2008 Roster - By Name

L
T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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*  7 Parker Brunelle       C       S-R  6-2   190  Fr        Snellville, GA (Wesleyan)
  20 Calvin Brutus         P       R-R  6-4   204  Jr        Hardee (South Florida CC)
* 38 Stephen Cardullo      IF      R-R  5-11  212  So   *    Coral Springs (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
*  2 Ohmed Danesh          OF      L-L  6-0   197  So   *    Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
*  3 Tony Delmonico        IF      R-R        194  Jr        Knoxville, TN (Tennessee)
  31 John Doolittle        C       R-R  6-1   192  Fr        Newnan, GA (Northgate)
  23 Taiwan Easterling     P-OF    R-R  5-11  192  Fr        Hattiesburg, MS (Oak Grove)
* 28 Tyler Everett         P       L-R  6-2   202  Fr        Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 32 Matt Fairel           P       L-L  6-2   203  So   *    Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 30 Ben Francis           P       R-R  6-3   205  So        Panama City (Mosley/Gulf Coast JC)
* 22 John Gast             P       L-L  6-2   216  Fr        Longwood (Lake Brantley)
* 24 Dennis Guinn          1B      R-R  6-0   208  Sr   ***  Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 15 Tyler Holt            OF      R-R  5-11  175  Fr        Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 33 Trent Jarvis          P       L-L  6-3   225  Sr-R **   Destin (Fort Walton Beach)
  19 Matt Kane             C       S-R  6-1   198  Fr        Lake Worth (Palm Beach Central)
  37 Neil Malpass          OF-P    L-R  6-2   196  Sr-R      Niceville (Niceville/Okaloosa-Walton CC)
* 26 Jimmy Marshall        P       R-R  6-1   209  Jr   **   Tallahassee (Chiles)
  30 Michael Martinez      P       L-L  6-3   220  Fr        Miami (Columbus)
* 25 Mike McGee            P       R-R  6-0   172  Fr        Port Saint Lucie (Port Saint Lucie)
*  9 Ruairi O'Connor       OF      R-R  6-0   218  Jr-R **   River Forest, IL (Oak Park-River Forest)
* 16 Bo O'Dell             P       R-R  6-2   193  Jr   *    Kissimmee (Osceola/Seminole CC)
*  6 Tommy Oravetz         IF      L-R  5-10  183  Jr   **   Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 21 Geoff Parker          P       R-R  6-3   245  Fr        Dade City (Zephyrhills)
  17 Mark Peterson         P       L-L  6-4   184  Fr        Fort Pierce (Lincoln Park Academy)
  23 Nick Polston          IF      R-R  6-1   220  Jr        Lake Wales (South Florida CC)
*  8 Buster Posey          C-P     R-R  6-2   200  Jr   **   Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
*  5 Jack Posey            IF      R-R  6-1   224  Fr        Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
* 46 Jack Rye              OF      L-L  6-1   200  Sr   ***  Irvine, CA (Woodbridge)
* 10 Luke Smierciak        P-OF    R-R  5-10  163  Fr        Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 13 Jason Stidham         IF      L-R  5-11  173  So   *    Palm Bay (Melbourne)
* 14 Ryan Strauss          P-OF    R-R  6-2   202  Sr   ***  Tampa (Bloomingdale)
*  1 Stuart Tapley         IF      R-R  5-10  204  Fr        Orlando (Boone)
  51 Scott Thorson         P       L-L  6-4   203  Fr-R      Deltona (Pine Ridge)
* 20 Nick Vickerson        IF      R-R  6-0   195  Fr        Tuscaloosa, AL (Hillcrest)
* 35 Ryan Vigue            P       L-L  6-0   182  Fr        Merritt Island (Merritt Island)
* 27 Elih Villanueva       P       R-R  6-2   235  Jr        Miami (Miami Dade CC)

2008 Roster - By Number

L
T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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*  1 Stuart Tapley         IF      R-R  5-10  204  Fr        Orlando (Boone)
*  2 Ohmed Danesh          OF      L-L  6-0   197  So   *    Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
*  3 Tony Delmonico        IF      R-R        194  Jr        Knoxville, TN (Tennessee)
*  5 Jack Posey            IF      R-R  6-1   224  Fr        Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
*  6 Tommy Oravetz         IF      L-R  5-10  183  Jr   **   Tallahassee (Chiles)
*  7 Parker Brunelle       C       S-R  6-2   190  Fr        Snellville, GA (Wesleyan)
*  8 Buster Posey          C-P     R-R  6-2   200  Jr   **   Leesburg, GA (Lee County)
*  9 Ruairi O'Connor       OF      R-R  6-0   218  Jr-R **   River Forest, IL (Oak Park-River Forest)
* 10 Luke Smierciak        P-OF    R-R  5-10  163  Fr        Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 13 Jason Stidham         IF      L-R  5-11  173  So   *    Palm Bay (Melbourne)
* 14 Ryan Strauss          P-OF    R-R  6-2   202  Sr   ***  Tampa (Bloomingdale)
* 15 Tyler Holt            OF      R-R  5-11  175  Fr        Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 16 Bo O'Dell             P       R-R  6-2   193  Jr   *    Kissimmee (Osceola/Seminole CC)
  17 Mark Peterson         P       L-L  6-4   184  Fr        Fort Pierce (Lincoln Park Academy)
  19 Matt Kane             C       S-R  6-1   198  Fr        Lake Worth (Palm Beach Central)
  20 Calvin Brutus         P       R-R  6-4   204  Jr        Hardee (South Florida CC)
* 20 Nick Vickerson        IF      R-R  6-0   195  Fr        Tuscaloosa, AL (Hillcrest)
* 21 Geoff Parker          P       R-R  6-3   245  Fr        Dade City (Zephyrhills)
* 22 John Gast             P       L-L  6-2   216  Fr        Longwood (Lake Brantley)
  23 Taiwan Easterling     P-OF    R-R  5-11  192  Fr        Hattiesburg, MS (Oak Grove)
  23 Nick Polston          IF      R-R  6-1   220  Jr        Lake Wales (South Florida CC)
* 24 Dennis Guinn          1B      R-R  6-0   208  Sr   ***  Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 25 Mike McGee            P       R-R  6-0   172  Fr        Port Saint Lucie (Port Saint Lucie)
* 26 Jimmy Marshall        P       R-R  6-1   209  Jr   **   Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 27 Elih Villanueva       P       R-R  6-2   235  Jr        Miami (Miami Dade CC)
* 28 Tyler Everett         P       L-R  6-2   202  Fr        Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 30 Ben Francis           P       R-R  6-3   205  So        Panama City (Mosley/Gulf Coast JC)
  30 Michael Martinez      P       L-L  6-3   220  Fr        Miami (Columbus)
  31 John Doolittle        C       R-R  6-1   192  Fr        Newnan, GA (Northgate)
* 32 Matt Fairel           P       L-L  6-2   203  So   *    Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 33 Trent Jarvis          P       L-L  6-3   225  Sr-R **   Destin (Fort Walton Beach)
* 35 Ryan Vigue            P       L-L  6-0   182  Fr        Merritt Island (Merritt Island)
  37 Neil Malpass          OF-P    L-R  6-2   196  Sr-R      Niceville (Niceville/Okaloosa-Walton CC)
* 38 Stephen Cardullo      IF      R-R  5-11  212  So   *    Coral Springs (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 46 Jack Rye              OF      L-L  6-1   200  Sr   ***  Irvine, CA (Woodbridge)
  51 Scott Thorson         P       L-L  6-4   203  Fr-R      Deltona (Pine Ridge)

4/27/2007 - Casey Whitmer will transfer to Texas at the end of the 2007 season.
6/11/2007 - Mark Gildea signed a pro contract with the Washington Nationals.
6/16/2007 - Mark Hallberg signed a pro contract with the Arizona Diamonbacks.
6/25/2007 - Travis Burge informed FSU he will transfer to Troy.
8/11/2007 - Danny Rosen signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The following players also transferred to other schools: Nicholas DeBacker, Caleb Graham (South Florida), Devin Gonzalez (Tallahassee Community College), Stephen Ochs (Georgia), Bobby Rauh, Brady Thomas and Scott Thorson.

Posey becomes the fifth Seminole to take home the league's Player of the Year award.

May 19, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State, the second seed in this week's ACC Baseball Championship, placed a combined five student-athletes on this year's All-ACC first and second teams as announced today by Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford. For the second year in a row and for the fifth time overall, a Seminole walked away with the league's top honor as junior Buster Posey was named ACC Player of the Year. The league postseason awards are selected by a vote of the league's 12 head coaches.

In what has been an outstanding season thus far for the junior catcher, Posey currently leads the league in seven statistical categories and is ranked in the top 10 in four others. The Leesburg, Ga., native leads the ACC in batting average (.471), hits (96), runs scored (75), runs batted in (68), total bases (175), on-base percentage (.571) and slugging percentage (.858). In addition, Posey is second in home runs (17), tied for fourth in doubles (20), tied for fifth in triples (4) and sixth in walks (45). He was just as impressive in league play as the right hander batted .479 in 30 games in leading the Seminoles to a 24-6 record.

Posey has also had a stellar season on the defensive end posting a .982 fielding percentage with 51 starts behind the plate. He is throwing out 41.7 percent of would be base stealers on the year while registering six pick offs. The right hander has also made eight appearances on the mound and is a perfect 6-for-6 in save opportunities. Posey has struck out 10 batters and has not allowed a run in 7.1 innings of work.

This marks the first time in school history that Florida State has captured ACC Player of the Year accolades in back-to-back seasons. Posey joins J.D. Drew (1997), Marshall McDougall (1999), John-Ford Griffin (2001) and Tony Thomas, Jr. (2007) as past Seminoles to be recognized as ACC Player of the Year.

Florida State landed three first team selections and two second team honorees in 2008. Joining Posey on the first team are senior outfielder Jack Rye and junior right hander Elih Villanueva.

Rye and Posey were the only two players to finish the regular season batting over .400 as the Rye hit .404 in 49 games. The Irvine, Calif., product collected 69 hits including 10 doubles and six home runs, while drawing 41 walks. He is currently second on the team in stolen bases with 11.

Villanueva went 6-2 during the regular season with a 3.10 ERA. He leads the team in strikeouts with 79 and ranks second in innings pitched throwing 81.1 in 13 starts. The Miami, Fla., native threw a complete game victory over Maryland and has struck out at least eight batters in six of 13 games.

Earning All-ACC second team honors this year are Tony Delmonico and Matt Fairel. Delmonico, a transfer from Tennessee, started all 55 games during the regular season and ranks in the top 10 in three offensive categories. He is currently hitting .361 on the year while posting a .341 average during league play. In his first year as a starter, Fairel went 9-2 with a 3.28 ERA. He leads the team in innings pitched (82.1) and is second in strikeouts with 78. Fairel won his first eight decisions to start the season and threw into the fifth inning in all 13 starts.

Florida State will open the ACC Baseball Tournament on Wednesday, May 21 at 5:00 pm against Wake Forest.

Posey to lead Florida State into College World Series beginning Saturday.

June 14, 2008

OMAHA, NE - Buster Posey, Florida State's slugging catcher and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year as well as 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine's Academic Baseball Player of the Year, is the 22nd annual recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Whitney Bank.

The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) selected Posey in a vote of over 300 members of the NCBWA and Dick Howser Trophy Committee from an initial field of more than 700 nominees in 2008.

The presentation was made prior to the Seminoles' first game of the 2008 NCAA College World Series against Stanford at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Posey, a consensus All-America First-Team selection in 2008, is a 6-2, 200 pound junior standout from Leesburg (Ga.) Lee County High School.

The fifth player chosen in the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year players draft by the San Francisco Giants, Posey enters the CWS with an NCAA-leading .460 batting average and is ranked in the top 10 in seven other different NCAA statistical categories. Through 66 games he ranks first in the NCAA with 92 RBI, 26 home runs (tied for first place), 114 hits, 88 runs scores, a .564 on base percentage and 220 total bases. He sports a slugging percentage of .887 and is on of the top defensive catchers in the county with just eight errors in 474 chances for a .983 fielding percentage.

He has led Florida State to a 54-12 record, the ACC Atlantic Division regular season championship for the second consecutive season. He earned All-ACC First-Team honors fore the second consecutive season and was named to the All-ACC Tournament team.

Posey led the Seminoles to the championship of both the NCAA Tallahassee Regional and the Tallahassee Super Regional. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tallahassee Regional.

"Buster Posey epitomizes the spirit and persona of Dick Howser, who also starred as a student-athlete at Florida State," said Howser Trophy Committee chairman David Feaster of the Greater St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce. "His academic, athletic, leadership and character qualities make him a very logical recipient of this year's Whitney Bank Dick Howser Trophy. On behalf of the Dick Howser Trophy committee, the NCBWA and all involved, I send our hearties congratulations."

Posey is the second Seminole to earn the Dick Howser Award; J.D. Drew earned the award in 1997.

The award is presented to the nation's top collegiate catcher.

June 27, 2008

WICHITA, KS - Buster Posey was the recipient of the 2008 Johnny Bench Award as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission in conjunction with AT&T and Papa John's Pizza Friday, June 27 at the Greater Wichita Sports Banquet. The award is presented annually to the nation's top collegiate catcher as voted on by Division I baseball coaches.

This marks the second straight year that Posey was named a finalist for the Bench Award. He finished second in the balloting a season ago becoming the first sophomore to achieve such a feat.

The other two finalists in 2008 included Stanford University's Jason Castro and Coastal Carolina's Dock Doyle.

"I am so excited for Buster," said head coach Mike Martin, who was in attendance at the banquet Friday night. "Buster had an outstanding season and is very deserving of this award. His outstanding play both on the offensive and defensive side played a major role in helping our ball club get back to the College World Series. Plus, I have to give a lot of credit to both Michael (Martin, Jr.) and Jamey (Shouppe) for coming up with the idea of moving Buster behind the plate after his freshman year. It was a move that paid huge dividends for our program over these last two years."

Posey finished the season as the national leader in six offensive categories including batting average, hits, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. The Leesburg, Ga., native became just the fourth student-athlete in Atlantic Coast Conference history to capture baseball's version of the triple crown as he finished the season leading the league in batting average (.463), home runs (26) and RBI (93).

Just last week, Posey was honored for his stellar work behind the plate claiming the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as he posted a .983 fielding percentage in 62 starts. He closed out the 2008 campaign throwing out 40.7 percent of would be base stealers while registering six pick offs. Posey committed just eight errors on the year closing out the season with a 12-game errorless streak. He had just four errors over his last 62 games.

Posey was named Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America and Rivals.com in 2008. He also captured the Dick Howser Trophy and received consensus first team All-America accolades. Posey added Most Outstanding Player of the Tallahassee Regional after hitting .474 (9-for-19) with five home runs and 13 RBIs in leading Florida State back to the College World Series for the first time since 2000.

In the ACC, the junior catcher was named Player of the Year while nabbing first team accolades for the second consecutive year. He finished the regular season batting .479 in 30 league games leading the Seminoles to their second straight Atlantic Division title and the number two overall seed in the ACC Baseball Championship.

Posey was chosen fifth overall by the San Francisco Giants in the 2008 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.

Posey becomes the first Seminole to win the Wallace Award.

July 2, 2008

LUBBOCK, TX - The Brooks Wallace National Player of the Year Award Selection Committee has named Florida State All-American catcher Buster Posey of Leesburg, Ga., as the fifth recipient of the award, which was presented in a national telecast (FCS) on Wednesday evening at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Posey conquered an elite field of 15 other semifinalists and finalists including consensus All-American shortstop Gordon Beckham of Georgia and pitcher Brian Matusz of San Diego. He will be honored Thursday afternoon in the Fourth on Broadway parade festivities along with the College Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2008.

The FSU standout was also named ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic Baseball Player of the Year for his classroom talents which follows many of the life tenets of the late Brooks Wallace.

The Wallace Award is a dedication to the memory of the former Texas Tech player and assistant coach. Wallace was a slick-fielding shortstop at Tech from 1977-80. A four-year starter, he was named All-Southwest Conference and All-District VII his senior year. He led the Red Raiders to their first-ever appearance in the Southwest Conference Tournament in 1980. After playing two years in the Texas Rangers organization, he returned to Texas Tech and served as a graduate assistant and later as an assistant coach.

In the summer of 1984, he was diagnosed with cancer and fought the disease courageously until his death on March 24, 1985, at age 27. The Plano, Texas, native was married to the former Sandy Arnold and they had one daughter, Lindsay Ryan.

Posey, the recipient of Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America and Rivals.com Player of the Year honors and the 2008 Dick Howser Trophy, is also a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award which will be announced on July 16. He also won the 2008 Johnny Bench Award presented to the nation's top collegiate catcher as well as Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. The junior standout and Academic All-American selection from Leesburg, Ga., was the fifth player selected overall in the '08 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants.

He was among the top 10 in seven NCAA individual statistical categories in '08 with a .463 batting average, 89 runs, and 93 RBI. Posey collected 119 hits in 257 official trips to the plate, a .879 slugging percentage, .566 on-base percentage, and just eight errors in 68 games and 483 chances for a .983 fielding percentage.

He smashed five hits in two games at the College World Series and helped coach Mike Martin's Seminoles roll up a 54-14 record and the school's 19th trip to the CWS. FSU also played in the NCAA tournament for a school-record 31st consecutive campaign.

Posey batted an ACC-leading .479 in 30 ACC games and was the fourth ACC standout to win the conference's hallowed triple crown - leading the league in average, home runs and RBIs.

Posey played all nine positions against Savannah State on May 12 and scored runs in 55 of FSU's 68 games. He also had at least one RBI in 50 of the Seminoles' 68 contests.

Past winners included Kurt Suzuki of Cal State Fullerton (2004), Alex Gordon of Nebraska (2005), and Brad Lincoln of Houston (2006). Last year's winner David Price of Vanderbilt was the number one choice in the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

The 2008 Brooks Wallace Award will re-air nationally at a later time on Fox College Sports. Stay tuned to www.seminoles.com for further broadcast details.

Posey wins coveted award as top collegiate player.

July 16, 2008.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Buster Posey capped off one of the greatest seasons in Florida State history winning the 2008 Golden Spikes Award as announced by USA Baseball Wednesday afternoon in downtown New York City. Posey becomes the fourth Seminole to capture the Golden Spikes Award joining Mike Fuentes (1981), Mike Loynd (1986) and J.D. Drew (1997) as past winners. Since the award's inception in 1978, Florida State leads the nation with four Golden Spikes Award recipients moving ahead of Arizona State and Cal State Fullerton with three award winners each.

The other finalists for the Golden Spikes Award included San Diego's Brian Matusz, Georgia's Gordon Beckham, Missouri's Aaron Crow and Brett Wallace of Arizona State.

Posey wrapped up his junior season as arguably the most decorated player ever to come out of Florida State. The Leesburg, Ga., native won every major Player of the Year award in 2008 claiming the Dick Howser Trophy and Brooks Wallace Award while capturing the Johnny Bench Award given to the nation's top collegiate catcher. He was also named Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America and Rivals.com. Posey added Most Outstanding Player of the Tallahassee Regional to his list of accolades after hitting .474 (9-for-19) with five home runs and 13 RBIs in leading Florida State back to the College World Series for the first time since 2000.

The consensus first team All-American finished the season as the national leader in six offensive categories including batting average, hits, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Posey became just the fourth student-athlete in Atlantic Coast Conference history to capture baseball's version of the triple crown as he finished the season leading the league in batting average (.463), home runs (26) and RBI (93).

Posey was honored for his stellar work behind the plate claiming a Rawlings Gold Glove Award as he posted a .983 fielding percentage in 62 starts. He closed out the 2008 campaign throwing out 40.7 percent of would be base stealers while registering six pick offs. Posey committed just eight errors on the year closing out the season with a 12-game errorless streak. He had just four errors over his last 62 games.

"This is one of the most memorable moments in Florida State baseball history," said head coach Mike Martin. "Buster Posey has done something that I have never seen in my 34 years as a college coach and I doubt I will ever see it again. I am literally astounded by Buster's accomplishment of capturing ever major award given to a college baseball player in a given year. I am very proud of Buster and very happy for him and his family."

In the ACC, the junior catcher was named Player of the Year while nabbing first team accolades for the second consecutive year. He finished the regular season batting .479 in 30 league games leading the Seminoles to their second straight Atlantic Division title and the number two overall seed in the ACC Baseball Championship.

Posey's success continued in the classroom as he was named CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic Player of the Year. The junior catcher is a three-time member of the Dean's List while earning President's List honors (4.0 GPA) in the fall of 2007. He has been named to the ACC Academic team twice and is a two-time member of the ACC Honor Roll. A finance major, Posey has posted over a 3.8 G.P.A. in his first three seasons at Florida State.

Posey was chosen fifth overall by the San Francisco Giants in the 2008 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.

The Golden Spikes Award was held in conjunction with the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. The Spikes finalists attended both Monday's Home Run Derby and Tuesday's All-Star Game and was treated to a little baseball history both nights. Minnesota's Justin Morneau beat out Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers to the capture the Home Run Derby. Despite falling in the finals, Hamilton set an All-Star Home Run Derby record hitting 28 home runs in the first round. On Tuesday, the American League defeated the National League 4-3 in 15 innings capping the longest game in history (4 hours, 50 minutes). The win extended the AL's unbeaten streak over the NL to 12 games giving the American League representative home field advantage in this year's World Series.

Posey was accompanied at the awards cermeony by Florida State Assistant Coach Mike Martin, Jr. The Seminoles' third base caoch and hitting instructor, Martin helped the Seminoles establish a school record wtih a team batting average of .355 during the 2008 season.

Florida State alum and current Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew was named MVP of the Mid Summer Classic going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a single.

2008 All-Americans

2008 Noles in the Pros

2008 Schedule and Results

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   54-14    34- 7    17- 4     3- 3
VS ACC          24- 6    12- 3    12- 3     0- 0
AGAINST TOP 25  15- 8    12- 4     1- 2     2- 2

FINAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL -  7
FINAL BASEBALL AMERICA POLL    -  7
FINAL USA TODAY/COACHES POLL   -  8
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES  - 7


2008 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE RESULTS
 
ATLANTIC DIVISION
 1  FLORIDA STATE        24- 6    54-14 
 2  NORTH CAROLINA STATE 18-11    42-22 
 3  WAKE FOREST          13-16    25-31 
 4  CLEMSON              11-18-1  31-27-1
 5t BOSTON COLLEGE        9-21    26-27 
 5t MARYLAND              9-21    30-26 
 
COASTAL DIVISION
 1  MIAMI                23- 5    53-11 
 2  NORTH CAROLINA       22- 7    54-14 
 3  GEORGIA TECH         16-14    41-21 
 4  VIRGINIA             15-15    39-23 
 5  DUKE                 10-18-1  37-18-1
 6  VIRGINIA TECH         6-24    23-32 




STARTING BATTING ORDER
DATE/OPPONENT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
02/23/2008
DUQUESNE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
Ruairi
O'Connor
02/23/2008
DUQUESNE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Ohmed
Danesh
Mike
McGee
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
02/24/2008
DUQUESNE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Ohmed
Danesh
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Ruairi
O'Connor
02/28/2008
AUBURN
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Ohmed
Danesh
Mike
McGee
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
02/29/2008
AUBURN
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Ruairi
O'Connor
Jack
Posey
03/01/2008
AUBURN
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
03/02/2008
AUBURN
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
03/04/2008
UNC-ASHEVILLE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
03/05/2008
UNC-ASHEVILLE
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
Parker
Brunelle
03/08/2008
MARYLAND
Tyler
Holt
Tommy
Oravetz
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
03/08/2008
MARYLAND
Tyler
Holt
Tommy
Oravetz
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Ruairi
O'Connor
03/09/2008
MARYLAND
Tyler
Holt
Tommy
Oravetz
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
03/12/2008
GEORGIA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Ohmed
Danesh
Jack
Posey
Stuart
Tapley
03/12/2008
GEORGIA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Ruairi
O'Connor
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
03/14/2008
GEORGIA TECH
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Mike
McGee
Ruairi
O'Connor
Stuart
Tapley
03/15/2008
GEORGIA TECH
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Ohmed
Danesh
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
03/16/2008
GEORGIA TECH
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Ohmed
Danesh
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
03/18/2008
FLORIDA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Jack
Posey
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Luke
Smierciak
03/21/2008
VIRGINIA TECH
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Dennis
Guinn
Jack
Rye
Ohmed
Danesh
Tommy
Oravetz
Jack
Posey
03/22/2008
VIRGINIA TECH
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Mike
McGee
Jack
Posey
03/23/2008
VIRGINIA TECH
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Jack
Rye
Mike
McGee
Luke
Smierciak
Jack
Posey
03/25/2008
STETSON
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Jack
Posey
03/26/2008
STETSON
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Jack
Rye
Mike
McGee
Luke
Smierciak
Jack
Posey
03/28/2008
WAKE FOREST
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
03/29/2008
WAKE FOREST
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Jack
Rye
Mike
McGee
Luke
Smierciak
Stuart
Tapley
03/30/2008
WAKE FOREST
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/01/2008
FLORIDA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Jack
Posey
04/02/2008
JACKSONVILLE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Jack
Posey
04/04/2008
VIRGINIA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/06/2008
VIRGINIA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Jack
Posey
04/06/2008
VIRGINIA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/11/2008
BOSTON COLLEGE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/11/2008
BOSTON COLLEGE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/12/2008
BOSTON COLLEGE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/15/2008
FLORIDA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/16/2008
NORTH FLORIDA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
04/18/2008
MIAMI
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Jack
Posey
04/19/2008
MIAMI
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
04/20/2008
MIAMI
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Stephen
Cardullo
Luke
Smierciak
04/25/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stephen
Cardullo
04/26/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stephen
Cardullo
04/27/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stephen
Cardullo
04/29/2008
STETSON
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stephen
Cardullo
Ruairi
O'Connor
Parker
Brunelle
04/30/2008
STETSON
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
05/03/2008
CLEMSON
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
05/04/2008
CLEMSON
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
05/05/2008
CLEMSON
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
05/07/2008
JACKSONVILLE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Stuart
Tapley
05/09/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Mike
McGee
Parker
Brunelle
05/10/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
Stephen
Cardullo
05/11/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Mike
McGee
Parker
Brunelle
05/12/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Tommy
Oravetz
Ryan
Strauss
05/15/2008
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Mike
McGee
Stephen
Cardullo
05/16/2008
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
05/17/2008
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Mike
McGee
Stephen
Cardullo
05/21/2008
WAKE FOREST
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
05/23/2008
VIRGINIA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Stuart
Tapley
05/24/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Parker
Brunelle
05/30/2008
BUCKNELL
Stuart
Tapley
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
05/31/2008
FLORIDA
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
06/01/2008
BUCKNELL
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
06/01/2008
TULANE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
06/02/2008
TULANE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
06/06/2008
WICHITA STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Stephen
Cardullo
Mike
McGee
06/07/2008
WICHITA STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Stuart
Tapley
Tommy
Oravetz
Ohmed
Danesh
Mike
McGee
06/08/2008
WICHITA STATE
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Stuart
Tapley
Mike
McGee
Stephen
Cardullo
Tommy
Oravetz
06/14/2008
STANFORD
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Stuart
Tapley
Mike
McGee
Tommy
Oravetz
06/16/2008
MIAMI
Tyler
Holt
Jason
Stidham
Buster
Posey
Jack
Rye
Dennis
Guinn
Tony
Delmonico
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
Mike
McGee




STARTING DEFENSE
DATE/OPPONENT
P
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
02/23/2008
DUQUESNE
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Ruairi
O'Connor
02/23/2008
DUQUESNE
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Ohmed
Danesh
02/24/2008
DUQUESNE
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Ruairi
O'Connor
02/28/2008
AUBURN
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Ohmed
Danesh
02/29/2008
AUBURN
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Ruairi
O'Connor
03/01/2008
AUBURN
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/02/2008
AUBURN
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/04/2008
UNC-ASHEVILLE
Bo
O'Dell
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/05/2008
UNC-ASHEVILLE
Tyler
Everett
Parker
Brunelle
Dennis
Guinn
Buster
Posey
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/08/2008
MARYLAND
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/08/2008
MARYLAND
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ruairi
O'Connor
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/09/2008
MARYLAND
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/12/2008
GEORGIA
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/12/2008
GEORGIA
Bo
O'Dell
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ruairi
O'Connor
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/14/2008
GEORGIA TECH
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ruairi
O'Connor
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/15/2008
GEORGIA TECH
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/16/2008
GEORGIA TECH
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Ohmed
Danesh
03/18/2008
FLORIDA
Bo
O'Dell
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Luke
Smierciak
03/21/2008
VIRGINIA TECH
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Jack
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/22/2008
VIRGINIA TECH
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Jack
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/23/2008
VIRGINIA TECH
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Jack
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Luke
Smierciak
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/25/2008
STETSON
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Jack
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/26/2008
STETSON
Bo
O'Dell
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Jack
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Luke
Smierciak
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/28/2008
WAKE FOREST
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/29/2008
WAKE FOREST
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
03/30/2008
WAKE FOREST
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/01/2008
FLORIDA
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Jack
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/02/2008
JACKSONVILLE
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Jack
Posey
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/04/2008
VIRGINIA
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/06/2008
VIRGINIA
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/06/2008
VIRGINIA
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/11/2008
BOSTON COLLEGE
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/11/2008
BOSTON COLLEGE
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/12/2008
BOSTON COLLEGE
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/15/2008
FLORIDA
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/16/2008
NORTH FLORIDA
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/18/2008
MIAMI
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/19/2008
MIAMI
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/20/2008
MIAMI
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stephen
Cardullo
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/25/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stephen
Cardullo
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/26/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stephen
Cardullo
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/27/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stephen
Cardullo
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/29/2008
STETSON
Mike
McGee
Parker
Brunelle
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stephen
Cardullo
Tony
Delmonico
Ruairi
O'Connor
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
04/30/2008
STETSON
Bo
O'Dell
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/03/2008
CLEMSON
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/04/2008
CLEMSON
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/05/2008
CLEMSON
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/07/2008
JACKSONVILLE
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/09/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Matt
Fairel
Parker
Brunelle
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/10/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stephen
Cardullo
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/11/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Geoff
Parker
Parker
Brunelle
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/12/2008
SAVANNAH STATE
Bo
O'Dell
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ryan
Strauss
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/15/2008
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stephen
Cardullo
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/16/2008
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/17/2008
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/21/2008
WAKE FOREST
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/23/2008
VIRGINIA
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/24/2008
NORTH CAROLINA
Elih
Villanueva
Parker
Brunelle
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/30/2008
BUCKNELL
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
05/31/2008
FLORIDA
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/01/2008
BUCKNELL
Mike
McGee
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/01/2008
TULANE
Ryan
Strauss
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/02/2008
TULANE
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Ohmed
Danesh
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/06/2008
WICHITA STATE
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/07/2008
WICHITA STATE
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
Jason
Stidham
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/08/2008
WICHITA STATE
Geoff
Parker
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Tommy
Oravetz
Stuart
Tapley
Jason
Stidham
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/14/2008
STANFORD
Matt
Fairel
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye
06/16/2008
MIAMI
Elih
Villanueva
Buster
Posey
Dennis
Guinn
Jason
Stidham
Stuart
Tapley
Tony
Delmonico
Mike
McGee
Tyler
Holt
Jack
Rye

Florida State Powers Past Duquesne 14-3 In Season Opener.

Tony Delmonico collects three hits, drives in three runs in his Seminole debut.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - The fans may have had to wait an extra day for opening day baseball at Dick Howser Stadium but it was well worth it as Florida State belted out 14 hits including six home runs en route to a 14-3 victory over Duquesne in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday. Jason Stidham and Tony Delmonico each recorded three hits as the Seminoles improved their all-time mark to 53-7-1 on opening day.

Six different Seminoles hit a home run in the first game of the season while eight of the 14 hits went for extra bases. The last time FSU hit six home runs in a game came last season in College Park, Md., in a 9-3 Florida State victory over Maryland. In that game, Tony Thomas, Jr., Mark Gildea, Ruairi O'Connor and Brandon Reichert all hit solo shots while Travis Anderson hit a pair.

Delmonico had a perfect afternoon in game one going 3-for-3 with a home run, double, single and a walk. The junior transfer from Tennessee added three runs and drove in three in his first game of the season. Stidham also registered three hits and scored three runs in his first game as the Seminoles starting second baseman. Tyler Holt and Mike McGee each posted a pair of hits in their first game donning the Garnet and Gold. Dennis Guinn rounded out the Seminole offensive production with a home run and four RBIs.

