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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The third-seeded Florida State softball team (58-10) fell 5-0 in the first game of the Women’s College World Series Championship Series to first-seeded Oklahoma (60-1) at OGE Energy Field. The night began with an hour-long weather delay before the game got underway. Four outs were recorded before another weather delay ensued and forty minutes later the game resumed once more. Mack Leonard took the start in the circle and in only her second start at the Women’s College World Series kept the OU lineup scoreless through the opening three innings. She sent two batters down swinging and retired four-straight batters on two separate occasions before finishing her outing. The Florida State offense was unable to capitalize on Michaela Edenfield’s single in the third along with leaving runners in scoring position in the fourth. They ended the night with just two hits and gave up five runs after the third inning. The Seminoles now look to tie the series and force
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The third-seeded Florida State softball team (58-9) clinched their place in the Women’s College World Series Finals after a home-run filled 5-1 win over fourth-seeded Tennessee (51-10) at OGE Energy Field. The Seminoles launched three home runs on the night for the second-most in a WCWS game in program history. Tennessee began the game with a solo home run in the first to take the early lead but Michaela Edenfield had the answer. In the Seminoles’ first at-bat in the second, she swung for the fences and crushed the full count ball up and out of the yard to tie the game at 1-1 after two. Edenfield became the first player to hit two or more home runs in this season’s world series. Bethaney Keen led off the top of third and replicated Edenfield’s feat with a monstrous home run over right center to take the lead at 2-1. This was her first home run as a Seminole and first long ball since May 13, 2021. Keen once again brought the offensive momentum with a sin
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The third-seeded Florida State softball team (57-9) earned a spot in the Women’s College World Series semifinals after a hard-fought 3-1 victory over seventh-seeded Washington (44-14) at OGE Energy Field. This marks the team’s first ever 2-0 start to the WCWS and fourth straight WCWS trip advancing to the national semifinals. Devyn Flaherty opened the bottom of the second with a scorching double into right center before Mack Leonard reached first on an error by the Washington third baseman. Designated player Katie Dack then drove a full count single into right and loaded the bases with one out. Josie Muffley then stepped into the batter’s box and delivered in another clutch situation with a single through the right side to move the runners over one base, allowing Flaherty to score the first run for the Seminoles. After a Huskies pitching change, Kaley Mudge skied out to left field for a sacrifice fly out which allowed Leonard to tally up the lead to two a