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FSU Takes Series, Can’t Sweep Coastal Carolina

Florida State took its third straight series over the weekend, taking two of three from Coastal Carolina at Dick Howser Stadium. The Chanticleers came in ranked in two polls and for FSU, it was a second straight series victory over a ranked team. The Seminoles took the first two games easily, but failed to complete the sweep on Sunday. Florida State is now 35-14 for the season with only seven games remaining before the ACC Tournament. Following a Tuesday trip to Stetson, Florida State will open a 3-game set at Louisville beginning Friday.

Coastal Carolina 2, Florida State 16
Friday, May 1st

Florida State starting pitcher Boomer Biegalski overcame early control problems to strike out a career-high 12 batters and take a no-hitter into the seventh inning before picking up the win. G.K. Young homered for Coastal Carolina to lead off the seventh for the first hit of the night for the Chanticleers. For Florida State, D.J. Stewart left the yard and finished with three hits, three runs and five driven in. Ben DeLuzio drove in three runs for the Seminoles while Quincy Nieporte and Darren Miller each plated a pair. John Sansone scored three times and was one of five Seminoles to have multiple hits.

Coastal Carolina 3, Florida State 8
Saturday, May 2nd

Pitcher Mike Compton allowed just a run on five hits in seven innings as Florida State clinched the series over Coastal Carolina. D.J. Stewart and Chris Marconcini each homered and drove in two runs for FSU in the win. Eight different Seminoles scored runs. Tyler Chadwick went 2-for-4 with a RBI for the Chanticleers in the loss.

Coastal Carolina 4, Florida State 2
Sunday, May 3rd

Bobby Holmes threw six innings of scoreless relief to improve to 4-0 on the year as Coastal Carolina avoided being swept in Tallahassee. G.K. Young went 3-for-4 with a run and a RBI in the victory for the Chanticleers. Anthony Marks also had three hits and a run. Both Florida State runs came in the fourth inning. Josh Delph scored on a balk before John Sansone came home on a passed ball.

About Mike Ferguson

Mike Ferguson is a Bloguin contributor, the editor of Noled Out and a lifetime Florida State sports enthusiast. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Mike has worked as a sports reporter in both print and online. For isportsweb in 2013, Mike gave press coverage of Florida State football's run to the 2013 national championship. Mike has been featured on SI.com, FoxSports.com and Yahoo Sports while interviewing major sports stars such as 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a major in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike currently resides in Haines City, Florida with his wife Jennifer and daughters Trinity and Greenly. Mike is a full-time reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger, in Lakeland, Florida. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.

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