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Tallahassee Regional Day 2 Recap

by Brian Foley
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FSU 17 Florida 11

Tallahassee, Fla. – Second-ranked Florida State (49-11) thwarted elimination on Saturday afternoon downing intra-state rival Florida (34-24) 17-11 in game three of the Tallahassee Regional. The Seminoles registered a season-high 25 hits as every batter in the starting line-up recorded a hit, while eight of the nine batters collected multiple hits. It was the fifth time this season that FSU has posted 20 or more hits in a game.

Tyler Holt and Jason Stidham led all hitters with four hits a piece. Jack Rye, Dennis Guinn, Stuart Tapley and Tommy Oravetz each contributed with three hits, while Buster Posey and Tony Delmonico registered two. Delmonico collected a team-high four RBIs, while Oravetz drove in three. Posey, Rye, Guinn and Tapley also added two RBIs a piece in the win.

FSU Recap
Florida Recap

Tulane 4 Bucknell 1

TALLAHASSEE, Fl. – The Bucknell baseball team saw its seven game winning streak come to an end on Saturday night, falling 4-1 to Tulane on the second day of NCAA Regional action at Dick Howser Stadium. The Bison (30-23-2) will now face host Florida State in an elimination game tomorrow, Sunday, May 31, with first pitch slated for 1:07 p.m. The rematch between Bucknell and FSU will be broadcast by Sun Sports and can be seen nationally on Direct TV (Channel 632) and on Dish Network (Channel 422). In the first meeting between the squads to open the tournament, the Bison upset the No. 2-ranked Seminoles, 7-0.

Not only did the Bison have their stretch of seven consecutive victories halted tonight, but also had a streak of six straight contests with at least 10 hits stopped by the Green Wave, who move to 39-20-1 on the season.

Bucknell Recap
Tulane Recap

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