Florida State Women's Softball - 2007 Year In Review
JoAnne Graf, Head Coach
Louie Berndt, Associate Head Coach
Megan Matthews Buning, Pitchers
Dwan Riggins, Strength and Conditioning
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Florida State Women's Softball - 2007 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff JoAnne Graf, Head Coach Louie Berndt, Associate Head Coach Megan Matthews Buning, Pitchers Dwan Riggins, Strength and Conditioning Click here to see indivual mug shots |
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Camille Garcia, IF, Sandia Pueblo, NM
Jessica Gilmore, OF, Fort Walton Beach
Terese Gober, P, McDonough, GA
Brittany Krbec, C-IF, Orlando
Kelly Langston, IF, Sopchoppy
Monica Montez, OF, Corona, CA
Amanda Moore, OF, Niceville
Courtney Rosen, IF, Sugar Land, TX
Carly Wynn, OF, Sharpsburg, GA
2007 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 35 Robin Ahrberg C R-R Fr Stillwater, OK (Stillwater)
* 17 Yuruby Alicart IF R-R Sr * Maracay, Venezuela (Trino Celis Rios/Thomas University)
* 5 Whitney Buckmon OF L-R Jr ** Stone Mountain, GA (Chamblee)
* 77 Kayla Collins P-IF R-R So * Niceville (Niceville)
* 22 LaShaun Davis OF L-R Sr *** Marietta, GA (Walton)
* 44 Camille Garcia IF R-R Fr Sandia Pueblo, NM (Walnut)
* 12 Jessica Gilmore OF R-R So-R Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach/Georgia)
* 8 Terese Gober P R-R Fr McDonough, GA (Union Grove)
* 25 Brittany Krbec C-IF R-R Sr Orlando (University/Troy)
* 3 Kelly Langston IF R-R Jr Sopchoppy (Wakulla/Tallahassee CC)
* 2 Melissa May P-OF L-L So * San Diego, CA (Rancho Bernardo)
* 23 Tiffany McDonald P R-R Jr ** Belfair, WA (North Mason)
* 7 Monica Montez OF L-R Fr Corona, CA (Corona)
* 13 Amanda Moore OF L-R Fr Niceville (Niceville)
* 9 Brittany Osmon IF L-L Jr ** San Diego, CA (Mount Carmel)
* 20 Robyn Petrovich IF R-R Jr ** Plantation (South Plantation)
* 6 Courtney Rosen IF L-R Fr Sugar Land, TX (Clements)
* 18 Michelle Snyder IF R-R So * Wenatchee, WA (Eastmont)
* 1 Veronica Wootson IF R-R Sr *** Fontana, CA (A.B. Miller)
* 15 Carly Wynn OF L-R Fr Sharpsburg, GA (Northgate)
2007 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 1 Veronica Wootson IF R-R Sr *** Fontana, CA (A.B. Miller)
* 2 Melissa May P-OF L-L So * San Diego, CA (Rancho Bernardo)
* 3 Kelly Langston IF R-R Jr Sopchoppy (Wakulla/Tallahassee CC)
* 5 Whitney Buckmon OF L-R Jr ** Stone Mountain, GA (Chamblee)
* 6 Courtney Rosen IF L-R Fr Sugar Land, TX (Clements)
* 7 Monica Montez OF L-R Fr Corona, CA (Corona)
* 8 Terese Gober P R-R Fr McDonough, GA (Union Grove)
* 9 Brittany Osmon IF L-L Jr ** San Diego, CA (Mount Carmel)
* 12 Jessica Gilmore OF R-R So-R Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach/Georgia)
* 13 Amanda Moore OF L-R Fr Niceville (Niceville)
* 15 Carly Wynn OF L-R Fr Sharpsburg, GA (Northgate)
* 17 Yuruby Alicart IF R-R Sr * Maracay, Venezuela (Trino Celis Rios/Thomas University)
* 18 Michelle Snyder IF R-R So * Wenatchee, WA (Eastmont)
* 20 Robyn Petrovich IF R-R Jr ** Plantation (South Plantation)
* 22 LaShaun Davis OF L-R Sr *** Marietta, GA (Walton)
* 23 Tiffany McDonald P R-R Jr ** Belfair, WA (North Mason)
* 25 Brittany Krbec C-IF R-R Sr Orlando (University/Troy)
* 35 Robin Ahrberg C R-R Fr Stillwater, OK (Stillwater)
* 44 Camille Garcia IF R-R Fr Sandia Pueblo, NM (Walnut)
* 77 Kayla Collins P-IF R-R So * Niceville (Niceville)
2007 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Veronica Wootson Easton - 2nd Team All-American
National Fastpitch Coaches Assoc - 3rd Team All-American
All-Americans - 1
2007 Schedule and Results
| SAMFORD Seminole Classic |
W 13-5 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M Seminole Classic |
W 5-0 | ||
| RADFORD Seminole Classic |
W 2-1 | ||
| SAMFORD Seminole Classic Championship |
W 8-0 | ||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN | W 11-2 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE Sunshine State |
W 10-2 | ||
| KANSAS Sunshine State |
L 0-1 | ||
| SOUTH CAROLINA Sunshine State |
W 8-3 | ||
| MEMPHIS Sunshine State |
W 8-0 | ||
| NEBRASKA NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
W 2-1 | ||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
W 4-2 | ||
| TENNESSEE TECH NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
L 8-9 | ||
| SETON HALL NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
W 4-2 | ||
| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
L 1-4 | ||
| MICHIGAN | L 3-4 | ||
| MICHIGAN | L 2-3 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | L 3-6 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 4-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | L 2-4 | ||
