Regular Saturday starter Brooks Crawford will be on the mound today at 4:00. The Tigers will be without closer Ryley Gilliam, who threw 92 pitches last night in his longest career outing. That was a gamble by Monte, and it backfired without even getting the win to show for it.

Teo wearing a sling on his throwing arm.

Meredith out again today. 6th straight game without him. Strong winds blowing out today!

Williams applying the war paint to get ready for war with the Seminoles!

Ugh Crawford gives up a one-out homer in the 1st. Wind is pretty strong blowing out today. Hopefully that will help us more than them.

Good grief 2-out solo homer by Raleigh to almost the same spot in right. Raleigh was committed to catch for the Tigers before Leggett was fired, and then he switched to FSU.

Crawford gets a K to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-0 M1.

One-out single by Wilkie, walk by Beer. 2 on for Wiliams.

Williams HBP! Bases loaded for Byrd, who has a grand slam and 7 homers this season.

Ugh Byrd strikes out. Big spot for Cromwell!

CROMWELL DELIVERS!!! 2-out double scores 2 and ties the game! Big answer by Tigers. 2 RISP for Wharton.

Wharton strikes out swinging to strand em on 2nd and 3rd. Already almost as many runs scored in one inning than the 13 last night!

TIED 2-2 AFTER ONE.

Crawford goes 1-2-3 in the 2nd!

Hall leadoff double! Like I said last night, Monte probably should have left him in rather than pinching Jolly in the 7th with bases loaded.

Ugh Jolly grounds out to the wrong side, Hall still at 2nd.

DAVIDSON DELIVERS!!! RBI single scores Hall from 2nd to put the Tigers ahead 3-2 with one out! Davidson out at 2nd trying to stretch it to a double. His 3rd base running error in the last 2 games.

Wilkie flies out to end the inning.

TIGERS LEAD 3-2 AFTER 2.

Noles answer with their 3rd solo shot and tie the game in the 3rd.

TIED 3-3 M3.

Beer and Williams both get on to lead off the 3rd! Two RISP with no outs for Byrd.

BYRD 3-RUN HOMER!!! His 8th of the season puts the Tigers up 6-3! I knew the ball would be jumping out of the park today. Already the 4th homer for the 2 teams combined.

Single by Cromwell, double by Wharton! 2nd and 3rd with no outs for Hall, who doubled last time!

Hall grounds out but scores another run! Tigers lead 7-3 with a man on 3rd and one out for Jolly.

Jolly RBI single!!! Boy, he needed that. He was 0 for his last 4 with RISP, including 0-3 last night.

Davidson grounds out, Jolly to 2nd. RISP with 2 outs for Wilkie.

Jolly steals 3rd! Wow, straight steal with 2 outs. I don't know what he was thinking.

UGH Wilkie robbed of a homer to left to end the inning. Nice play by the left fielder.

TIGERS LEAD 8-3 AFTER 3.

Good grief, leadoff homer by Raleigh makes it 8-4. 2nd homer of the day by the former Clemson commit. 4th solo homer of the game given up by Crawford.

Lol next batter crushes one off the wall in right center. Throw some grounders, Crawford! RISP with no outs.

Crawford stays in the game and gets a strike out and 2 grounders to strand the runner at 3rd!

TIGERS LEAD 8-4 M4.

WILLIAMS SOLO HOMER!!! His team-leading 14th of season puts the Tigers up 9-4 with one out in the 4th! Second homer of game for Tigers after none last night. 6th homer today for teams combined.

Cromwell HBP. 3rd time he's been on base today.

Cromwell all the way to 3rd on a wild pitch and a throwing error! RISP with 2 outs for Wharton.

Wharton grounds out to end the inning.

TIGERS LEAD 9-4 AFTER 4.

Crawford goes 1-2-3 for the 2nd time today! No solo homers!

TIGERS LEAD 9-4 M5. They have scored in all 4 innings today after just 2 runs in 13 innings last night!

2 on for Wilkie with one out.

Wilkie fouls out, but the runners tag and both score on an errant throw to 2nd! Tigers lead 11-4 with Beer up and 2 outs.

BEER RUN!!! His 13th HR of season keeps pace at one behind Williams for the team lead! Tigers lead 12-4 with 2 outs in the 5th.

Crawford goes 1-2-3 for the 2nd time today! No solo homers!

TIGERS LEAD 9-4 M5. They have scored in all 4 innings today after just 2 runs in 13 innings last night!

Williams walks! 2 outs for Byrd.

Williams to 2nd on wild pitch! RISP with 2 outs for Byrd.

Byrd flies out to end the inning. Tigers have scored in all 5 innings today after just 2 runs in 13 innings last night!

TIGERS LEAD 12-4 AFTER 5.

Schnell starts the 6th. Glad Crawford was able to stay in the game for 5 and is in line for the win!

Schnell gives up a one-out single but nothing else, striking out one.

TIGERS LEAD 12-4 M6.

Cromwell, Wharton and Hall go 1-2-3. First scoreless inning for the Tigers.

TIGERS LEAD 12-4 AFTER 6.

Strider in from the pen after Schnell gives up a couple walks with one out in the 7th.

Strider strikes out his first batter, but a 2-out single makes it 12-5. Strider hits the next batter to load the bases.

Big foul out to strand em loaded!

TIGERS LEAD 12-5 AT THE STRETCH.

Jolly leadoff walk! 3rd time he's been on base. He's 1-2 with 2 walks. Nice rebound from last night!

Davidson flies out. Wilkie up with Beer on deck.

Wilkie walks! 2 on with one out for Beer. New pitcher for the Noles.

Beer 3-6-3 DP to end the inning.

TIGERS LEAD 12-5 AFTER 7.

Strider gives up a walk and a single. Corners with no outs.

Ugh run scores on wild pitch for about the 20th time this season. Wilkie's throw to the plate was in time, but the ball jarred loose on the tag by Strider.

Strider gets a K for the 1st out. RISP with one out.

Strider walks another one. 2 on with one out.

Infield fly for 2nd out!

Ugh Spiers in from the pen with bases loaded. Was hoping not to use him today with the big lead!

Ugh Spiers walks his first batter for a run to make it 12-7.

WHEW! Deep fly to center ends the inning finally.

TIGERS LEAD 12-7 M8.

Williams leadoff single! He's 2-3 today.

Wharton hits one to the wall in left but it's caught to strand Williams at 2nd.

TIGERS LEAD 12-7 HEADED TO THE 9TH.

2 quick outs for Spiers! Hope he gets this 3rd so he'll be good for tomorrow.

TIGERS WIN 12-7!!! 9th win in last 10 games. I said before the game that the ball would be jumping out of the park with the wind today, and boy did it ever. Tigers hit 3 homers to give them 71 on the season and remain #2 in the Power Five behind Arkansas. Williams hit his 14th to remain in the team lead, and Beer kept pace hitting his 13th. Big rubber match tomorrow night at 7:00!