TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Right fielder Jaime Ferrer doubled twice, his team-high 14th and 15th of the season, in Saturday’s contest against Virginia Tech. Ferrer now leads FSU with 56 hits and a .350 batting average.
The teams traded runs in the second inning, with each side scoring courtesy of three hits. The Hokies added a run in the third and fourth innings to take a 3-1 lead against FSU starter Conner Whittaker.
Ferrer doubled to score James Tibbs in the sixth inning and cut the deficit back to one, but the Hokies answered in the top of the sixth against Andrew Armstrong. Pitching in his 24th game of the year – and fifth consecutive – Armstrong allowed one run over the final 4.0 innings.
Virginia Tech’s Drue Hackenberg pitched a complete game, striking out 12 batters. DeAmez Ross hit FSU’s third single of the ninth inning to score Treyton Rank, but FSU’s tying run was stranded on third to end the game.
SCORING SUMMARY:
T2 | VT 1, FSU 0 Donay singled, Martin scored
B2 | VT 1, FSU 1 Vincent singled, Kamaka scored
T3 | VT 2, FSU 1 Hurley doubled, Grady scored
T4 | VT 3, FSU 1 Grady singled, Michel scored
B5 | VT 3, FSU 2 Ferrer doubled, Tibbs scored
T6 | VT 4, FSU 2 Grady singled, Jones scored
B9 | VT 4, FSU 3 Ross singled, Rank scored
UP NEXT:
The series finale between Florida State and Virginia Tech is Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on ACCNX.
OF NOTE:
- Jaime Ferrer doubled twice, his first to score Tibbs in the fifth inning. Ferrer leads FSU with 56 hits and 15 doubles; he is tied with Tibbs with 32 RBI. Just twice in his career has Ferrer gone hitless in consecutive games, both in late April of his freshman year. He leads FSU with 17 multi-hit games.
- Andrew Armstrong made his 24th pitching appearance (and fifth straight). He entered the weekend Top 10 nationally in pitching appearances.
- Conner Whittaker pitched 5.0 innings and has thrown at least 5.0 innings in all four of his starts this year.
- James Tibbs III had two singles, his 14th multi-hit game of the season. He scored his 41st run of the year, most on the team.
- McGwire Holbrook extended his hitting streak to a season-long five games.
- Colton Vincent threw out a baserunner in the ninth inning, his seventh of the season.
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