No. 9 FSU baseball game thread: vs No. 6 Clemson, Saturday 5 PM

Behind 9 strong innings from Drew Parrish and and 3-5 days at the plate from Rhett Aplin and Cal Raleigh FSU beat NC State for the 3rd time in just over a week to advance from pool play. Now Florida State has a chance for revenge against division winner Clemson, whom the ‘Noles lost 2 of 3 in South Carolina earlier in the month.

FSU Overall: 41-17 // ACC: 16-13 // Neutral: 1-1 // Last 10: 9-1

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Clemson Overall: 45-13 // ACC: 22-8 // Neutral: 1-1 // Last 10: 9-1

Lineups

Florida State

1. #16 Mike Salvatore ss
2. #2 Jackson Lueck dh
3. #38 Rhett Aplin 1b
4. #35 Cal Raleigh c
5. #7 Steven Wells rf
6. #22 Drew Mendoza 3b
7. #23 Reese Albert lf
8. #8 J.C. Flowers cf
9. #27 Rafael Bournigal 2b

Clemson

1. #8 Logan Davidson ss
2. #10 Kyle Wilkie c
3. #28 Seth Beer rf
4. #27 Chris Williams 1b
5. #25 Patrick Cromwell 3b
6. #13 Drew Wharton cf
7. #4 Grayson Byrd dh
8. #5 Sam Hall lf
9. #9 Jordan Greene 2b

Pitching Matchup

Florida State

RHP Cole Sands 7-3, 4.46 ERA

Clemson

LHP Jake Higginbotham 6-1, 3.18 ERA

Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra on ESPN3 or Fox Sports South depending on your location with a radio broadcast on 106.1 FM in Tallahassee, as well as online at Seminoles.com.