Florida State bangs out 13 hits, takes down Boston College 10-4 to even series
BRIGHTON, MASS. – Florida State (27-17, 12-11 ACC) evened the series at Boston College (19-29, 5-21) Saturday afternoon, winning a back-and-forth affair 10-4 at Harrington Village Athletics Park.
Alex Toral, Brett Roberts and Jaime Ferrer each had three RBI for the Seminoles, and Wyatt Crowell pitched four scoreless innings for his fifth win of the year.
Roberts hit a solo home run – his fifth of the season – and had a two-run single in the seventh, both of which gave the Seminoles a lead. Toral had an RBI single in the second inning and hit a 440-foot home run in the seventh, his team-best 13th of the year. Ferrer tied the game with an RBI single in the fifth inning and plated two more on a single in the eighth.
Roberts’ three RBI and Toral’s three hits tied their season highs. Ferrer leads FSU with 52 hits on the season.
Both teams scored in the second, fourth and fifth innings, and the game was tied 4-4 after six. All four runs in the seventh came with two outs after James Tibbs walked and Ferrer reached on a fielder’s choice.
Wyatt Crowell (5-0) relieved Carson Montgomery in the sixth inning and did not allow a run over the final four frames. He lowered his season ERA to 2.19 after tying his career high with six strikeouts.
Montgomery started for the Seminoles, allowing three earned runs on six hits over 5.0 innings. Matthew Nunan (0-1) allowed all four runs in the seventh for his first loss.
SCORING SUMMARY:
T2 | FSU 1, BC 0 Toral doubled, Albert scored
B2 | FSU 1, BC 1 Chaumette home run
T4 | FSU 2, BC 1 Roberts home run
B4 | FSU 2, BC 3 McNulty singled, Vetrano & Landwehr scored
T5 | FSU 3, BC 3 Ferrer singled, Martin scored
T5 | FSU 4, BC 3 Ferrer scored on a throwing error by catcher Landwehr
B5 | FSU 4, BC 4 Gold singled, Honeyman scored
T7 | FSU 6, BC 4 Roberts singled, Tibbs & Ferrer scored
T7 | FSU 8, BC 4 Toral home run, Roberts scored
T8 | FSU 10, BC 4 Ferrer singled, Martin & Carrion scored
UP NEXT:
The series wraps up Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX. LHP Bryce Hubbart will pitch for the Seminoles.
OF NOTE:
Florida State’s 13 hits tied a season high on the road (March 13 at Wake Forest).
Alex Toral finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and was a triple shy of the cycle. He now leads FSU with 25 extra-base hits (12 doubles, team-high 13 home runs) and 39 RBI.
Brett Roberts hit his fifth home run of the season and tied his season high with three RBI. He also scored on Toral’s home run and leads FSU with 30 runs scored.
Since March 29 against Florida, Wyatt Crowell is 4-0 with a 0.77 ERA. In that span, he has allowed just 17 baserunners and two earned runs in 23.1 innings with 31 strikeouts.
Crowell has a career-best six strikeouts in each of his last three starts – Saturday vs. Boston College, April 30 vs. TCU and April 24 at Clemson.
Tyler Martin had two hits in the leadoff spot. He has reached safely in all 14 games this season and 16 consecutive dating back to last season.
Jaime Ferrer singled to score Martin and tie the game in the fifth inning. Ferrer leads FSU with 51 hits on the season.
James Tibbs walked in the seventh inning. He has reached safely in 32 of 33 starts and 17 consecutive games, tied for the longest streak for a Nole this season.
Reese Albert was 1-for-4 and leads FSU with a .321 batting average.
Brock Mathis played the final four outs at first base after Toral left injured. It was his first time playing the position this year.
Boston College’s six errors were the most against the Seminoles since 2016, when Rhode Island and College of Charleston did it in a nine-day span.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU bangs out 13 hits, takes down Boston College 10-4 to even series
