Vontrey Richardson (5)
SH - Opp-1, FSU-Mark Hallberg (6), Buster Posey (1)
SB - Opp-1
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Caleb Graham L (0-1) 4.0 5 5 1 2 3
Jimmy Marshall 4.0 0 0 0 1 2
===================
FSU 8.0 5 5 1 3 5
Opp W-Sv 9.0 7 3 3 7 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| JACKSONVILLE |
Guinn's Career Night And Henry'sMastery Lead FSU To Win Over BC.
Dennis Guinn sets a career high with three doubles as he goes 4-for-4 in the game.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The top-ranked FSU baseball team responded quite nicely to its first loss of the season with an impressive 5-1 win over Boston College in ACC play. Bryan Henry pitched brilliantly going eight innings and striking out 10 batters as he improved his record to 8-0. Dennis Guinn paced the Seminole offense going 4-for-4 with a career high three doubles. The win kept Florida State perfect in ACC play at 4-0 and improved the team's overall record to 24-1. The Eagles fell to 6-9-1 and 4-3 in conference action.
"I thought we played a solid baseball game," said Seminole Head Coach Mike Martin. "It all starts with the guy out there on the bump. Bryan Henry did a great job. I was very impressed with the way he kept his poise. I tell you what, Boston College is a very good baseball team and (BC starter Kevin Boggan) can pitch with anybody."
"It was good and it was a lot of fun," said Henry of his outing. "I have some things I need to continue to work on. I was able to have good command of my fastball tonight, which let me work in my off speed pitches. It worked out well. The defense did great picking it up behind me."
Four different Seminoles recorded multi-hit games. Tony Thomas, Jr. continued his torrid hitting going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Mark Hallberg and Buster Posey also collected multiple hits with two a piece but it was Guinn who led the way. The left fielder set a new career high with four hits in a conference game.
"It felt good especially since the way I have been swinging it," said Guinn. "I have had confidence but I was seeing the ball really good tonight. I felt like I was staying back up the middle. I felt really good at the plate."
"Dennis has been very persistent," said Martin. "He has really stuck with it. He has worked hard with (Mike Martin, Jr.) seeing the ball a little better. It couldn't have come at a better time."
The Seminoles got off to a good start versus Boggan as they staged a two-out rally in the bottom of the third as both Thomas and Hallberg singled bringing up Buster Posey. The FSU catcher followed with the third straight hit as Florida State broke in front 1-0.
Henry's first walk of the game turned out to be costly as it was followed by an RBI double knotting the game at 1-1 in the fourth. A deep fly ball out moved the runner to third with one away. Henry got the second out on an infield fly but lost the next batter putting runners on the corners. The senior got out of the inning though with a called third strike.
Guinn opened the fourth with his second double of the game, a new career high. Tommy Oravetz sacrificed Guinn to third. FSU could not plate the run though as Guinn was thrown out at home on a ground ball hit to short.
FSU mustered another two-out run to go on top in the fifth. Thomas reached on a walk, moved to second on a ground out and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. An error at short then brought the run home.
Guinn continued to add to his career day when he led off the bottom of the sixth with his third double of the game. Oravetz followed with a single to put runners on the corners with nobody out. A ground out brought Guinn home as the lead grew to 3-1.
The Seminoles once again put runners on the corners in the bottom of the seventh and once again Guinn delivered. The outfielder recorded his fourth hit of the game, tying a career high, and extending the FSU lead to 4-1.
"To get that RBI, we needed that one at the end of a close game," said Guinn. "Going 4-for-4 really helped the team and that is all I can ask of myself."
The Seminoles tacked on an insurance run in the eighth. After Mark Gildea walked, Brandon Reichert singled. A double steal moved both runners into scoring position and then Thomas cashed in with his third hit of the game, a new career high for the second baseman in a conference game.
Florida State and Boston College will continue their series Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast in Tallahassee on FSN Florida. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet.
Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 0
Mark Hallberg SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
Buster Posey C 5 0 2 1 0 0 12 1
Jack Rye RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
Tommy Oravetz 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
Ruairi O'Connor DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Bryan Henry P 1 2
Brian Chambers P 0 0
========================
FSU 36 5 13 4 2 8 27 4
Opp 31 1 5 1 2 12 24 11
E - Opp-1, FSU-Tommy Oravetz (4)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Dennis Guinn 3 (10)
SH - Opp-1, FSU-Tommy Oravetz (1)
SB - Opp-2, FSU-Mark Gildea (2), Brandon Reichart (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry W (6-0) 8.0 4 1 1 2 10
Brian Chambers 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
===================
FSU 9.0 5 1 1 2 12
Opp L 8.0 13 5 4 2 8
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON COLLEGE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Hyde Pitches Season High Seven Innings Leading FSU To Win Over BC.
Hallberg leads the attack with three RBIs while Reichert and Gildea knock in two each.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The top ranked Seminole baseball team continued to roll Saturday night behind another stellar game by a starting pitcher. Senior Michael Hyde set a season high as he threw seven innings allowing just two runs and no walks upping his record to 8-0. After allowing two runs in the top of the first, Hyde shut the Eagles (6-10-1, 4-4) down for the next six innings. The win kept FSU perfect in ACC play as the Seminoles are now 5-0 and 25-1 overall.
"Michael had a very good outing. I am very, very proud of him," said FSU Head Coach Mike Martin. "He battled. He didn't have a great outing but he battled and that's what it's about."
"It was a dogfight all night long," said Hyde. "It was one of those days where you have to go out there and have a little something extra every inning because your stuff wasn't all there. I didn't throw as many pitches as I had been the last few outings but I felt like I threw more because of how much effort I had to put into it. They are a very good ball club and they kept putting the ball in play. Luckily I have the defense I do behind me to pick me up."
For the 15th time in 25 games, the FSU offense scored double digit runs. Mark Hallberg paced FSU at the plate with three RBIs but it was the bottom of the Seminole order that came through. Brandon Reichert and Mark Gildea combined to go 5-for-6 with four RBIs as the Seminoles recorded their most lopsided win in the short series history with the Eagles.
"I tell you what it makes it a lot easier to pitch when you have guys in the line-up like we do right now," said Hyde. "They put they ball in play and score runs behind you. It makes it a lot easier to pitch with a lead than without one."
"It was a great night," said Gildea. "The defense played well. Hyde pitched really well. It was a good team effort all around. It was a lot of fun."
Boston College jumped out to an early lead versus Hyde in the first. Back-to-back one-out singles and a wild pitch put two runners in scoring position. Eric Campbell then recorded BC's third single of the game putting the Eagles up 1-0. It was the first run allowed by Hyde in 14 innings. A sacrifice bunt brought home another run but a spectacular play near the tarp in foul territory by Jason Stidham ended the top of the first.
The Seminoles got on the board in the second. Dennis Guinn was hit by a Nate Jeanes offering and Stidham followed with a base hit to put two aboard. Travis Anderson's base hit loaded the bases for Gildea. The center fielder laced a double to the wall in left tying the game at 2-2. Reichert doubled the Seminole score with a double of his own off the screen in right as FSU jumped in front 4-2. Following a spectacular play by third baseman Eric Campbell on a Tony Thomas, Jr. smash, Hallberg continued the trend as he doubled plating the fifth run of the inning. Buster Posey followed suit recording the fourth double of the inning as the Seminole lead grew to 6-2.
Gildea led off the bottom of the fourth with his second hit of the day. Another base hit and a throwing error put two runners in scoring position. Thomas then singled home the seventh run of the game and moved up to second on the throw to the plate. Hallberg then brought both runs in on a single boosting the FSU advantage to 9-2.
Brandon Reichert led off the bottom of the sixth with a base hit up the middle and then a Thomas hit by pitch put two on board. A BC error allowed FSU to get to double digits as the game moved to the seventh with FSU in front 10-2.
For the first time since the first inning BC got back on the board. A leadoff single and a wild pitch put a runner in scoring position. The first out came on a fielder's choice leaving the Eagles with runners on the corners but a sac fly plated the run.
