FSU baseball fans excited as Noles stave off MCWS elimination with win over Virginia
By Kelvin Hunt
![Family, friends, alumni, Florida State fans and others attend the celebration of life for legendary FSU baseball coach Mike Martin at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. Family, friends, alumni, Florida State fans and others attend the celebration of life for legendary FSU baseball coach Mike Martin at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_5184,h_2916,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/270/01j0hesq3xecz6a3rmrm.jpg)
FSU baseball staved off elimination from the Men's College World Series with a big 7-3 win over the Virginia Cavaliers. FSU starting pitcher Carson Dorsey turned in an excellent quality start, going seven innings, scattering nine hits, three earned runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts. Brennen Oxford redeemed himself by pitching the final two frames, allowing one hit, one walk, and a strikeout. Jaime Ferrer continues to swing a hot bat, pounding two home runs in the contest to go 2-4 with four RBI. The Noles got on the board first with a bases-loaded walk to James Tibbs in the bottom of the third inning. Ferrer hit his first home run in the bottom of the fourth, a solo shot. However, it was at the bottom of the fifth that FSU burst the game wide open, all with two outs. Cam Smith hit a double, and James Tibbs was intentionally walked, which set the stage for Ferrer's second home run, a three-run shot to put the Noles up 6-0.
Somebody likes hitting at the Schwab!
— FSU Seminoles (@Seminoles) June 16, 2024
Jaime Ferrer goes deep for the 2nd time at the CWS!
B4 | UVA 0, FSU 2 pic.twitter.com/OIYbqk8e7j
ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!
— FSU Seminoles (@Seminoles) June 16, 2024
Jaime goes deep for the third time in the CWS and second time today!!!!
B5 | UVA 0, FSU 6 pic.twitter.com/1fa2GYt4Sm
Alex Lodise got ALL of this one to put us up 7!
— FSU Seminoles (@Seminoles) June 16, 2024
His 8th HR of the year!
B6 | UVA 0, FSU 7 pic.twitter.com/8EXk9RWBss
How about a twin killing to finish this one off ❌❌ pic.twitter.com/COj03NUrsv
— FSU Seminoles (@Seminoles) June 16, 2024
Fan Reaction
Hats off to Dorsey, and to Ox....
— Aspiring Greenskeeper for the Sod Cemetary (@hoochie_nole) June 16, 2024
Bigtime performance when we had to have it.
Ferrer also big time.
Need Tibbs to ante up and kick in, 1-8 with 4 K's and 2BB ain't gonna cut it
I love Link Jarrett. He was such a great hire from Alford. Watching the press conference and how he speaks about the players, admitting we really should’ve won that game vs Tennessee. Just so happy with him being head coach.
— Mary 💛 (@FSUStan4L) June 16, 2024
Great FathersDay gift-Noles win in Omaha! Dorsey and Ferrer were outstanding! https://t.co/j9VE5TbZ1I
— Eric (@NolesAndPhins) June 16, 2024
A dub in the Sunday golds in Omaha just hits different 🍢🍢🍢 https://t.co/Um2pCmT0DN
— 🇺🇸🍢 K-9 NOLE 🍢🇺🇸 (@PCNole813) June 16, 2024
Hoos your daddy #FathersDay #Noles https://t.co/cdoSn039Az
— Jonathan DeMott (@jd_noles) June 16, 2024
No matter what happens next, FSU making the final 6, after what they looked like last year, is truly incredible
— SkotD (@SkotDuran) June 16, 2024
FSU added another run in the bottom of the sixth on an Alex Lodise solo home run for a 7-0 lead. Virginia finally crossed the plate in the bottom of the seventh on four singles. However, Dorsey ultimately struck out the side to get out of the jam. The quality start was Dorsey's third consecutive in the postseason, and just what the Noles needed after Friday night's blown lead. The Noles will face the loser of the North Carolina/Tennessee game on Tuesday at 2 p.m. It'll be interesting to see what FSU will do pitching-wise. I'd expect Conner Whittaker to start as long as he had no setbacks after pitching in relief on Friday night. The FSU offense has scored 7+ runs in six of seven postseason games. They'll need that to continue next week.
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