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Bulldogs' 9th-inning homer ousts FSU from NCAA regional

Mississippi State got some MacNamee Magic. For Florida State, it was more misery for Mike Martin.

The No. 7 Seminoles became the first national seed eliminated from the NCAA Tournament when Elijah MacNamee hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Mississippi State a 3-2 walk-off win in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday.

Florida State, which lost to Samford on Friday, went 0-2 in the regionals as a top-eight national seed for the second time in five years.

"Baseball. It hurts, guys, ladies. It hurts," Martin said. "Good Lord willing, I'll see the sun come up tomorrow, life will go on, but this one hurt.