| SYRACUSE FSU Invitational |
W 8-0 | ||
| GEORGIA STATE FSU Invitational |
W 6-2 | ||
| APPALACHIAN STATE FSU Invitational |
W 4-2 | ||
| MAINE FSU Invitational |
W 9-1 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M FSU Invitational |
W 9-4 | ||
| SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FSU Invitational |
W 6-0 | ||
| GEORGIA FSU Invitational Championship |
L 1-2 | ||
| SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | W 2-0 | ||
| SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | W 6-1 | ||
| WASHINGTON Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
W 3-1 | ||
| CAL ST-NORTHRIDGE Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 3-4 | ||
| MICHIGAN Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 2-4 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 2-3 | ||
| CAL ST-FULLERTON Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 3-4 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M | W 8-0 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | L 0-1 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | W 10-2 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | L 0-1 | ||
| CENTRAL FLORIDA | L 0-1 | ||
| CENTRAL FLORIDA | W 8-3 | ||
| MARYLAND | W 4-2 | ||
| MARYLAND | W 6-0 | ||
| MARYLAND | W 8-0 | ||
| FLORIDA | L 1-5 | ||
| FLORIDA | L 3-4 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 8-0 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | L 1-9 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | L 6-7 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M | W 9-1 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 9-0 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 6-3 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 8-0 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 3-0 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 8-2 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 4-2 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 8-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | L 3-4 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | W 3-2 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | W 6-3 | ||
| TROY | W 5-3 | ||
| TROY | W 4-2 | ||
| NORTH FLORIDA | W 5-0 | ||
| NORTH FLORIDA | W 2-1 | ||
| AUBURN | L 2-7 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA ACC |
W 8-0 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH ACC |
L 0-4 | ||
| MARYLAND ACC |
W 7-4 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH ACC |
L 3-7 | ||
| CALIFORNIA NCAA, Tuscaloosa, Al |
L 6-13 | ||
| ALABAMA NCAA, Tuscaloosa, Al |
L 3-6 |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 44-25 30- 9 11- 9 3- 7
2007 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE RESULTS 1 VIRGINIA TECH 15- 5 49-16 2 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 15- 6 42-21 3 GEORGIA TECH 14- 6 54-16 4~ FLORIDA STATE 13- 7 44-25 5 NORTH CAROLINA 11- 9 46-21 6 MARYLAND 8-12 33-26 7 BOSTON COLLEGE 4-16 15-31 8 VIRGINIA 1-20 17-39
2007 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Tallahassee, Fl Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 05/10/2007 (3)GEORGIA TECH 5, (6)MARYLAND 1 05/10/2007 (7)BOSTON COLLEGE 2, (2)NORTH CAROLINA STATE 0 05/10/2007 (1)VIRGINIA TECH 4, (8)VIRGINIA 1 05/10/2007 (4)FLORIDA STATE 8, (5)NORTH CAROLINA 0 05/10/2007 (6)MARYLAND 3, (2)NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2 05/11/2007 (5)NORTH CAROLINA 8, (8)VIRGINIA 0 05/11/2007 (3)GEORGIA TECH 4, (7)BOSTON COLLEGE 0 05/11/2007 (1)VIRGINIA TECH 4, (4)FLORIDA STATE 0 05/11/2007 (5)NORTH CAROLINA 5, (7)BOSTON COLLEGE 0 05/11/2007 (4)FLORIDA STATE 7, (6)MARYLAND 4 05/12/2007 (3)GEORGIA TECH 7, (4)FLORIDA STATE 3 05/12/2007 (1)VIRGINIA TECH 3, (5)NORTH CAROLINA 0 05/13/2007 (1)VIRGINIA TECH 2, (3)GEORGIA TECH 0
2007 Batting Statistics
Name AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ============================================================================================================ Kayla Collins .462 11 6 13 0 6 0 0 0 4 6 .462 1 0 4 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Veronica Wootson .344 67 67 221 61 76 14 4 11 33 131 .593 26 1 18 0 .414 1 7 35 41 Whitney Buckmon .340 53 52 156 20 53 3 3 0 13 62 .397 3 3 22 0 .364 0 6 17 21 Carly Wynn .336 52 48 146 32 49 8 0 4 17 69 .473 14 0 17 0 .391 1 5 5 8 Yuruby Alicart .324 69 69 204 53 66 17 1 14 56 127 .623 25 2 42 0 .397 3 3 2 2 Monica Montez .312 48 38 109 16 34 3 2 3 18 50 .459 12 5 16 1 .405 0 11 1 1 Brittany Osmon .303 48 45 109 23 33 5 4 6 22 64 .587 24 2 28 0 .437 0 2 1 1 Brittany Krbec .276 52 46 127 8 35 7 0 1 28 45 .354 14 3 21 0 .356 2 11 0 0 Jessica