Florida State and Boston College will conclude their series Sunday at 1:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast in Tallahassee on SUN Sports. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker
will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 3 2 1 1 0 0 4 3
Tommy Oravetz PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Mark Hallberg SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 4
Buster Posey C 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 0
Jack Rye RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Jason Stidham 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Stephen Cardullo PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Travis Anderson DH 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Josh Spivey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mark Gildea CF 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 3 2 3 2 0 0 7 0
Devin Gonzalez PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Michael Hyde P 0 1
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
========================
FSU 33 10 12 9 3 5 27 11
Opp 32 3 9 3 1 6 24 8
E - Opp-2
2B - FSU-Mark Hallberg (5), Buster Posey (9), Mark Gildea (3), Brandon Reichart (6)
HBP - FSU-Tony Thomas (4), Dennis Guinn (3), Travis Anderson (1)
SH - Opp-1
SF - Opp-1
CS - FSU-Buster Posey (3)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Michael Hyde W (8-0) 7.0 8 2 2 0 4
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Travis Burge 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
===================
FSU 9.0 9 3 3 1 6
Opp L 8.0 12 10 9 3 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON COLLEGE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Dennis Guinn Comes Up A Single Short Of The Cycle As FSU Sweeps BC.
Strauss carries a no-hitter into the seventh as the Seminoles move to 6-0 in ACC play.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The top-ranked Florida State baseball team completed its sweep of Boston College Sunday afternoon behind the hitting of Dennis Guinn who came up just a single short of hitting for the cycle. Seminole starter Ryan Strauss carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning picking up his sixth win as Florida State (26-1, 6-0) downed Boston College (6-11-1, 4-5) 7-0.
"It was a solid weekend of baseball," said FSU Head Coach Mike Martin. "I was very pleased with Ryan Strauss today. In all my years at Florida State I have never seen an opportunity for a no-hitter and a guy hitting for the cycle in one day. Unfortunately neither one worked out but it was a very exciting day and a very good weekend for Florida State."
Guinn had his second big game of the weekend in the finale. The junior outfielder recorded six extra base hits in the series, four of which were doubles, and reached base all five times on Sunday. Guinn slugged 1.600 for the weekend and batted .700 on top of knocking in four RBIs.
"Dennis is a guy that can carry a ballclub when he gets hot and that is what he did Friday night and Sunday," said Martin. "He is seeing the ball extremely well and that has a way of affecting all the guys when one guy does that."
"I feel like I saw the ball really well this weekend," said Guinn. "No matter what I saw coming at me I felt like I was going to hit it hard. (The extra base hits) feel good especially because I have been having a lot of singles this year. I haven't had many doubles and hadn't had a triple yet."
Strauss (6-0) continued his stellar play as of late as he pitched at least seven innings for the third straight game. The junior right-hander has allowed just one run in his last four starts and has won four straight games. The only two base runners he allowed in the first six innings both came on walks.
"I knew I hadn't given up a hit from the first inning because I look up (at the scoreboard) every time after an inning so I knew the whole game," said Strauss of his no-hit bid. "I just tried to go out there and do the same thing every inning and it was working."
FSU got off to a quick start Sunday. Mark Hallberg recorded a one-out base hit in the bottom of the first and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. Jack Rye then put the Seminoles on top with his fourth homerun of the season. The junior went over the fence in right for his first hit in the series. Guinn followed with his first triple of the season, a deep shot off the fence in right. It was the fourth extra base hit for Guinn in the series.
Guinn opened the bottom of the third with his second extra base hit, a double down the left field line. He moved up to third on a ground out and then Ruairi O'Connor drove the run in on a double, the 10th of the series for FSU.
Florida State built on its lead in the fifth with a two-out rally. An error opened the door as Buster Posey reached and then Rye followed with a single. A hit by pitch loaded the bases an then a wild pitch brought in the fourth run of the game for FSU.
Strauss carried a no-hitter into the seventh but a Tony Sanchez single to open the inning ended his bid for the record books.
Posey led off the bottom of the seventh with a base hit and was followed by Rye who also singled putting two on for FSU. Guinn then continued his torrid weekend as he hit his second homer of the year putting the Seminoles in front for good 7-0.
Florida State returns to action this Tuesday, March 27 versus North Florida at 6:00 p.m. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live
radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 3
Mark Hallberg SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Buster Posey C 5 2 1 0 0 0 8 1
Jack Rye RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 2 3 3 1 0 3 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ruairi O'Connor DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH-DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Ryan Strauss P 0 1
Bo O'Dell P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 0 0
========================
FSU 38 7 12 6 3 3 27 10
Opp 29 0 2 0 3 7 24 10
E - Opp-2
2B - FSU-Dennis Guinn (11), Ruairi O'Connor (8), Brandon Reichart (7)
3B - FSU-Dennis Guinn (1)
HR - FSU-Jack Rye (4), Dennis Guinn (2)
HBP - FSU-Dennis Guinn (4), Jason Stidham (4)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Ryan Strauss W (6-0) 7.0 2 0 0 2 4
Bo O'Dell 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Danny Rosen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
===================
FSU 9.0 2 0 0 3 7
Opp L 8.0 12 7 6 3 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON COLLEGE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
Graham, Seminoles Shut Down North Florida 6-0.
Florida State wins for the 26th consecutive time at home this season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Top ranked Florida State (27-1) posted a second straight shut out and fifth of the season as the Seminoles defeated North Florida (11-18), 6-0 Tuesday night at Dick Howser Stadium. Sophomore Caleb Graham picked up his first win of the season as he shut down the Ospreys for six innings. Jack Rye led FSU with a hit and two RBI's as five different Seminole batters registered an RBI in the win.
Graham (1-1) was solid in his second start for the Garnet and Gold working a career-high six innings allowing no runs on two hits. The right hander also set a career-high with six strikeouts on the evening and has now registered at least three or more strikeouts in his last six appearances, including the last two as a starter.
"It was great knowing that the coaching staff had the support and confidence in me," said Graham on working six innings in tonight's win. "I wanted to come back and prove myself after last week (vs. Jacksonville). It is very comforting knowing that the coaches have your back when you don't have your best stuff like I did tonight. I was happy to come out and get the win for our team."
Casey Whitmer, Matt Fairel and Jimmy Marshall were all effective out of the bullpen as each worked an inning in relief.
"I thought that Caleb Graham had a very good outing tonight," said head coach Mike Martin. "We were able to get Casey Whitmer, Matt Fairel and Jimmy Marshall into the ball game and certainly that is important because we got to have everybody as we go through the rest of the season."
After both teams got off to a slow start posting a combined three hits through the first three innings, Florida State was the first to strike with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Mark Hallberg led off the inning with a single to left and came around to score on an RBI double to left center by Buster Posey. Posey then advanced to third on a wild pitch by North Florida starter Andrew Stilley (0-1) and would score on a sacrifice fly RBI to center field by Jack Rye. The Seminoles would then load the bases on a walk, a fielding error and a single by Ruairi O'Connor which hit directly off the leg of Stilley. That would end the night for Stilley as the Ospreys would turn to the bullpen. Jon Turner entered the game and gave up a fielder's choice RBI groundout to D'Vontrey Richardson to make the score 3-0.
The Seminoles would threaten with the bases loaded for the second straight inning but manage just one run to push their lead to 4-0. Tony Thomas, Jr. led off the bottom of the fifth with a single up the middle. He would steal second and third base and score on a fielder's choice groundout by Rye, his second RBI of the evening.
Florida State added a pair of two-out runs in the seventh thanks to back-to-back singles by Jason Stidham and O'Connor. Hallberg and Dennis Guinn crossed the plate that inning giving the Seminoles a 6-0 advantage.
"We certainly had a chance to bust the game wide open when we have bases loaded in a couple of those early innings, but give North Florida a lot of credit," said Martin. "They made some good pitches in certain situations to get out of those innings. I think we had some at bats that some of the guys were disappointed with but a lot of times that is something that you have to be able to play through. And we did a good job of playing through some of those bad at bats."
