Florida State coach Link Jarrett ejected in regional final after arguing check swing call

Florida State manager Link Jarrett was tossed from a regional final matchup against Mississippi State after arguing a call. The Seminoles coach had previously taken issue with the crew’s calls in the game.

After Mississippi State appealed to the third base umpire for a strikeout call in the first inning, a similar setup played out in the second inning. It would ultimately result in Link Jarrett’s ejection.

Florida State had a runner at third base and two outs when designated hitter James Hankerson headed to the plate. After battling off a few pitches, he had worked a 2-2 count.

Then he appeared to check his swing on a ball in the dirt. Mississippi State once again appealed down to the third base umpire, who ruled it a strike swinging. Jarrett instantly came out onto the field.

Within a few seconds, he was up in an umpire’s face, disputing the calls. He seemed relatively constrained, but that was about to change.

After a minute or so of hearing Link Jarrett’s pitch, an umpire tossed him from the game. At that point, Jarrett went apoplectic, going after two different officials. He eventually was ejected and headed out from the field. You can view the entire sequence below.

MSU appealed to 3B for a strikeout in the 1st. Strike was called on Drew Faurot on a pitch outside. And then this….and Link had seen enough.

Mississippi State up 1-0 on FSU in the 3rd and the 'Noles are without their skipper pic.twitter.com/vDzZ6nG3rz

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For the Seminoles, a win would send them through to the Super Regionals to take on the winner of the Corvallis Regional. Florida State advanced to the regional final with wins over Bethune-Cookman and Mississippi State.

Link Jarrett and the Seminoles must win one of the next two games to advance. Mississippi State led 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning at the time of this writing.

Previous Games Summary

Florida State 6, 4. Bethune-Cookman 2
Weather delayed the middle of Friday’s opening game in the Tallahassee Regional, but Florida State used three home runs to come away with a 6-2 victory over Bethune-Cookman. The Seminoles got a two-run blast from Myles Bailey to break a 2-2 tie, and despite a scare in the ninth inning, that proved to be the difference in the victory.

Florida State 10, Mississippi State 2
Florida State rode three home runs, courtesy of Drew Faurot (x2) and Myles Bailey, to a dominant 10-2 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Faurot is in the midst of a stellar run, as he’s now homered in five consecutive games. One of the best arms in the entire country, left-hander Jamie Arnold, got the start for the Seminoles and poured in yet another stellar performance. He struck out 13 batters in seven innings while allowing just five hits and three earned runs.