FSU starting pitcher Elih Villanueva (1-0) picked up the victory in his Seminole debut as the junior right hander went five strong innings allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits. The Miami, Fla., native walked two and struck out five.

"It was a good first outing," said Villanueva. "Anytime you go out there and not really have your best stuff, it's always nice to be able to work through those situations and come out with a victory."

"That was a great way to start the season," added head coach Mike Martin. "Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would hit six home runs, but it certainly provided a huge lift. I thought Elih showed good poise getting himself out of tough situations. I was very pleased with the outing he provided us this afternoon."

Duquesne looked to threaten in its very first at-bat of the season off Villanueva. The Dukes loaded the bases with one out courtesy of a walk, hit by pitch and an Aaron Janusey single. But Villanueva got out of the jam inducing an inning ending double play by designated hitter Mark Tracy.

The Seminoles struck first with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first thanks to Delmonico's two-run double. The transfer from Tennessee took the first pitch he saw from Duquesne starter Gary Pierpont (0-1) and drilled it down the left field line plating Holt and Buster Posey to give Florida State an early 2-0 lead. The double extended Delmonico's hit streak to a career-high 13 games. Holt got things started for the Seminoles registering an infield single in his first collegiate at-bat. The freshman from Gainesville, Fla., hit a sharp groundball deep in the hole at third and easily beat out the throw from Anthony Manley. With one out, Posey followed with another sharp grounder to Manley who sailed a throw over the head of Janusey at first. Both runners would come around to score on Delmonico's two-RBI double.

The Dukes tied the game with two runs in the top of the fourth. The first three batters to come to plate reached as Janusey led off the inning with his second hit of the ball game lacing a single to right field. Eric Morrison followed with his second straight hit by pitch while Tracy drew a walk to load the bases with no outs. Bill Torre brought across the first run for Duquesne registering a sacrifice fly RBI to score Janusey. Morrison moved to third on the fly out and scored on an errant throw by Posey, who threw high to second base in attempt to throw out Tracy running from first. Villanueva settled down getting a strikeout and a fly out to keep the game tied at two.

Florida State answered with a run in the bottom half of the fourth to retake the lead. Delmonico led off the inning with his second hit in as many at-bats lacing a single to left. He advanced all the way to third on a balk and a wild pitch and would score on an RBI groundout by Guinn.

The Seminoles increased their lead to 6-2 on solo home runs by Holt, Stidham and Delmonico. Holt recorded his first collegiate home run taking Pierpont's offering over the wall in deep center field. Stidham followed with a towering shot over the fence in right for his first home run of the season and seventh career round tripper. Holt and Stidham went back-to-back for the Seminoles for the first time since April 27, 2007 when Tony Thomas, Jr. and Mark Hallberg performed the feat in the ninth inning against Miami. With two outs, Delmonico remained perfect at the plate hitting a line drive just inside the left field foul pole for his first home run of the season. The last time FSU hit three home runs in an inning was April 6, 2005 when Thomas, Jr., Bryan Henry and Ryne Malone went yard against Jacksonville.

The Garnet and Gold batted around in the sixth posting six runs to widen the Seminole margin. The inning was highlighted with two more home runs this time off the bats of right fielder Ruairi O'Connor and Guinn. After Stuart Tapley recorded his first collegiate base hit with a single to left, O'Connor blasted a shot off the scoreboard for his fourth career dinger. Following a Holt walk and Stidham double, Posey brought home Holt on an RBI groundout to second. Delmonico drew a walk and came around to score on Guinn's three-run homer.

Duquesne would add a run in the seventh on an RBI double by Manley to make the score 12-3. But the Seminoles answered right back as Parker Brunelle hit a blast over the fence in right center for his first collegiate hit. The home run ended the game in the seventh as the game was called due to a 10-run rule that was put into effect because of the doubleheader.

A pair of Tallahassee natives saw action on the mound in game one as Jimmy Marshall and Tyler Everett each pitched an inning in relief. Marshall did not allow a hit as he walked one and fanned a batter. Everett gave up one run on a hit as he faced six batters.

Florida State Sweeps Doubleheader With 15-3 Victory Over Duquesne In Game Two.

Ohmed Danesh and Mike McGee combine for six hits, five RBIs and four runs scored.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - After posting 14 runs on 14 hits in game one, Florida State (2-0) put together 15 runs on 15 hits in game two to sweep Saturday's doubleheader against Duquesne (0-2) with a 15-3 victory. Sophomore Ohmed Danesh and freshman Mike McGee each collected three hits and scored a pair of runs, while sophomore Jason Stidham drove in four.

Of the 15 runs scored in game two, seven were scored with two outs including all six in the Seminoles' six-run fourth. Eight of the 15 total hits went for extra bases including four doubles, two triples and two home runs. In the first two games, Florida State hit eight home runs all by eight different players. It wasn't until the 14th game of the 2007 season when FSU, as a team, connected on its eighth round tripper.

Buster Posey was solid in game two going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Tyler Holt, Dennis Guinn and Stuart Tapley joined Danesh and McGee by scoring two runs each. At one stretch, the Seminoles scored in eight straight innings counting back to the first game of the doubleheader.

Matt Fairel (1-0) went five innings in his first collegiate start as he struck out a career-high seven batters to pick up the win. Fairel allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits while walking just one Duquesne batter.

Duquesne struck first scoring a run in the top half of the first. Fairel got off to shaky start in his debut as a starter for the Seminoles as the Dukes loaded the bases on back-to-back singles by Derek Mechling and Anthony Manley and a hit-by-pitch by Aaron Janusey to start the game. The sophomore southpaw helped his cause by getting Eric Morrison to ground into a double play. On the play, Mechling scored to give Duquesne a 1-0 lead. Fairel got Bill Torre looking on strikes to end the inning.

The Seminoles answered right back in the bottom of the first with a four spot to take a three-run lead. Holt led off the game with a walk and stole second for his first stolen base of the season. With one out, Buster Posey stepped in and deposited a shot over the right field fence for a two-run home run and his first hit of the season. Following back-to-back walks by Tony Delmonico and Guinn, Danesh hit a bloop single to left scoring Delmonico from second. After a McGee single loaded the bases for the Seminoles, designated hitter Tommy Oravetz registered his first RBI of the season sending a sacrifice fly to left to score Guinn.

Florida State increased its lead to 5-1 on back-to-back doubles with two outs in the second by Posey and Delmonico. Posey got things started with a double down the left field line and came around to score on Delmonico's double to left center. The double kept Delmonico perfect on the day in his first six at-bats as a Seminole. On the play the Knoxville, Tenn., native extended his hit streak to a career-high 14 games.

The home run barrage continued for the Seminoles in the third as McGee hit his first home run as a collegiate, a two-run shot over the fence in left center. Danesh scored on the play as he led off the bottom of the inning with a bunt single to third.

Duquesne looked to get things started in the fourth with two straight hits, but neither runner advanced past first as Fairel picked off both Torre and Tracy. He finished the inning striking out Happ for the second time on the afternoon.

The Seminoles went back on the offensive attack in the fourth scoring six runs all on two outs. Danesh hit an RBI single, McGee registered an RBI triple and scored on a throwing error by the Duquesne shortstop. Oravetz hit a double to left and Tapley brought him in on an RBI single to left. Holt followed with a single to right and Stidham closed out the scoring with a two-run single to center plating Tapley and Holt.

Stidham made the score 15-2 in the sixth on a two-run triple off the fence in right center. Tapley and Holt would score after reaching base on a walk and a double, respectively.

Ben Francis made his Seminole debut in the sixth pitching two innings in relief. He allowed one run, no earned, on one hit. He struck out a batter and did not issue a walk.

The game was once again called after the conclusion of six and a half innings due to the 10-run rule that was put into effect because of the doubleheader.

The two teams will return to the field on Sunday in the third and final game of the series. First pitch is slated for 12:30 pm on Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium. The game will be shown live on ACC Select, while fans can also listen live on 100.7 FM. Gametracker will also be available for the contest as well. Freshman Mike McGee will take the mound in his first collegiate start tomorrow.

FSU Downs Duquesne 15-3 In Series Finale.

Mike McGee pitches five plus in his collegiate debut goes 3-for-4 at the plate.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (3-0) remained perfect on the season downing Duquesne (0-3) 15-3 on Sunday to sweep the weekend series. The Seminoles pounded out 15 hits for the second straight game including seven of the extra base variety, while freshman Mike McGee took a no hitter into the sixth inning in his first collegiate start to earn the victory. McGee also helped his cause at the plate going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored. Ohmed Danesh and Jason Stidham also contributed to the Seminole offense on Sunday as both student-athletes drove in three runs each.

McGee (1-0) was impressive in his first career start as he faced just two batters over the minimum through the first five innings of work. The freshman right hander did not allow a hit to the Dukes until the sixth when pinch hitter Pat Kimutis led off the inning with a double to the gap in right center. McGee finished the game going five plus innings allowing three runs on two hits. He walked four and struck out four as he threw 89 pitches.

"This was a great weekend for Mike McGee," said head coach Mike Martin. "He showed a lot of poise on the mound and we are very, very proud of the way he handled every situation from pitching to hitting. He handled himself very well, to throw no hit ball for five innings is quite an accomplishment. I am very proud of the way he played in his first outing."

"I was just hitting my spots," said McGee. "I was throwing my fastballs well and my off speed stuff was 50/50. But today was a lot of fun. I really love the fact that I got to hit and pitch today. That was one thing I didn't like about just pitching was not being able to hit. Not only did I get to pitch, but I was able to stay in the ball game and hit as the DH after I was done pitching. That was pretty awesome."

For the second straight game, Danesh and Stidham drove in three runs as the Seminoles finished the weekend batting .423 as a team scoring 44 runs on 44 hits. The Seminoles registered a .865 slugging percentage as over half their hits went for extra bases.

"We certainly didn't expect this power to come out over the weekend," added Guinn. "I was glad to see the young guys come out and hit the ball well. Mike threw the ball well today and swung the bat well all weekend."

The Seminoles broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third as Dennis Guinn and Danesh hit back-to-back RBI singles with two outs to give Florida State a 2-0 lead. Centerfielder Tyler Holt led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Stidham. Following a walk to catcher Buster Posey, Guinn stepped to the plate and with two outs hit a bounding ball up the middle plating Holt from second for the first run of the game. Posey would score one batter later on Danesh's single to right field.

Florida State followed an inning later with a seven-run fourth to increase its margin to 9-0. Stidham got things started as he unloaded on his second home run in as many days smashing a three-run shot over the fence in right scoring Ruairi O'Connor and Holt. After drawing a one-out walk, shortstop Tony Delmonico would come around to score on Guinn's RBI triple to deep center. It was Guinn's fifth career triple. Danesh followed with a double off the wall in right center scoring Guinn and would score one batter later on McGee's single to left. Stuart Tapley recorded his first RBI as a Seminole bringing home McGee on another double off the wall in right to close out the scoring.

