Florida State rallies for 8-7 win; Championship to be decided Sunday
Florida State overcame a 6-1 deficit to beat Tech 8-7 and halt the Jackets' winning streak at 20 games. Eddy Martinez-Esteve gave the Seminoles their first lead of the night with a two-run homer off Jordan Crews in the bottom of the eighth. Mike Nickeas launched a two-run homer for the Jackets in the fourth while Steven Blackwood added a solo shot in the top of the ninth. Reliever Aaron Walker was charged with the loss.
2004 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
GEORGIA TECH vs. FLORIDA STATE
May 29, 2004 at Salem, Va. (Salem Memorial Stadium)
GEORGIA TECH 7 (41-18) FLORIDA STATE 8 (41-20)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Eric Patterson 2b.......... 4 2 1 1 Bryan Zech 2b.............. 5 1 1 1
Tyler Greene ss............ 5 0 0 0 Stephen Drew ss............ 5 3 3 1
Steven Blackwood lf........ 5 1 3 2 Eddy Martinez-Esteve dh.... 5 1 3 4
Micah Owings dh............ 3 0 0 0 Aaron Cheesman c........... 5 1 2 0
Brandon Boggs cf........... 3 0 0 0 Ryne Malone 1b............. 4 0 1 1
Clifton Remole rf.......... 3 1 0 0 Matt Sauls rf.............. 4 0 2 1
Mike Nickeas c............. 4 2 2 2 Gibbs Chapman lf/3b........ 4 0 1 0
Whit Robbins 1b............ 4 0 2 0 Shane Robinson cf.......... 4 1 2 0
Mike Trapani 3b............ 4 1 1 0 Dennis Anderson 3b......... 2 1 0 0
Lee Hyde p................. 0 0 0 0 Brant Peacher ph.......... 1 0 0 0
Nick Wagner p............. 0 0 0 0 Brian Schultz lf.......... 0 0 0 0
Aaron Walker p............ 0 0 0 0 Tyler Chambliss p.......... 0 0 0 0
Jordan Crews p............ 0 0 0 0 Kevin Lynch p............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 35 7 9 5 Totals..................... 39 8 15 8
Score by Innings R H E
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GEORGIA TECH........ 130 200 001 - 7 9 2
FLORIDA STATE....... 100 020 14X - 8 15 4
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E - Trapani, M. 2(4); Drew 2(17); Robinson(1); Chambliss(2). DP - FS 2.
LOB - GEORGIA TECH 7; FS 10. 2B - Robbins, W.(9); Zech(13); M.-Esteve(22); Cheesman(16);
Chapman(12); Robinson(16). HR - Blackwood, S(3); Nickeas, M.(6); M.-Esteve(18).
HBP - Boggs, B.. SF - Malone(5). SB - Malone(8); Matt Sauls(14).
CS - Blackwood, S(3); Robbins, W.(2).
GEORGIA TECH IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Lee Hyde .................. 4.1 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 20 9 2 87
Nick Wagner ............... 3.0 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 7 2 56
Aaron Walker L,1-1........ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
Jordan Crews .............. 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 15
FLORIDA STATE IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Tyler Chambliss ........... 6.0 7 6 3 3 7 1 0 0 0 25 28 1 9 104
Kevin Lynch W,4-4......... 3.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 10 13 3 2 54
WP - Chambliss(5). HBP - by Lynch (Boggs, B.). Inherited runners/scored: Wagner, N. 2/2;
Walker, A. 1/1; Crews, J. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Hyde, L. 87/50; Wagner, N. 56/36;
Walker, A. 5/3; Crews, J. 15/11; Chambliss 104/62; Lynch 54/29.
Strikeouts - Patterson, E 2; Greene, T. 2; Owings, M. 2; Boggs, B.; Robbins, W.;
Trapani, M. 2; Cheesman; Matt Sauls; Chapman. Walks - Patterson, E; Owings, M. 2;
Boggs, B.; Remole, C.; Matt Sauls; Anderson.
Umpires - HP: Scott Graham 1B: Randy Harvey 2B: Tony Maners 3B: Al Davis
LF: David Savage RF: A.J. Lostaglio
Start: 8:08 pm Time: 3:10 Attendance: 3132
Walker, A. faced 1 batter in the 8th.