Friday (5/9) - at Maryland 7:00 pm
Saturday (5/10) - at Maryland 1:00 pm
Sunday (5/11) - at Maryland 1:00 pm

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No. 1 Florida State Baseball Travels To Maryland
Game times are set for Friday at 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 1:00
p.m.

#1 FLORIDA STATE (41-8-1, 13-5 ACC)
The Seminoles moved up to No. 1 in all 3 major polls after taking two of three at Gergia Tech last weekend. Florida State traveled to Jacksonville on Tuesday evening and totaled 20 hits in an 11-3 win over the Dolphins. FSU leads the ACC with a 13-5 league mark and finishes off the regular season with 3 games at Maryland this weekend and 3 at Duke the following week. Georgia Tech is second in the league at 12-6, followed by NC State (14-7) and North Carolina (11-7).The Seminoles can clinch their 3rd straight regular season conference title with 5 victories over the next 2 weekends. Right fielder Blake Balkcom was named ACC Player of the Week after going 5-for-11 (.455) in the Tech series with 2 home runs, one double, 4 RBI and
5 runs scored. All-American catcher Tony Richie leads the team in home runs and RBI (.332, 10 HR, 58 RBI).

MARYLAND (19-29, 6-14 ACC)
Maryland is 19-29 on the season after defeating Navy 7-2 on Tuesday. The Terps have won 2 games in each of their last three ACC series (vs. Clemson, at Duke and at NC State) to improve to 6-14 in conference play after starting the year 0-11. Maryland will go with three right-handed starters in the weekend rotation (Sean Kane, Chris Clem, Steve Shmoll). The order has not yet been determined.

THE SERIES
Florida State leads the all-time series with Maryland, 36-3, which dates back to 1965. The Seminoles have won 15 in a row over the Terps since losing the first game of a home series in 1998. Since joining the ACC in 1992, FSU has a 14-1 record at Shipley Field against Maryland.



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Sure looks like it's gonna be a rainy weekend in Maryland :rolleyes:




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The rain finally stopped and the Terps and Seminoles are playing baseball tonight

Top of the 1st inning...

Stephen Drew hit a fly ball that was caught.

Tony McQuade just had a base hit and is one 1st base. One out.

2 outs...

Tony is caught stealing and that's 3 outs :rolleyes:


Seminoles 0 Terps 0

Bottom of the 1st inning...

So far two up and two down for Maryland :D

Basehit for Maryland. Man on 1st.

3-2 ouch a walk for Maryland. Runners on 1st and 2nd :rolleyes:

Uh oh, basehit and an error on FSU... Terps have 1 run across and now have runners on 2nd and 3rd. Oh, now they're saying 2 errors on that play. Can't be doing that Seminoles

Ground ball and the Noles finally get out of this inning

Score is Seminoles 0 Terps 1


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Top of the 2nd Inning

Come on Noles!!!

2 outs... ahhhhh, a walk for Aaron Cheeseman. Chris Hart is up. Hart strikes out :bang:


Seminoles 0 Terps 1

Bottom of the 2nd

Whew - 3 up and 3 down for the Terps :D


Seminoles 0 Terps 1



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Top of the 3rd

Bryan Zech bunts and is on 1st base. Error on Maryland. No outs.

Matt Sauls is batting now. 0-2 is the count. 1-2. Line drive by Matt Sauls. Runners on 1st and 3rd.

Stephen Drew is up. 1-0. 2-1. and Maryland walks Drew. Bases are loaded and no outs

Maryland's coach out to the mound...

Tony "Lonewolf" McQuade is up and basehit on the 1st pitch. 2 runners come in and still no outs. Runners on 2nd and 3rd.

Tony Ritchie is up. 1-2. Fly ball... one out.

Jerrod Brown is up. 1-0. Hard bouncer to 2nd and it's off his glove. Drew scores and everyone is safe.

2 outs.

