No. 7 Softball Hosts Liberty on Tuesday Night

TALLAHASSEE - The No. 7 Florida State softball team (5-0) hosts Liberty (0-5) on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at JoAnne Graf Field. The game can be seen on ACCNX with Shawn Davison (Play by Play) and Alex Powers (Color) on the call.

Liberty comes into Tuesday's matchup 0-5 after losing to No. 4 Tennessee, No. 9 Clemson, Missouri, No. 5 Oregon and Notre Dame at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater. Liberty is coming off a magical postseason where it defeated No. 1 Texas A&M in the College Station Regional. Liberty ultimately fell to Oregon in the Super Regionals.

JoAnne Graf Classic Notes

Jazzy Francik threw a no-hitter in the season opener against Samford on Feb. 5. It was just the second time a FSU pitcher has thrown a no-hitter. Julie Larsen threw a no-hitter on opening day against West Florida in 1986.
Jaysoni Beachum ended her weekend hitting .538 with 6 RBI to go along with .684 on base percentage.
Isa Torres went 3-for-3 today with two singles and a double. Torres had a hit in all five games this week and finished the week with a .588 average.
In the final two games of the JoAnne Graf Classic, Torres was a perfect 6-for-6.
FSU's freshmen hitters of Marin Heller, Makenna Sturgis, Anna Hinde and Hayley Griggs combined to hit .327 with two home runs and 8 RBI. In the circle, Marlee Gaskell and Bella Dimitrijevic combined to throw 9 innings and allowed just three runs while striking out 13 batters and walking just three.
Nine out of the 11 players who have had a plate appearance this season have recorded an RBI.
Through five games, FSU's starting pitchers have thrown 20 innings, allowed 1 earned run on seven hits while striking out 25 batters compared to just five walks.
FSU's pitching staff posted a 1.58 ERA and 38 strikeouts compared to eight walks.
FSU outscored its opponents this week 36-7 over the course of five games.
FSU improved to 34-5 all-time in the JoAnne Graf Classic.
FSU's 5-0 start is its best start since 2022.

Season Notes

FSU was picked to win the ACC for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons.
FSU is ranked No. 8 in the NFCA/GoRout Top 25 poll and No. 7 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Top 25 Poll.
Head Coach Lonni Alameda is in her 18th season at Florida State and 23rd season as a Division I head coach.
FSU has won a combined 37 ACC Tournament and Regular Season Championships which is the most conference titles in the entire country.
FSU had an ACC-leading five players on the Preseason All-ACC Team. Jaysoni Beachum, Ashtyn Danley, Jazzy Francik, Kennedy Harp and Isa Torres all made the Preseason All-ACC Team. No other ACC program had more than three selections.
FSU returns two NFCA All-Americans from 2025 in Isa Torres (First Team) and Kennedy Harp (Second Team).
FSU returns four All-ACC players from 2025 in Isa Torres, Ashtyn Danley, Jazzy Francik and Kennedy Harp.
FSU is one of two programs (FSU and Virginia) to not have a transfer on its roster.
FSU brings in nine true freshmen which was ranked the No. 3 overall class in the country by On3. Bella Ruggiero is also a redshirt freshman who was ranked the No. 13 overall player in the 2023 class by On3.
FSU returns the top two pitchers in the ACC as Jazzy Francik (1.51) and Ashtyn Danley (1.60) had the two lowest ERA's in the ACC last season.
Isa Torres broke the school record last season for batting average as the sophomore hit .436 in 2025.

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No. 7 Softball Hosts Liberty on Tuesday Night

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Players Mentioned

Jaysoni Beachum

Ashtyn Danley

Bella Dimitrijevic

Jazzy Francik

Marlee Gaskell

Hayley Griggs

Kennedy Harp

Marin Heller

Anna Hinde

Bella Ruggiero

Makenna Sturgis

Isa Torres

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No. 7 Softball Hosts Liberty on Tuesday Night

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Players Mentioned

Jaysoni Beachum

Ashtyn Danley

Bella Dimitrijevic

Jazzy Francik

Marlee Gaskell

Hayley Griggs

Kennedy Harp

Marin Heller

Anna Hinde

Bella Ruggiero

Makenna Sturgis

Isa Torres

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