Gilmore .271 56 48 140 21 38 9 0 3 22 56 .400 10 1 25 1 .320 2 6 4 4 Robin Ahrberg .268 59 55 153 12 41 5 2 0 25 50 .327 24 2 25 1 .372 1 14 1 1 Kelly Langston .236 33 30 89 11 21 4 0 2 14 31 .348 8 0 26 0 .299 0 3 1 1 LaShaun Davis .204 61 51 142 27 29 6 2 2 22 45 .317 23 4 31 1 .329 1 8 11 14 Michelle Snyder .193 69 68 166 28 32 10 0 3 22 51 .307 18 5 40 0 .291 0 8 1 1 Camille Garcia .143 8 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 1 3 0 .333 0 0 0 0 Courtney Rosen .000 30 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 3 3 Tiffany McDonald .000 42 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Amanda Moore .000 37 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 4 Terese Gober .000 27 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Melissa May .000 25 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Robyn Petrovich .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 ======================================================================================= FSU .288 69 69 1783 337 514 91 18 49 296 788 .442 203 29 319 4 .368 11 84 86 102 Opp .204 69 69 1698 176 346 55 13 22 154 493 .290 165 47 431 20 .291 9 52 63 752007 Pitching Statistics
Name ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA ======================================================================================================================== Melissa May 1.82 12 4 25 19 12 5 1 1 119.1 107 50 31 31 55 16 4 6 454 .236 13 13 1 2 10 Tiffany McDonald 1.92 17 17 42 26 20 7 0 3 211.0 148 73 58 72 235 22 5 8 753 .197 7 24 0 3 28 Terese Gober 2.11 13 4 27 21 9 4 1 0 123.0 81 47 37 54 123 14 4 8 439 .185 9 9 0 2 13 Kayla Collins 2.86 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 14.2 10 6 6 8 18 3 0 0 52 .192 2 1 0 2 1 ==================================================================================================== FSU 1.97 44 25 97 69 42 17 1 4 468.0 346 176 132 165 431 55 13 22 1698 .204 31 47 1 9 52 Opp 4.33 25 44 69 69 29 5 0 3 456.0 514 337 282 203 339 91 18 49 1783 .288 41 29 1 11 842007 Fielding Statistics
Name PO AST E FLD% DP ============================================= Whitney Buckmon 35 3 0 1.000 Monica Montez 14 2 0 1.000 Camille Garcia 0 3 0 1.000 Robin Ahrberg 298 21 3 .991 Brittany Osmon 297 27 7 .979 Brittany Krbec 146 9 4 .975 Kelly Langston 170 15 5 .974 Terese Gober 4 33 1 .974 Melissa May 3 28 1 .969 Veronica Wootson 183 149 11 .968 Carly Wynn 46 6 2 .963 Tiffany McDonald 4 41 2 .957 Jessica Gilmore 34 2 2 .947 LaShaun Davis 45 6 3 .944 Michelle Snyder 37 141 14 .927 Yuruby Alicart 88 132 25 .898 Kayla Collins 0 0 0 .000 Courtney Rosen 0 0 0 .000 Robyn Petrovich 0 0 0 .000 Amanda Moore 0 0 0 .000 ======================== FSU 1404 618 80 .962 Opp 1368 570 80 .960
No. 25 FSU Softball Opens 2007 Campaign With 13-5, Five Inning Victory Over Samford.
Wootson moves up to third in FSU history with 19 triples.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the second-straight year the Florida State softball team started the season with an eight-run rule game. Fortunately for the 25th-ranked Seminoles this time they came out on the positive side as Florida State opened the 2007 campaign with a 13-5 victory over Samford in five innings during the first day of the Seminole Classic on Friday (February 9).
Florida State improved to 25-4 in the season opener under Dr. JoAnne Graf as it started the 2007 campaign at 1-0. After opening the day by beating Radford, Samford dropped to 1-1.
Getting the victory was sophomore Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) as she worked the complete game to start the year 1-0. The left-hander gave up five runs, only two earned, on nine hits with three strikeouts and three walks. Taking the loss for Samford was Susanna Meyers as fell to 0-1.
Eight of the nine batters in the FSU line-up got a hit, led by Player of the Year candidate, second baseman Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) as she went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and set a career high with four runs scored. Wootson took over sole possession of eighth place in ACC history with her 19th career triple while forging a tie with Lisa Davidson for third place on the FSU charts.
Topping all hitters was catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) as the senior transfer went 3-fo4 with three RBIs in her FSU debut. Also posting a trio of RBIs was shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela). In her collegiate debut, centerfield Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) went 2-for-3 while first baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) also had a pair of hits.
