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No. 12 Softball Gets Back on Track with 8-4 Win Over North Carolina

4/17/2026 8:48:00 PM | Softball

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TALLAHASSEE - The No. 12 Florida State softball team (37-7, 13-3) got back on track with a 8-4 win over North Carolina (31-12, 9-10) on Friday night. 
 
Jazzy Francik got the start against a one of the nation's top offenses that ranked in the top 10 in  most major offensive categories and was phenomenal as the sophomore allowed just two runs on two hits in six innings while striking out seven. 
 
The Noles' offense jumped all over the Tar Heels in the first inning as Isa Torres led off with a single. Jaysoni Beachum was hit by a pitch, and Ashtyn Danley walked to load the bases for Anna Hinde who scored Torres on a sacrifice fly. Bella Ruggiero singled to center to bring in another run, and Kennedy Harp launched her fifth home run on the first pitch she saw to put the Noles up 5-0.
 
Torres got back to work in the second as she hit her sixth triple of the season and came home on a sacrifice fly from Beachum. 
 
After a scoreless third inning, the Tar Heels scored two runs on one hit, but the Noles responded in the bottom of the fourth as Marin Heller hit her second home run of the season to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning. 
 
The Noles added another run in the fifth as Anna Hinde reached on an error. Ruggiero doubled to right field, and Harp picked up her fourth RBI of the game with a sac fly. 
 
UNC scored two in the top of the seventh, but Ashtyn Danley came in and was able to get the final out to secure the win. 
 
The Noles will be back in action at 3 p.m. tomorrow on the ACC Network.
 
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SCORING SUMMARY:
B1 | FSU 1, UNC 0            Hinde sacrifice fly, Torres scored
B1 | FSU 2, UNC 0            Ruggiero singled, Beachum scored
B1 | FSU 5, UNC 0            Harp homered, Danley, Ruggiero and Harp scored
B2 | FSU 6, UNC 0            Beachum sacrifice fly, Torres scored
T4 | FSU 6, UNC 1            Roberts tripled, Thompson scored
T4 | FSU 6, UNC 2            LeGette sacrifice fly, Roberts scored
B4 | FSU 7, UNC 2            Heller homered 
B5 | FSU 8, UNC 2            Harp sacrifice fly, Frey scored
 
Of Note
  • Isa Torres went 2-for-4 for her 22nd multi-hit game of the season. Isa still leads the country with a .581 batting average. 
  • Jaysoni Beachum went 1-for-2 today and has now reached base safely in 32 consecutive games which is tied for the fifth-longest streak in FSU history.
  • Beachum picked up her 162nd career RBI which moved her to eighth all-time in FSU history. 
  • Bella Ruggiero drove in a run in the top of the first to put the Noles up 2-0 and has now recorded a RBI in her last four games.
  • Kennedy Harp had a career high four RBI tonight. 
  • Jazzy Francik pitched six innings and earned her 16th win of the season. Francik's six innings was her longest outing since going 6.1 innings against Rutgers on Feb. 28.
  • Francik's seven strikeouts was one off her season high. Francik struck out eight against Marshall on Feb. 7
  • FSU scored five runs in the first inning and has now outscored its opponents 60-19 in the first inning. FSU improved to 21-2 when it scores in the first inning.
  • FSU has won 23 out of the last 26 meetings against the Tar Heels. 
  • FSU has won 39 out of its last 42 regular season games at JoAnne Graf Field.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Francik, Jazzy (16-2)

L: Frost, Kendall (10-5)

North Carolina

Batting:

3B: Roberts, Lexie 1

RBI: LeGette, Emily 1 ; Roberts, Lexie 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 2

SF: LeGette, Emily 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jennings, Raegan 1 ; Roberts, Lexie 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1 ; Knox, Nicole 1

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Batting:

2B: Ruggiero, Bella 1

3B: Torres, Isa 1

HR: Heller, Marin 1 ; Harp, Kennedy 1

RBI: Heller, Marin 1 ; Harp, Kennedy 4 ; Beachum, Jaysoni 1 ; Ruggiero, Bella 1 ; Hinde, Anna 1

SF: Harp, Kennedy 1 ; Beachum, Jaysoni 1 ; Hinde, Anna 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Torres, Isa 2 ; Danley, Ashtyn 1 ; Heller, Marin 1 ; Harp, Kennedy 1 ; Frey, Madi 1 ; Beachum, Jaysoni 1 ; Ruggiero, Bella 1

CS: Ruggiero, Bella 1

HBP: Beachum, Jaysoni 1

Game Leaders

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Bella Ruggiero

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Isa Torres

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Shelby McKenzie

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Marin Heller

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Players Mentioned

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Jaysoni Beachum

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Ashtyn Danley

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Jazzy Francik

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Kennedy Harp

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Marin Heller

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Anna Hinde

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Bella Ruggiero

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Isa Torres

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