In a highly anticipated weekend series, top-ranked Virginia got the better of Florida State by taking two of the three games and handing the Seminoles their first ACC home series loss in three years. FSU was able to outscore the Cavaliers over the three games, but Virginia was able to win nail-biters in the first and final games of the set. With the loss on Sunday, Florida State falls to 33-11 on the season. The Seminoles remain atop the Atlantic division, but now trail both Virginia and Miami for the overall best record in conference play. Here’s a look back on an exciting weekend series:
Virginia 5, Florida State 3 (10 Innings)
Friday, April 25th
Florida State loaded the bases with one out in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn’t bring a run home before falling in 10 innings to top-ranked Virginia. Derek Fisher’s two-run double in the 10th for the Cavaliers handed Gage Smith his first loss of the season. Josh Delph’s two-run single highlighted a three-run fifth for FSU as the Seminoles built a 3-1 lead. Virginia answered with a run in the sixth before evening the game on Mike Papi’s solo home run in the eighth. John La Prise also homered for Virginia.
Virginia 0, Florida State 7
Saturday, April 26th
Mike Compton worked 6 1/3 innings of shutout baseball to improve to 4-1 on the season and the FSU bullpen did the rest. The Seminoles scored four runs in the fifth inning to break the game wide open. Jose Brizuela delivered the big blow with a two-run double. Brizuela and Delph each finished with three hits while second baseman John Sansone drove in four of the seven Florida State runs. Saturday’s 7-0 Florida State victory marked the first time that Virginia had been shut out in more than two years.
Virginia 4, Florida State 3
Sunday, April 27th
Mike Papi’s two-run double in the third inning stoked Virginia to an early 3-0 lead, but the Seminoles answered in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run homer by second baseman John Sansone. After the Cavaliers pushed the lead to 4-2, Florida State drew back to within a run on a bases loaded walk to John Nogowski in the bottom of the eighth. Virginia closer Nick Howard then struck out Jose Brizuela to end the threat. Howard would strike out the side in the ninth to complete the save for Virginia. Starting pitcher Bryant Holtmann, who left the game with an injury in the fourth, took his first loss of the year for FSU.
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