No. 12 Virginia (46-17) was eliminated from the 2024 College World Series in a 7-3 loss to No. 8 Florida State (48-16) on Sunday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. See a full play-by-play and live analysis for the game in the thread below.
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Top of the 9th
Griff O'Ferrall grounds out to third in what could be his final at-bat as a Cavalier.
Henry Godbout draws a five-pitch walk, giving UVA a one-out baserunner.
Casey Saucke hits a line drive to short and Lodise makes the catch and fires to first to double up Godbout to end the game.
Bottom of the 8th
Into the game now for Virginia is freshman righty Matt Augustin (4.28 ERA).
Augustin gets Ferrer to fly out to right field.
Cantu grounds out to second.
Lodise flies out to center field to end the inning. We head to the ninth with the Cavaliers needing to score four runs to keep their season alive.
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Top of the 8th
Somewhat surprisingly, Carson Dorsey remains on the mound to start the eighth inning with a pitch count of 103.
Ference turns on an 0-2 pitch from Dorsey and drives it into left field for a leadoff single.
And that will now officially do it for Carson Dorsey, who exits with a statline of 7.0 innings, 2 earned runs on 9 hits and 7 strikeouts. Dorsey is replaced by lefty Brennen Oxford (3.44 ERA), who will face Harrison Didawick with a runner on first and no outs.
Oxford's 0-1 pitch to Ford gets away from Jaxson West and to the backstop, allowing Ference to move into scoring position at second.
Didawick strikes out swinging for the first out of the inning.
Anderson hits a slow grounder up the middle and Ference moves to third, but Anderson is thrown out at first for the second out.
Home plate ump Linus Baker takes a foul ball under the chin and is getting looked at by the training staff.
Anthony Stephan hits a deep drive to left-center field and it goes off the wall for an RBI double, scoring Ference from third to make it 7-3.
Virginia pinch hits Bobby Whalen for Luke Hanson and Whalen flies out to right-center field to end the inning. The Cavaliers score one, but still trail by four and they're down to their final three outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Smith hits a grounder to shortstop and O'Ferrall makes a great play, spinning and throwing to first in time to record the out.
Tibbs III hits a grounder into the shift and O'Ferrall makes the play from his spot to the right of second base.
O'Ferrall stays busy, fielding the grounder from Dinges and recording the final out of the seventh inning.
Top of the 7th:
Ethan Anderson hits a line drive into the left field corner for a leadoff single to start the seventh.
Anthony Stephan hits a bouncer to the right side and by the time Faurot gets to the ball, there's no play to be made and Stephan reaches with an infield single. Virginia has runners on first and second with no outs.
Hanson chases a high fastball and strikes out swinging for the first out of the inning.
O'Ferrall just barely misses out an extra base hit as his line drive lands foul by a foot or two and then strikes out swinging for the second out.
Henry Godbout hits a line drive to left field and Ferrer appeared to have made a nice sliding catch, but the ball pops out of his glove as he went to the ground. Anderson scores from second and Virginia is finally on the board. It's 7-1 Florida State.
Casey Saucke hits a looping single into left-center field and Stephan scores from second to make it 7-2.
Carson Dorsey is now above 100 pitches for the day, but he remains in the game and strikes out Henry Ford with a curve ball to end the inning with the Seminoles still leading by five runs.
Bottom of the 6th
Alex Lodise turns on the first pitch of the inning from Savino and crushes it to left field for a solo home run. FSU leads 7-0.
That'll do it for Joe Savino, who exits after giving up five earned runs on four hits in 1.2 innings of work. UVA replaces Savino with lefty Angelo Tonas (3.96 ERA).
Faurot grounds out to shortstop for the first out of the inning.
West hits a grounder back to Tonas, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Tonas paints the outside corner to strike out Max Williams looking to end the sixth inning.
Top of the 6th
Godbout hits a line drive to left field and it hangs up in the air long enough for Ferrer to make the catch.
Dorsey comes back from down 2-0 and strikes out Saucke swinging for the second out.
Henry Ford hits a line drive just over the head of FSU shortstop Alex Lodise and into left-center field for a two-out single.
Ference draws a full-count walk and UVA has runners on first and second with two outs.
Dorsey strikes out Didawick swinging on a filthy breaking ball and UVA strands two more runners on base and remains scoreless.
Bottom of the 5th
West flies out to center field.
Williams swings at the first pitch and flies out to right field.
Cam Smith hits a shallow fly to right field and it lands just ahead of the sliding attempt from Saucke, who lets the ball get past him, allowing Smith to get to second for a two-out double.
With an open base at first, Virginia intentionally walks James Tibbs III, the ACC Player of the Year.
Marco Dinges takes the 2-2 pitch from Savino the opposite way into right field for an RBI single, scoring Smith from second to give Florida State a 3-0 lead.
Jaime Ferrer drives one into the bullpen in left field for his second home run of the game, a three-run blast to give the Seminoles a 6-0 lead.
Savino strikes out Cantu swinging to end the inning, but the Noles plate four runs in the inning to open up a 6-0 advantage through five frames.
Top of the 5th
Didawick flies out to left field to start the fifth inning.
Anderson takes the first pitch from Dorsey off of his back leg and reaches base on a hit-by-pitch, breaking Dorsey's streak of nine-consecutive batters retired.
Stephan works a full-count walk and Virginia has runners on first and second with one out.
