FSU baseball routs Miami to win 6th consecutive series – Tallahassee.com
CORAL GABLES – Mike Martin did not know what his team would have left in the tank after the 17-inning marathon that his team played Friday night against the University of Miami.
The tank was full and the arsenal was loaded as the Seminoles exploded for two big innings and earned a big victory in game two of the three-game series at Miami 15-5 Saturday night before 4,650 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. FSU has now taken six straight series from Miami.
“We were patient, but aggressive in the zone,” Martin said. “That is a trait that we have been teaching all year. When you are aggressive you are in the best position to do a lot of damage and we were very aggressive tonight.”
FSU coasted behind starting pitcher Mike Compton (2-1), who finished the night tossing eight innings and yielding only two earned runs while striking out four and walking only one. Compton needed only 58 pitches over the last six innings of work. It was important for Florida State to get work out of Compton as they used eight pitchers the night before.
“I just came out and tried to throw the ball the best I could,” Compton said. ” I made some adjustments on the mound and was pretty calm. I settled down after the second inning and got down to work.”
His coach was doubly impressed.
“Michael Compton showed what he is really about tonight,” Martin said staring at his pitcher. “He could have come out after the seventh inning, but he told me that he had another inning in him and that he wanted to get to the ninth inning. He showed us a lot tonight.”
Dylan Busby, Chris Marconcini and Quincy Nieporte each went 2-for-4 and collectively drove in 11 of the 15 Seminole runs.
The Seminoles punished Miami starter Andrew Suarez (4-1) and sent him to the showers after only 3 1/3 innings of work. The former 2014 second-round pick of the Washington Nationals gave up 11 hits and 10 earned runs while walking two and striking out three. The 12 plated runs were the most runs ever allowed by a Miami pitcher in a single game. His ERA ballooned from 2.09 before the game, to 4.07 upon his departure. Prior to this game, he had only surrendered nine earned runs in seven previous starts.
The Seminoles bounced back quickly from an early 2-0 deficit with a five-run third inning.
Nieporte started things off by getting one of the runs back with a bases loaded single that scored De La Calle from third. The Canes started to touch up Suarez in the third with two singles and a walk before Nieporte’s RBI. Suarez then walked Marconcini one batter later to score John Sansone and tie the score at 2-2.
The Noles had the bases loaded with two outs and Busby hit a long fly ball to the center field wall that Chester could not handle and it fell in for double and it emptied the bases. With the drop, three runs scored and the Noles took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the third inning. Florida State sent all nine batters to the plate in the inning.
And then the rout was on.
FSU vs. Miami
» When/Where: Today, 1p.m., Coral Gables
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