Tallahassee, FL – The Florida State baseball crew bumped into an offensive buzz noticed tonight in Atlanta. The Georgia Tech offense chased FSU starter Parker Messick in solely 2.2 innings and the Seminole bats have been saved at bay till late.
As talked about within the weekend preview, the Tech offense got here into the sport ranked within the top-10 in a number of offensive classes. The Yellow Jackets wasted little time padding these stats with a 2-run dwelling run within the first inning from Kevin Parada. FSU picked up a run within the high of the second and Messick appeared to determine issues out with two strikeouts in a scoreless backside body. However the success was brief lived because the Jackets would break the sport open within the third. Tech despatched all 9 batters to the plate in a 4 run third inning. Messick allowed a run to the primary three batters who all reached through hit earlier than lastly recording a sacrifice fly for the primary out. After one other sacrifice fly, Messick would enable two extra hits earlier than being relieved by Conner Whittaker.
The bullpen would do their job till Parada struck once more within the sixth with a solo shot. It was the 14th dwelling run of the season for the Tech sophomore. Florida State’s offense can be held to solely three hits and one run by Yellow Jacket starter Likelihood Huff by way of six innings. Within the seventh, towards the Georgia Tech bullpen, FSU strung collectively three hits for two extra runs. FSU’s largest alternative would occur within the ninth the place the Seminoles would load the bases with no outs. Georgia Tech would herald Zach Maxwell who fanned three straight batters to provide recreation one to Georgia Tech by a rating of 7-3.
One up
Bullpen stops the bleeding
Conner Whittaker entered the third inning with two runners in scoring place. Within the batter’s field stood Georgia Tech’s most harmful energy risk, Kevin Parada. Whittaker induced a fly ball to proper in one of many largest moments of his younger profession. Parada would get revenge later within the recreation with a solo dwelling run however total Whittaker did his job out of the pen with a line of two.2 IP, Three H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 Okay. Dylan Simmons and Dylan Jacobs adopted and tossed a mixed 2.2 scoreless innings. It was a superb show of what the pen is able to and the way this crew has all of the items, it simply wants to determine how one can put all of it collectively.
Two down
Messy evening for Messick
It was the second shortest outing of Parker Messick’s profession. Georgia Tech barreled up on Messick early and infrequently and the sophomore couldn’t preserve the Jackets off the bases. It was a stark distinction to final week’s efficiency from Messick the place he was masterful towards Notre Dame. Consistency would be the key for FSU in all sides if they’re to interrupt out of this droop.
Offense nonetheless in a funk
Florida State’s bats as soon as once more couldn’t discover constant success on the plate. After plating a run within the second the Seminoles have been stymied by Tech’s pitching. They might solely handle to choose up two hits from the third by way of the sixth. The exclamation level of the offensive struggles occurred within the ninth when Florida State would load the bases with no outs after which strike out three instances in a row.
Up subsequent: FSU will look to even the collection with Tech Saturday at 4:00 PM.