That would be all the Seminoles would need as the pitching staff stymied the North Florida hitters all night long allowing just three hits. In the win, Florida State lowered its team ERA to a conference leading 2.35 mark posting 237 strikeouts and just 85 walks.
Florida State will travel to Durham, N.C. this weekend for its first ACC road series of the season as they face the Duke Blue Devils. Friday's first pitch is slated for 7:00 pm. Saturday's contest
will start at 2:00 pm and will be aired on ACC Select, while Sunday's contest is set for a 12 noon first pitch on Sun Sports. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be
available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 3
Mark Hallberg SS 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 3
Buster Posey C 4 1 1 1 1 0 8 1
Jack Rye RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
Dennis Guinn LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
Ruairi O'Connor DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Mark Gildea CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Caleb Graham P 1 1
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
Matt Fairel P 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
========================
FSU 32 6 9 6 6 2 27 9
Opp 29 0 3 0 2 8 24 10
E - Opp-1
2B - FSU-Buster Posey (10)
HBP - Opp-2
SF - FSU-Jack Rye (1)
SB - FSU-Tony Thomas 2 (14), Mark Hallberg (6)
CS - Opp-1
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Caleb Graham W (1-1) 6.0 2 0 0 2 5
Casey Whitmer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Matt Fairel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
===================
FSU 9.0 3 0 0 2 8
Opp L 8.0 9 6 5 6 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH FLORIDA | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA STATE |
FSU Drills Three Home Runs, Cruises Past Duke 15-3.
Tony Thomas, Jr. hits back-to-back home runs in his first two at-bats of the game.
DURHAM, NC - Top ranked Florida State (28-1, 7-0) pounded out 18 hits including three home runs in the first two innings to top the Duke Blue Devils (19-10, 1-9) 15-3 Friday evening at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, N.C. The Seminoles once again took advantage of some timely hitting as 11 of the 15 runs that were scored in game one came on two-outs. Bryan Henry pitched six innings to earn his seventh victory in nine starts.
Tony Thomas, Jr. led the offensive attack with three hits including two home runs in his first two at-bats. The junior second baseman registered three RBI's and two runs scored. Mark Hallberg and Dennis Guinn each recorded three hits in the win.
"Obviously, B Hen had a very good outing. I was very pleased with his performance," said head coach Mike Martin. "I guess you can say it was a Tony Thomas show offensively. That was quite a display; it's a big lift when you can get a lead-off home run on the road. Then to follow it up with a five spot in the second inning gave us a big advantage. That's a credit to our guys for having some very good at-bats."
Florida State didn't waste anytime grabbing the lead in its first conference road game of the season scoring two runs in the top of the first. Thomas led off the game with a solo shot over the fence in left. Thomas took the 0-1 offering from Duke starter Alex Hassan (2-1) and sent it over the fence for his third round tripper of the season. Hallberg followed with a single to right and then stole second for his seventh steal in eight attempts. The junior shortstop would later score on an RBI single by Guinn to give the Seminoles a 2-0 advantage.
With two outs in the second, the Seminoles took advantage of a Duke fielding error to increase their lead to 7-0. Thomas hit his second home run in as many innings with a towering two-run blast over the wall in left. It marked the first time in Thomas' career that he hit two home runs in a game. After back-to-back base singles by Hallberg and Posey, Jack Rye hit a three-run shot to right center for his team leading fifth dinger of the season. Of the five home runs hit by Rye this year, three have been of the three-run variety.
"To come out here, on the road in a big ACC game, and be able to jump out on Duke like we did tonight really built a lot of confidence," said Thomas. "I went out there feeling relaxed and having fun. I didn't want to stress too much about things tonight. I went to the plate with the mind frame of making good contact."
Duke would cut into the Florida State with two runs off starter Bryan Henry in the bottom of the second. After Henry retired the first two Blue Devils with a strike out and a fly out, Tim Sherlock reached with a triple to left center. Gabriel Saade then hit the first pitch he saw from Henry over the wall in left for a two-run homer making the score 7-2.
The Garnet and Gold would get those two runs back in the third to move the Seminole lead back to seven. D'Vontrey Richardson led off the inning with a single to left and would move to second on the play on a Blue Devil throwing error by the left fielder. Richardson later scored on Duke's second error of the inning coming off a fielder's choice groundout by Hallberg. Posey then pushed Hallberg across the plate on his second hit of the ball game, a double off the wall in left, to give FSU a 9-2 advantage.
Florida State would add three more runs in the top of the sixth increasing its lead over the Blue Devils to 12-2. Rye walked to start the inning and came around to score on Jason Stidham's first triple of the season. Designated hitter Ruairi O'Connor would register his first RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Stidham. The Seminoles loaded the bases with two outs on a single by Richardson, a Reichert hit by pitch and a walk to Thomas. The runner's advanced a base on a called balk as Richardson scored the 12th run of the game for the Seminoles.
Henry (7-0) settled down after giving up the home run in the second and set down 11 of the last 13 batters he faced. The senior right hander finished the game with five strike outs. With the win, Henry improved to 2-1 all-time against Duke.
The Seminoles would strike again an inning later pushing another three runs across with two outs in the seventh. Pinch hitter Travis Anderson singled to left and advanced to second on a hit by pinch by Stidham. Designated hitter Tommy Oravetz connected on his second double of the season driving in Anderson for a 13-2 lead. Reichert would add two more to the Seminole lead as he got his first hit of the game, a 2-RBI single up the middle scoring Stidham and Oravetz.
Duke finished the scoring with a run in the seventh off reliever Casey Whitmer. Sherlock led off the inning with a double down the right field line and would come around to score on a single up the middle by Hassan.
Whitmer came on and pitched two innings in relief giving up one run on three hits. He struck out four while walking just one. Matt Fairel pitched the ninth and got the Blue Devils in order striking out one.
Game two of the series will take place at 2:00 pm at Jack Coombs Field on the campus of Duke University. Saturday's pitching match-up will feature a pair of Tallahassee natives as Michael Hyde will
take the mound for the Seminoles, while the Blue Devils will counter with senior Tony Bajoczky. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along
with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
======================= ======== == == == === == == == ==
Tony Thomas 2B 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 3
Mark Hallberg SS 6 3 3 0 0 1 2 3
Buster Posey C 5 1 2 1 1 1 7 0
Brady Thomas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Jack Rye RF 5 2 1 3 1 0 2 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
Travis Anderson PH-LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
Stephen Cardullo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH-DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea PH-CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 9 0
Bryan Henry P 0 1
Casey Whitmer P 0 1
Matt Fairel P 0 0
========================
FSU 43 15 18 12 6 6 27 10
Opp 34 3 9 3 3 10 27 12
E - Opp-5
2B - Opp-1, FSU-Buster Posey (11), Dennis Guinn (12), Tommy Oravetz (2)
3B - Opp-1, FSU-Jason Stidham (1)
HR - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas 2 (4), Jack Rye (5)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (5), Jason Stidham (5), Ruairi O'Connor (2), Brandon Reichart (3)
SF - FSU-Ruairi O'Connor (1)
SB - FSU-Mark Hallberg (7)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
============================== ==== == == == == ==
Bryan Henry W (7-0) 6.0 6 2 2 2 5
Casey Whitmer 2.0 3 1 1 1 4
Matt Fairel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
===================
FSU 9.0 9 3 3 3 10
Opp L 9.0 18 15 6 6 6
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| DUKE |
Florida State Falls At Duke 8-5.
Duke's six-run second dooms the Seminoles as FSU drops first league game of the season.
DURHAM, NC - Duke (20-10, 2-9) scored six runs in the bottom of the second and held on to hand top ranked Florida State (28-2, 7-1) its first loss of the season in ACC play. FSU has hurt opponents all season long with its ability to score two-out runs, but Saturday the Blue Devils gave the Seminoles a taste of their own medicine as Duke tallied seven of its eight runs on two outs in game two. FSU hit three home runs for the second straight game, all solo shots, including Tony Thomas, Jr.'s third home run of the series in the top of the third.
