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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 5 Florida State baseball team’s late rally came up short in a 9-6 loss at Miami on Friday night in Coral Gables, Florida.
FSU scored four runs on seven hits in the final two innings and sent the tying run to the plate in the ninth with one out, but it was not enough. The late scores came after UM led 4-2 after three innings and 8-2 after five. The three-game series between the two in-state rivals is evened at one win apiece ahead of Saturday night’s finale.
The Seminoles (19-3, 5-1 ACC) suffered their first conference loss, and they were the last ACC team to drop a game in league play. It also was FSU’s first loss away from home in 2025 and the team’s first weekend defeat. Florida State lost for the first time when scoring first and scoring in the first inning, as the Seminoles are now 19-1 when plating the game’s first run and 11-1 when getting a run in the opening inning.
FSU scored its six runs on 12 hits and committed two errors. The Hurricanes (14-10, 1-4 ACC) scored nine runs on nine hits with one error.
With the loss, Florida State is 163-137-4 all-time against Miami and 72-73-3 in Coral Gables. The defeat snapped a four-game win streak against the Hurricanes, the longest stretch for either team since a five-game run for the Seminoles from 2019-21.
Redshirt freshman left fielder Brody DeLamielleure led the team with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored. He hit his second career home run, both coming in two of FSU’s first four road games to begin the 2025 season. Junior shortstop Alex Lodise had two hits, two RBI and a run scored.
Junior left-handed starter Jamie Arnold suffered his first loss of the season and is 3-1. In 4.0 innings, he allowed seven runs, six earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks. The bullpen allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits in the final 4.0 innings.
The Seminoles took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, as freshman first baseman Myles Bailey drew a bases-loaded walk. The Hurricanes tied it in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly. FSU answered in the second on DeLamielleure’s leadoff home run, but UM responded with two in the bottom of the inning to make it 3-2, with a leadoff home run and a fielder’s choice groundout.
Miami extended its lead to 4-2 in the third on a two-out double before Arnold retired the side in the fourth. The Canes made it 7-2 with a three-run fifth on an RBI double and a two-run single.
After a scoreless sixth, a solo home run in the seventh extended Miami’s lead to 8-2.
Florida State got two runs back in the eighth inning thanks to a two-out single by Lodise. The base hit to left scored DeLamielleure and freshman designated hitter Hunter Carns, both who reached with two-out hits. A flyout ended the inning with FSU down four, 8-4.
UM scored one in the eighth on a sacrifice fly to make it 9-4, but a strikeout ended the inning.
In the ninth, FSU brought in two runs on four hits and loaded the bases twice. The first run came when DeLamielleure singled to center to score junior second baseman Drew Faurot. Then, a fielder’s choice by Carns, with the help of a throwing error, brought in one unearned run. With a 9-5 game, two outs and runners on second and third, a strikeout to the potential game-tying run ended the game.
The series finale is on Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m. ET. The contest is on ACCNX, available via WatchESPN. Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend long also are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
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).
FSU scored four runs on seven hits in the final two innings and sent the tying run to the plate in the ninth with one out, but it was not enough. The late scores came after UM led 4-2 after three innings and 8-2 after five. The three-game series between the two in-state rivals is evened at one win apiece ahead of Saturday night’s finale.
The Seminoles (19-3, 5-1 ACC) suffered their first conference loss, and they were the last ACC team to drop a game in league play. It also was FSU’s first loss away from home in 2025 and the team’s first weekend defeat. Florida State lost for the first time when scoring first and scoring in the first inning, as the Seminoles are now 19-1 when plating the game’s first run and 11-1 when getting a run in the opening inning.
FSU scored its six runs on 12 hits and committed two errors. The Hurricanes (14-10, 1-4 ACC) scored nine runs on nine hits with one error.
With the loss, Florida State is 163-137-4 all-time against Miami and 72-73-3 in Coral Gables. The defeat snapped a four-game win streak against the Hurricanes, the longest stretch for either team since a five-game run for the Seminoles from 2019-21.
Redshirt freshman left fielder Brody DeLamielleure led the team with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored. He hit his second career home run, both coming in two of FSU’s first four road games to begin the 2025 season. Junior shortstop Alex Lodise had two hits, two RBI and a run scored.
Junior left-handed starter Jamie Arnold suffered his first loss of the season and is 3-1. In 4.0 innings, he allowed seven runs, six earned, on seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks. The bullpen allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits in the final 4.0 innings.
The Seminoles took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, as freshman first baseman Myles Bailey drew a bases-loaded walk. The Hurricanes tied it in the bottom half on a sacrifice fly. FSU answered in the second on DeLamielleure’s leadoff home run, but UM responded with two in the bottom of the inning to make it 3-2, with a leadoff home run and a fielder’s choice groundout.
Miami extended its lead to 4-2 in the third on a two-out double before Arnold retired the side in the fourth. The Canes made it 7-2 with a three-run fifth on an RBI double and a two-run single.
After a scoreless sixth, a solo home run in the seventh extended Miami’s lead to 8-2.
Florida State got two runs back in the eighth inning thanks to a two-out single by Lodise. The base hit to left scored DeLamielleure and freshman designated hitter Hunter Carns, both who reached with two-out hits. A flyout ended the inning with FSU down four, 8-4.
UM scored one in the eighth on a sacrifice fly to make it 9-4, but a strikeout ended the inning.
In the ninth, FSU brought in two runs on four hits and loaded the bases twice. The first run came when DeLamielleure singled to center to score junior second baseman Drew Faurot. Then, a fielder’s choice by Carns, with the help of a throwing error, brought in one unearned run. With a 9-5 game, two outs and runners on second and third, a strikeout to the potential game-tying run ended the game.
The series finale is on Saturday, March 22, at 7 p.m. ET. The contest is on ACCNX, available via WatchESPN. Fans can listen to every game via the Seminole Sports Network on WFLA 100.7 FM and around the world on the FSU Gameday App and Seminoles.com. Live stats can be found at FSU.Statbroadcast.com. Direct links to watch, listen and follow along can be found on the schedule page at Seminoles.com/Baseball. News, notes and behind-the-scenes updates all weekend long also are available by following and connecting with the team on social media on Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUBaseball) and Instagram (@NoleBaseball).
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).
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