Aaron Cheeseman hits a ground ball. 4-1 Seminoles

Chris Hart is up. 0-2 to Chris... (Chris is the 9th batter to come to the plate.) 1-2... Runners on 2nd and 3rd. 2-2 to Hart. Ground ball and 2 more runs come in. 6-1 Seminoles

Bryan Zech (who started the inning) is up, again . 1-1. 1-2. 2-2. 3-2. Zech walks.

Matt Sauls is up again. 1-0; 2-0 ground ball and that's the 3rd out.


<span style='color:red'>Seminoles 6</span> Terps 1


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Bottom of the 3rd

Maryland gets a hit by the second batter and then a double-play by FSU.

No runs for the Terps.


Score is <span style='color:red'>Seminoles 6</span> Terps 1

Top of the 4th

Stephen Drew is out. Tony McQuade gets hit by the pitch. Tony Ritchie hits a ball to 3rd base and Maryland gets a double play.



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Bottom of the 4th

No runs for Maryland and the Noles make another double-play for the last 2 outs.




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Top of the 5th

With one out, Blake Balkcom hits a double. Aaron Cheesman is up. Basehit into right field for Aaron. Runners on 1st and 3rd with one out.

Chris Hart is hit by the ball and the bases are loaded.

Bryan Zech is up. Zech hits a fly ball that caught.

Matt Sauls is up. WOW - bases were loaded and Matt strikes out for the 3rd out... :rolleyes:




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Bottom of the 5th

Maryland hits a homerun. Score - Seminoles 6, Terps 2.

Maryland now has 2 men on base with one out.

Basehit for Maryland and another Terp scores. Seminoles 6, Terps 3. Maryland has runners on the corners.

Come on Seminoles!!!

Bunt for Maryland and another run scores. But there's 2 outs.

Seminoles 6, Terps 4.

Maryland hits a high fly ball and Blake reachs up and catchs the ball for the 3rd out. Whew... :rolleyes:

<span style='color:red'>Seminoles 6</span> Terps 4

Top of the 6th Inning

Stephen Drew up. 3-2 is the count. High pop fly... fair ball and it's a double

McQuade is struck out. One out.

Ritchie hits a ground ball and Drew tries to go home and it called out. :frown: 2 outs for the Noles. Drew collided with the catcher and Maryland's catcher got hurt. Hope he's OK... They're taping up his hand.

2 outs and runner at 1st (Ritchie).

Jerrod Brown is up. Oh - Maryland's pitcher balked. 2-2 is the count. Oh Jerrod - swinging at air... and he's out.

Score is still Seminoles 6, Terps 4


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Top of the 7th

No runs, 1 hit and the score is still

Seminoles 6, Terps 4




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Top of the 8th

Woohooo Tony McQuade hits a homerun with 2 men on base. It's Seminoles 9, Terps 4. :D

Tony Ritchie is up. Ritchie walks. New pitcher for Maryland.

No outs and Jerrod Brown is up. Oops, he swings at air again... 0-2. 1-2. Basehit for Brown. Runners on the corners. Still no outs. Ball gets away from the catcher and Brown steals 2nd.

Blake Balkcom up. uh oh... Balkcom struck out. 1 out.

Cheesman is up and the count is 3-2... and Cheesman strikes out. 2 out.

Oh Boy... Eddie Martinez-Esteve is coming to bat. He got hurt several weeks ago (hamstring). Eddie leads the Seminoles in batting average. Go Eddie!!! Oh well... Eddie strikes out too.


Seminoles 9, Terps 4


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Top of the 9th

Drew hits a triple and drives in another run. Seminoles 10, Terps 4.

Ohhhhhh a double and another run scores. Seminoles 11, Terps 4

Homerun for Smith - WoooooooHoooooo Seminoles 14, Terps 4

Cheesman hits a double!!!

Noles score again...


<span style='color:red'>Seminoles 15, </span> Terps 4

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<!--EDIT|MsNole|May 9 2003, 10:18 PM-->

So game 1 goes to Florida State Seminoles


<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Seminoles 15, Terps 4</span>





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<span style='font-family:Courier'><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>HOTTY TODDY TO THE NOLES!!!!</span></span></span>

Congrats, you guys are on fire!

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