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FSU baseball: Noles travel to face rival Florida Gators Tuesday night(Updated)

By Kelvin Hunt

Florida State University's Reese Albert (23) runs to second base during a game between FSU and Florida International University at Dick Howser Stadium Wednesday, March 20, 2019.Fsu Baseball Vs Fiu 032019 Ts 740
Florida State University's Reese Albert (23) runs to second base during a game between FSU and Florida International University at Dick Howser Stadium Wednesday, March 20, 2019.Fsu Baseball Vs Fiu 032019 Ts 740 /
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FSU baseball (10-5, 2-1 ACC) will travel to take on the rival Florida Gators (13-4, 0-0 SEC) Tuesday night after winning their opening ACC conference series against Wake Forest.

Florida comes into the game after defeating Seton Hall in two of their three-game series.

Florida batters are hitting .301 with an on-base percentage of .396 and have hit 31 home runs, 28 doubles, and four triples.

Florida pitchers will enter the contest with a 2.78 ERA, with opposing teams batting .212, with 166 strikeouts and 57 walks in 152 innings. They have allowed six home runs.

Defensively, Florida has nine errors in 17 games for a fielding percentage of .986.

FSU baseball pitchers enter the contest with a 3.17 ERA, with opposing teams batting .198, with 203 strikeouts and 60 walks in 136.1 innings.

FSU batters are hitting .285 with an on-base percentage of .374 and have 17 home runs, 35 doubles, and four triples.

Defensively, FSU has 13 errors in 12 games for a fielding percentage of .976. FSU has played the more difficult schedule with an RPI ranking of No. 14, compared to Florida’s No. 20 ranking.

Key To Victory

Carson Montgomery started both games against the Gators last year and pitched fairly well. He allowed five hits, two earned runs, five walks, and had 14 strikeouts in nine innings. Montgomery notched his first college win and surpassed the five-inning mark for the first time in his last outing against a good hitting FGCU team.

Florida has been using Johnny Wholestaff in their mid-week games for the most part through the early part of the season. Garrett Milchin started both games against the Noles last year and faired well against him. He pitched one inning on Sunday against Seton Hall, so there’s a chance the Noles could face him again. FSU batters will need to pick up where they left off Sunday against Wake Forest. Montgomery will need to pitch efficiently and ahead in the count without issuing walks.

The game will take place Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET and will air on the SEC Network.

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