Blue Devil starter and Tallahassee native Tony Bajoczky (5-2) kept the Seminoles at bay over 6.2 innings as he gave up four runs on six hits. The senior right hander struck out four and walked three to earn his second ACC victory of the season.
"You have to credit Tony Bajoczky, he did a great job of throwing four pitches and keeping us off balance," said head coach Mike Martin. "It was a great game and there was no question that Duke University deserved to win."
Thomas, D'Vontrey Richardson and Tommy Oravetz all homered for the Seminoles in the loss. Richardson finished the game 1-for-3 with a run scored and a team-high two RBI's.
Alex Hassan and Brett Bartles provided the offensive production for Duke as Hassan drove in three RBI's, while Bartles hit two triples and scored twice.
Florida State got on the board early once again with a run in the top of the first. Thomas led off the game with his 17th double of the season down the line in right. He would move to third on a perfectly placed bunt down the third baseline by Mark Hallberg, who beat the throw out for an infield single. The Seminoles' RBI leader in Buster Posey stepped to the plate and registered his fourth sacrifice fly of the season plating Thomas to give FSU a one-run lead.
Duke took the lead after two innings thanks to a six-run second. Five of the six runs came on two outs as the Blue Devils chased FSU starter Michael Hyde (8-1) after 1.2 innings for his shortest outing of the season. Duke tagged the senior right hander for six runs on six hits including two doubles and a triple. Bo O'Dell entered the game and got Brett Bartles swinging on strikes to end the inning. The five run lead for the Blue Devils marked the largest deficit faced by the Seminoles all season long.
Thomas would cut into the Duke lead in the third as he hit a solo shot for his third home run of the series. The junior second baseman took a hanging curveball by Bajoczky and sent it into the trees in left for his fifth round tripper of the season.
Florida State threatened in the fourth but could only manage one run as they loaded the bases with no outs. Jack Rye started the inning with a double to right center followed by back-to-back walks to Dennis Guinn and Jason Stidham. With one out in the inning, Richardson drew a bases loaded walk scoring Rye to cut Duke's lead to 6-3.
"We had a big opportunity with the bases loaded and no body out in the fourth," stated Martin. "We only got one run out of it and that can have a way of coming back to haunt you. When we had that opportunity and only got one, you always look back to that situation and wonder what if we could have gotten two or maybe three, but that is something that you have to credit them with."
Richardson registered his second RBI of the game in the seventh as he led off the inning with a solo shot to deep center field to cut the Blue Devil lead down to two. Richardson took the first offering he saw from Bajoczky and hammered the hanging breaking ball for his second home run of the year.
Duke would add two more runs in the bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by catcher Matt Williams and a single by Hassan. Bartles started the inning hitting his second triple of the game. Richardson made a valiant diving effort on the ball, but it fell in just beyond the out stretched glove of the freshman centerfielder. Williams would make the score 7-4 as he drove Bartles in on a fly out to right field.
The triple would end the afternoon for Seminole hurler Bo O'Dell, who pitched well in relief of Hyde as he entered the game in the bottom of the second. O'Dell threw 5.1 innings allowing just one run on three hits. He set down the first eight batters he faced and 16 of 18 batters before giving up the triple to Bartles to start the eighth.
Duke made the score 8-4 in the eighth on an RBI single by Hassan.
Tommy Oravetz would get the Seminoles off to a good start in the ninth as he hit his first collegiate home run over the fence in right center. But that was all the Seminoles could muster as Duke's Michael Seander got the final three outs on a pair of groundouts and a strike out to give the Blue Devils the 8-5 victory.
Game three of the series will take place at 12:00 pm at Jack Coombs Field on the campus of Duke University. Florida State will throw right hander Ryan Strauss on Sunday, who leads the ACC in ERA at
1.57. The game will be shown live on Sun Sports at 12 noon. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of
1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Tony Thomas 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 4
Mark Hallberg SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Buster Posey C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
Jack Rye RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
Dennis Guinn LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Ruairi O'Connor DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 0
Michael Hyde P 0 0
Bo O'Dell P 1 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
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FSU 33 5 7 5 3 5 24 11
Opp 33 8 10 8 2 4 27 17
E - Opp-2
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Tony Thomas (17), Mark Hallberg (6), Jack Rye (6)
3B - Opp-2
HR - FSU-Tony Thomas (5), Tommy Oravetz (1), D'Vontrey Richardson (2)
HBP - Opp-2
SF - Opp-1, FSU-Buster Posey (3)
SB - FSU-Mark Hallberg (8)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Michael Hyde L (8-1) 1.2 7 6 6 1 1
Bo O'Dell 5.1 2 1 1 0 3
Jimmy Marshall 0.2 0 1 1 1 0
Travis Burge 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
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FSU 8.0 10 8 8 2 4
Opp W 9.0 7 5 5 3 5
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| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| DUKE |
Florida State Takes Series, Downs Duke 8-5 on Sunday.
Tony Thomas, Jr. registers four hits including two home runs in the series finale.
DURHAM, NC - Florida State (29-2, 8-1) hit three home runs for the third straight game to take the series from the Duke Blue Devils (20-11, 2-10) with an 8-5 victory on Sunday afternoon. Tony Thomas, Jr. registered four hits including two, two-run home runs and Mark Hallberg hit his first round tripper as a Seminole to pace the Garnet and Gold. Ryan Strauss ran his record to 7-0 with six solid innings of work, while Brian Chambers worked the ninth for his first collegiate save.
"When you are on the road, it's difficult in the ACC," said head coach Mike Martin. "It's a dog fight every weekend. I was very impressed with Duke; they have done a great job with this ball club and I'm glad that we are through playing them."
Thomas went 4-for-5 in the game with two home runs and two singles. The junior second baseman scored four times, registered four RBI's and stole two bases on Sunday. For the weekend, Thomas hit .638 (9-for-14) with eight RBI's and eight runs scored. He posted a slugging percentage of 1.786 on five home runs, three singles and a double.
"Right now the ball looks really big," said Thomas. "I'm just going out there, having fun and feeling really relaxed."
The Seminoles brought out the long ball this weekend as they hit nine home runs against Blue Devil pitching. Entering the series, Florida State had hit just 12 home runs through the first 28 games.
"Tony was such a big lift," stated Martin. "It was very usual for us to hit as many home runs as we did this weekend, which was a little mind boggling. The ball does carry well here. This was a big win for us, especially after getting beat yesterday."
Florida State scored in the first inning for the third time in the series thanks to Hallberg's two run homer. Leadoff batter Tony Thomas, Jr. started the game with a single to second base. Thomas reached base in all three games as the leadoff batter registering a home run on Friday and a double in game two. Hallberg then stepped to the plate and laced his first home run as a Seminole over the wall in left center for an early 2-0 FSU lead.
"I got a good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it," said Hallberg. "The ball jumps a little bit here which really helped me out. It felt really good to get that home run."
FSU added two more in the second on Thomas' fourth home run of the series. After Brandon Reichert drew a one-out walk, the junior second baseman deposited the Andrew Wolcott (3-2) offering over the wall in left to give the Seminoles a four run cushion.
Duke countered with three runs in the bottom of the second off Florida State starter Strauss to make the score 4-3. With one out, the Blue Devils loaded the bases on two walks and a single. Gabriel Saade got Duke on the board with a soft double to center plating Brett Bartles and Matt Williams. Ryan McCurdy then hit an RBI single to center scoring designated hitter Jonathan Nicolla. Strauss closed out the inning as he got Alex Hassan to groundout into an inning ending 4-6-3 double play.
Florida State would increase its lead to 6-3 on a pair of RBI singles by Buster Posey and Dennis Guinn. Thomas led off the inning with his eighth hit of the series, a single to right field. Thomas then swiped second for his second stolen base of the game and would take third on a fly out to right field by Hallberg. Posey recorded RBI number 38 on the season with a hot shot up the middle to score Thomas from third. After a Jack Rye single put runners on first and second for Florida State, Guinn got his first hit of the ball game with a single to left field scoring Posey to give the Seminoles a three-run advantage.
