April 18, 2021 ⚾: Robby Martin Homers in Finale vs. BC
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 24 Florida State (18-14) could not cap the sweep of Boston College (15-18) Sunday, falling 5-3 at Dick Howser Stadium in a rainy Sunday finale. Outfielder Robby Martin hit his seventh home run of the year in the loss.
Initially delayed 2.5 hours for lightning and rain, the game was also delayed after the fifth inning for 53 minutes.
Dante Baldelli led off the third inning with his first triple of the season and scored on a Peter Burns groundball error. After Cameron Leary sacrificed Burns to third base, Sal Frelick reached on a fielder’s choice that doubled the Eagles lead to 2-0.
April 16, 2021 ⚾: Nelson, Martin Grand Slams Power FSU Past BC
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 24 Florida State (17-13, 12-10 ACC) hit three home runs, including two grand slams, in a 10-2 win over Boston College (14-17, 4-15) Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium. Golden Spikes Award nominee Parker Messick improved to 3-2 with five solid innings on the mound, racking up eight strikeouts while allowing a pair of runs.
Mat Nelson’s grand slam in the third inning got the Seminoles on the board, and Tyler Martin’s grand slam in the seventh inning made the score 9-2. Nander De Sedas led off the fourth with a solo home run and Elijah Cabell laced an RBI double in the eighth inning to provide FSU’s final run.
Nelson’s 15
th home run of the season gave the Seminoles a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning. After Tyler Martin and Logan Lacey walked to open the inning, Nelson hit a home run off the scoreboard in left field to give FSU its first lead. Emmet Sheehan (3-3) had not allowed a baserunner before Martin’s walk.
Boston College opened the game with a single, double and walk to load the bases with no outs. Hubbart proceeded to strikeout the next three batters, but the Eagles did score on a passed ball for the early 1-0 lead.
Hubbart earned his fourth win of the year, throwing 5.2 innings and allowing just one run while striking out eight.
th of his career.
The teams combined for just seven hits Tuesday, with 25 total strikeouts.
Florida took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a pair of errors from Seminole infielders. Vince Smith bobbled a ball at second base, followed by Logan Lacey overthrowing a ball to first base that gave Florida two runners in scoring position with no outs. Lacey’s error was his first in 50 chances as a Seminole.
Sterlin Thompson and Jud Fabian both scored on sacrifice flies for the early Gator lead.
The Seminoles tied things up in the fourth inning. Lacey walked on four pitches to open the inning, followed by Martin’s RBI double to right field. Martin took third base on a throwing error and scored on Wyatt Crowell’s sacrifice fly.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Catcher Mat Nelson hit his ACC-leading 13th home run, and Elijah Cabell added his eighth of the season, but Florida State (16-12, 11-10 ACC) dropped the series finale at No. 7 Louisville (20-10, 12-5) 11-4 Sunday evening at Jim Patterson Stadium. BASEBALL MEDIA CENTER + INTERVIEW LINKS The Seminoles used nine pitchers in the game. Only starter Conor Grady (5.0 IP, 3 ER) and Ross Dunn (1.0 IP) recorded more than one out. Louisville scored a run in the second and third inning to take a 2-0 lead before Nelson’s game-tying two-run home run off Luke Smith. Nelson leads the ACC with 13 home runs and 39 runs batted in. Nelson later doubled, giving him seven on the season and a double in every game of the series. In the sixth, Cabell hit a two-run home run that gave FSU a 4-2 lead. It was Cabell’s eighth home run of the year and his seventh in the past 10 games and chased Smith from the game. The Cardinals responded with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a