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FSU rallies in 9th, beats Florida with walk-off grand slam
By Andrew Olson
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Florida State secured a season series win over Florida with a thrilling 9th-inning comeback capped by a walk-off grand slam. The Seminoles leave Jacksonville with an 8-4 victory, going up 2-0 over UF in the season series.
It was a 9th inning full of drama. Florida trailed 3-2 entering the top of the 9th. The Gators had only 1 entering the frame but managed a 2-out rally down to their final strike, taking a 4-3 lead with 2 runs on 2 hits. UF’s lead did not last.
Kevin O’Sullivan stayed with Alex Philpott in the 9th inning. After striking out the side in the 8th inning, Philpott melted down in the 9th.
Jaxson West reached first with a leadoff walk. Hunter Carns was then hit by a pitch. The Seminoles wanted to bunt the runners over, but Philpott issued a walk to load them up with no one out.
Leadoff hitter Gage Harrelson reached on an infield single to 2nd base, tying the game 4-4. Alex Lodise then ended it with a walk-off grand slam to hit for the cycle.
WALK IT OFF ALEX LODISE. What a win for @FSUBaseball over Florida. My goodness grand slam to end it! Massive victory for the #Noles. What a week with wins over UM and UF. Serious guts. pic.twitter.com/hoyYqWsXx8
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) March 26, 2025
Hitting a walk-off grand slam is cool. Hitting a walk-off grand slam to beat your rival, much cooler. Hitting a walk-off grand slam to beat your rival and complete the cycle? Ridiculous.
— Jacob Rudner (@JacobRudner) March 26, 2025
Florida State's Alex Lodise pulled it off in a career-night. pic.twitter.com/R9ll6ZY1fX
No. 4 Florida State improves to 21-3 overall with back-to-back wins over the Gators and Miami Hurricanes. UF, ranked highly to start the season, is now 18-9 overall, having lost 7 of its last 9 to rivals Tennessee, Georgia and FSU.
The Seminoles will look to make it a 3-game winning streak on Friday at Notre Dame. Florida will try to get back on track Thursday against Ole Miss.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
