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OMAHA, Neb. — The No. 8 Florida State Seminoles stood toe-to-toe with No. 1 Tennessee for nine innings Friday night in the opening round of the College World Series. But a suspect bullpen, which has endured highs and lows all season, could not protect a three-run lead with three outs to go. The Volunteers scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to record a stunning 12-11 victory and send FSU into the losers’ bracket, where the ‘Noles will face Virginia in an elimination game on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee will face North Carolina in a winners’ bracket game that night. The opening-ni…