Samford got on the board first with a pair of runs in the first inning off May. With two outs, the Bulldogs strung together three hits and got a walk to plate the first two runs.
FSU answered in its half of the first with four runs of its own. Wootson drew a leadoff walk then stole second. One out later, an infield single by catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) moved Wootson to third and a bunt single by Alicart plated Wootson with the first run. Krbec poked a single through the middle to score pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) and Alicart with the go-ahead runs. Completing the scoring was a ground out by left fielder Monica Montez (Corona, Calif.) to score pinch runner Amanda Moore (Niceville, Fla.).
After batting around in the first, Wootson got the scoring starting in the second inning when she reached base on an error and stole second. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) - who scored a pair of runs - laid down a bunt single then got hung up in a run down long enough for Wootson to score from second. A sacrifice fly by Alicart scored Davis from third to make it 6-2 in FSU's favor.
The run production continued in the bottom of the third inning as FSU scored four more runs. Wynn and Osmon started the frame with back-to-back singles then moved up on a sacrifice by Montez. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) loaded the bases with a walk then Wootson cleared them with a triple. The senior scored FSU's tenth run of the game on a Davis sacrifice fly. FSU tacked on another run in the fourth when Krbec laced a one-out single then scored on a single through the right side off the bat of Osmon.
Samford scored three runs off May - but only one was earned - in the top of the fifth, but the Seminoles answered with two runs to end the game early. Once again Wootson got on base to lead off the
inning, this time roping a double down the left-field line, then Davis drew a walk. A sacrifice bunt by Ahrberg moved both runs up then an Alicart sacrifice fly plated Wootson and Davis scored the
final run on Krbec's third hit of the game.
Samford 5 (1-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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OWENS, Jessica 2b/lf..... 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
HARMON, Kylie 3b/2b...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
PEARSE, Liz ss........... 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
STANLEY, Shelley rf...... 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
REEVES, Rachael pr/lf... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BARRS, Amanda dp/p....... 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
DEMPSKI, Jenna 1b........ 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 0
DEAUX, Emily lf.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2
SIMAO, Brittany 3b...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
DEAUX, Tracey c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2
METCALF, Jeslyn cf/rf.... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MEYER, Susanna p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 23 5 9 3 3 3 14 5 6
Florida State 13 (1-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 4 2 3 1 0 2 2 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 4 1 3 3 0 0 4 0 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf............ 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 1 2 1 1 0 6 0 0
Monica Montez lf......... 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 4
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 22 13 13 12 4 2 15 8 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Samford............. 200 03 - 5 9 1
Florida State....... 424 12 - 13 13 3
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - PEARSE, L.; Krbec; Wynn; May. DP - Seminoles 2. LOB - Bulldogs 6;
Seminoles 5. 2B - PEARSE, L.; BARRS, A.; Wootson; Krbec. 3B - Wootson. SH -
Ahrberg 2; Montez. SF - Davis; Alicart 2. SB - SIMAO, B.; Wootson 2; Rosen;
Alicart.
Samford IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MEYER, Susanna...... 3.0 8 10 8 3 2 14 21
BARRS, Amanda....... 1.2 5 3 3 1 0 8 11
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Melissa May......... 5.0 9 5 2 3 3 23 26
Win - May (1-0). Loss - MEYER, S. (0-1). Save - None.
WP - May.
Umpires - HP: Ken Hayes 1B: Ron Graham
Start: 4:00 PM Time: 1:59 Attendance:
Nothing. Nadda. Zilch. Zero. No. 25 FSU's Tiffany McDonald Throws No Hitter To Beat Florida A&M 5-0.
Junior throws the second no hitter of her career.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Coming into the first weekend of the season, Florida State pitcher Tiffany McDonald wasn't sure she was going to throw that much and she certainly didn't expect to have the evening she did on Friday night. The junior threw the second no hitter of her career as she stifled the Florida A&M bats and gave the No. 25 Seminoles a 5-0 victory during the first day of the Seminole Classic.
Florida State swept both of its games during the first day of competition to improve to 2-0 for the 19th time under Dr. JoAnne Graf. The Rattlers dropped to 0-2 on the season.
"I really did know about it," McDonald admitted. "There were a few times they had a few balls that I thought might be counted as hits but I was too into the game and into my zone to realize it. I'm glad no body mentioned it to me."
The no hitter is her first no-no since an 11-0 victory over Jacksonville on March 30, 2005. During her seven innings of work, the right-hander only issued three walks and had one runner reach base on an error. Taking the loss for FAMU was Destiny Gordon as she fell to 0-1.
"She's been excited all day and she was really pumped to get out there," Graf said of McDonald. "She threw a great game and had a great defense behind her."
FSU got a total team effort offensively as six different batters picked up FSU's half dozen hits and five different Seminoles crossed the plate. Freshman catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) topped all hitters with three RBIs.
Designated hitter Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) picked up where she left off in the opener as she roped a double to right field to start FSU's offense in the second inning. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) laid down a sacrifice bunt but the throw to first base went over the fielder's head, allowing pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) to score from second. One out later, Davis scored the second run on a ground out by first baseman Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.).
The Seminoles scored again in the third as Player of the Year Candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) led off with a single then stole her third base of the night to get to second. A ground out moved her to third then she came in to score on an Ahrberg ground out.
"I thought we hit pretty well for the first two games," Graf added. "We were aggressive at the plate and we're learning how to read different pitches. It was a great all-around effort, the defense played well, the hitters did well and our pitchers did great. We've got to keep getting better every day."
Florida State got back on the board in the fifth when it scored two more runs. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) started the frame with a walk then moved up to second on a ground out. Center fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) laid down a bunt single then stole second to put runners at second and third. Ahrberg drove in her second and third runs of the game with a single up the middle.
That would be more than enough offense for McDonald as she faced only two batters over the minimum through the first five innings. The junior started the game by striking out the first five batters she faced. Florida A&M only had one runner reach second base all night as FSU played strong defense behind McDonald and Ahrberg threw out a pair of runners.
"It's been a long week, my shoulder was hurting a little bit so I was taking it easy and I didn't expect anything like this," McDonald said. "I just went out there and tried to do my job and the girls picked me up the entire night and they were great. When I'm out there I never have any doubt about my teammates, they are there for me every time."
The Seminoles are back in action on day two of the Seminole Classic as they take on Radford at 1:30 p.m. An FSU victory would put it in the 6:30 p.m. championship game.
Florida A&M 0 (0-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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TAYLOR,Shalina lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
GREEN,Rhianna rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
STRAFFORD,Alacia 1b...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0
SMITH,Ashley dp.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
MCINTOSH,Unika pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JONES,Ashley ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
FARMER,Turelle 2b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
WATTS,Alyssa cf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
OLIPHANT,Melissa 3b...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
WELLS,Alesha c........... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
GORDON,Destiny p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 19 0 0 0 3 8 18 10 2
Florida State 5 (2-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 2 0 1 3 0 0 7 2 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 1
Robyn Petrovich pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 23 5 6 4 1 0 21 10 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida A&M......... 000 000 0 - 0 0 2
Florida State....... 021 020 X - 5 6 1
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E - WELLS,Alesha; GORDON,Desti; Alicart(2). DP - Seminoles 1. LOB - Rattlers
2; Seminoles 6. 2B - Krbec(2). HBP - Ahrberg; Alicart. SH - SMITH,Ashley;
Davis(1); Gilmore. SB - Wootson(3); Buckmon. CS - GREEN,Rhiann;
WELLS,Alesha. Reached on CI - Davis.
Florida A&M IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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GORDON,Destiny...... 6.0 6 5 4 1 0 23 29
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Tiffany McDonald.... 7.0 0 0 0 3 8 19 23
Win - McDonald (1-0). Loss - GORDON,Desti (0-1). Save - None.
WP - GORDON,Desti; McDonald. HBP - by GORDON,Desti (Ahrberg); by GORDON,Desti
(Alicart). CI - WELLS,Alesha.
Umpires - HP: Ron Graham 1B: Gary Smith
Start: 6:26 PM Time: 1:56 Attendance: 289
No. 25 FSU Moves Into Title Game of Seminole Classic With 2-1 Win Over Radford.
Rookie hurler Terese Gober gets the victory in her collegiate debut.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - On the first day of the 2007 season the No. 25 Florida State softball team was overpowering teams with its offense. The Seminoles used some small ball, getting only three hits but using great defense and pitching, to get into the championship of the Seminole Classic as they defeated Radford 2-1 on Saturday (February 10).
Florida State continued its unblemished 2007 campaign as it moved to 3-0 on the year. The Highlanders dropped to 1-2.
Getting the victory in her first collegiate game was freshman pitcher Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as she threw a complete game. The right-hander gave up just one run on two hits with seven strikeouts and three walks. Taking the loss was RU's Ashley Taylor as she dropped to 0-2.
With only two hits on the board through six innings, the Seminoles managed to get the winning run across without the aide of a hit. Shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) started the frame with a walk before moving up to second on a Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) sacrifice bunt. A wild pitch moved Alicart to third then she broke for home on a ground out by pinch hitter Jessica Gilmore (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) and beat the throw to the plate for the go ahead run. Gober issued a leadoff walk to start the seventh but retired the next three batters to get her first collegiate win.
Keeping up the trend from the first two games, Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) got the scoring started in the bottom of the first. The two-time All-American led off with a walk and followed with her fourth stolen base of the weekend to advance to second. A LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) sacrifice moved Wootson to third then designated player Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) looped a single to left field to plate the first run.
After three perfect innings, Radford got its first run off Gober in the top of the fourth. The Bulldogs batted around but could only muster on run on a double by Cassie Rhodes.
Florida State will move on to play Samford in the Seminole Classic championship game at 6:30 p.m. FSU opened the tournament with a 13-5 win over the Bulldogs.