After being shutdown for the first five innings, Duquesne finally solved McGee cracking the scoreboard with three runs in the top of sixth. The first four batters reached thanks to back-to-back hits by Kimutis and Andrew Heck and consecutive walks to Bill Torre and Chris Happ. With the bases loaded and no body out, Happ recorded an RBI drawing a 3-2 walk from McGee. That would end the afternoon for the Seminole starter as lefthander Ryan Vigue came out of the bullpen to replace McGee.

Vigue, making his first appearance in a Seminole uniform, registered two quick outs as he got Aaron Janusey to ground into a 4-6-3 double play. Heck scored on the play for the second Duquesne run. A wild pitch by Vigue would account for the third and final run for the Dukes before Mark Tracy would end the inning as he was caught looking on strikes.

The Seminoles would tack on four more runs in the seventh to increase their lead to 13-3. Danesh and McGee highlighted the inning with consecutive RBI doubles. The double by Danesh was his second of the game. McGee just missed hitting his second home run of the season as his ball bounced off the top of the yellow marker in left field and back into the field of play.

Tommy Oravetz closed out the Seminole scoring in the eighth on a two-run homer over the fence in right. Oravetz entered the game as a pinch hitter and took a 2-1 offering out of the ball park for his second career round tripper. The home run was the 10th hit by the Seminoles this weekend. It wasn't until the 23rd game last year that the Seminoles would hit their tenth team home run.

Bo O'Dell and Buster Posey each worked an inning in relief. O'Dell allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two Duquesne batters. Posey pitched a perfect eighth inning recording a strikeout. The Leesburg, Ga., native made just his second career appearance on the mound for the Seminoles and first since February 11, 2007 when he pitched an inning against UNC Asheville.

The game was called after the completion of the eighth inning due to the three hour travel curfew that was put in place for Duquesne.

The Seminoles will return to the diamond on Tuesday, February 26 in Clearwater, Fla., when Florida State will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in an exhibition contest at BrightHouse Networks Field. Game time against the Phillies is slated for 7:05 pm. Fans can still purchase tickets to the game by logging on to www.seminoles.com and clicking on the FSU/Phillies button on the front page. Fans must enter the promotional code (FSU) to buy tickets online.

Guinn's Two-Run Homer The Difference As FSU Downs Auburn 7-5.

Guinn records three hits and drives in three runs to lead the Seminole offense.

AUBURN, AL - Despite game time temperatures in the mid-40's, Florida State (4-0) didn't let the cold weather effect its play in the first of a four game set against Auburn as the Seminoles passed an early season test downing Auburn (4-1) 7-5 in their first road contest of the season. Senior Dennis Guinn and freshman Stuart Tapley each recorded three hits while Seminole starter Elih Villanueva worked 5.1 innings to register his second win of the season.

"Any win on the road against a quality team like Auburn is so important regardless of how early on in the season we are at this point," said head coach Mike Martin. "We know that tomorrow is an even bigger game. We just have to come out and play tough baseball."

Guinn was the difference maker as his two-run homer in the top of the eighth gave the Seminoles a three-run cushion. The senior from Haines City, Fla., was a triple short of hitting for the cycle as he collected three RBIs, scored twice and made nine putouts at first base.

"First off Luke Greinke is a great pitcher and a great competitor," stated Guinn. "It just feels good to come into someone else's park and get a win. We still have another one tomorrow and hopefully we can pull that one out as well. I'm just trying to battle and hang in there. My goal is to hit the ball up the middle every time I'm at the plate."

Tapley went 3-for-4 at the plate with a triple and a run scored, while Buster Posey posted two hits in three at-bats with a run and an RBI. He also went to the mound in the ninth and earned his first collegiate save.

The Seminoles struck first with a run in the top of the second on an RBI groundout by right fielder Ohmed Danesh. Guinn led off the inning roping a double off the 30 foot wall in left field. He advanced to third on a wild pitch by Auburn starting pitcher Luke Greinke (1-1) and would score four pitches later on Danesh's groundout to second.

Auburn looked to answer the Seminole run in the bottom of the second as Tiger first baseman Hunter Morris led off the inning hitting a double down the right field line. But that was as far as he would get as FSU starting pitcher Elih Villanueva retired the next three batters on a strikeout, fly out to short center and groundout to Jason Stidham at second to end the inning and maintain the Seminoles one run lead.

Florida State added three more runs in the top of the third to extend its lead to 4-0. For the third straight inning the leadoff batter reached as Tapley laced a single up the middle. With one out, Stidham extended his hitting streak to six games with a single to right to put runners at first and second. Posey then stepped in and gave the Seminoles a two-run lead hitting a single just over the out stretched arms of Tiger second baseman Justin Hargett to score Tapley from second. Stidham made a heads up play racing around to third on the hit as he would score one batter later on a sacrifice fly to right by Tony Delmonico. Guinn picked up his second hit in as many at-bats singling to left with two outs to score Posey from second to close out the Seminole scoring in the third.

The Tigers cut into the Seminole lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 4-3. Villanueva hit Brian Fletcher on the very first pitch and after striking out Mike Bianucci, walked Morris to put runners on first and second with one out. Joseph Sanders stepped in and blasted a double to the gap in left scoring Fletcher and Morris for Auburn's first two runs of the game. With runners at first and second following a walk to Kevin Patterson, Auburn attempted a double steal. A throwing error to third by Posey scored Sanders on the play and put Patterson at third. Posey would redeem himself on the very next play as he picked off Patterson at third on an attempted squeeze play. The play turned out to be huge as Matt Hall singled to left which would have scored Patterson and tied the game at four. The inning would come to close as Villanueva threw out Hall at first for his second pickoff of the season.

The Seminoles answered with an unearned run in the top of fifth on freak play in the outfield. Greinke started the inning hitting center fielder Tyler Holt on a 3-2 pitch. Following a fly out to center by Stidham, Florida State played the hit and run to perfection as Posey laced a single to left center. The ball got by both the Tiger left and center fielder allowing Holt to score all the way from first. Posey ended up at third on the fielding error by the Tigers and would remain there to make the score 5-3.

Auburn would get a run back in the sixth on an RBI double by Sanders. The combination of a free pass and a balk would come back to hurt Villanueva as Sanders crushed a double off the bottom of the wall in left center scoring Morris from second.

The night would come to an end for Villanueva following the Sanders' double as the junior transfer lasted 5.1 innings giving up four runs on four hits. He walked four and struck out six while throwing 94 pitches.

Jimmy Marshall came out of the bullpen and gave up a single to left by Patterson. Sanders rounded third and looked to tie the game at five but freshman left fielder Mike McGee threw a bullet to Posey at the plate to gun down Sanders and keep the Seminole lead at 5-4. Marshall then got Hall to groundout to Delmonico at short to end the inning.

Marshall pitched the seventh and retired the first two batters on a strikeout and fly out to left. He then hit Mummey on a questionable call as the Auburn center fielder squared around to bunt. The home plate umpire called Mummey back to the plate but after a meeting with the third base umpire it was declared the pitch did hit the Tiger batter. Mummey then moved up a base after stealing second and looked to score on a bounding ball up the middle by Fletcher, but Delmonico stretched out to get the ball behind second, spun around and threw a strike to Guinn for the final out of the inning.

The Delmonico, Guinn combination would come into play in the top of the eighth as Florida State increased its lead to 7-4. Delmonico singled to center for his first hit of the ball game and came around to score on Guinn's two-run homer over the 30 foot wall in left. The Seminole first baseman had the green light on a 3-0 offering from Tiger reliever Bradley Hendrix depositing the ball over the fence for his second home run of the season and third hit of the evening.

Auburn added a run in the eighth on a pair of doubles by Bianucci and Patterson. Bianucci led off the eighth hitting a double off the wall in left. After a fly out and a groundout to short, Patterson hit a towering double off the wall in deep center scoring Bianucci to cut the Seminole lead to 7-5. The inning continued on a fielding error by Tapley but Marshall got Ryan Jenkins to fly out to Guinn in foul territory to keep the lead at two.

Marshall ended the evening pitching 2.2 innings of solid relief for the Seminoles as he allowed a run on three hits while striking out one.

The ninth inning belonged to Posey as he earned his first collegiate save in his new role as the Seminole closer. The hard throwing right hander recorded a groundout and two strikeouts to keep the Seminoles undefeated on the season with a 7-5 victory. After recording two quick outs, Posey hit Ben Jones with a 2-2 offering to bring the tying run to the plate in Bianucci. But Posey blew three straight fastballs past Bianucci to give the Seminoles their first road win of the season.

"It looked like the hit-by-pitch made him mad," added Martin. "I think the next three pitches he threw were over 90 (MPH). Buster is a great competitor, he showed what he had by getting the job done."

"That was fun," said Posey. "That was the first time that I have ever closed a ball game. It was hard to tell how hard I was throwing the ball tonight because I had so much adrenaline going on out there. The toughest thing for me was to calm myself down as I walked out to the mound and try not to do too much."

The Seminoles will return to the diamond on Friday, February 29 in the second game of a home and home series against Auburn. Game time for Friday is slated for 3:00 pm CST. Gametracker will be available for the game, while Eric Luallen will broadcast the game live over the radio on 1270 the Team.

FSU Holds On For 6-5 Victory Over Auburn.

Jack Posey, Mike McGee and Tyler Holt drive in five of the six Seminole runs in the win.

AUBURN, AL - Florida State (5-0) scored early and held on late to take both games on the road of a home and home series against Auburn (4-2) with a 6-5 victory Friday afternoon at Plainsman Park. Sophomore Matt Fairel pitched a career-high seven innings to pick up his second win of the season while Jimmy Marshall got the final three outs in the ninth to register his first career save.

All six RBIs on Friday were recorded by Seminole newcomers including five by Florida State freshman. Jack Posey, who got his first start of the season as the Seminole designated hitter, went 1-for-1 with a double, a walk and two RBIs. Left fielder Mike McGee also recorded two RBIs on a single and a sacrifice fly, while Tyler Holt picked up an RBI with a single in the second. Tony Delmonico accounted for the sixth Seminole RBI on a sacrifice fly in the fourth.

Auburn staged a ninth inning comeback benefiting from the fifth Seminole error of the game. The five errors were the most since recording five in a loss to Savannah State on April 30, 2006. After the first two Tiger batters reached on back-to-back singles in the ninth off reliever Bo O'Dell, the right hander from Kissimmee, Fla., looked to get his first out of the inning but a errant throw by Stuart Tapley at third but runners at second and third with nobody out. Marshall entered the game and got a fly out by Ryan Jenkins for the first out of the inning. But after a Justin Hargett single to right cut the lead to one, Marshall registered back-to-back strikeouts to collect his first collegiate save.

"Jimmy was a guy we didn't want to use today, but yet that was where we were in the game," stated head coach Mike Martin. "Bo O'Dell was only taken out to change momentum. Bo did a very good job. It's a shame; if we make a play (there in the ninth) then everything is different. Bo O'Dell pitched very well. I also felt Jimmy Marshall came in and showed a lot of poise to get the final three outs in the ballgame."

"I just came in, wanted to throw strikes and get them to swing the bat," added Marshall. "When you get into a situation like that you can't walk people. You got to throw strikes and go right after people and that is what I tried to do today."

