Link Jarrett's ejection sparks FSU baseball's comeback win over Pitt

No. 14 Florida State baseball needed a spark Sunday, and it came when coach Link Jarrett was ejected.

Fueled by the dugout reaction after Jarrett was tossed in the fifth inning, the Seminoles rallied past Pittsburgh (28-18, 10-14 ACC) 6-4 at Dick Howser Stadium in front of 4,412 fans to complete their sixth sweep of the season and third in the conference. Florida State improved to 32-14 overall and 14-9 in league play.

The Seminoles looked sluggish early, particularly on defense, and Pittsburgh capitalized by jumping out to a 4-1 lead in the bottom fourth. Florida State struggled to find momentum before scratching across single runs in back-to-back innings to begin trimming the deficit.

The turning point came at the end of the fifth, when Jarrett was ejected after arguing a controversial interference call on a Pittsburgh double play. The ejection ignited Florida State in the sixth inning.

Carter McCulley led off the frame with a solo homer to center, part of a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Brody DeLamielleure followed with an RBI triple, and Hunter Carnes drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single as the Seminoles seized control.

John Stuetzer accounted for two RBIs with a groundout in the second inning and a single in the fourth, while Eli Putnam added an RBI single that pulled Florida State within two earlier in the game.