FSU softball run-rules Santa Clara

The No. 6 Florida State Seminoles softball team beat the Santa Clara Broncos 11-3 on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California. They have now won 25 straight games, improving to 36-4 overall.

The Seminoles seized control of the game in the first inning, scoring seven runs. Three straight singles and a double put FSU up 3-0 before Santa Clara recorded an out. A two-out double drove in two more runs before Isa Torres made it a 7-0 game with a two-RBI triple, her second hit of the inning.

Santa Clara got on the board in the third inning on a throwing error by Kennedy Harp, making it a 7-1 game. FSU catcher Bella Ruggerio had an error earlier in the inning.

FSU got the run back in the fourth when Torres hit a one-out single and got to second on a wild pitch before scoring on a Jaysoni Beachum double. Torres finished the game 4-4 with a triple, a stolen base, two RBI, and three runs scored.

The Seminoles added three more runs in the sixth inning to put the run-rule into play. Makenna Sturgis walked and took second on a wild pitch before another single by Torres put runners at the corners for Beachum. She drove in Sturgis with a groundout before Ashtyn Danley doubled home Torres. Angelee Bueno followed her up with a single, getting Danley to third, who scored on a wild pitch, making it an 11-1 FSU lead.

Bella Dimitrijevic got the start for the Seminoles, allowing one run over three innings on two hits and a walk. Jazzy Francik pitched two perfect innings before Makenna Reid and Marlee Gaskell pitched the sixth inning, each allowing one run.

FSU finished the game with 12 hits and two walks to three strikeouts. Torres, Beachum, and Danley all had multiple hits and drove in multiple runs. The team hit .529 (9-17) with runners in scoring position.

The Seminoles are staying in California for the weekend and will play the Stanford Cardinal in a three-game series. Game One is set to start on Friday at 9 p.m. ET and will be on ESPN2.

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