Win Streak Snapped with Top-25 Loss
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 20 Florida State baseball team suffered a 6-3 loss at No. 23 Florida on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Florida.
The Seminoles (13-3) saw their nine-game win streak come to an end as they begin a four-game roadtrip at top-25 opponents this week. Playing its second true road contest of the year and second ranked foe, FSU scored its three runs on six hits with eight runners left on. The Gators (15-3) scored six runs on six hits with nine runners stranded. Neither team committed an error.
Florida State took a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but UF answered with five runs in the third. FSU scored one in the fourth and Florida added a run in the sixth.
Junior shortstop Cal Fisher had a hit with two RBI and sophomore catcher Hunter Carns had two hits.
On the mound, junior right-handed starter John Abraham did not allow a hit in his 2.0 innings. Making his first start of the season, he struck out two and walked three. Redshirt junior left-hander Kevin Mebil suffered the loss, his first at FSU, and is 1-1.
Florida State took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-out, two-RBI single by Fisher. With the bases loaded and on an 0-2 pitch, Fisher’s single to right-center drove in junior center fielder Brayden Dowd and Carns.
Abraham got a double play groundout to help him face the minimum in the second, and a strikeout ended the inning and his night. He had stranded two in the first with an inning-ending strikeout.
Off the FSU bullpen, Florida scored five runs on five hits in the third to take a 5-2 lead. A run-scoring single was followed by two two-RBI base hits, the second with two outs. Sophomore righty Cade O’Leary came in and got the final out of the inning to leave the bases loaded.
The Seminoles got a run back in the fourth, again with two outs, to cut the deficit to 5-3. Freshman third baseman Will Bavaro singled in redshirt senior second baseman Eli Putnam.
O’Leary followed with a hitless bottom of the fourth, leaving two on with an inning-ending strikeout. He needed just six pitches to retire the side in the fifth.
In 2.1 innings. O’Leary did not allow a hit with two strikeouts and two walks.
The Gators extended their lead to 6-3 with a solo home run in the sixth.
FSU put two on with a pair of singles in the eighth, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the threat. A groundout ended the bottom of the eighth leaving two runners on.
The Seminoles were retired in order in the ninth.
Florida State begins ACC play at No. 12 Wake Forest from March 13-15. The series in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, begins on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. ET, with game two set for Saturday at 4 p.m. The finale will be broadcast live on ACC Network on Sunday at 3 p.m. FSU then returns home for four games, beginning against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday, March 17, at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets.
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
The Seminoles (13-3) saw their nine-game win streak come to an end as they begin a four-game roadtrip at top-25 opponents this week. Playing its second true road contest of the year and second ranked foe, FSU scored its three runs on six hits with eight runners left on. The Gators (15-3) scored six runs on six hits with nine runners stranded. Neither team committed an error.
Florida State took a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but UF answered with five runs in the third. FSU scored one in the fourth and Florida added a run in the sixth.
Junior shortstop Cal Fisher had a hit with two RBI and sophomore catcher Hunter Carns had two hits.
On the mound, junior right-handed starter John Abraham did not allow a hit in his 2.0 innings. Making his first start of the season, he struck out two and walked three. Redshirt junior left-hander Kevin Mebil suffered the loss, his first at FSU, and is 1-1.
Florida State took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-out, two-RBI single by Fisher. With the bases loaded and on an 0-2 pitch, Fisher’s single to right-center drove in junior center fielder Brayden Dowd and Carns.
Abraham got a double play groundout to help him face the minimum in the second, and a strikeout ended the inning and his night. He had stranded two in the first with an inning-ending strikeout.
Off the FSU bullpen, Florida scored five runs on five hits in the third to take a 5-2 lead. A run-scoring single was followed by two two-RBI base hits, the second with two outs. Sophomore righty Cade O’Leary came in and got the final out of the inning to leave the bases loaded.
The Seminoles got a run back in the fourth, again with two outs, to cut the deficit to 5-3. Freshman third baseman Will Bavaro singled in redshirt senior second baseman Eli Putnam.
O’Leary followed with a hitless bottom of the fourth, leaving two on with an inning-ending strikeout. He needed just six pitches to retire the side in the fifth.
In 2.1 innings. O’Leary did not allow a hit with two strikeouts and two walks.
The Gators extended their lead to 6-3 with a solo home run in the sixth.
FSU put two on with a pair of singles in the eighth, but back-to-back strikeouts ended the threat. A groundout ended the bottom of the eighth leaving two runners on.
The Seminoles were retired in order in the ninth.
Florida State begins ACC play at No. 12 Wake Forest from March 13-15. The series in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, begins on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. ET, with game two set for Saturday at 4 p.m. The finale will be broadcast live on ACC Network on Sunday at 3 p.m. FSU then returns home for four games, beginning against Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday, March 17, at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at Seminoles.com/Tickets.
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
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