Radford 1 (1-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CARLSON, Ashley cf....... 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
EVERHART, Jenn 2b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
RHODES, Cassie ss........ 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
TAYLOR, Ashley dp/p...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
CREASY, Hope 3b.......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0
WILLIAMS, Larissa pr.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TATUM, Anne rf........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
RODERICK, Alex 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 0
DAVIDSON, Amanda lf...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
CARLSON, Michelle c...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 0
FELIX, Bre p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 22 1 2 1 3 7 18 9 4
Florida State 2 (3-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1
Carly Wynn cf............ 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Jessica Gilmore pr/lf... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 0
Camille Garcia 3b........ 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Whitney Buckmon lf/cf.... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 18 2 3 2 5 6 21 11 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Radford............. 000 100 0 - 1 2 0
Florida State....... 100 001 X - 2 3 0
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LOB - Highlanders 4; Seminoles 6. 2B - RHODES, C.. SH - EVERHART, J.;
Wootson(2); Davis(2); Krbec(1). SB - WILLIAMS, L.; Wootson(4); Buckmon(2).
Radford IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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FELIX, Bre.......... 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 7 11
TAYLOR, Ashley...... 4.0 1 1 1 2 5 11 15
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Terese Gober........ 7.0 2 1 1 3 7 22 26
Win - Gober (1-0). Loss - TAYLOR, A. (0-2). Save - None.
WP - TAYLOR, A.; FELIX, B..
Umpires - HP: Ken Hayes 1B: Gary Smith
Start: 1:29 PM Time: 1:50 Attendance:
Hosts Take Seminole Classic Title As No. 25 FSU Softball Beats Samford 8-0.
Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson named Tournament MVP.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - It appears the momentum the Florida State softball team had at the end of last season has carried over into this year. The No. 25 Seminoles won their fourth game in a row to start 2007 as they defeated Samford 8-0 in six innings on Saturday (Feb. 10) to win the title of the Seminole Classic.
Florida State starts the year at 4-0 for the first time since 2004 and just the 13th time in school history. The loss evened the Bulldogs' record at 2-2.
Picking up her second victory of the weekend was hurler Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she starts the year at 2-0. The right-hander worked a complete game, giving up no runs on two hits with eight strikeouts and no walks. McDonald threw three perfect innings to start the game, giving her 10 innings of no-hit ball dating back to Friday night's no-hitter against Florida A&M. Taking the loss for Samford was Stephanie Royall as her record fell to 2-1.
Leading the way for the Seminoles offensively was tournament MVP and Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) as she went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Tying her for the team lead with a pair of RBIs was right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.).
With two outs in the second inning, the Seminoles jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) drew a walk then Wootson looped a single into left field. Davis drilled a shot to the gap in left field to score Wootson and Snyder but was thrown out at third trying to stretch a double into a triple.
Wootson produced two more runs for Florida State in the bottom of the fourth. First baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) started the frame by getting hit by a pitch then center fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) roped a double down the left field line to put runners on second and third. Wootson drilled a single off the Samford third baseman that allowed both runners to score.
The scoring continued that inning as Davis followed with a double to center field to score Wootson from second. Catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) dropped a single into right field to put runners on the corners then shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) drilled a single up the middle to plate Davis.
Capping the scoring in the bottom of the sixth was rookie right fielder Monica Montez (Corona, Calif.) as blasted a two-run home run to score her and Wootson and end game early.
The Seminoles take to the road for their first games away from JoAnne Graf Field as they take on Georgia Southern on Tuesday (Feb. 13) in a 2 p.m. doubleheader.
2007 Florida State Softball
Samford at #25 Florida State
Feb 10, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Samford 0 (2-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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OWENS, Jessica 2b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
PEARSE, Liz ss........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
STANLEY, Shelley rf...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DEMPSKI, Jenna 1b........ 3 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 2
BARRS, Amanda dp......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
HARMON, Kylie 3b......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
DEAUX, Emily lf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
REEVES, Rachael lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DEAUX, Tracey c.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
METCALF, Jeslyn cf....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ROYALL, Stephanie p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 21 0 2 0 0 8 15 6 4
Florida State 8 (4-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg.
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 3 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 .500
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Monica Montez rf........ 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 2 0 .455
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .364
Brittany Krbec dp........ 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .462
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .167
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .375
Kelly Langston 1b....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -
Totals................... 25 8 12 8 3 3 18 6 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Samford............. 000 000 - 0 2 0
Florida State....... 020 402 - 8 12 2
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E - Alicart(3); Snyder(1). LOB - Bulldogs 4; Seminoles 6. 2B - Davis 2(2);
Buckmon(1). HR - Montez(1). HBP - Osmon. SH - PEARSE, L.. SB - Wootson(5);
Moore(1).
Samford IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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ROYALL, Stephanie... 5.0 10 6 6 3 3 23 27
BARRS, Amanda....... 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA
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Tiffany McDonald.... 6.0 2 0 0 0 8 21 22 0.00
Win - McDonald (2-0). Loss - ROYALL, S. (2-1). Save - None.
