Yahoo Sports reports that 10 seed Florida State will have to fight its way out of the loser’s bracket to advance in the NCAA Tournament, having seen a six-game opening-round win streak snapped in a 6-5 loss to St.
The Seminoles will face off against Coastal Carolina on Saturday at 2 p.m.
after the Chanticleers lost late last night, 12-10, against Northern Illinois, meaning that the top two seeds in the Tallahassee regional are in the loser’s bracket.
Coastal Carolina will be rolling with right-hander Cam Flukey (0-2, 4.35 ERA) as its starting pitcher.
2 seed Coastal Carolina (37-21), last year’s national runners-up, entered the tournament averaging .269 at the plate with an ERA of 5.08.
Florida State is 13-1 all-time against Coastal Carolina, all in Tallahassee, including 1-0 in the postseason, with the Chanticleers’ sole victory coming in the program’s last meeting (2015) to avoid a sweep.