FSU baseball's top of the lineup sparks 8-4 win over Clemson

A sacrifice fly from DeLamiellerue scored Dowd in the top of the ninth. Dowd reached on a walk, and he stole second base, and reached third after the throw ran into right field, which allowed him to come home for the final run.

The Tigers scratched two runs across in the sixth and seventh innings, and despite loading the bases in the ninth inning, Clemson failed to produce another run.

In the ninth with two outs, Abraham allowed a single, which led to a mound visit with pitching coach Micah Posey. During the visit, Abraham told Posey something that led to the athletic trainer coming out to check on Abraham, who left the game with an undiscloused injury.

Brodie Purcell replaced him, threw four balls to walk Jarrell and load the bases, and was replaced by Payton Manca. The lefty got into a 3-1 count before inducing a pop-fly to end the game.

Link Jarrett shakes up the lineup with Ben Barrett at first base

One glance at the Seminoles pregame lineup would have caused the majority of FSU fans to do a double-take, with Ben Barrett listed at first base.

He hasn't played in the field for the program since the 2023 season, and while he is a former two-way prospect, he's spent the last two seasons in the bullpen focusing on pitching. The move was the latest throw of the dice from Jarrett after the season-ending injury to Myles Bailey, which left a gap at first base that's primarily been filled by Eli Putnam.

Barrett went 0-for-4 in his first appearance at the plate in three years, reaching base once on a fielder's choice, and his progress will be something to monitor should Jarrett continue to use him at first base. He hit .359, drove in 21 runs, and left the yard twice while hitting seven doubles as a freshman before making the transition to pitcher after an injury.

FSU baseball vs. Clemson projected pitching matchups

• Friday - LHP Wes Mendes vs. RHP Dane Moehler
• • Saturday - LHP Trey Beard vs. LHP Michael Sharman
• • Sunday - RHP Bryson Moore vs. RHP Aidan Knaak

How to watch FSU baseball vs. Clemson

• When: Friday, May 8 - 6 p.m. / Saturday, May 9 - 6 p.m. / Sunday, May 9 - 3 p.m.
• Where: Doug Kingsmore Stadium / Clemson, South Carolina
• Watch: Friday - ACC Network Extra / Saturday - ACC Network / Sunday - ESPN2

Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@gannett.com or on Twitter @__liamrooney.

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