HBP - by ROYALL, S. (Osmon).
Umpires - HP: Ron Graham 1B: Gary Smith
Start: 6:26 PM Time: 1:59 Attendance: 267
Bats Come Alive For No. 22 FSU Softball En Route To 11-2 Win At Georgia Southern.
Game two canceled due to inclement weather.
STATESBORO, GA - It took a few innings for the No. 22 Florida State softball team to find its groove offensively against Georgia Southern, but once the Seminoles got the bats rolling they were nearly unstoppable. FSU scored eight runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings on its way to an 11-2 decision over the Eagles on Tuesday (February 13) in the first game of a doubleheader.
Florida State remained undefeated on the year as it improved to 5-0. Georgia Southern is still searching for its first victory of 2007 as it dropped to 0-3.
Staying undefeated in the early season was rookie pitcher Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as she improved to 2-0 with the five-inning performance. The right-hander gave up two runs on three hits with six strikeouts and three walks. Junior Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) threw the final two innings and gave up just one hit with three strikeouts. The freshman Gober ran into some trouble early as she surrendered two runs in the first inning, but settled down to allow no hits in her last four innings and allowed only one runner to get past second base. Taking the loss was GSU starter AJ Street as she dropped to 0-2. Eagle pitchers issued 10 walks.
All nine of FSU's starters reached base at least once and three different players scored two or more runs, led by national Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) as she tied a career high - set last weekend - by crossing the plate four times as part of her 1-for-3 with an RBI performance.
Catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) was tops on the team with a trio of hits and four RBIs to go along with two runs scored. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.), shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) and first baseman Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.) each had a pair of hits. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) scored a pair of runs.
The Seminoles wasted no time getting on the board as they took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. For the fourth time in five games, Wootson led off the first with a walk then stole second base. An Ahrberg sacrifice moved her to third and she scored FSU's first run on a ground out by Alicart.
Georgia Southern responded with a pair of runs off Gober in its half of the first to take a 2-1 lead thanks to a pair of extra base hits. However, Florida State responded in its half of the third by sending eight batters to the plate en route to scoring three runs and taking a 4-2 lead.
Mimicking the first inning, Wootson reached first, this time on a single, then proceeded to steal second. Davis dropped down a sacrifice bunt to get Wootson to third and Ahrberg came threw with a single up the middle to tie the game at 2-2. One out later, left fielder Monica Montez (Corona, Calif.) drew a walk to put runners on first and second then designated player Kayla Collins (Niceville, Fla.) poked a single up the middle, for her first collegiate RBI, to score Ahrberg and move Montez up to third. The third run of the inning came across as Montez and pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) pulled off a double steal.
Aggressive base running gave the Seminoles their fifth run of the day. Snyder started the fourth inning with a walk then went from first to third on a flair to right field by Davis. The sophomore beat the throw home on a ground out to the pitcher by Ahrberg to push FSU's lead to 5-2.
A bit of patience led to four more runs in the top of the fifth inning. The Seminoles drew four walks in the inning, including free passes to Wootson and Davis with the bases loaded to score Montez and Langston. Ahrberg drove in her third and fourth runs of the game with a single that plated Snyder and Wootson to make it a 9-2 contest. Three-straight doubles by Davis, Ahrberg and Alicart in the seventh scored Wootson and Ahrberg to complete the scoring.
The second game of the doubleheader was canceled due to the weather.
2007 Florida State Softball
#22 Florida State at Georgia Southern (Game 1)
Feb 13, 2007 at Statesboro, Ga. (Eagle Field)
Florida State 11 (5-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 4 1 1 2 0 4 1 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 4 2 3 4 0 0 9 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 1
Monica Montez lf......... 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1
Jessica Gilmore pr/lf... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kayla Collins dp......... 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr/dp.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 1
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Tiffany McDonald p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 29 11 12 10 10 5 21 7 9
Georgia Southern 2 (0-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Nina Iduate 2b........... 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 1
Michelle Beasley cf...... 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Heather Smith 1b......... 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 1 0
Robyne Siliga 3b......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
Jenny Side c............. 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 3
Elizabeth Branan lf...... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1
A.J. Street p............ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Ashley Bluestein pr..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Logan Free p............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mandi Stophlet p........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lindsey Hopkins rf....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Aubrey Thweatt ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1
Totals................... 23 2 4 2 3 9 21 13 6
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Florida State....... 103 140 2 - 11 12 0
Georgia Southern.... 200 000 0 - 2 4 0
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DP - Seminoles 1. LOB - Seminoles 9; Eagles 6. 2B - Davis(1); Ahrberg(1);
Alicart(1); Side. 3B - H. Smith. HBP - Siliga; Branan. SH - Davis(3);
Ahrberg(3); Thweatt. SB - Wootson 2(6); Montez(1); Rosen(2); Buckmon 2(4);
Iduate.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Terese Gober........ 5.0 3 2 2 3 6 17 23 100
Tiffany McDonald.... 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 6 6 22
Georgia Southern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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A.J. Street......... 2.2 4 4 4 4 2 10 16 -
Logan Free.......... 2.0 2 5 5 5 2 8 13 -
Mandi Stophlet...... 2.1 6 2 2 1 1 11 12 -
Win - Gober (2-0). Loss - Street (0-2). Save - None.
