FSU baseball clinches series against Miami with run-rule victory

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TL;DR

FSU baseball secured an 11-1 run-rule victory over Miami, clinching the series. This marks the third consecutive rivalry series win for the Seminoles against the Hurricanes.

Key points

FSU baseball won 11-1 against Miami
Victory clinched the series for FSU
Gabe Fraser hit an RBI single in the eighth inning
Third consecutive rivalry series win for FSU

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FSU baseball clinches series against Miami with run-rule victory

Lightning struck twice.

A day after a bases-loaded walk-off walk secured a comeback win, Florida State baseball walked off Miami, once again with the bases loaded, in a different fashion to clinch a third consecutive rivalry series over the Hurricanes.

With the bases juiced in the eighth, Gabe Fraser hit an RBI single to right field that secured an 11-1 run-rule victory over Miami for the Seminoles.

While No. 11 FSU's (38-15, 19-10 ACC) offense left things late in the 7-6 win over Miami (35-17, 15-14 ACC), the Seminoles jumped on the Hurricanes with six runs in the first four innings and were anchored by strong pitching to win on Friday, May 15, at Dick Howser Stadium.

Trey Beard started and threw six solid innings with eight strikeouts, four hits allowed, and one run. The lone blemish came off the bat of Max Galvin, who hit a solo home run in the first inning. Brodie Purcell replaced him in the seventh, and he struck out the side to start his relief appearance.

Purcell finished the game with five strikeouts and one hit allowed in two innings of work.

After Galvin's home run in the first inning put Miami up, the Seminoles nearly responded with a two-run home run from Hunter Carns, but Galvin leaped up the left field wall to steal a home run off Carns. Fortunes changed in the second inning, as FSU scored three.

Fraser was hit by the first pitch he saw in his at-bat, and the Seminoles made Miami pay with an Eli Putnam single moving Fraser to third base, and he later scored on a sacrifice fly from Carter McCulley. Cal Fisher and Brayden Dowd followed with RBI singles to go ahead 3-1. Dowd finished the game 2-for-3 with three walks.

After getting robbed in the first inning, Carns left no doubt in the third, leading off with a solo home run, his sixth of the season. He finished the night 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. A bases-loaded John Stuetzer walk scored the second run of the inning before a fielding error in the fourth scored another run for the Seminoles to go ahead, 6-1.