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Ninth inning decides both games as FSU baseball splits doubleheader at Wake Forest
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –No. 8 Florida State split a doubleheader at No. 12 Wake Forest Saturday, winning the opener 9-6 before falling in the nightcap, 10-9.
Both games were decided with the winning run in the ninth inning.
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In game one, FSU hit home runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to cement the victory.
After Wake Forest tied the game with a pair of home runs of their own in the eighth inning, Marco Dinges hit the go-ahead double that scored James Tibbs one batter before Jaime Ferrer's two-run home run provided the final margin.
In game two, Daniel Cantu had his first career multi-home run game, hitting a grand slam in the third inning and a game-tying solo home run to start the ninth inning.
Wake Forest scored a run in the bottom of the frame for the walk-off victory.
Notes from FSU's doubleheader at Wake Forest in ACC baseball
OF NOTE:
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Daniel Cantu hit his fifth and sixth home runs in game two, his first career multi-HR game. His grand slam was FSU's eighth of the season, tying a school record for grand slams in a season (1996).
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Cam Smith drew a walk in game one and was 2-for-3 in game two. He has reached base in 49 consecutive games, tied for the 12th-longest streak in FSU history (with Ryan Barthelemy, 2001-02).
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Carson Dorsey struck out 11 batters in 6.0 innings, both career highs. It was his second double-digit strikeout performance of the season, behind 10 in 3.2 relief innings vs. Jacksonville.
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Connor Hults earned his first career win, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings without allowing a baserunner.
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Marco Dinges had three hits in game one and drew two walks with a single in game two, pushing his on-base streak to a career-best 12 games. Dinges' two walks tied a career high.
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James Tibbs, McGwire Holbrook and Jaime Ferrer hit home runs in game one; Max Williams hit a home run in game two. Tibbs leads FSU with 16 HR this year; his 43 career home runs are tied for 11thin program history.
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Florida State has a home run in 14 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in school history. FSU also had a 13-game HR streak earlier this season. The Noles have homered in 35 of 39 games in 2024.
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Ferrer's 12 home runs are a career high. Williams has seven, Holbrook has two for the year.
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Andrew Armstrong picked off a runner in the third inning, his first of the year and FSU's eighth of the season.
UP NEXT:
Florida State returns to Dick Howser Stadium Tuesday for a 6:00 p.m. game vs. North Florida. For $2 Tuesday, general admission tickets and select food and beverages are just two dollars.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU baseball drops ACC series at Wake Forest, splits doubleheader
