TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Lipscomb University baseball team suffers a 10-1 decision to No. 6 Florida State University, Friday evening from Dick Howser Field. 

Final Score: Florida State 10, Lipscomb 1
Location: Tallahassee, Florida (Dick Howser Field)
Records: Lipscomb (4-9), Florida State (14-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Florida State got two runs out of the gate in the bottom of the first, but Lipscomb cut into the deficit in the top of the second with a solo home run by Ryan Austin, his second of the season. 

The Seminoles were able to respond in the bottom half. After Jake Poindexter got two outs, a two-run single made it a 4-1 lead. 

Poindexter settled in after the first couple of innings, striking out a career-high eight batters, including back-to-back in the fifth inning. 

FSU put the game away in the sixth with a grand slam. 

KEY STATISTICS
Kai Holm and Jake Berg each posted two hits on the evening. 

After matching his career high in strikeouts last week, Jake Poindexter (1-2) fanned a career-high eight batters in his five innings of work. 

UP NEXT
Game two of the series starts on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT.