Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin suspended starting third baseman Jose Brizuela for a violation of team rules for an indefinite amount of time after the Seminoles’ ACC Tournament game on Wednesday.
Brizuela started and went 0 for 2 with an RBI and a walk.
He was second on the team with a .320 batting average, three home runs, 12 doubles, 40 RBIs and has scored 34 runs. Brizuela has started 56 of 57 games at third base for Florida State this season.
Martin said in a statement that Brizuela has been sent back to Tallahassee, leaving his future on the team this postseason unclear.
The Seminoles fell to Georgia Tech 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon in the ACC Tournament opener for both teams. Florida State now must win both of its remaining games in pool play (against Virginia Tech and Virginia) to advance to the championship game.
Casey Smit is the only other Florida State player to start at third this season, and it’s possible that he will move over from first base and John Nogowski will step in at first.
