No. 20! Softball Wins 20th ACC Tournament Championship

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The No. 10 and top-seeded Florida State softball team (49-8) defeated three seed No. 16 Virginia Tech (46-10) in the ACC Tournament Championship by a final score of 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Palmer Park in Charlottesville, Va.

With the victory, Florida State secured its 20th ACC Tournament Championship and its 10th under head coach Lonni Alameda, going in conjunction with its 19th ACC Regular Season title awarded a week prior. The title is their first since 2023 and is their ninth in the last 12 ACC Tournament Championships.

The Seminoles have won eight of their last nine matchups with the Hokies and improve their all-time record over Virginia Tech to 39-21.

Jazzy Francik (22-2) delivered an impressive start and relief appearance in a pitchers duel, going a total of six innings and allowing just three hits and no earned runs while striking out six Hokie batters. The ACC Pitcher of the Year threw 4.2 innings in her start before exiting the game in the fifth, later re-entering in the sixth and escaping a bases-loaded jam. Francik then retired the side in order in the top of the seventh to secure the title and her second win of the tournament.

Virginia Tech would strike first, scoring on an error in the top of the first inning. Florida State answered back in the second inning after Kennedy Harp hammered an RBI double to the centerfield wall, scoring Bella Ruggiero from first base. Harp advanced to third base on the throw to home, and later swiped home plate on a passed ball to turn the lead over to the Seminoles, 2-1, which they would fiercely defend in the following frames.

The three hits of the afternoon belonged to Harp, Anna Hinde and Makenna Sturgis while the team drew five free bases. Hinde and Harp showed off the power with their fifth and seventh doubles of the season, respectively.

Florida State will await its NCAA Tournament seeding on during the selection show on Sunday, May 10, which will air on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. NCAA Regionals will begin on Friday, May 15 and play through Sunday, May 17.

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FSU All-Tournament Selections
Jazzy Francik (MVP)
Jaysoni Beachum
Ashtyn Danley
Jazzy Francik

SCORING SUMMARY:
T1 | FSU 0, VT 1 Chatfield singled, Lynch scored on error
B2 | FSU 1, VT 1 Harp doubled, Ruggiero scored
B2 | FSU 2, VT 1 Harp scored on wild pitch

Of Note

FSU won its ACC-leading 20th ACC Tournament Championship.
Coach Alameda won her 10th ACC Tournament Championship in her 18 seasons at Florida State. Alameda's 10 ACC Championships ties her with FSU's JoAnne Graf for the most in ACC history.
Jazzy Francik earned her 22nd win of the season after going six innings and not allowing an earned run. Francik has allowed just one earned run in her last 22 innings.
The FSU pitching staff has allowed just one earned run in its last six games.
FSU allowed just two runs in the entirety of the ACC Tournament. It is the least amount of runs FSU has allowed in the ACC Tournament since posting three shutouts in the 2019 ACC Tournament.
Jaysoni Beachum drew a walk in the first inning and has now reached base safely in 45-consecutive games which is tied for the second-longest streak in FSU history behind Maddie O'Brien's 50-game streak.
FSU improved to 83-22 and 42-7 under Coach Alameda in the ACC Tournament.

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No. 20! Softball Wins 20th ACC Tournament Championship

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Players Mentioned

Jaysoni Beachum

Ashtyn Danley

Jazzy Francik

Kennedy Harp

Anna Hinde

Bella Ruggiero

Makenna Sturgis

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