Duke cut into the Seminole lead in the sixth on Williams' third hit of the ball game. The sophomore catcher hit a 3-1 offering from Strauss right back up the middle scoring Bartles from second. Strauss once again got a groundball double play to end the inning keeping Florida State's two-run lead.
Strauss' day would come to a close after six innings and 113 pitches. The junior right hander threw six solid innings for the fourth straight outing. He allowed four runs on seven hits walked two and struck out one.
Thomas gave the Seminoles some breathing room in the eighth as he hit his second home run of the game and fifth of the series. Reichert got things started in the eighth with a single to left field. Thomas followed with his second two-run shot of the game to make the score 8-4. Thomas clobbered the pitch to deep center for his fourth hit of the ball game.
Duke would add one in the eighth off Seminole reliever Travis Burge. Jimmy Gallagher led things off with a double down the first baseline for his first hit of the ball game. He advanced to third on a fly out by Nate Freiman and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bartles to make the score 8-5.
Brian Chambers closed the door on the Blue Devils in the ninth as the senior right hander earned his first collegiate save. Chambers worked a scoreless inning allowing just one hit while striking out the final batter of the game to give the Seminoles the series win and an 8-5 game three victory.
"It's pretty cool to get my first save," said Chambers. "I've done pretty much everything here at Florida State from starting my first year to pitching out of the bullpen, so to get a save is pretty special. We definitely needed this game; we needed to win our first road series and to keep that momentum going heading into next weekend's series at NC State."
Florida State will stay on the road as they head to Jacksonville to face Florida on Tuesday, April 3 at 7:00 pm. The Seminoles will be the visiting team for Tuesday night's game and will throw rhp
Caleb Graham, who will be making his third start of the season. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy
of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Tony Thomas 2B 5 4 4 4 0 1 1 4
Mark Hallberg SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 5
Buster Posey C 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 1
Jack Rye RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Dennis Guinn LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
Tommy Oravetz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 10 0
Ryan Strauss P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0
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FSU 41 8 14 8 2 4 27 12
Opp 34 5 11 5 2 3 27 12
E - Opp-4
2B - Opp-4, FSU-Jack Rye (7)
HR - FSU-Tony Thomas 2 (7), Mark Hallberg (1)
HBP - FSU-Tommy Oravetz (3)
SF - Opp-1
SB - FSU-Tony Thomas 2 (16), Jason Stidham (3)
CS - FSU-Mark Gildea (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Ryan Strauss W (7-0) 6.0 8 4 4 2 1
Travis Burge 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Brian Chambers Sv(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
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FSU 9.0 11 5 5 2 3
Opp L 9.0 14 8 8 2 4
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| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| DUKE |
Florida Powers Past Florida State 16-7 Tuesday Evening In Jacksonville.
Gators hit four home runs, outscore FSU 12-5 in the first three innings.
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Florida got four home runs including two, three-run homers by first baseman Matt LaPorta and a grand slam by designated hitter Austin Pride to down Florida State 16-7 at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Tuesday evening. The Gators outscored the Seminoles 12-5 in the first three innings to even up the season series at one game a piece. Buster Posey connected for his first home run of the season in the top of the first and finished the game with two hits, two runs scored and two RBI's to lead Florida State in the loss.
"Patrick (McMahon) has done a great job in getting this club headed in the right direction," explained head coach Mike Martin. "Moving Figueroa (to shortstop) and just making some moves in other spots have been key for them. He has done a tremendous job of getting this club in a position to make a run. Let's put it this way, they are in the middle of their run right now and they are looking good."
Florida State and Florida made history on Tuesday night as the two teams played in front of 12,280 fans, the largest crowd to witness a college baseball game in the start of Florida. The previous state record of 8,277 was set back on February 9, 1986 featuring Texas and Miami, a game played at Mark Light Stadium in Coral Gables, Fla. Tonight's attendance was also the second largest crowd to attend a game at the Baseball Grounds.
"Playing in front of this crowd was a lot of fun," stated Posey. "You could tell this crowd was going to be big at around 4:30 when the fans started packing in, but I had no idea there was going to be 12,000 here tonight."
FSU got on the board quickly in the top of the first thanks to Posey's first home run of the season. Mark Hallberg got things going with a base hit up the middle off Florida starter Clint Franklin. Posey then deposited the first pitch he saw from Franklin over the wall in left for a 2-0 Seminole advantage.
The lead was short lived as first baseman Matt LaPorta blasted a three-run shot to left to give the Gators a one-run advantage. Jon Townsend and Avery Barnes hit back-to-back singles off Florida State starter Caleb Graham (1-2) and came around to score on LaPorta's team leading 14th home run of the season.
Florida put a seven spot on the board in the bottom of the second on two home runs, a three-run shot by LaPorta and a grand slam by Austin Pride. Graham started the second inning in fine fashion retiring the first two batters on a pair of groundouts to Hallberg at short. The Gators then drew back-to-back walks bringing LaPorta to the plate. The senior first baseman took advantage of the short wall in right going opposite field for his second three-run homer of the game. That would be the end of the night for Graham as the sophomore right hander lasted just 1.2 innings. Travis Burge entered and gave up a double to Cole Figueroa, a single to Brian Leclerc and a walk to Chris Petrie to load the bases for designated hitter Austin Pride. Pride took the first pitch he saw from Burge out of the stadium in left for a grand slam and a 10-2 Florida lead.
The Seminoles countered with three runs in the top of the third to cut the deficit to 10-5. The first five Seminoles to step to plate reached safely including runs scored by Hallberg, Posey and Rye. Hallberg led off the inning reaching second on a fielding error by the Gator left fielder. Posey singled to left and Rye followed with an RBI single to left center plating Hallberg from third. Dennis Guinn entered the box and hit an RBI single through the left side scoring Posey. After a Jason Stidham walk, D'Vontrey Richardson hit a sacrifice fly to center plating Rye to cap the Florida State scoring.
Freshman Casey Whitmer entered the game in the third and the Gators sprang for two more runs to increase their lead to 12-5. Whitmer began the inning walking catcher Hampton Tignor and hitting Townsend with a pitch. Barnes followed and hit an RBI double to deep center scoring Tignor. Barnes was tagged out on the play by Brandon Reichert as he tried to advance to third on the play. Figueroa drove in the 12th Gator run of the game on a fielder's choice groundout.
Florida State loaded the bases for the second time in the ball game in the fourth but would leave them full as Florida reliever Kevin Chapman (2-1) got Stidham to groundout to first to end the threat.
Matt Fairel would be the fourth Seminole pitcher to throw on Tuesday night as he pitched the fourth and fifth innings. Fairel threw effectively as he allowed only one run on one hit. He struck out the first batter that the faced in Petrie, but the Gator left fielder would reach on a wild pitch advancing him to second. Matt den Dekker made the score 13-5 on a fielder's choice RBI groundout.
It was just one of those nights for the Seminoles as they committed their first error in seven ball games. In an attempt to get out of the fifth inning on a double play groundout, Hallberg took the throw from Thomas for the out at second and his relay to Reichert at first was in the ground allowing Figueroa to advance to second. It was the first error committed by the Seminoles in 63.2 innings, the longest errorless streak by FSU dating back to the 1996 season.
Jimmy Marshall pitched the sixth and after surrendering a lead off walk to Pride, he retired the next three Gator hitters. He registered his first pick off attempt of the season firing a bullet to Reichert at first to gun down Cody Neer, who reached on a single to center.
Florida State got two more back in the seventh to make the score 13-7. Dennis Guinn led off the inning with a double off the wall in right and moved to third on a fly out to deep center by Stidham. Pinch hitter Tommy Oravetz hit an RBI double to left scoring Guinn from third. Mark Gildea pinch ran for Oravetz at second and would come around to score on an RBI single by Reichert.