Hanson hits a fly ball to shallow center field and Max Williams makes a great diving catch for the second out of the inning.
O'Ferrall swings at the first pitch and hits a hard line drive directly at shortstop Alex Lodise, who makes the catch to end the inning. Virginia strands two runners on and trails 2-0 at the midway point of the game.
Bottom of the 4th
Jaime Ferrer turns on the first pitch he sees from Woolfolk and blasts it over the wall in left for a solo home run. Florida State leads 2-0.
UVA's trainer comes out to see Woolfolk, who seems to be having some pain/discomfort with his right leg. Woolfolk throws a couple of warm-up pitches and remains in the game.
Cants hits a line drive to center field and Didawick makes the catch.
Lodise draws a five-pitch walk and that'll do it for Jay Woolfolk. He is definitely dealing with some lower-body injury and his outing will end with a statline of 3.1 innings, 2 earned runs on 3 hits, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Woolfolk will be replaced by righty Joe Savino (3.18 ERA), Virginia's other weekend starter, who will come in to face Drew Faurot with a runner on first and one out.
Savino needs just two pitches to finish the inning, getting Faurot to ground into a 4-6-3 double play to end the fourth.
Top of the 4th
Saucke flies out to left field to start the fourth inning.
Ford hits a slow grounder to third and Smith makes the throw for the second out.
Ference flies out to right field and Dorsey has retired the last eight batters he's faced.
Bottom of the 3rd
Alex Lodise hits a deep drive to left field and Anthony Stephan, making his first start in left field in weeks, gets turned around but gets his glove up to make the tough catch.
Drew Faurot hits a grounder through the right side for a one-out single, FSU's first baserunner of the game.
Jaxson West hits a pop-up into foul territory and Luke Hanson makes the catch for the second out.
Back to the top of the order, Max Williams bloops a single into left field and FSU has runners on first and second with two outs.
A long at-bat ends with Woolfolk walking Cam Smith to load the bases with ACC Player of the Year James Tibbs III coming to the plate.
Woolfolk walks Tibbs III and Faurot comes home to score to give Florida State a 1-0 lead.
Marco Dinges chops a grounder to second and Godbout collects it and steps on second base to end the inning. Woolfolk gives up a run, but averts disaster to limit the damage to just one run.
Top of the 3rd
Carson Dorsey strikes out Luke Hanson on three pitches.
O'Ferrall grounds out to short on the first pitch.
Godbout hits a fly ball to shallow right field and James Tibbs III makes the catch on the run to cap a 1-2-3 inning for Dorsey.
Bottom of the 2nd
Marco Dinges swings at the first pitch and hits a fly ball right to Didawick in center field.
Woolfolk falls behind Jaime Ferrer 3-0, but battles back and strikes him out swinging for his third strikeout.
Daniel Cantu drives one to deep center field and Harrison Didawick, playing center field for just the 21st time this season, makes an incredible leaping catch at the wall to prevent at least an extra base hit (and possibly a home run) and end the inning.
Top of the 2nd
Jacob Ference gets jammed and hits a soft liner to second and Faurot records the out.
Harrison Didawick slices one into the gap in left-center and strides into second for a one-out double.
Ethan Anderson hits an infield pop-up and Faurot makes the catch at second.
Anthony Stephan hits a soft grounder to short and is thrown out to end the inning.
Bottom of the 1st
Jay Woolfolk strikes out Max Williams swinging to start the bottom of the first.
Make that two strikeouts for Woolfolk, who gets Cam Smith swinging for the second out.
James Tibbs III flies out to center field to end a 1-2-3 inning.
Top of the 1st
Griff O'Ferrall gets jammed on the second pitch he sees from Carson Dorsey and lines out to first to start the game.
Henry Godbout hits a line drive up the middle and it skips into center field for a one-out single.
Dorsey catches Godbout off-guard with a pickoff move and Godbout is tagged out in a rundown.
Casey Saucke hits a line drive into left-center field for a two-out single. Godbout's baserunning error becomes especially costly as the Cavaliers could have had first and third with one out.
Dorsey gets Henry Ford to strike out swinging to end the inning.
Pregame Information
Virginia Starting Lineup
SS Griff O'Ferrall (.330)
2B Henry Godbout (.369)
RF Casey Saucke (.343)
1B Henry Ford (.337)
C Jacob Ference (.350)
CF Harrison Didawick (.292)
DH Ethan Anderson (.331)
LF Anthony Stephan (.298)
3B Luke Hanson
SP: RHP Jay Woolfolk (5.95 ERA)
Florida State Starting Lineup
CF Max Williams (.302)
3B Cam Smith (.401)
RF James Tibbs III (.369)
DH Marco Dinges (.327)
LF Jaime Ferrer (.321)
1B Daniel Cantu (.309)
SS Alex Lodise (.280)
2B Drew Faurot (.291)
C Jaxson West (.259)
SP: LHP Carson Dorsey (4.67 ERA)
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The winner of today's game will stay alive and advance to take on the loser of No. 1 Tennessee and No. 4 North Carolina (Sunday at 7pm) in another elimination game on Tuesday at 2pm, while the loser of today's game will be the first team eliminated from the College World Series.
Today's game is set to start at 2pm and will be televised on ESPN.
The umpires for today's game are Linus Baker (HP), Shawn Rakos (1B), Grady Smith (2B), and Jake Uhlenhopp (3B).
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