FSU run-rules Miami to secure series

Lefty Trey Beard got the start and win for Florida State, putting together six innings of work (eight strikeouts, four hits, one run) with 65 strikes on 99 pitches thrown. Beard began his outing with a full-count strikeout but gave up a home run to the second Miami batter faced and walked the third. He notched back-to-back strikeouts to close out the frame and keep the game at 1-0 in the Hurricanes’ favor.

John Stuetzer struck out looking on a full count to begin the bottom of the first for FSU, with Brayden Dowd walking after, followed by Brody DeLamielleure popped up for the second out of the frame. Hunter Carns very nearly put Florida State up 2-1 on a left center smack but an above-the-wall catch kept the Seminoles off the scoreboard and preserved Miami’s lead. The top of the second was a quick frame, a nine-pitch showing that saw Beard register a fourth strikeout followed by a lineout and groundout.

Ben Barrett struck out looking to begin the bottom of the second, with FSU getting a runner on after Gabe Fraser was struck by a pitch. He took second off a wild pitch, advancing to third off an Eli Putnam single to center field — though Putnam managed to get on second after the outfielder’s throw to home fell short. A Carter McCulley sacrifice fly scored Fraser, leveling up the game with two outs.

Cal Fisher hit an RBI right center single to score Putnam, putting Florida State up as the Seminoles returned to the top of the order. Stuetzer got on first due to a throwing error, and then a Dowd single plated a third run, putting runners on the corners. The scoring ended there, though, as DeLamielleure flied out to wrap the second inning with FSU leading 3-1.