NC State 1, No. 6 Florida State 6
Kathryn Sandercock started for the Seminoles and earned her 19
th win of the season as she pitched 6.1 innings, allowing just three hits and one unearned run.
Emma Wilson entered to pitch for Florida State in the top of the sixth with one out. She allowed just one hit.
The Florida State offense was led by extra-base hits as the Seminoles recorded four doubles and a triple. Cassidy Davis scored two runs on two extra-base hits, a double and a triple.
NC State took an early 1-0 lead after the top of the first inning. An error and a pair of singles scored Tatyana Forbes for the Wolfpack. That ended up being NC State’s only run during game one.
The Seminoles have won the opening game of every ACC series this season.
NC State 1, No. 6 Florida State 2
Caylan Arnold started and pitched a gem for the Noles. She threw 6.2 innings for FSU in the first game of the series against the Wolfpack. Arnold allowed just three hits and one run with five strikeouts.
Danielle Watson entered the game with two outs in the seventh inning and forced a groundout to second base.
Neither team had much going until the fourth inning. NC State loaded the bases in the top of the fourth inning with one out after a double, a walk and a fielder’s choice. Arnold got out of the jam with a strikeout and a pop-out to first base.
April 29, 2021 No. 6 Softball Host NC State For The Final Home Weekend of the Regular Season
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The sixth-ranked Florida State softball team (33-7-1) hosts NC State (24-17) this weekend for the final home weekend of the regular season. Florida State leads the all-time series against the Wolfpack 38-11. The last time the two teams met for a three-game series in 2019, FSU won all three games, including two run-rule victories.
The Seminoles and Wolfpack are scheduled to play one game Friday, April 30 at 6 pm, a doubleheader on Saturday, May 1 starting at 1 pm and one game on Sunday, May 2 at 12 pm. All four games this weekend will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Worst batting average in program history remedied by strong fielding
Meghan Hendricks | Staff Photographer
Syracuse has struggled at the plate this season, but the Orange’s defense is the third-best in the ACC.
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Buffalo’s Brianna Castro lined a ball deep into right field. The ball was set to bounce just ahead of the right-field warning track until Angel Jasso used her speed, blocked out the sun and made a diving catch to keep Syracuse up 4-0 in the game’s fourth inning. The play landed on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on April 6.
April 25, 2021 No. 7 Seminoles Shut Out Louisville Sunday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The No. 7 Florida State softball team (33-7-1, 21-3-1 ACC) won its first game Sunday at Louisville (17-23-1, 11-17-1) before the teams tied game two. The Seminoles earned a run-rule, 9-0 win in five innings in game one, and the teams played 11 scoreless innings in game two.
The second game of the doubleheader ended in a tie when it was halted after 11 innings. The game was stopped due to the pre-determined stop time because of Florida State’s return flight.
Game 1 – No. 7 Florida State 9, Louisville 0 (5 Innings)
Florida State used a four-run second inning to take an early lead and a five-run fourth inning to put the run-rule into play in game one.