This weekend was the last opening weekend ever for FSU legend Mike Martin. The living legend is calling it quits after this season. FSU's brilliant coach had a fitting final opener with an 11-0 victory. Eleven to zero in the final opening game for Eleven. If that isn't the perfect opener, I do not know what is. I am sure the fact that his team had a no-hitter made it even better. It was the 10th no hitter in program history. Maybe this year, we will see the 11th as well?
Drew Parrish, Conor Grady, and Chase Haney combined for the no-hitter. Parrish had 5 strikeouts over 5 innings of work to notch his first of what will be many victories for the Seminoles this season...
Onto Game 2..
Game 2 was another slugfest. The Noles won that one 16-3 on Saturday. CJ Van Eck picked up the win in that one. Van Eck had 8 strikeouts in 5 innings of work.
Game 3 ended in a walk-off!!!!!
The Noles swept the doubleheader of the opening series on Saturday with a walk off hit against Maine. Mat Nelson's sacrifice fly was able to score JC Flowers from 3rd base and deliver the win for the Seminoles. Flowers has been a multi-year starter for Martin and pinch ran before ultimately delivering the winning run. Flowers had an outstanding weekend scoring 6 runs on just 5 official at-bats. He had a tremendous start to the series to move the Noles to 3-0 in Martin's final campaign. What an exciting win for the Noles and a great way to send 11 out right.
This series against Maine had a 4th game on Sunday. The Noles won that one too, to move to 4-0. With that 9-1 victory over Maine on Sunday, the Noles sure like like a force to be reckoned with in 2019. 11 has got another awesome team on his hands.
Who could have written a better script for this weekend? I am not sure who could have, but there is only one thing that can top this season and this legendary career. Let's finally send this guy off right and get him that win in Omaha. That would truly be a fitting end to a legendary career.
- Noland
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