Player of the Week Nomination:
Tony Richie, junior catcher, 6-1, 215, Jacksonville, FL
*Hit .455 (5-for-11) with two home runs and nine RBI in sweep of
Evansville
*Also scored four runs, walked four times and struck out only once
*Now leads the team with three home runs on the season
*Had an on-base pct. of .600 and a slugging pct. of 1.000 over the weekend
*No errors or passed balls
*Recorded a career-high five RBI in Saturday's victory
Pitcher of the Week Nomination:
LHP Trent Peterson, junior, 6-1, 180, Tallahassee, FL
*Earned his first victory of the season Sunday vs. Evansville
*Worked five scoreless innings and gave up just three hits
*Totaled three strikeouts and walked two
*Held Evansville to a .188 batting average and did not give up an extra base hit
*Now 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA on the season
Notes:
*Florida State has now won five straight
*Seminoles have averaged 12.0 runs and 13.3 hits over the last four games
*FSU pitching staff has a 2.18 season ERA with an opp. BA of .212
*FSU hit a season-high four home runs in Sunday's win over Evansville
*Newcomer Danny Wardell (soph.) had just three late inning at bats over
the weekend and hit two home runs
*Team batted .373 against the Aces with seven homers, three doubles and
two triples
*Junior right-hander Marc LaMacchia (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will take one more
weekend off to rest a sore right elbow
*Rotation vs. Appalachian St. will be LHP Matt Lynch, RHP Mark Sauls and LHP Trent Peterson