No. 9 Florida State softball drops opening round to Stetson

Florida State softball is uncharted territory, as they drop their first game in the NCAA tournament. They will now fall into the losers bracket, and face either UCF or Jacksonville State.

Lineup

• SS – Isa Torres (JR)
• 3B – Jaysoni Beachum (JR)
• LF – Ashtyn Danley (JR)
• C – Anna Hinde (FR)
• RF – Bella Ruggiero (R FR)
• CF – Kennedy Harp (JR)
• DP – Shelby McKenzie (SO)
• 1B – Hayley Griggs (FR)
• 2B – Makenna Sturgis (FR)
• RHP – Jazzy Francik (SO)

Recap

1st Inning

Jazzy Francik got her 24th start of the year, and her first in the post season this year. In her outing, she shut down Stetson in order, including two strikeouts.

Facing the Hatters Hayley Arnold, the Seminoles were also retired in order.

2nd Inning

Stetson came out swinging in the top of the next inning. Following a lead off single, a 2 run shot put the Hatters out in front. With the bases cleared and no outs, Francik got back to back strikeouts and a pop up to limit any more baserunners.

Waisting no time in the bottom the inning, Anna Hinde took her first pitch for a solo shot. The ‘Noles had a pair of baserunners, but ran themselves out of the inning, now a 2-1 ballgame.

3rd Inning

After having a lead off hit by pitch, a hard hit single had runners on the corners for Stetson. A strikeout and heads up defense had two outs on the board. However, still with two baserunners on, a three run shot broke things open for Stetson.

After giving up two more baserunners, Ashtyn Danley came on in relief. Needing one pitch, Danley sent her defense back to offense to crack into the four run deficit.

Arnold had two outs to begin her outing, and a single from Jaysoni Beachum gave FSU a baserunner. Looking for a few runs, Danley helped herself out with a 2 run shot to make it 5-3.

4th Inning

An error had a one out runner for Stetson, followed by a single. A ground out moved the runners into scoring position, and a hit up the middle scored the pair to extend their lead to 7-3.