TALLAHASSEE, Fla. In front of the largest postseason crowd in JoAnne Graf Field history (1,646), the second-seeded Florida State Seminoles (53-5) took down Howard (31-23), 8-0 behind a no-hitter from Danielle Watson. The Seminole’s no-hitter was the 31st under head coach Lonni Alameda and the second this season. It was the second no-hitter that Watson has been a part of at FSU as she was a part of the Seminoles’ no-hitter against Boston College last March. Florida State got on the board early with one run in the first inning. Kaley Mudge led off with a double to left-center. The Noles then proceeded to load the bases with one out. Jahni Kerr then worked a five-pitch walk to score Mudge from third. The Seminoles extended their lead to four runs in the fourth inning after scoring three on just one hit. Devyn Flaherty got hit by a pitch in the lead-off position and then got all the way to third after stealing two bases. Jahni Kerr then singled to right-center to score Flaherty. A st
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – No. 3 Florida State (51-5) is headed to the ACC Championship game after an 8-6 win over No. 12 Duke (41-8). The Seminoles had an offensive explosion in the top of the fifth inning, scoring five runs on four hits. Jahni Kerr led off with a walk and two batters later, Chloe Culp gave FSU a 2-0 lead with her second home run of the season. Josie Muffley then singled on a bunt and came around to score on a Kaley Mudge double down the left-field line. Kalei Harding capped off the inning with her 14th home run of the season over the scoreboard in left field. Duke punched back in the bottom of the second inning with one run on two hits. An Ana Gold double scored Caroline Jacobson. The Blue Devils would go on to score six unanswered runs to take a 6-5 lead. Down one run in the top of the six, the Florida State offense got its wheels turning. Michaela Edenfield led off with a bloop single to right field. Hallie Wacaser then reached on a fielder’s choice. With a runner on se