Vitello declared postgame he wasn’t even sure what happened on Curley’s play, but it was “such a good play.” He likes to think that Curley is more of a sophomore than a freshman after 64 games. There’s still a few things that he’d classify in the freshman category with Curley, but they pale compared to a peculiar mental maturity.
“It is tough to be out there as a freshman in Omaha with a lot of stuff going on,” star Vols infielder Christian Moore said.
It didn’t look tough for Curley when he threw home or on the following play.
Blake Burke hopped off first base as Sechrist pitched to FSU outfielder James Tibbs III.
Tibbs smashed a chopper that took one hop straight to Burke, who sprung into action. He hopped back to first base with the ball in his glove for an out.
