Seminoles Rally Past Dolphins in Walk-Off Thriller

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Interstat) — Eli Putnam’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Florida State to a 7-6 comeback victory over Jacksonville on Tuesday at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium.

The Dolphins stunned the Seminoles with a six-run first inning, highlighted by Cade Walter’s leadoff home run. Florida State chipped away, tying the game in the fifth on John Stuetzer’s RBI bunt single. Jacksonville regained the lead in the seventh on a wild pitch.

Brody DeLamielleure led Florida State’s offense, going 2 for 2 with a home run, a double and two RBIs. Stuetzer added three hits and two RBIs. Relievers John Abraham, Kevin Mebil and Dominic Pieto combined for 6 2/3 scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts to stabilize the game after the rocky start.

Florida State improved to 9-2. Jacksonville fell to 9-4.