Fairel (2-0) worked a career-high seven innings as he allowed just two runs, one of which was earned, on three hits. He walked three and struck out three as he threw a career-high 107 pitches. The lefty from Winter Haven, Fla., settled down after a hiccup in the fourth retiring the next eight Auburn batters before Matt Hall reached on a fielding error in the seventh.

"I felt like I really settled in and my pitches started working after the fourth inning," stated Fairel. "It's always easy to pitch with a lead as opposed to being behind. You just got to come in, throw strikes and get them to make outs."

Auburn got on the board first in game two with an unearned run in the bottom of the first. The Tigers placed runners on second and third with only one out as Luke Greinke, Thursday night's starting pitcher, reached base on a fielding error and moved to third on a ground rule double by Mike Bianucci. Hunter Morris would give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead as he brought Greinke home on an RBI groundout to second. Joseph Sanders extended the inning by drawing a two-out walk but was thrown out by Fairel as he was caught trying to steal second base.

Florida State answered right back in the top of the second with a pair of runs to take a 2-1 lead. For the second straight inning, the Seminoles put runners at first and third and this time were successful in pushing runners across the plate. Tapley collected his fourth hit of the series as he hit a come backer right up the middle off the leg of Auburn starter Cory Luckie. Then a sharp hit ball off the bat of Ruairi O'Connor was muffed by Hargett at second moving Tapley to third setting up an RBI opportunity for designated hitter Jack Posey. Posey smacked a double off the wall in left field to bring home Tapley and tie the game at one. The hit and RBI were Jack Posey's first of his collegiate career. On the very next pitch, Holt hit a single to center to score O'Connor but Posey, trying to score from second, was thrown out at the plate.

The Seminoles added two more runs in the top of the third on an RBI single by Mike McGee and a bases loaded walk by Jack Posey. Buster Posey led off the inning reaching on a fielding error by the Tiger third baseman and moved to second on a single to left by Dennis Guinn. Both runners would then move up a base on a wild pitch by Luckie. McGee singled home the third Seminole run of the afternoon lacing a hit through the left side of the infield to score Buster Posey. The hit for McGee was his first of the series. Following a walk to Tapley, Jack Posey registered his second RBI of the afternoon drawing a two-out bases loaded walk to score Guinn and push the Seminole lead to 4-1.

A pair of sacrifice flies in the top of the fourth accounted for both Florida State runs to widen the Seminole lead to 6-1. Stidham led off the fourth with a bloop single to left ending the day for Luckie. Scott Shurman came out of the Tiger bullpen and gave up a double to Buster Posey. With runners at second and third, shortstop Tony Delmonico hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Stidham. Two batters later, following a Guinn single, McGee hit a fly ball to deep center to drive in Buster Posey. The single by Guinn in the fourth was his fifth hit of the series.

Luckie (1-1) lasted just three plus innings as he allowed five runs, two earned, on seven hits. He walked three and struck out two on 74 total pitches.

Auburn broke through with a run in the fourth on back-to-back two-out doubles by Sanders and Kevin Patterson. Patterson hit a double off the tall wall in left to plate Sanders and cut the Seminole lead to 6-2. After a walk to Hall, Fairel escaped further damage by getting Jenkins to fly out to Holt in centerfield.

Bo O'Dell came out of the Seminole bullpen and worked a scoreless eighth. After recording the first out on a grounder to short, O'Dell allowed the next two batters to reach as he hit Ben Jones on the foot with a breaking ball before giving up a single to right by pinch hitter Trent Mummey. With the Tigers threatening to score, the junior right hander closed the door forcing a pair of fly outs to end the inning.

Auburn added three more runs in the ninth before Marshall came into the game to record the final three outs to keep the Seminoles undefeated on the year.

The Garnet and Gold will return home to face Auburn for two more games beginning Saturday, March 1. Game time for Saturday is slated for 2:00 pm EST. Gametracker will be available for the game, while Eric Luallen will broadcast the game live over the radio on 100.7 FM. The game will also be shown live on Sun Sports with Gene Deckerhoff and Tom Block bringing you all the play-by-play action.

FSU Goes Yard To Defeat Auburn 4-3.

Senior Ryan Strauss shuts down the Tigers for seven innings to earn first win of the season.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (6-0) remained undefeated on the season with a 4-3 victory over Auburn (4-3) in front of a crowd of 6,544, the fourth largest crowd to witness a game at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles got seven shutout innings from senior Ryan Strauss and three solo home runs on Saturday afternoon to win their third straight game over the Tigers this season.

Strauss (1-0) was lights out in his first start of the season scattering just four hits over seven innings of work. He did not face more than four batters in any inning and retired the last five Auburn hitters including the final two on strikeouts. The Tampa, Fla., native finished the game with five strikeouts on 113 pitches.

The Seminoles looked to the long ball on Saturday afternoon connecting on three solo home runs off Tiger starter Taylor Thompson (1-1). Batters three through six in the Florida State lineup each collected two hits. Senior Dennis Guinn once again led the Seminole offense going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBIs. For the series, Guinn is batting .538 (7-for-13) with two home runs, a double, four runs scored and five RBIs.

The lineup also featured the return of senior Jack Rye, who got his first start of the season in right field after suffering a broken right thumb in the preseason on the first day of practice back on February 1. Rye reached base on his first three at-bats collecting a pair of singles and a base-on-ball. He finished the game 2-for-3 at the plate.

"It felt really good to get back out there," added Rye. "I actually saw the ball really well today which surprised me because I haven't seen live pitching since February 1. I was patient at the plate and got my pitches to hit."

"It was yesterday when we were leaving Auburn that we decided to start Jack Rye in today's ballgame," said head coach Mike Martin. "He took BP on Friday and came to me in the eighth inning and said, 'I can go tomorrow.' I talked to the trainer and the trainer said he would get him out here early this morning and let him hit some. He came out, took some swings and didn't have any problems at all. It's nothing short of unbelievable to get a guy back after just four weeks of breaking his thumb."

Jason Stidham and Buster Posey were responsible for the other two home runs in game three. Stidham registered the first run of the game taking a 3-2 offering from Thompson over the fence in right for his third home run of the season and ninth of his career. The hit extended Stidham's hit streak to a team-high eight games.

Guinn gave the Seminoles a 2-0 advantage as he led off the bottom of the second with a solo shot off the scoreboard in left. It was the senior first baseman's second home run of the series and third round tripper of the season.

Guinn added his second RBI of the game an inning later knocking in Buster Posey on a two-out single to left. With one out in the third, Posey drilled a shot off the fence in right center for his third double of the season.

In the fifth, the Seminoles increased their lead to 4-0 on their third solo home run of the game. This time the shot came off the bat of Buster Posey who smacked the ball over the fence in left center and into the parking lot for his second round tripper of the season. The home run ended the afternoon for Thompson who lasted just four innings allowing four run on seven hits. He walked three and struck out one in suffering his first loss of the season.

The Tigers closed within one in the top of the eighth thanks to a two-out three-run home run off the bat of first baseman Hunter Morris. Freshman Tyler Everett entered the game in relief of Strauss in the eighth and got the first two outs before surrendering a double down the line in left to Luke Greinke, a walk to Mike Bianucci and then the home run to Morris.

Jimmy Marshall was called on for the final out but not before the tying run advanced to third on a pair of Seminole throwing errors. The junior right hander got Kevin Patterson to fly out to Ohmed Danesh in left to maintain the one-run Seminole lead.

Buster Posey closed out the game pitching a perfect ninth inning for his second save of the season. The junior right hander threw just eight pitches to keep the Seminoles perfect in 2008.

"It was fun," explained Posey on pitching in front of an electric crown on Saturday. "I can honestly say that I didn't hear the crowd until the second out. I was pretty focused out there today."

The Seminoles will return to the diamond for the final game of a four-game home and home series against Auburn on Sunday, March 2. Game time for Sunday is slated for 2:00 pm as freshman Mike McGee will take the mound for his second start of the season. Gametracker and ACC Select will be available for the game, while Eric Luallen will broadcast the game live over the radio on 100.7 FM.

Florida State Sweeps Series With 10-1 Win Over Auburn.

Freshman Mike McGee pitches seven shutout innings to earn his second win of the season.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State (7-0) kept its undefeated season intact on Sunday afternoon with a 10-1 victory over Auburn (4-4) to sweep the four-game series from the Tigers. Freshman Mike McGee threw seven shutout innings to earn his second win in as many starts, while the Seminole hitters pounded out double-digit hits for the seventh straight game.

"Obviously, I am trying to hide my excitement, but when you play as well as we did the last four games, it is extremely exciting," said head coach Mike Martin. "I am very happy for our university and certainly our baseball program. We played solid baseball and it's very gratifying to see a club with as many new players as we have go out there and perform the way they did in front of tremendous crowds this weekend. It is just very exciting to be a Florida State Seminole."

McGee took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and had retired eight straight Tiger batters before giving up a walk to Kevin Patterson and then a single to Brian Fletcher in the top of the fifth. He would escape the inning unscathed inducing a pair of groundouts and a line out to keep Auburn off the scoreboard.

Auburn threatened an inning later as the first two Tiger batters reached on a single and double, respectively, to put runners at second and third with no body out. But the freshman right hander once again showed tremendous poise getting a pair of fly outs sandwiched between a great defensive play by McGee. Third baseman Joseph Sanders hit a sharp grounder back up the middle but McGee made a leaping grab to hold the runner at third and get the out at first.

The Port St. Lucie, Fla., native finished the game throwing a career-high seven innings. He gave up just three hits and did not allow run to cross the plate. McGee struck out five and walked three while throwing 105 pitches.

"Michael pitched very well today," explained Martin. "I was very, very pleased with the way he pitched."

"Just like last week, I was focused on going out there hitting my spots with my fastball and throwing my curveball and breaking balls for strikes," added McGee. "The main thing is hitting my fastball on the outside corner. I was hitting it all day today which really helped. It is also awesome to have a defense like that, the one we have behind you. When you get behind in the count, you're not worried about throwing your fastball because you know that if they put it in play our team has a good chance of getting an out. It's awesome when you have a defense you can trust like that."

The Seminoles gave McGee an early cushion scoring three runs on three straight RBI singles in the bottom of the first to take a 3-0 lead. Center fielder Tyler Holt led off the game with a double to right center and scored two batters later on a single to right by Buster Posey. Jack Rye picked up his first RBI of the season driving home Jason Stidham who walked on five pitches. Shortstop Tony Delmonico finished off the scoring for Florida State in the first as he found the whole through the left side of the infield to plate Posey from second.

Florida State added to its lead in the fourth on back-to-back to hits by Holt and Stidham. Holt once again led off the inning with a hit singling to left. He would score all the way from first on Stidham's double down the right field line to give the Garnet and Gold a four-run advantage.

A three-run fifth broke the game open as the Seminoles increased their lead to 7-0. Dennis Guinn led off the fifth with a single to left and raced around to third on McGee's double to right. It was the fourth time in five innings that the Seminole leadoff batter had reached. Tapley would score Guinn on a sacrifice fly to center. Holt then ripped his second double and third hit of the game to right center driving in McGee. He would score a batter later on a Stidham single to left. Holt finished the game 3-for-3 with three runs scored and a walk. It was his first three-hit game of his career.

