The No. 9-seeded Florida State Seminoles softball team will start its run in the NCAA SoftballTournament on Friday against the Stetson Hatters in the first game of the Tallahassee Regional at JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
FSU (49-8) is looking to make its 13th Women’s College World Series, something several experts are expecting them to do. They are coming into the postseason hot, winning their last six games and the ACC Softball Tournament. They have lost just four times since the start of April and have won their last 22 home games.
The Seminoles are scoring 7.4 runs per game and hitting .352 as a team with a 1.021 OPS. The pitching staff has a 2.81 ERA on 293 hits and 158 walks in 361.1 innings with 305 strikeouts.
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Stetson (36-20) won the ASUN Championship to earn their spot in the NCAA Tournament and is on a three-game winning streak. They are 0-6 against top 25 teams this year and 0-11 in games against Power Four opponents. FSU has won 17 of its 18 games against Stetson, with its only loss coming in 1987.
FSU cuts into Stetson’s lead (Stetson 5, FSU 3, end 3rd)
FSU softball has got back within striking distance thanks to a two-run homer from Ashtyn Danley, who is now pitching for the Seminoles. FSU has four hits and has left two runners on base through three innings.
Ashtyn Danley’s home run for FSU softball
Ashtyn Danley has homered for FSU (Stetson 5, FSU 3, bottom 3rd)
The Seminoles have once again responded, with Ashtyn Danley hitting a two-run homer with two outs to answer Stetson’s big top of the inning. It is their second homer of the game.
Ashtyn Danley ends the 3rd (Stetson 5, FSU 1 mid 3rd)
Ashtyn Danley was able to end the third for FSU, getting the first batter she saw to ground out. She will look to calm things down after Jazzy Francik’s short outing.
FSU makes a pitching change down 5-1
Jazzy Fracik has been pulled with FSU head coach Lonni Alameda calling for Ashtyn Danley with two outs in the third inning. Stetson has a runner on first. Francik gave up five earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts, including two home runs.
Stetson hits another home run (Stetson 5, FSU 1, top 3rd)
The Hatters have jumped all over Jazzy Francik, hitting a three-run homer in the top of the third to extend their lead. It looked like Shelby McKenzie robbed the homer, but it was just past her glove. It was Stetson’s second homer of the game.
Stetson is threatening
The Hatters have started the third inning well, getting a hit-by-pitch and a single to put runners at the corners with no outs in the third. They are up 2-1.
FSU cuts into the lead (Stetson 2, FSU 1, end 2nd)
FSU answered Stetson’s home run with one of its own, getting a solo shot from Anna Hinde. Kennedy Harp hit a one-out double to get the tying run in scoring position, but she was thrown out at third when she tried to get to third on a ball hit sharply to the shortstop.
Anna Hinde’s home run
Anna Hinde homers for FSU softball (Stetson 2, FSU 1, bottom 2nd)
Anna Hinde has got FSU on the board, hitting a leadoff home run in the bottom of the second to make it a 2-1 lead. It is her eighth of the season.
Jazzy Francik responds to end 2nd (Stetson 2, FSU 0 top 2nd)
Jazzy Francik gave up a two-run homer in the second, but she responded perfectly, striking out the next two batters before a popup in the infield ended the inning. She has four strikeouts and has allowed two hits.
Stetson takes the lead vs FSU (Stetson 2, FSU 0 top 2nd)
The Hatters have taken a 2-0 lead in the second inning with a two-run homer from Logan Forman. Stetson started the inning with an infield single, the first hit of the game.
FSU goes down in order (FSU 0, Stetson 0, end 1st)
FSU softball was unable to get anything going in the bottom of the first inning, with Isa Torres, Jaysoni Beachum, and Ashtyn Danley all flying out. Neither team got on base in the inning.
FSU’s Jazzy Francik has a perfect 1st inning (FSU 0, Stetson 0, mid 1st)
Stetson hitter Nicole Edmiaston flew out to the track, but that was all for the Hatters in the top of the first inning as FSU’s Jazzy Francik settled in. She struckout the next two batters, needing just 12 pitches in the inning.
FSU softball vs Stetson has started
FSU pitcher Jazzy Francik has thrown a strike against Stetson leadoff hitter Nicole Edmiaston, and the Tallahassee Regional is officially underway.
FSU softball vs Stetson pitching matchup
Stetson softball’s starting lineup
FSU softball’s starting lineup
What channel is FSU softball vs. Stetson on today?
The game between FSU and Stetson will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU and streamed live on ESPN+. Clay Matvick and Raine Wilson will call the game from JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
FSU softball vs. Stetson time today
The game between FSU and Stetson is set to start at noon ET. FSU is 31-2 at home this season, and Stetson is 7-13 on the road.
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