After a 21-hour, 15-minute weather delay, No. 10 Florida State (39-14, 17-12 ACC) fell to visiting Georgia Tech (31-21, 15-15) 11-10 Saturday evening at Dick Howser Stadium. The Seminoles had clinched the series Friday, beating the Yellow Jackets 11-3 in what was scheduled to be a doubleheader.
Depending on the outcome of the Virginia-Virginia Tech game, Florida State will be either the No. 4 or 5 seed at next week’s ACC Championship. Opponents will be announced later Saturday; dates and times for FSU’s games will be announced Sunday.
In game one, Florida State used an eight-run third inning to beat the Yellow Jackets 11-3 and clinch the series. Tied 1-1 entering the frame, Jaime Ferrer hit a three-run home run, all nine Seminoles reached base – including eight with a hit – and Max Williams added a three-run double to pull away.
Cam Smith had three hits in the game, his fifth straight game with multiple hits.
Carson Dorsey (5-3) matched a career high with 6.0 innings pitched, allowing three runs. Florida State is 6-1 in Dorsey’s seven starts.
In game two, FSU broke a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning before the game was halted due to lightning. Florida State leads 7-6 with two outs.
Georgia Tech led 5-0 after three innings before FSU stormed back with five runs of its own in the bottom of the fourth. James Tibbs III broke a 5-5 tie with a solo home run in the fifth inning, his 24th of the season and 51st of his career.
After Georgia Tech plated an unearned run in the top of the seventh, Smith beat a throw at the plate on a Marco Dinges groundball to give FSU the lead again.
After the delay, both teams scored three runs in the eighth inning before Georgia Tech plated a pair in the top of the ninth for the victory.
Game 1 Scoring Summary:
T1 | GT 1, FSU 0 Giesler singled, Burress scored
B1 | GT 1, FSU 1 Dinges singled, Smith scored
B3 | GT 1, FSU 4 Ferrer home run (15th, 380 ft), Smith and Dinges scored
B3 | GT 1, FSU 5 Holbrook singled, Cantu scored
B3 | GT 1, FSU 8 M. Williams doubled, Lodise, Holbrook and Fisher scored
B3 | GT 1, FSU 9 Tibbs singled, M. Williams scored
T5 | GT 2, FSU 9 Giesler singled, Burress scored
T6 | GT 3, FSU 9 Diamant home run
B7 | GT 3, FSU 10 Fisher singled, Lodise scored
B7 | GT 3, FSU 11 Smith singled, Holbrook scored
Game 1 of note:
- Cam Smith was 3-for-5, his fifth consecutive multi-hit game. In that span, he is 14-for-24.
- Smith leads FSU with 87 hits and 67 runs on the season. Smith also leads FSU with a .401 batting average and 29 multi-hit games (12 with 3+).
- Jaime Ferrer hit his 15th home run of the season, extending his career high.
- Ferrer’s 44 RBI are also a career best.
- Carson Dorsey matched a career-high with 6.0 innings pitched. FSU improved to 6-1 in his seven starts.
- James Tibbs III hit an RBI single to cap the scoring in the third inning; he leads the ACC with 77 RBI on the season.
- Max Williams tied a career high with three RBI.
- Alex Lodise had three hits, his sixth game with 3+ hits this year.
- Relief pitcher Noah Short struck out a season-high three batters in his only inning of work.
- Florida State scored eight runs in the third inning, tying its most in any inning this year (first at Pitt, 5/12).
- Florida State’s 39 wins are the most in the regular season since 2018, when FSU entered the ACC Tournament 39-17. FSU has 16 more wins than 2023, the largest turnaround in the country.
Game 2 scoring summary:
T1 | GT 1, FSU 0 Ellis singled, Jones scored
T2 | GT 4, FSU 0 Jones doubled, Kerce, Brosius and Lackey scored
T3 | GT 5, FSU 0 Brosius walked, Giesler scored
B4 | GT 5, FSU 1 M. Williams home run (8th, 398 ft)
B4 | GT 5, FSU 2 Ferrer singled, Smith scored
B4 | GT 5, FSU 4 Cantu singled, Tibbs and Dinges scored
B4 | GT 5, FSU 5 Fisher sacrifice fly, Ferrer scored
B5 | GT 5, FSU 6 Tibbs home run (24th, 417 ft)
T7 | GT 6, FSU 6 Kerce reached on an error, Zmarzlak scored
B7 | GT 6, FSU 7 Dinges reached on fielder’s choice, Smith scored
T8 | GT 8, FSU 7 Burress home run, Lackey scored
T8 | GT 9, FSU 7 Ellis home run
B8 | GT 9, FSU 8 Fisher scored on a wild pitch
B8 | GT 9, FSU 9 J. Williams sacrifice fly, Duncan scored
B8 | GT 9, FSU 10 Ferrer singled, Smith scored
T9 | GT 10, FSU 10 Kerce reached on a throwing error, Zmarzlak scored
T9 | GT 11, FSU 10 Lackey sacrifice fly, Becchetti scored
Game 2 of note:
- James Tibbs III hit his 24th home run, most in the ACC this year and 10th-most in a season in school history. His 51 career home runs are sixth in program history.
- Tibbs and Jaime Ferrer lead FSU with 10 home runs in ACC play.
- Tibbs’ 24 home runs are the most for a Seminole since Buster Posey hit 26 in 2008.
- Max Williams hit his eighth home run of the season to start the fourth inning. FSU has hit 99 home runs on the year and has at least one in 48 of 53 games, including 27 of the last 28.
- FSU has 44 more home runs than 2023 (55), the fourth-largest increase from 2023 in the country.
- Freshman John Abraham threw a career-high 3.2 innings. He did not allow a hit.
- Ferrer threw a runner out at second base to end the seventh inning, his third outfield assist of the year.
- Daniel Cantu was hit by a pitch for the 45th time in his career.
- After a 21-hour, 15-minute rain delay, Jordan Williams and Cantu stole bases. Williams leads FSU with 15 this year, the most for a Seminole since 2016.
Up Next:
Florida State will play in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte next week for its ninth ACC Championship. Opponents, dates, and times will be announced this weekend.
