NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Bethaney Keen hit a blooper into left field, and Devyn Flaherty raced home from first in the bottom of the seventh to give the Florida State softball team (50-8) their 19th ACC Championship with a 2-1 win over Duke Saturday afternoon at Melissa Cook Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind. The Seminoles have won eight out of the last nine ACC Championships and swept the ACC Regular Season Championship and the ACC Tournament Championships for the 14th time. Kathryn Sandercock was named the ACC Tournament MVP, and Kalei Harding, Mack Leonard, Josie Muffley and Sandercock were all named to the ACC All-Tournament Team. The top of the first inning started off with some fireworks as Josie Muffley made a diving catch for the first out of the game. The Blue Devils looked to have a home run with two outs, but Kaley Mudge reached her glove over the left field fence to keep the Blue Devils off the board. Both pitchers and defenses shined, but the Seminoles struck first as Mudge hit a two-o
In a game filled with missed opportunities and stellar defense on both sides, the dream of a second ACC tournament championship in three seasons was left unrealized for the Blue Devils, as they fell 2-1 to the Seminoles.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Devyn Flaherty hit her first home run of the season in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the third-ranked Florida State softball team (46-8, 21-2) their 12th-straight victory with a 6-4 victory over Louisville (35-16, 16-6) in 11 innings Saturday afternoon at JoAnne Graf Field. Saturday's game marked the longest game at the Seminole Softball Complex since May 26, 2018, when the Seminoles defeated LSU in 11 innings in the Super Regional. The win increased the Seminoles' winning streak to 12 games, their longest streak of the season. The Cardinals struck first as they scored runs in the first three innings to take a commanding 4-0 lead. The Noles were able to get on the board in the bottom of the third as Jahni Kerr extended her hitting streak to 12 game with a RBI double to score Josie Muffley from first. Neither team was able to get anything going in the fourth and the fifth innings. The Seminoles got the bats going in the bottom of the sixth as Kerr