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FSU baseball falls at WF in series opener despite Arnold's 12 strikeouts; softball wins at BC
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –Despite a career-high 12 strikeouts from Jamie Arnold, No. 8 Florida State fell 5-4 Friday evening at No. 12 Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie.
Arnold struck out 12 batters in 5.2 innings, matching his career-high strikeouts from earlier this season vs. Notre Dame. Wake Forest countered with Chase Burns, a projected top pick in this summer's MLB Draft, who struck out eight batters in a season-low 5.0 innings. Both pitchers allowed three runs.
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Max Williams was 3-for-5 for Florida State, his fifth consecutive multi-hit game, including a leadoff home run off Burns on the second pitch of the game. Cam Smith and Daniel Cantu added two hits for the Seminoles.
Tied 1-1 in the fifth inning, Jaxson West gave FSU the lead with a sacrifice fly, followed by Marco Dinges' RBI single. Dinges added an RBI groundout in the ninth after Wake scored a pair of runs in the eighth inning, but Cole Roland earned his first save of the year with a strikeout to end the contest with Jordan Williams standing on second base.
FSU and Wake Forest will play game two of the series Saturday at 4 p.m. at David F. Couch Ballpark. LHP Carson Dorsey will make his third start of the season for the Seminoles.
Florida State infielder Cam Smith (24) throws to first. The Florida Gators defeated the Florida State Seminoles 9-5 on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
FSU baseball notes from Wake Forest game
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Max Williams hit a 400-foot home run on the second pitch of the game, his sixth of the season. It was FSU's first leadoff home run of the season.
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Williams extended his hitting streak to eight games and his on-base streak to 10 games, both career highs. Williams was 3-for-5, his fifth straight multi-hit game. He has seven hits over his last two games.
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Florida State has hit a home run in 33 of 37 games in 2024, including 12 consecutive.
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Cam Smith was 2-for-5 with a run scored, extending his on-base streak to 47 games, the 14th-longest streak in Florida State history. Smith is hitting .410 on the season and has multiple hits in six consecutive games; Smith leads FSU with 22 multi-hit games this year.
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Jaime Ferrer was 1-for-4 and was hit by a pitch. Ferrer leads FSU with 13 HBP on the season and 42 for his career, the fifth-most in Florida State history.
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James Tibbs was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored. Tibbs leads Florida State with a .411 batting average. Tibbs and Smith are the only Power 5 teammates batting over .400 this season.
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Starting pitcher Jamie Arnold tied a career high with 12 strikeouts. His previous 12-strikeout performance also came in just 5.2 innings pitched.
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Tibbs, Ferrer and Daniel Cantu stole bases for FSU. For the season, FSU is 44-for-48 on the basepaths. Cantu's stolen base was his first of the season.
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Wake Forest starting pitcher Chase Burns had allowed four stolen bases on the season before Friday; all three of FSU's swipes were off Burns.
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Cantu was 2-for-5 with a double and his first stolen base. Cantu's 12 doubles are third on the team, behind Drew Faurot (15) and James Tibbs (14).
Florida State softball outfielder Kaley Mudge wore the number 33 and name Buchman on her Players Weekend jersey to honor her friend and former USF softball player Alexis Buchman. Buchman died of brain cancer in February.
FSU softball opens ACC series with victory at Boston College
BRIGHTON, Mass.- The No. 18 Florida State softball team (34-10, 13-3) picked up its eighth consecutive win and its 16th win in the past 17 games in a 6-0 win over Boston College (25-17, 5-11) on Friday afternoon at the Boston College Softball Field.
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FSU got going early as Kaley Mudge drew a leadoff walk to put a runner on base for the Noles. Jaysoni Beachum then hit into a fielder's choice and stole second to put a runner in scoring position. Isa Torres stepped in with two outs and delivered with a single to put the Noles up 1-0.
FSU added two more runs in the top of the third as a Mudge single, a Beachum walk and a Kalei Harding single loaded the bases for Torres. She delivered with a hard-hit ball that bounced off the second baseman's glove to bring home two more runs.
Makenna Reid got the start for the Noles and went 2.1 innings allowing just two hits while striking out one. The Eagles threatened in the bottom of the third thanks to a two-out error that put runners on the corners, but Ashtyn Danley came in and got a groundout to end the inning.
Danley shut the Eagles down as she went 3.1 innings and did not allow a hit while striking out three. Danley was credited with the win to improve to 11-3 on the year. Mimi Gooden came in the final inning and retired the side in order.
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FSU added an insurance run in the top of the sixth as Devyn Flaherty hit a ball that bounced off the center fielder's glove allowing Danely to score from first.
Beachum started the top of the seventh inning off with a bang as she hit her 11th home run of the season off the top of the scoreboard to make it 6-0. Danley added one more run with a double to score Annie Potter.
Saturday's game has been pushed back to 3 p.m. due to expected inclement weather in the morning.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU baseball falls at Wake Forest; softball beats Boston College
