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Florida State claims victory over Stetson during NCAA regional opener in Tallahassee
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Florida State and UCF claimed victory over their opponents on Friday during the NCAA regional opener in Tallahassee.Game 1Florida State topped Stetson 7-2 in the opening game of the Tallahassee Regional on Friday.RELATED: Florida State, UCF, Stetson and Alabama prepare for NCAA baseball tournament in TallahasseeFSU will now face the winner of the Alabama-UCF game, which will be played later on Friday. The Noles will next be in action on Saturday night in the 5 p.m. game.Stetson will face the loser of that Alabama-UCF game in an elimination game Saturday at noon.The Crimson Tide and Knights played Friday at 6 p.m. Game 2On their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2017, UCF repeatedly answered the bell in a wild battle on Friday night. The Knights took the lead five times in this game, including a game-winning, pinch-hit RBI single from Andrew Sundean in the top of the ninth.The win was UCF’s first in the NCAA Tournament since 2012. Jack Zyska, a transfer from Notre Dame, was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI in the win. UCF advances to play Florida State on Saturday at 5 pm. Alabama will face elimination when they take on Stetson at noon. UCF head coach Rich Wallace will now race his former boss, Florida State head coach Link Jarrett. Wallace was an assistant at FSU last season and before that at Notre Dame under Jarrett.Wallace is the first UCF Knight to appear in the NCAA Tournament as a player, assistant, and head coach.
Florida State and UCF claimed victory over their opponents on Friday during the NCAA regional opener in Tallahassee.
Game 1
Florida State topped Stetson 7-2 in the opening game of the Tallahassee Regional on Friday.
RELATED: Florida State, UCF, Stetson and Alabama prepare for NCAA baseball tournament in Tallahassee
FSU will now face the winner of the Alabama-UCF game, which will be played later on Friday.
The Noles will next be in action on Saturday night in the 5 p.m. game.
Stetson will face the loser of that Alabama-UCF game in an elimination game Saturday at noon.
The Crimson Tide and Knights played Friday at 6 p.m.
Game 2
On their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2017, UCF repeatedly answered the bell in a wild battle on Friday night.
The Knights took the lead five times in this game, including a game-winning, pinch-hit RBI single from Andrew Sundean in the top of the ninth.
The win was UCF’s first in the NCAA Tournament since 2012.
Jack Zyska, a transfer from Notre Dame, was 2-for-4 with 3 RBI in the win. UCF advances to play Florida State on Saturday at 5 pm. Alabama will face elimination when they take on Stetson at noon.
UCF head coach Rich Wallace will now race his former boss, Florida State head coach Link Jarrett. Wallace was an assistant at FSU last season and before that at Notre Dame under Jarrett.
Wallace is the first UCF Knight to appear in the NCAA Tournament as a player, assistant, and head coach.
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