Big Inning Dooms LSU, Lifts FSU

Steve Nedeau’s leadoff triple ignited a six-run sixth inning Friday night that led Florida State to a 6-3 victory over defending champion Louisiana State in the first round of the College World Series.

The triple was only the second hit of the game off Tiger starter Scott Schultz, who retired the first 13 hitters he faced until Randy Hodges doubled in the fifth.

The wheels then came off for Schultz (12-2) in the sixth as sixth-seeded Florida State (53-20) advanced to Sunday’s winners’ bracket game against No. 2 Georgia Tech.

LSU (46-19) will play Fullerton.

Florida State starter Paul Wilson (13-5), selected No. 1 overall by the New York Mets in Thursday’s major league draft, settled down after a bumpy start. He scattered seven hits, struck out seven and walked one in the complete game.