Florida would get those two runs back off reliever Brian Chambers in their half of the seventh. Back-to-back walks to start the inning would come back to haunt Chambers as both runs would score on a throwing error by the senior right hander. Figueroa laid down a beautiful bunt single towards third and Chambers threw wildly over to first scoring Barnes and LaPorta.
Danny Rosen pitched the eighth making it seven Seminole pitchers to take the mound on Tuesday. He gave up one run on two hits while striking out two.
"Well, that's baseball," said Posey. "We got off to a good start in the top of the first, but they came back out, put the bat on the ball and made things happen."
Florida State is back on the road this weekend for its second straight ACC road series. The Seminoles will travel to Raleigh, N.C. to face-off against NC State. Friday and Saturday's game are set for
7:00 pm, while Sunday's match-up will start at 1:00 pm. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270
the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Tony Thomas 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 3
Mark Hallberg SS 5 2 2 0 1 1 3 3
Buster Posey C 4 2 2 2 1 1 6 0
Jack Rye RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0
Dennis Guinn DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Ohmed Danesh LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 1
Travis Anderson PF-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 1
Stephen Cardullo PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Caleb Graham P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
Matt Fairel P 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 1
Brian Chambers P 0 0
Danny Rosen P 1 0
========================
FSU 38 7 13 7 7 5 24 10
Opp 36 16 13 14 11 7 27 10
E - Opp-1, FSU-Brian Chambers (2), Mark Hallberg (3)
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Dennis Guinn (13), Tommy Oravetz (3)
HR - Opp-4, FSU-Buster Posey (1)
HBP - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (6)
SF - FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Caleb Graham L (1-2) 1.2 4 6 6 3 0
Travis Burge 0.1 3 4 4 1 1
Casey Whitmer 1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Matt Fairel 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Jimmy Marshall 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Brian Chambers 1.0 1 2 1 2 2
Danny Rosen 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
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FSU 8.0 13 16 15 11 7
Opp W 9.0 13 7 5 7 5
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| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| FLORIDA |
Florida State Powers Past NC State 10-4 In Game One.
Brandon Reichert posts a career-high four RBI's including his first home run as a Seminole.
RALEIGH, NC - Florida State (30-3, 9-1) used a late inning rally including a six-run seventh to register a 10-4 game one victory over NC State (23-9, 8-5) Friday evening at Doak Field. The Seminoles outscored the Wolfpack 8-1 over the last three innings to post their third conference victory on the road this season. Brandon Reichert led the offensive attack for the Garnet and Gold as he posted a career-high four RBI's including his first home run in the ninth. Buster Posey registered three hits to lead all players.
Bryan Henry (8-0) remained perfect on the season as he pitched seven solid innings on a season-high 124 pitches. He would strike out seven batters, while allowing three runs on six hits. Henry set down 11 of the last 13 batters that he faced as he registered five on his seven strikeouts over the last three innings of work. The senior right hander has now posted at least seven or more strikeouts in six of his 10 starts this season.
"It was a ball game that Bryan Henry was in total control of this evening," said head coach Mike Martin. "NC state is a very good baseball team; we just happened to have some good things go our way. Obviously the big inning (six-run seventh), there were a lot of things that happened in that inning. Reichert's double was certainly big; it was a huge two-out hit."
"It was a lot of fun tonight," said Henry. "It is great to come in on the road and play a team like NC State. It's tough; this conference is so hard to come in on the road and win. Our guys did a great job of staying after it; we were down but were never out. You have to tip your cap to our players and our defense; they did a great job of battling."
Florida State took advantage of a Wolfpack fielding error in the top of the second to take an early 2-0 lead. Dennis Guinn led off the inning drawing a four pitch walk on NC State starter Eric Surkamp and advanced to third on a Jason Stidham bloop single to right center. Stidham moved to second on the throw into the cut off man at short. Designated hitter Travis Anderson, who got his sixth start of the season, got the Seminoles on the boarding driving in Guinn on a Wolfpack fielding error by the third baseman. Reichert gave FSU a two-run lead plating Stidham on a sacrifice fly to right.
NC State countered with a run in the bottom of the second on an RBI double by designated hitter Mike Roskopf. Henry started the inning issuing a walk to right fielder Ryan Pond. He advanced to third after a sacrifice bunt and a groundout and scored the Wolfpack's first run of the game on a double off the wall in left center by Roskopf.
The Wolfpack took a 3-2 lead after the fourth thanks to a pair of RBI doubles by Pat Ferguson and Roskopf. Pond led off the inning with his second walk of the inning and came around to score on a double to left center by Ferguson. Roskopf followed with his second two bagger of the game just one batter later to give NC State its first lead of the game.
The Seminoles placed runners on first and second with two outs in the sixth ending the night for Surkamp, who lasted 5.2 innings. Clayton Shunick (3-2) entered the game and loaded the bases issuing a walk to D'Vontrey Richardson. But Shunick would quickly end the threat as he got Reichert swinging on strikes to close out the inning.
Henry was untouchable in the bottom half of the sixth as the surpassed the 100 pitch mark en route to striking out the side.
The Seminoles carried that momentum into the top of the seventh as Florida State scored six runs to take an 8-3 lead. Tony Thomas, Jr. started the inning with his first hit, a double off the wall in left center. He would tie the game a batter later on a double down the left field line by Posey. Rye was intentionally walked and Guinn registered an infield single to short to load the bases for Stidham. The freshman third base man gave the Seminoles their second lead of the game as he drew a bases loaded walk. New designated hitter Tommy Oravetz laced a single through the right side scoring Rye and Guinn. Reichert added to the Seminole lead as he drilled a two-out double down the line in right plating Stidham and Oravetz.
Henry went back out in the seventh for his last inning of work and finished off the Pack with a strikeout of Ramon Corona.
"You can expect to get a great performance out of Bryan in every start," said Posey. "He's a great competitor. I thought he threw the ball well the whole game. He kind of got hit a little bit early, but bounced back and definitely had very good command."
FSU added more run in the eighth on an RBI bloop single by Rye. Posey registered his first triple of the season as he blasted a shot over the head of the Wolfpack right fielder. Rye would bring Posey home with his second hit of the game to make the score 9-3.
Fairel came out of the bullpen and pitched a 1-2-3 eighth as he struck out Ferguson to end the inning.
Reichert capped off a career night hitting his first home run of the season in the ninth. The senior first baseman took a 1-1 pitch and hit it over the left field wall to increase the Florida State lead to 10-3. Reichert finished the evening with four RBI's, on a sacrifice fly, a double and a solo home run.
"Coach is always telling us that winning on the road is the toughest thing to do," said Reichert. "We have such a great hitting team that our hitting is really contagious."
NC State would get a run across in the bottom of the ninth off reliever Brian Chambers, but it wouldn't be enough as the Seminoles defeated the Wolfpack 10-4.
Batters two through five (Hallberg, Posey, Rye, Guinn and Stidham) in the Seminoles line-up all registered at least two hits on Friday evening as Florida State registered double digit hits in league play for the eighth time in 10 games.
Florida State will return to the diamond on Saturday in game two against the Wolfpack at Doak Field in Raleigh.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Tony Thomas 2B 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 4
Mark Hallberg SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 5
Buster Posey C 5 2 3 1 0 0 9 1
Jack Rye RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
Travis Anderson DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Ruairi O'Connor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Ohmed Danesh PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mark Gildea CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 1 2 4 0 2 12 0
Bryan Henry P 0 0
Matt Fairel P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 0
========================
FSU 40 10 16 10 4 9 27 11
Opp 34 4 9 4 2 10 27 9
E - Opp-1
2B - Opp-4, FSU-Tony Thomas (18), Buster Posey (12), Brandon Reichart (8)
3B - FSU-Buster Posey (1)
HR - FSU-Brandon Reichart (1)
HBP - Opp-1
SH - Opp-1, FSU-Mark Hallberg (7)
SF - FSU-Brandon Reichart (1)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Bryan Henry W (8-0) 7.0 6 3 3 2 7
Matt Fairel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Brian Chambers 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
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FSU 9.0 9 4 4 2 10
Opp L 9.0 16 10 9 4 9
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
NC State Hangs On For 8-6 Victory Over Florida State.
