Florida State University Athletics
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Softball Advances to 16th Consecutive ACC Semifinal with 2-0 Win Over Notre Dame
5/9/2024 8:28:00 PM | Softball
DURHAM, N.C. - The second-seeded Florida State softball team (42-13) advanced to its 16th consecutive ACC Tournament Semifinal with a 2-0 win over Notre Dame (27-23) on Thursday evening at the Duke Softball Stadium in Durham, N.C. It was FSU's first shutout in the ACC Tournament since 2021 when they beat NC State 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
The Fighting Irish threatened in the top of the first as they put runners on first and second with one out, but Allison Royalty forced a groundball to Jaysoni Beachum who started the 5-4-3 double play to end the inning.
FSU got its first two batters of the game on base, but a double play stopped the momentum. A pitcher's duel ensued as neither team was able to get a run across until Kennedy Harp who made just her 15th start of the season hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the third to give the Noles a 1-0 lead.
The Fighting Irish threatened again in the fourth as they loaded the bases with a walk and two hit batters, but Royalty forced a groundball to Beachum to end the inning.
Kalei Harding added an insurance run for the Noles in the bottom of the sixth inning as she smacked her 13th home run deep over the center field wall to put the Noles up 2-0. Ashtyn Danley made easy work of the Fighting Irish in the seventh as she retired them in order to earn her second save of the season.
The Noles were phenomenal in the circle and defensively. Royalty earned the win as she threw four scoreless innings and allowed just three hits. Danley came in and threw the final three innings and allowed just one hit.
The Seminoles will be back tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. against Georgia Tech.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Softball), Instagram (fsusoftball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Softball).
The Fighting Irish threatened in the top of the first as they put runners on first and second with one out, but Allison Royalty forced a groundball to Jaysoni Beachum who started the 5-4-3 double play to end the inning.
FSU got its first two batters of the game on base, but a double play stopped the momentum. A pitcher's duel ensued as neither team was able to get a run across until Kennedy Harp who made just her 15th start of the season hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the third to give the Noles a 1-0 lead.
The Fighting Irish threatened again in the fourth as they loaded the bases with a walk and two hit batters, but Royalty forced a groundball to Beachum to end the inning.
Kalei Harding added an insurance run for the Noles in the bottom of the sixth inning as she smacked her 13th home run deep over the center field wall to put the Noles up 2-0. Ashtyn Danley made easy work of the Fighting Irish in the seventh as she retired them in order to earn her second save of the season.
The Noles were phenomenal in the circle and defensively. Royalty earned the win as she threw four scoreless innings and allowed just three hits. Danley came in and threw the final three innings and allowed just one hit.
The Seminoles will be back tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. against Georgia Tech.
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Softball), Instagram (fsusoftball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Royalty, Allison (7-5)
L: Alexis Laudenslager (9-8)
S: Danley, Ashtyn (2)
Batting:
2B: Jane Kronenberger 1
Base Running:
HBP: Karina Gaskins 1 ; Cassidy Grimm 1
Batting:
HR: Harding, Kalei 1 ; Harp, Kennedy 1
RBI: Harding, Kalei 1 ; Harp, Kennedy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harding, Kalei 1 ; Harp, Kennedy 1
SB: Flaherty, Devyn 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
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AB
3
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H
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
Infield
/ Softball
Pitcher/Outfield
/ SoftballUtility
/ SoftballOutfield
/ Softball
Pitcher
/ SoftballZoe Hicks
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