
3/13/2024 9:44:00 PM | Softball
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The No. 18 Florida State softball team (17-6) fell to the No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide (21-3), 4-1, in their Wednesday night battle on JoAnne Graf Field.
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The Crimson Tide opened up the game by scoring two runs in the first inning from a solo home run and an RBI single, making the score 2-0. At the top of the third, Alabama had bases loaded with no outs, but the Seminoles were able to prevent them from any scores by forcing three straight pop-up outs.
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In the bottom of the fourth, the Seminoles made it onto the scoreboard. Kalei Harding hit a single up the middle, and Michaela Edenfield then forced a walk advancing Harding to second. An Isa Torres ground out resulted in Harding and Edenfield advancing to second and third base, respectively. Harding was able to slide home on a wild pitch to cut the lead to one.Â
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At the top of the fifth, Isa Torres made some impressive defensive plays at shortstop to create another scoreless inning.Â
Alabama added two runs on a home run in the top of the sixth inning.Â
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At the bottom of the 7th inning, the Noles managed to get a runner on first but ultimately were not able to pull off the comeback.
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Allison Royalty pitched 2.0 innings before Makenna Reid entered the game and threw for 3.2 innings, while Ashtyn Danley finished the game throwing the last 1.1 innings.
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 Florida State will face #4 Duke on Friday with the first pitch set for 6 p.m. and available to stream on ACC Network Extra.
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The Crimson Tide opened up the game by scoring two runs in the first inning from a solo home run and an RBI single, making the score 2-0. At the top of the third, Alabama had bases loaded with no outs, but the Seminoles were able to prevent them from any scores by forcing three straight pop-up outs.
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In the bottom of the fourth, the Seminoles made it onto the scoreboard. Kalei Harding hit a single up the middle, and Michaela Edenfield then forced a walk advancing Harding to second. An Isa Torres ground out resulted in Harding and Edenfield advancing to second and third base, respectively. Harding was able to slide home on a wild pitch to cut the lead to one.Â
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At the top of the fifth, Isa Torres made some impressive defensive plays at shortstop to create another scoreless inning.Â
Alabama added two runs on a home run in the top of the sixth inning.Â
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At the bottom of the 7th inning, the Noles managed to get a runner on first but ultimately were not able to pull off the comeback.
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Allison Royalty pitched 2.0 innings before Makenna Reid entered the game and threw for 3.2 innings, while Ashtyn Danley finished the game throwing the last 1.1 innings.
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 Florida State will face #4 Duke on Friday with the first pitch set for 6 p.m. and available to stream on ACC Network Extra.
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For updates and exclusive content, follow the Noles on X (FSU_Softball), Instagram (fsusoftball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Softball).
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alea Johnson (3-0)
L: Royalty, Allison (6-4)
Batting:
2B: Marlie Giles 1
HR: Kali Heivilin 1 ; Abby Duchscherer 1
RBI: Kali Heivilin 2 ; Abby Duchscherer 1 ; Bailey Dowling 1
SH: Jenna Johnson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jenna Johnson 1 ; Kali Heivilin 1 ; Abby Duchscherer 1 ; Marlie Giles 1
HBP: Marlie Giles 1

Base Running:
RUNS: Harding, Kalei 1
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