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Three Homers Lift Florida State over Southern Miss 5-2 in NCAA Oxford Opener
6/4/2021 6:39:00 PM | Baseball
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 3 seed Florida State belted three home runs to upend No. 2 seed and 20th-ranked Southern Miss 5-2 Friday afternoon in the opening game of the NCAA Oxford Regional at Swayze Field.
The Golden Eagles (37-20) dropped its third-straight contest and will play the loser of the Ole Miss/Southeast Missouri State at 11 a.m. in a Saturday elimination game.
Southern Miss jumped out to an early advantage with a pair of runs in the opening inning.
Gabe Montenegro started the game with a ground ball that went through the legs of FSU second baseman Jackson Greene. After a Reed Trimble single to right, Charlie Fischer laced a ball to third that ricocheted off the Seminole third baseman Logan Lacey for the second error of the inning and resulted in the first Golden Eagle run.
Christopher Sargent then collected a single to left which plated the only other Golden Eagle run.
Golden Eagle starter Hunter Stanley kept FSU (31-22) off balanced for the first five innings as he limited the visitors to just two hits and a walk over that time.
He got a fly ball to start the sixth, but rightfielder Reece Ewing misplayed the ball and the Seminoles opened the sixth with a baserunner. The next hitter, Lacey, then ripped his eighth home run over the leftfield wall to tie the score at 2-2. FSU then took the lead for good with a homer from Elijah Cabell, his 15th, later in the frame.
Stanley (6-4) gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts to suffer the loss. His strikeout total for the year is now at 125, which is sixth best on the school's single-season list.
The Seminoles added a two-run homer in the eighth by the nation's leader in that category, Matheu Nelson, for his 23rd long ball of the year.
ACC Pitcher of the Year Parker Messick gave up a pair of unearned runs on seven hits and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the victory and improve to 8-2.
The Golden Eagles outhit the Seminoles 9-7, but finished the game 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. FSU went 2-for-6, both being two-run home runs.
The Golden Eagles (37-20) dropped its third-straight contest and will play the loser of the Ole Miss/Southeast Missouri State at 11 a.m. in a Saturday elimination game.
Southern Miss jumped out to an early advantage with a pair of runs in the opening inning.
Gabe Montenegro started the game with a ground ball that went through the legs of FSU second baseman Jackson Greene. After a Reed Trimble single to right, Charlie Fischer laced a ball to third that ricocheted off the Seminole third baseman Logan Lacey for the second error of the inning and resulted in the first Golden Eagle run.
Christopher Sargent then collected a single to left which plated the only other Golden Eagle run.
Golden Eagle starter Hunter Stanley kept FSU (31-22) off balanced for the first five innings as he limited the visitors to just two hits and a walk over that time.
He got a fly ball to start the sixth, but rightfielder Reece Ewing misplayed the ball and the Seminoles opened the sixth with a baserunner. The next hitter, Lacey, then ripped his eighth home run over the leftfield wall to tie the score at 2-2. FSU then took the lead for good with a homer from Elijah Cabell, his 15th, later in the frame.
Stanley (6-4) gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts to suffer the loss. His strikeout total for the year is now at 125, which is sixth best on the school's single-season list.
The Seminoles added a two-run homer in the eighth by the nation's leader in that category, Matheu Nelson, for his 23rd long ball of the year.
ACC Pitcher of the Year Parker Messick gave up a pair of unearned runs on seven hits and no walks with five strikeouts to earn the victory and improve to 8-2.
The Golden Eagles outhit the Seminoles 9-7, but finished the game 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. FSU went 2-for-6, both being two-run home runs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MESSICK, P. (8-2)
L: Stanley, Hunter (6-4)
S: ANDERSON, J. (5)
Batting:
2B: LACEY, L. 1 ; MARTIN, R. 1
HR: LACEY, L. 1 ; NELSON, M. 1 ; CABELL, E. 1
RBI: LACEY, L. 2 ; NELSON, M. 2 ; CABELL, E. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MARTIN, T. 1 ; LACEY, L. 2 ; NELSON, M. 1 ; CABELL, E. 1
HBP: CABELL, E. 1
Batting:
2B: McGillis, Will 1 ; Johnson, Blake 1
RBI: Sargent, Christopher 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Montenegro, Gabe 1 ; Trimble, Reed 1
Game Leaders
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