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TL;DR
FSU second baseman Marin Heller is recovering from surgery after a collision on April 24. While not yet cleared to play, head coach Lonni Alameda reports positive progress as Heller will travel with the team to the ACC tournament.
Key points
- Marin Heller has not played since April 24 due to surgery
- Head coach Lonni Alameda provided a positive update on her recovery
- Heller will travel with FSU to the ACC Softball Tournament
- She had impressive stats before her injury, including a .353 batting average
- FSU will face Georgia Tech in the ACC tournament
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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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This article originally appeared on FSU Wire: FSU Softball: Marin Heller injury update
Q&A
What injury did Marin Heller sustain during the game?
Marin Heller suffered an injury after colliding with a Georgia Tech base runner while fielding a grounder.
Will Marin Heller participate in the ACC Softball Tournament?
Marin Heller has not been cleared to play yet, but she will travel with the team and there is hope for her to be on the field.
What were Marin Heller's stats before her injury?
Before her injury, Marin Heller had a .353 batting average, 15 doubles, four triples, two home runs, and 25 RBI in 48 games.
