Watch: Florida State loses to Tennessee after questionable check swing call
Tennessee Volunteers first baseman Blake Burke.
Florida State has a major gripe with the NCAA after losing to Tennessee in the College World Series opening game on Friday night.
The Seminoles entered the bottom of the ninth inning, leading 11-8 against the Volunteers. Tennessee scored a run in the ninth and had runners in second and third with two outs against Brennen Oxford. Blake Burke was batting with a 2-2 count, and Oxford threw a breaking ball low that Burke offered at.
The home plate umpire asked the third base umpire whether Burke went, and the third base umpire said Burke did not go. The decision made it a full count, and Burke hammered a two-run single to tie the game at 11.
The Vols tied the game on Burke’s hit, thanks to the new life. Tennessee followed with two more hits, winning 12-11 in walk-off fashion.
Had the umpire said Burke went on the swing, the game would have been over, and FSU would have won 11-9.
The question is: Did Burke go or check his swing?
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