In the sixth, Guinn registered his team leading fourth home run of the season. With two outs, the senior first baseman drilled a shot to left on a 2-2 offering off Tiger reliever Evan Crawford. It was his third home run of the series and 21st of his career.

Guinn had an outstanding series in FSU's sweep of Auburn as he batted .563 (9-for-16) with three home runs, a double, six RBIs and six runs scored. He slugged 1.188 and posted an on-base percentage of .588. Guinn was also perfect from the field on 38 total chances registering 34 putouts and four assists.

"You definitely don't expect to hit like I did against a team like Auburn," said Guinn. "It definitely gives me some momentum going into ACC play next weekend and going into UNC Asheville this week. I'm just going to try and keep doing the same thing come Tuesday."

"Dennis played well," added Martin. "He had some big hits this week and really came through in all four games for us."

Ben Francis came out of the pen and pitched two effective innings in relief. The sophomore right hander allowed one run on four hits while striking out one. He induced a pair of groundball double plays including one in the top of the eighth with the bases loaded and one out.

"One of the most exciting things today was Ben Francis," said Martin. "Jamey Shouppe deserves a lot of credit. He (Jamey) has done a great job of working him (Francis) through some problems and I am very proud of the way Ben performed today."

Florida State pushed across the final two runs of the game on a two-out, bases loaded double by freshman Luke Smierciak scoring Delmonico and Ruairi O'Connor. Smierciak picked up his first collegiate hit an inning earlier on a bloop single to center. He finished the game 2-for-2.

The Seminoles will return to the diamond for a two-game mid-week series against UNC Asheville on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium. Game one is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 with first pitch at 6:00 pm. Gametracker and ACC Select will be available for the game, while Eric Luallen will broadcast the game live over the radio on 1270 the Team FM.

Florida State Walks Past UNC Asheville 11-4.

Bo O'Dell pitches six innings in his first start to earn his first victory of the season.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - The hits and walks were flowing Tuesday evening on Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium as Florida State pushed its record to 8-0 on the year with an 11-4 victory over UNC Asheville (4-5). The Seminoles recorded double-digit hits for the eighth consecutive game putting up 11 in game one against the Bulldogs while drawing a season-high 13 walks.

"Any way you can scrape them, I'll take them," said head coach Mike Martin on scoring some unconventional runs on Tuesday night. "It was a game in which we had some good at-bats. This is a very young UNC Asheville team and we took advantage of some mistakes that were made."

Junior Bo O'Dell tied a career-high working six innings in his first start of the season to collect his first victory in 2008 and his second career win over UNC Asheville. The right hander from Kissimmee, Fla., gave up two runs on eight hits and did not walk a batter while posting a career-high in strikeouts with five.

"I felt good out there tonight," explained O'Dell. "I am just happy to get the opportunity to go out there and throw the ball. Not having any walks when I'm locating my fastball was a very big key for me tonight."

The Seminoles scored a run in six of the eight innings in which they appeared at the plate. Senior Dennis Guinn continued his hot hitting as he collected his second three-hit game of the season. Guinn has now registered multiple hits in six of the first eight games in 2008. Stuart Tapley also had a nice offensive evening going 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk and two runs scored. Junior Buster Posey led all batters with three RBIs in the win.

"I am really just trying to stick to my game plan," said Guinn on another multiple hit performance. "Stay up the middle with the ball and not try to do too much with my at-bats, I like to keep it simple at the plate."

"It was a good win for us," stated Martin. "I was very pleased with the way our guys played. I thought Bo O'Dell had a very good outing and I was very pleased to see Ben Francis and Jimmy Marshall come in and do a good job for us."

Florida State gave O'Dell an early cushion scoring three runs in the bottom of the first. The first three batters reached as Tyler Holt led off the first with a single to center and moved to second on a walk by Jason Stidham. Posey would drive them both in on his first triple of the season. The junior catcher hit a ball that caromed off the top of the wall in right center and got away from Bulldog centerfielder Kevin Mattison. Posey scored two pitches later on a balk by starting pitcher Justin Schumer.

UNC Asheville answered with a run in the second on a solo home run over the fence in right field by Schumer. It was Schumer's second round tripper of the season.

In the fourth, the two teams would exchange a run as the Bulldogs scored on an RBI single to center by Johnny Martinez. Reed Kreiser led off the inning with a double and would come around to score on Martinez' base hit. FSU pushed its lead back to two when Tapley scored on a wild pitch by UNC Asheville reliever Grier Harrington. Tapley got things started in the fourth with a single to center and raced around to third on Stidham's single down the right field line. The hit extended Stidham's hit streak to nine games.

Back-to-back hits by Guinn and Mike McGee followed by a sacrifice fly to left by Ohmed Danesh increased the Florida State lead to 5-2 after five.

Florida State broke the game open in the sixth scoring three runs on only one hit. The Bulldog bullpen issued four walks and two balks which led to a pair of runs. Guinn registered the lone hit in the inning singling to right field driving in Jack Rye for an 8-3 Seminole advantage.

Ryan Vigue entered in the seventh in relief of O'Dell. The freshman southpaw walked the first two batters that he faced before being lifted from the game in favor of sophomore Ben Francis. UNC Asheville would take advantage of the walks as both runners would come around to score. After issuing a walk to the first batter that he faced, Francis induced a groundball double play, an RBI single and a fielder's choice to prohibit a big inning from happening. He pitched the eighth and after getting in trouble with a hit-by-pitch and a walk to start the inning, the right hander got a key strikeout and then an inning ending double play.

Florida State added a run in the seventh on a Posey sacrifice fly to center for his third RBI of the game. The fly out scored Tapley who reached after getting hit by a pitch.

The Seminoles put the game out of reach in the eighth with a pair of runs to make the score 11-4. Tony Delmonico led off the inning with a walk and scored on a pinch hit double to deep center field by Jack Posey. Posey advanced to third on a pinch hit single by Ruairi O'Connor and scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly by Luke Smierciak.

Jimmy Marshall entered in the ninth and struck out the side to close out the game keeping the Garnet and Gold perfect on the year.

The Seminoles will return to the diamond on Wednesday, March 5 in game two against UNC Asheville.

Ten-Run Eighth Pushes Florida State Past UNC Asheville.

Tony Delmonico hits three-run blast to give the Seminoles the lead for good.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - For seven innings on Wednesday night it looked as though UNC Asheville would hand Florida State its first loss of the season. But thanks to a 10-run eighth inning, the Seminoles (9-0) erased a five-run deficit and remained undefeated on the year downing the Bulldogs (4-6) 10-5.

Florida State sent 15 batters to the plate in the eighth registering seven hits including a three-run blast off the scoreboard by Delmonico to give the Seminoles the lead for good and a two-run shot into the parking lot in right field by Ohmed Danesh. The Seminoles drew five walks in the eighth and hit for the cycle posting two home runs, a triple, a double and three singles.

"We battled to the end and showed a lot of character tonight," said Delmonico. "You have to give a lot of credit to our pitchers for keeping us in the game. This was an all around team win for us."

Freshman Mike McGee collected his third three-hit game of the season scoring a pair of runs. Delmonico went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored while centerfielder Tyler Holt was 2-for-3 with three walks, a run scored and an RBI.

Tallahassee native Tyler Everett took the hill for his first start of the season and worked five solid innings. He allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits. The freshman right hander walked four and struck out one in earning a no decision.

"I felt a lot more comfortable out there tonight," explained Everett. "I was able to find my location on a lot of pitches, unfortunately I made two pitches that they hit out, but I was able to recover and settle down."

The Bulldogs scored on a pair of solo home runs off Everett in the first and fourth innings by Kevin Mattison and Reed Kreiser, respectively.

UNC Asheville starting pitcher Taylor Wohlwend kept the Seminole batters at bay for 6.2 shutout innings allowing just five hits. Despite giving up six walks, he seemed to frustrate the Florida State lineup as the Seminoles couldn't crack the scoreboard leaving eight runners on base from the third to the sixth inning.

In the seventh, Wohlwend was pulled with two outs and runners on first and second. Reliever Dillon Waters came into the game and after issuing a walk to Dennis Guinn to load the bases got Delmonico swinging on strikes to end the inning.

In the eighth, things started to unravel for the Bulldogs as the first five batters reached. McGee led off the inning lacing a double down the right field line. The next three batters followed with a walk including a bases loaded RBI walk to pinch hitter Jack Posey to push across McGee for the first Seminole run of the game. Holt then singled back up the middle to drive in Danesh. After an RBI groundout by Jack Rye made the score 5-3, Buster Posey sent a rocket shot that tied up the Bulldog left fielder and dropped in for a base hit. Pinch runner Ruairi O'Connor and Holt scored on the play to tie the game up at five. After a walk to Guinn put runners at first and second, Delmonico stepped in and belted a three-run shot off the scoreboard in left to give the Seminoles their first lead of the game. McGee registered his second hit of the inning with a single to right and came around to score on Danesh's first home run of the season. Pinch hitter Tommy Oravetz collected the final hit of the inning drilling a triple off the fence in right field for his first career three bagger. UNC Asheville sent three pitchers to the mound in the eighth.

Ryan Strauss, Ben Francis and Jimmy Marshall came out of the bullpen on Wednesday evening and did their job in keeping the Seminoles in the ballgame. The trio worked a combined four innings giving up two runs on four hits. They registered four strikeouts and three base-on-balls. Francis pitched the eighth and was credited with the win, his first career victory.

Marshall came on in the ninth and recorded a pair of strikeouts and a fly out to right to cap off the Seminoles first come-from-behind victory of the season.

Florida State will return to the diamond on Friday, March 7 as the Seminoles open ACC play with a three-game set against the Maryland Terrapins. Friday and Saturday's contest are scheduled to start at 6:00 pm, while Sunday's game time was moved to a 12 noon start due to a travel conflict with Maryland.

Villanueva Tosses Complete Game as FSU Downs Maryland 5-4.

The Seminoles extend win streak over Maryland to 31 straight games.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State starter Elih Villanueva went the distance as the Seminoles hung on for a 5-4 victory over Maryland in game one of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Dick Howser Stadium. In the conference opener for both team, the Seminoles (10-0, 1-0) scored all five runs in the first four innings to extend their winning streak to 31 straight games over the Terps (5-5, 0-1), while running their all-time record in the series to 52-3.

Villanueva (3-0) was the story in game one as he threw the first nine-inning complete game for the Seminoles since Tyler Chambliss went nine innings back on March 11, 2006 in a 6-2 Florida State victory over Maryland. The junior right hander gave up four runs, two earned, on five hits as he walked just one and struck out a season-high eight batters.

"It was pretty exciting," said Villanueva on his complete game performance. "Last year, I ate up a lot of innings in JUCO and had eight complete games. With my first two starts and only going five innings, this game was pretty huge especially to go out there and save the bullpen."

Five Seminoles recorded a pair of hits in the first game, while Ohmed Danesh drove in the first two runs of the game on his first triple of the season. In his first start at second base in 2008, Tommy Oravetz went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored.

Florida State got on the board first with a one out 2-RBI triple to deep center field by Danesh in the bottom of the second. Tony Delmonico started the inning with a bunt to single to third and moved to second on a walk by designated hitter Mike McGee. Danesh stepped in and drilled the ball to center field scoring Delmonico and McGee for an early 2-0 lead. With Tyler Holt at the plate, Maryland starter Scott Swinson (1-2) unleashed a wild pitch to score Danesh for a three run advantage.

In the third, the Seminoles added to their lead on a Dennis Guinn home run. The senior first baseman took a 3-2 offering from Swinson out of the ball park in left for his team leading fifth round tripper of the season and 22nd of his career.

Florida Stated pushed its lead to 5-0 in the fourth as the Seminoles put together a run on two-outs. Oravetz got things started legging out a double down the line in right. Following a walk to Buster Posey, right fielder Jack Rye pushed a single through the left side scoring Oravetz from second for a five run lead.

Maryland finally broke through with a pair of runs in the fifth off Villanueva. The Terrapins loaded the bases with two outs and got a two-run single to left by Bill Rice. Jensen Pupa led off the inning with a single up the middle but after a strikeout and a fly out, Villanueva gave up a single to AJ Casario and then a walk to Steve Braun. Pupa and Casario would score on Rice's single to left. The junior right hander would get out of trouble as he got catcher Chad Durakis looking on strikes.

Villanueva once again found his groove after the two-run fifth retiring the Terps in order in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. He set down 11 straight Maryland batters before Mike Murphy's single to left field with one out in the ninth.

The Terrapins made things interesting after the Murphy base hit as the next batter Jensen Pupa reached base on a fielding error by Danesh in left. Battling the sun and a blustery wind, the ball bounced off the glove of Danesh to score Murphy from first. Pupa would advance to third on a throw to the plate. Will Greenburg stepped in and sent a sacrifice fly to left scoring Pupa to cut the Seminole lead to one. But that was as close as the Terrapins would come as Villanueva got Nick Jowers to fly out to Holt in center for the final out of the game and his first career complete game as a Seminole.

Villanueva threw 126 pitches on Saturday to remain perfect on the year at 3-0. He has tallied 19 strikeouts in 19.1 innings of work while posting a season ERA of 3.26.

"My slider worked for me really well today and it helped keep the hitters off balanced," added Villanueva. "Pretty much that is my ball game; I go out there and try to pitch, not to throw. That was the best I felt this year."

Florida State Blanks Maryland 16-0 In Game Two.

The Seminoles record double-digit hits for the 11th straight game to start the season.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Game two of a doubleheader on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium may have featured some cold temperatures Saturday evening but it was the Florida State (11-0, 2-0) bats that were on fire as the Seminoles blanked Maryland (5-6, 0-2) 16-0 in front of a crowd of 4,532. FSU pounded out 14 hits in game two reaching the double-digit hit plateau for the 11th straight game to start the season. The Seminoles have now won 32 straight games against the Terrapins.

With the doubleheader sweep, Florida State has now won all 17 series against Maryland since joining the ACC in 1992. The Garnet and Gold leads the all-time series 53-3 including a mark of 27-2 at home. Dating back to the last league series in 2006 against NC State, the Seminoles have won 11 of their last 12 ACC series.

"We had some really strong pitching for us no doubt about it," said head coach Mike Martin. "Elih pitched extremely well and Matt Fairel had a great outing. We are very excited about the way our guys played. We know that tomorrow is another day, so we have to be ready to go."

The Seminoles once again got another strong performance from sophomore Matt Fairel (3-0). The southpaw from Winter Haven, Fla., worked seven scoreless innings to tie a career-high. He allowed seven hits and walked two while tying another career-high with seven strikeouts. Fairel has now pitched 10.1 consecutive scoreless innings.

"I felt comfortable out there tonight," said Fairel. "My defense picked me up a lot; they helped me out two or three times. Tony Delmonico and Jack Rye made some great plays that really helped me out to preserve the shutout."

Offensively, left fielder Ruairi O'Connor had a big game going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored. In his career against Maryland, O'Connor has registered six hits with four runs and six runs batted in. Buster Posey and Jack Rye also collected a pair of hits in game two.

Tyler Holt, the ACC leader in on-base percentage, improved on that number in game two as he reached base on four of his six at-bats. The freshman centerfielder drew three base-on-balls and a single while scoring twice and driving in a pair. Tommy Oravetz, who got his second start of the season at second base, scored twice, drove in two runs and walked two times. Jimmy Marshall and Nick Vickerson each picked up their first collegiate hit on a single to right field in the eighth.

The Florida State offense gave Fairel some breathing room right off the bat thanks to a five-run first inning. The first five batters reached on a leadoff walk by Holt and four straight hits by Oravetz, Posey, Rye and Tony Delmonico. All five of those batters would come around to score. O'Connor's RBI single to centerfield ended the night for Terrapin starter Kevin Biringer (1-1), who lasted just two-thirds of an inning in his second start of the season.

The Seminoles increased their lead to 8-0 in the third on back-to-back sacrifice flies by Holt and Oravetz scoring designated hitter Mike McGee and third baseman Stuart Tapley. O'Connor would score the third run of the inning on a fielding error by Maryland pitcher Mike Sufozynski.

In the sixth, Florida State added three more runs on two consecutive doubles by Tapley and O'Connor. Tapley laced a double down the line in left to score Delmonico who drew a walk. After a Maryland pitching change, O'Connor greeted Brett Jones with a double to right to score Dennis Guinn and Tapley.

Florida State would bat around for the second time in the game putting a five spot on the board in the eighth. The Seminoles sent 10 batters to plate collecting five hits and two base-on-balls.

Bo O'Dell and Jimmy Marshall each pitched an inning in relief contributing to the combined shutout. The last time the Seminoles shutout an opponent was on March 27, 2007 as Florida State defeated North Florida 6-0. The last shutout posted by FSU in an ACC game came in game three of last year against Boston College as the Seminoles blanked the Eagles 7-0.

With the 16 runs on Saturday night, Florida State has now scored 10 or more runs in 29 of the 56 all-time games against Maryland.

"To start out 2-0 in the ACC is really big," added Fairel. "Every game that you win in this league counts for something. You got to get up for every game; you can't afford to lose to anyone. There are so many great teams in this league."

Florida State will return to the diamond to face Maryland on Sunday, March 9 in the series finale. Senior Ryan Strauss will take the mound in his second start of the season. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 pm. The game will be broadcast live on ACC Select, while faces can also catch the action on gametracker and over the radio on 100.7 FM.

FSU Downs Maryland 9-8 On Tapley's Walk-off Single.

The Seminoles remain undefeated on the season with a three-game sweep of the Terrapins.

TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State kept its perfect season intact Sunday afternoon with a 9-8 victory over Maryland. Freshman Stuart Tapley delivered a walk-off bases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Seminoles (12-0, 3-0) a three-game sweep over the Terrapins (5-7, 0-3). FSU extended its win streak to 32 straight games over the Terps with the win on Sunday.

For the second consecutive year and for only the third time in the Mike Martin era, the Seminoles start a season at 12-0. Last year, Florida State set the school record for the best start in school history winning its first 23 games to start 23-0. The only other time FSU started 12-0 was in 1985.

"That was a very big win for our baseball team," said head coach Mike Martin. "It was one that we kept our poise on a lot of things that Maryland was doing. But we hung in there and got it done in the end. I am very proud of our baseball team."

The series finale featured a great deal of action with seven lead changes and two ties. Buster Posey and Ohmed Danesh each registered three hits on Sunday, while Posey and Danesh joined Tony Delmonico and Stuart Tapley with two RBIs a piece. Jimmy Marshall pitched two scoreless innings in relief to pick up his first win of the season.

"That was a lot of fun, no doubt about it," said Marshall. "It was a great win for us. It felt good to come out and sweep our first conference series of the year. Hopefully we can carry it through for next weekend's series against Georgia Tech."

Maryland got on the board first in the top of the first with a solo home run off the bat of catcher Chad Durakis. Durakis took a 1-2 offering from Seminole starting pitcher Ryan Strauss and deposited the ball over the fence in left center for his third home run of the season. The run was the first given up by Strauss as a starter in 14.2 innings.

Florida State answered right back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first on a two-run double by Delmonico. The junior shortstop stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and drilled his third two bagger of the season to right center scoring Tommy Oravetz and Posey.

The Terrapins came right back to take a one-run lead in the second thanks to another home run, this time off the bat of AJ Casario. Maryland once again put together a two-out rally as Dan Benick kept the inning alive with a single to center leading to Casario's two-run blast over the fence in right for his second home run of the season.

The lead was short lived once again as the Seminoles recorded back-to-back doubles by Tapley and Danesh to start their half of the second. Danesh scored on Tapley's double down the left field line to tie the game at three. The freshman third baseman moved to third on a wild pitch by Maryland starter Jensen Pupa and following a walk to Tyler Holt would score on a double play groundout by Oravetz to give the Seminoles a one-run advantage.

Maryland would counter with its third home run off Strauss in the third to take a 5-4 lead. Pupa helped his own cause as he belted a two-run homer to right to recapture the lead for the Terrapins. The home run was the first of the season for Pupa. The last time a Seminole pitcher gave up three home runs in one game was April 27, 2007 as Bryan Henry gave up three at Miami in a 7-6 come-from-behind victory in the ninth inning by the Garnet and Gold.

In the fifth, the Terps added to their lead as Durakis recorded his third RBI of the day on a sharp single up the middle. Oravetz got to the ball on the edge of the grass but did not have a play as Steve Braun crossed the plate for a 6-4 Maryland advantage.

Florida State answered with four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take an 8-6 lead. Oravetz led off the inning on double that dropped in down the left field line between the shortstop and left fielder. Three pitches later the game was tied as Buster Posey unloaded on his third home run of the season taking Pupa's offering off the scoreboard in left. After a walk to Jack Rye, Pupa's afternoon would come to an end as he last just four plus innings.

Ian Schwalenberg entered and issued a base-on-ball to Delmonico on eight pitches. Dennis Guinn laid down one of his two sacrifice bunts on the afternoon to advance both Rye and Delmonico up a base. After a strike out to Mike McGee, Schwalenberg looked as though he would get out of the inning with the game tied, but Danesh stayed a live fouling off a couple pitches on a 2-2 count before hitting a single up the middle. Rye and Delmonico scored on the play giving the Seminoles an 8-6 lead.

The Terps took advantage of a pair of Seminole miscues in the top of the seventh to tie the game for just the second time all day. Braun got things started with a one out single to left and would advance to second on a throwing error by Danesh in left. After getting Pupa to pop out to second, Ben Francis would get the call out of the bullpen replacing Strauss who worked 6.2 innings. Francis gave up an RBI single to Durakis for his third hit and third RBI of the game. The next batter Gerry Spessard reached on a fielding error by Tapley at third scoring Durakis on the play to tie the game at 8-8.