FSU second baseman Marin Heller has not played since she collided with a Georgia Tech base runner on April 24, forcing her to undergo surgery and miss the final six games of the regular season. Head coach Lonni Alameda spoke with the media on Wednesday, and while she has not been cleared to play, she gave a positive update on her status moving forward.
“She will be going to ACC’s with us, she’ll be travelling from now on out with us,” Alameda said. “I do think that there is hope for her to be on the field. So we’re just kind of day-by-day with her. But she’s doing everything possible to make sure she gives herself a chance to be out there.”
The freshman suffered the injury on the final play of the game when she went to field a grounder, putting her in the basepath between first and second, with the runner on first colliding with her. She was down on the ground for several minutes before she walked off.
Heller started the first 48 games for FSU and was named to the All-ACC Second Team and All-Freshman teams after hitting .353 with a .451 on-base percentage. The freshman has 15 doubles, four triples, two home runs, and 25 RBI. She has drawn 23 walks and struckout 16 times. She has also stolen 13 bases on 15 attempts and made just four errors in 173 chances, giving her a .977 fielding percentage.
The Seminoles will start their ACC Softball Tournament run on Thursday against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. FSU swept them in their regular-season series.
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Reporting by JD McCarthy, FSU Wire / FSU Wire
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