Tony Thomas, Jr. goes 3-for-4 with three RBI's and two runs scored in the loss.
RALEIGH, NC - For the second time in as many weeks, a six-run inning proved too costly for Florida State (30-4, 9-2). This time it was NC State (24-9, 9-5) that capitalized on a Seminole fielding error in the bottom of the third opening the flood gates for six runs including five unearned runs all on two outs. The Seminoles would chip away at the Wolfpack lead but would get no closer than two as the Garnet and Gold dropped just their second league game of the season 8-6 Saturday evening. Tony Thomas, Jr. was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle as the junior second baseman went 3-for-4 with three RBI's and two runs scored.
Buster Posey and Brandon Reichert each registered two hits a piece for the Seminoles in the loss.
"I was very impressed with the way our club fought back tonight; we showed a lot of fight," stated head coach Mike Martin. "We fell behind 6-2, got two back in the fourth and had the bases loaded in the fifth. We just couldn't get that hit when we needed it, but you have to credit Brackman because he made the pitch to get out of the inning (fifth)."
"This is the same thing that happened to us last weekend against Duke," said Thomas about dropping game two of the series Saturday night to NC State. "The ACC is such a tough conference, especially when you are on the road, but we just have to come out tomorrow and pull out a big victory to win this series."
Florida State got an early run off NC State starter Andrew Brackman (6-2) in the first as Thomas led off the game with a triple down the line in right. He would later score on a wild pitch by the 6' 10" right hander to give the Seminoles a 1-0 lead.
The Seminoles loaded the bases in the top of the third but came away with just one run on a sacrifice fly RBI by Jack Rye to run the score to 2-0. With one out, Thomas registered a bloop single to center for his second hit in as many at-bats. Mark Hallberg and Posey then posted back-to-back walks to pack the bases for Rye. The junior right fielder sent a 3-1 offering from Brackman to left scoring Thomas from third. FSU also stole three bases that inning off Wolfpack catcher Caleb Mangum including steals by Thomas and a double steal by Hallberg and Posey.
NC State sent 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the third as five of the six runs scored by the Wolfpack came on two outs and were unearned. The inning unraveled with two outs on what looked like an inning ending fly out to center field by Ramon Corona, but D'Vontrey Richardson dropped the ball clearing the bases and giving the Wolfpack a 4-3 advantage. A walk to the next batter Jeremy Synan ended the evening for Seminole starter Michael Hyde (8-2) as the senior right hander last just 2.2 innings.
Jimmy Marshall entered out of the bullpen and gave up an RBI single to Dallas Poulk and a wild pitch to plate two more Wolfpack runs making the score 6-2. Marshall would get out of the inning by striking out Jones.
Hyde finished the evening giving up six runs, with only one earned, on four hits. He walked four and struck out one.
Florida State would get two runs back in the top of the fourth thanks to a two-RBI double by Thomas. After Brackman got the first two outs to start the fourth, pinch hitter Mark Gildea stepped to the plate and hit a come backer right back to the mound which couldn't be handled cleanly by Brackman. Brandon Reichert looked to hit his second home run in back-to-back games but the ball hit off the top of the wall in left for a stand-up double. Thomas made the score 6-4 hitting a blazer down the line in left scoring Gildea and Reichert.
The Wolfpack added a run in their bottom half of the fourth on an RBI single by designated hitter Mike Roskopf. Marshall got the first two outs of the inning but then gave up a single to Ferguson, a walk to Pond and then an RBI single to Roskopf pushing the Wolfpack lead to 7-4.
FSU missed out on a golden opportunity to cut into the Wolfpack lead in the fifth as they loaded the bases with one out on a pair of NC State fielding errors and a walk. But Brackman got the Seminoles to bounce into a 6-4-3 inning ending double play to keep the score at 7-4.
NC State looked to add to its lead in the sixth as Mangum led off the inning with a double to deep center. Mangum strayed a bit too far off second during Ferguson's at-bat and Posey made him pay as he threw a bullet down to Hallberg at second for the first out of the inning. It was the sophomore catcher's second pickoff of the season.
The Seminole pushed a run across in the seventh on the Wolfpack's fourth error of the game. Posey hit a one-out double off the wall in left center and scored on Rye's grounder that went under the glove of Corona at short to make the score 7-5.
NC State pushed the lead back to three in the seventh as Roskopf led off the inning with a solo shot to left. It was Roskopf's team leading sixth home run of the season.
Brackman's night came to an end after seven innings as the junior right hander threw seven solid innings allowing five runs, two earned, on seven hits. He walked three and struck out three as he reached the 100 pitch plateau for the fifth time this season throwing 117 Saturday evening.
"Brackman certainly pitched a great ball game," said Martin. "I was very impressed with him. NC State did a great job of getting the job done tonight."
Florida State would register a run in the eighth off Wolfpack reliever Eryk McConnell. Gildea began the rally hitting a double to right center, followed by a Reichert single to left. Thomas would bring in his third run of the evening driving home Gildea on a sacrifice fly to center making the score 8-6. It looked as though the Seminoles were in for a big inning as Hallberg laced a sharp fly towards the gap in right center. But right fielder Ryan Pond made an amazing over the shoulder grab on the run to end the inning.
Travis Burge kept the Wolfpack off the scoreboard in the bottom of the eighth as he pitched a scoreless inning allowing just one hit and striking out one.
Marshall was effective out of the bullpen as he threw a career-high 4.1 innings giving up two runs on six hits. The sophomore right hander struck out three and walked just one.
The Seminoles looked as though they would get something going to start the ninth as Posey led off the inning with a single through the right side of the infield off McConnell. Rye seemed to find a whole on the right side of the infield as well bouncing a grounder over the head of the Wolfpack's Ferguson at first. But Dallas Poulk made an amazing stop and threw on to McConnell covering at first to just beat Rye for the first out of the inning. That would be all the noise the Seminoles would make as McConnell got a groundout and a strike out to earn his eighth save of the season.
Game three of the series will take place at 1:30 pm at Doak Field on the campus of NC State University. Florida State will throw right hander Ryan Strauss on Sunday, while the Wolfpack will counter
with left hander Jimmy Gillheeney. The game will be shown live on ACC Select. Fans can also follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio
broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Tony Thomas 2B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 6
Mark Hallberg SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
Buster Posey C 3 1 2 0 2 0 5 1
Jack Rye RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jason Stidham 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Ohmed Danesh DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Tommy Oravetz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mark Gildea PH-CF 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 13 0
Michael Hyde P 0 0
Jimmy Marshall P 0 0
Travis Burge P 0 0
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FSU 37 6 10 4 3 5 24 10
Opp 34 8 11 4 5 5 27 13
E - Opp-4, FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (3)
2B - Opp-3, FSU-Tony Thomas (19), Buster Posey (13), Mark Gildea (4), Brandon Reichart (9)
3B - FSU-Tony Thomas (5)
HR - Opp-1
SF - FSU-Tony Thomas (2), Jack Rye (2)
SB - Opp-1, FSU-Tony Thomas (17), Mark Hallberg (9), Buster Posey (3)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Michael Hyde L (8-2) 2.2 4 6 1 4 1
Jimmy Marshall 4.1 6 2 2 1 3
Travis Burge 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
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FSU 8.0 11 8 3 5 5
Opp W-Sv 9.0 10 6 3 3 5
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Reichert's Big Hit Rallies Florida State Past NC State.
The Seminole bullpen pitches 6.1 innings allowing just one run while striking out five.
RALIEGH, NC - Florida State (31-4, 10-2) rallied from a 4-0 deficit to capture its fourth consecutive ACC series of the season downing NC State (24-10, 9-6) 6-5 on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles trailed by four after five innings but took the lead with a five-run sixth thanks in large part to a two-run homer by Dennis Guinn and a bases clearing double by Brandon Reichert. Reichert's hit with one out in the sixth gave the Seminoles the lead for good.
