Florida State University Athletics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 5 Florida State baseball team lost to Mercer 9-3 on Tuesday evening at Dick Howser Stadium.
The game concluded a 12-game homestand and a season-opening stretch where 18 of FSU’s first 20 games were played at home.
The Seminoles (18-2) scored three runs on three hits. The Bears (15-7) plated nine runs on nine hits. Both teams committed one error.
Junior center fielder Max Williams hit his team-leading eighth home run of the season in the sixth inning. It was the 22nd long ball of his career and his third in the last two games. Williams was one of three players with a hit and had three RBI. Freshman left-hander Payton Manca made his second career start and falls to 1-1 on the season.
Mercer took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run home run and added one run in the second on an RBI groundout. Three in the third, on a groundout and two-run home run, made it 6-0. The bullpen held the Bears scoreless in the fourth and fifth before one crossed in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 7-0.
The Seminoles got on the board in the sixth on Williams’ home run to right. The 407-foot shot scored junior right fielder Gage Harrelson and junior shortstop Alex Lodise and made it a four-run game at 7-3.
The Bears got one run back in the seventh on a wild pitch to make it 8-3. A scoreless eighth came before a one-run ninth, as a throwing error led to the final run and a 9-3 game.
The Seminoles are on the road for their next seven games, beginning with a weekend series at in-state rival Miami from March 20-22 in Coral Gables, Florida. The series begins on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. ET, followed by game two on Friday, March 21, at 8 p.m. Both contests will air nationally on the ACC Network. The series finale from South Florida is on Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m., on ACCNX.
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
The game concluded a 12-game homestand and a season-opening stretch where 18 of FSU’s first 20 games were played at home.
The Seminoles (18-2) scored three runs on three hits. The Bears (15-7) plated nine runs on nine hits. Both teams committed one error.
Junior center fielder Max Williams hit his team-leading eighth home run of the season in the sixth inning. It was the 22nd long ball of his career and his third in the last two games. Williams was one of three players with a hit and had three RBI. Freshman left-hander Payton Manca made his second career start and falls to 1-1 on the season.
Mercer took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run home run and added one run in the second on an RBI groundout. Three in the third, on a groundout and two-run home run, made it 6-0. The bullpen held the Bears scoreless in the fourth and fifth before one crossed in the sixth on a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 7-0.
The Seminoles got on the board in the sixth on Williams’ home run to right. The 407-foot shot scored junior right fielder Gage Harrelson and junior shortstop Alex Lodise and made it a four-run game at 7-3.
The Bears got one run back in the seventh on a wild pitch to make it 8-3. A scoreless eighth came before a one-run ninth, as a throwing error led to the final run and a 9-3 game.
The Seminoles are on the road for their next seven games, beginning with a weekend series at in-state rival Miami from March 20-22 in Coral Gables, Florida. The series begins on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. ET, followed by game two on Friday, March 21, at 8 p.m. Both contests will air nationally on the ACC Network. The series finale from South Florida is on Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m., on ACCNX.
For more information on Florida State baseball, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) & Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
editor's pick
latest video
Sports News To You
Subscribe to receive daily sports scores, hot takes, and breaking news!
