Though a conference championship was unattainable, the Hurricanes failed to complete a ninth-inning rally on Friday and defeat the Seminoles for the first time this season.
A lack of hitting with runners in scoring position haunted Miami (32-19, 20-15 Atlantic Coast Conference) late, while Florida State (30-22, 20-16 ACC) secured a 6-3 victory in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Baseball Championship at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“We gotta find a way to score more runs, we gotta find a way to get our lineup going,” Hurricanes coach Gino DiMare said. “Not enough pressure we’re putting on the pitchers, not enough pressure we’re putting on their defense, and we gotta make some adjustments.