"That was a good series," said head coach Mike Martin. "It took everything that we could muster to win those two ball games. A credit to them because we have an experienced ball club."
Casey Whitmer (1-0) pitched 1.1 innings in relief to earn his first victory of the season, while Danny Rosen set down all five batters he faced, including three on strikeouts, for his fourth save of the season.
"Casey Whitmer and Danny Rosen did an outstanding job," stated Martin. "I was very pleased with the way they pitched. Casey came in and kept us in the ball game and of course Danny closed it up."
Reichert finished the game with three hits in four at-bats including that game changing three-RBI double in the fifth. The senior first baseman capped off a great weekend as he hit .583 (7-for-12) with a home run, three doubles and seven RBI's against the Wolfpack.
"No question that Guinn and Reichert had some big hits," said Martin. "Dennis' home run kind of ignited our offense and Brandon, for the second game this weekend, got the go ahead run. It was a good job of hitting by Reichert. He didn't waste anytime; he got his pitch early and took advantage of it."
Both teams had their chances to push across some early runs, but didn't capitalize as the Seminoles and Wolfpack combined to leave nine runners on base through the first three innings.
NC State was first to strike in the fourth on a pair of home runs to take a 4-0 lead. Designated hitter Mike Roskopf started things off with a solo shot over the left field wall for his second dinger of the series. Three batters later and runners on first and second with one out, second baseman Drew Martin connected on his first round tripper of the season to give the Wolfpack a four-run advantage. The two home runs off Seminole starter Ryan Strauss were the first two given up by the junior right hander all season.
Strauss' afternoon came to a close three more batters later marking his shortest outing as a starter this season. He lasted just 3.2 innings giving up four runs on seven hits. Strauss walked a season-high four batters, while striking out two.
Whitmer came out of the pen and got Ryan Pond to hit into a fielder's choice groundout to end the inning.
Florida State finally got on the board in the top of the sixth on a two-run homer off the bat of Guinn. Buster Posey led off the inning with a walk and after a fly out to right by Jack Rye, Guinn blasted his third home run of the season over the wall in left to cut the Wolfpack lead to 4-2. Jason Stidham then drew a one-out walk ending the afternoon for NC State starter Jimmy Gillheeney.
Gillheeney kept the Seminoles scoreless through the first five innings, the longest period without scoring a run in a ball game for Florida State all year. The freshman left hander lasted 5.1 innings giving up three runs on five hits.
The Wolfpack bullpen then gave up back-to-back walks in the sixth to load the bases for Reichert. Reichert took the first pitch he saw from reliever Joey Cutler and hit it down the line in right for a stand-up, bases clearing double. The hit gave the Seminoles their first lead of the game at 5-4.
"The hit felt good," said Reichert. "It seems like it's someone different that's coming through in the clutch every game. I just happened to be in the right spot at the right time, and got the right pitch in the right situation."
FSU added a run in the eighth to make the score 6-4. With two outs, Reichert registered his third consecutive hit lacing a single through the left side of the infield. Thomas would drive in Reichert with his first a hit of the afternoon, a double to the wall in left.
"Our team is one of the toughest teams I have ever played with," explained Reichert. "We did a good job of chipping way today to get our selves in a position to take the lead and eventually win."
The Seminole run in the eighth was huge as NC State got a run back in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI double by pinch hitter Vince Gutierrez. Dallas Poulk drew a one-out walk off FSU reliever Brian Chambers and came around to score on the double by Gutierrez to make the score 6-5.
Rosen entered the game in the eighth and got the final two outs via a strike out and a ground out. The junior right hander went back out on the mound for the bottom of the ninth and closed out the game to earn his fourth save of the season. Rosen got the Wolfpack in order in the ninth striking out two of the three batters he faced.
Chambers pitched effectively out of the bullpen working 2.1 innings giving up a run on two hits. He walked two and struck out one.
"Winning on the road is one of the biggest things that you can do, especially in this league," stated Reichert. "Playing a tough team like NC State, we knew how tough they were going to be coming in here and they proved us right because those last two games were both down to the wire."
Florida State will return home after a seven game road swing to face Jacksonville on Tuesday, April 10 at 6:00 pm. The Seminoles will throw right hander Bo O'Dell, who will be making his fourth start
of the season. Fans can follow all the action over the Internet. Gametracker will be available for the contest along with live radio broadcast courtesy of 1270 the TEAM.
NAME POSITION AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
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Tony Thomas 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 7
Mark Hallberg SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 4
Buster Posey C 4 1 1 0 1 0 7 0
Jack Rye RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Guinn LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jason Stidham 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
Travis Anderson DH 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
D'Vontrey Richardson PR-DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Gildea CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
Brandon Reichart 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 13 0
Ryan Strauss P 0 1
Casey Whitmer P 0 0
Brian Chambers P 0 2
Danny Rosen P 0 0
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FSU 35 6 10 6 5 2 27 17
Opp 35 5 11 5 6 7 27 12
2B - Opp-2, FSU-Tony Thomas (20), Jack Rye (8), Brandon Reichart (10)
HR - Opp-2, FSU-Dennis Guinn (3)
HBP - FSU-Jack Rye (3)
SH - FSU-Tony Thomas (1)
SB - FSU-D'Vontrey Richardson (2)
NAME IP H R ER BB SO
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Ryan Strauss 3.2 7 4 4 4 2
Casey Whitmer W (1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Brian Chambers 2.1 2 1 1 2 1
Danny Rosen Sv(3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
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FSU 9.0 11 5 5 6 7
Opp L 9.0 10 6 6 5 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA STATE | ||||||||||||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
Florida State Defeats Jacksonville 7-2, Avenges Early Season Loss to the Dolphins.
Dennis Guinn homers, drives in three in the win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Behind a solid outing by Bo O'Dell and home runs by Mark Hallberg and Dennis Guinn, the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles (32-4) avenged an early season loss to Jacksonville (21-18) defeating the Dolphins 7-2 Tuesday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. The first four batters in the Seminole line-up combined for nine hits and six runs as FSU extended its home winning streak to 27 games.
"It was a good win for us," said head coach Mike Martin. "I thought Bo O'Dell pitched very well. We were able to get three other guys some work tonight and I thought all of them threw well too. It was a game that we really needed to win. We played well last weekend at NC State. We knew we had a conference series coming up this weekend, so we certainly wanted to keep everything going. We played solid baseball and got the job done tonight."
Guinn and Hallberg each recorded two-run home runs in the bottom of the third to push the Seminoles' win streak to 25 straight games over the Dolphins on Mike Martin Field.
"We got two big home runs, one out of Hallberg and the other out of Guinn," stated Martin. "It was certainly unexpected from Hallberg. We started the runner at first. It was a hit and run and Mark really got all of it."
Tony Thomas, Jr. raised his season batting average to .493 as the junior second baseman went 4-for-5 with a double, three singles and a stolen base. Buster Posey, Jack Rye and Jason Stidham each registered two hits a piece in the win.
Jacksonville quickly got on the board in the top of the first on an RBI single by Pete Clifford. Kevin Ferreira drew a lead off walk off Seminole starter Bo O'Dell (3-0). He advanced to second on a wild pitch and then moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Chuck Opachich. Clifford gave the Dolphins an early 1-0 lead with his RBI single to right field.
In the third, the Seminoles grabbed the lead on a pair of two-run homers by Hallberg and Guinn to take a 4-1 lead. Thomas led off the inning with his second hit in as many at-bats, singling to left off JU reliever D. J. Ackley (0-2), who entered the game at the top of the inning. Hallberg then took a 3-1 offering off the scoreboard in left for his second home run of the season. A single by Jack Rye ended the evening for Ackley, who faced just four batters.
Tim Brown came out of the pen and gave up the second home run of the inning, a two-run shot to Guinn. Guinn blasted his fourth