Box Score

TALLHASSEE, FL--No. 24 Florida State scored five
runs in the bottom of the eighth, taking advantage of several bullpen miscues,
and rallied for an 8-3 win over the Golden Eagles Friday at Dick Howser
Stadium.

After Josh Lex (Elk Grove, Calif.) tied the
game at 3-3 with a two-run homer in the top of the eighth -- his second of the
game -- ORU's bullpen handed the lead right back to the Seminoles (5-3).
Conner Tinkler (Ada, Okla.) started the inning and gave up three consecutive
singles, the third an RBI base hit by Derrick Smith which gave the Seminoles a 4-
3 lead.

Justin Ramsey
(Elk Grove, Calif.) relieved Tinkler (0-1) with no outs and two on and got two
quick outs. But Ramsey then allowed a walk and a balk with the bases loaded,
and Aaron Cheeseman singled home the final two runs of the inning.</<br /> P>

Florida State started the scoring, getting a two-run
homer from Gibbs Chapman in the second off ORU (3-1) starter Dennis
Bigley (Lancaster, Texas). Lex hit a solo shot with two outs in the top of the
fourth, trimming FSU's lead to 2-1, but Bigley was victimized by the long ball
again when Stephen Drew connected for a solo blast of his own in the sixth,
putting the Seminoles ahead 3-1.

Bigley was solid in his second start of the season,
scattering nine hits over his seven innings of work and allowing three runs while
striking out six and walking one. He was backed by a defense which turned three
double plays on his behalf.

Lex led ORU's 8-hit offensive effort, going 2-for-3 with
three RBI. he now has four home runs in ORU's first four games, matching his
total from all of last season. Matt VanDerBosch (Hastings, Minn.) was
2-for-4 with a pair of stolen bases, and Bigley was also 2-for-4.

The Golden Eagles and Seminoles resume their three-
game series at 1 p.m., Saturday.

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