WP - Gober(1); Stophlet. HBP - by Gober (Siliga); by Gober (Branan).
Pitches/strikes: Gober 100/60; McDonald 22/19.
Umpires - HP: Mike Bush 1B: Betsey Kidd
Start: 1:52 PM Time: 2:49 Attendance: 66
No. 22 FSU Softball Starts Sunshine State Tournament Off With 10-2 Win Over Jacksonville.
Seminoles pound out 11 hits with four players collecting a pair.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State softball coach Dr. JoAnne Graf would be hard pressed to script a better beginning to the start of the season than the one her team is currently playing out. The No. 22 Seminoles ran their undefeated streak at the start of the year to six games as they defeated instate foe Jacksonville 10-2 in five inning to start the Sunshine State Tournament on Friday (Feb. 16).
Florida State upped its' 2007 record to 6-0 on the year as it continued the best start to the season since the 2004 campaign. Jacksonville dropped to 2-5.
Getting the victory in her first start of the season was Kayla Collins (Niceville, Fla.) as she went the distance for the victory. The right-hander gave up just two earned runs on three hits with six strikeouts and two walks. Taking the loss was the Dolphins' Ashley Iveson as she fell to 1-1.
For the third game in a row the Seminoles pounded out double-digit hits as they collected 11 with four players each getting two hits. Leading the way was designated player Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) as she went 2-for-2 with three RBIs. Even though she only went 1-for-3, right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) scored a team-high three runs and drove in a pair.
Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) and centerfielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) both went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and Wootson driving in a run. Also collecting two hits was catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) to go along with three RBIs. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) also drove in two runs.
After a shaky start by Collins in the top of the first - in which she gave up a walk and a single - the sophomore settled down and got out the next three batters, including a pair of strikeouts. The Seminoles responded in their half of the first with one run to take an early lead. Davis drew a one-out walk then stole second. One out later, Krbec roped a double into the right field gap to plate Davis.
Some timely hitting and a costly Jacksonville error led to six runs for the Seminoles in the bottom of the second as FSU sent 11 batters to the plate. With one out, Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.) walked and Buckmon followed with a single. Snyder grounded back to the Iveson, but the throw to first base sailed over the fielder's head, allowing Langston and Buckmon to score.
Wootson came back with a single then a double by Davis scored two more runs. Ahrberg produced another double to score Davis and Krbec drilled a single to left field that scored pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) with the sixth run of the inning.
The Seminoles got their eighth run of the day in the bottom of the third. Buckmon led off with a single then stole second base. A Snyder sacrifice moved Buckmon to third then a Wootson sacrifice fly brought her home.
Following the first two batters, Collins was in command of the game as she retired nine batters in a row. The Dolphins got their first runs off her in the fourth as they put together a pair of hits and got a walk.
However, Florida State ended the game early as it came back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Wootson drilled a triple to the top of the wall in right field. Davis followed with a grounder to second base, but when the Dolphins' Patricia Melo tried to pick Wootson off at the third, her throw went wild, allowing Wootson to score and move Davis to second. Alicart followed with a single to move Davis to third then a sacrifice fly by Krbec scored Davis with the winning run.
Florida State is back for its second game of the Sunshine State Tournament as it takes on Kansas with a game time scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
2007 Florida State Softball
Jacksonville at #22 Florida State
Feb 16, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Jacksonville 2 (2-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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MELO, Patricia 2b........ 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
LaCROIX, Renee ss........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
MORA, Ashley dp.......... 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
JENSEN, Shannon 1b....... 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0
GORDON, Sara cf.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
McKEON, Kelly 3b......... 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
BRUEMMER, Simone c....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
ALTER, Valerie lf........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
NOVAK, Alexis ph/lf..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
MIRANTE, Jillian rf...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
IVESON, Ashley p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUELL, Katie p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ABBOTT, Brittany p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 17 2 3 2 2 6 14 7 3
Florida State 10 (6-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 2 0 2 3 1 0 6 0 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Monica Montez lf........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kelly Langston 1b........ 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 2
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kayla Collins p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 10 11 9 4 3 15 3 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Jacksonville........ 000 20 - 2 3 3
Florida State....... 161 02 - 10 11 1
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - MELO, P. 2; IVESON, A; Davis(1). LOB - Dolphins 3; Seminoles 7. 2B -
JENSEN, S; Davis(4); Ahrberg(2); Krbec(3). 3B - Wootson(2). SH - Snyder(1).
SF - GORDON, S.; Wootson(1); Krbec(1). SB - LaCROIX, R.; Wootson(8);
Davis(1); Buckmon(5).
Jacksonville IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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IVESON, Ashley...... 1.1 4 6 5 2 2 9 11 -
BUELL, Katie........ 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 8 10 -
ABBOTT, Brittany.... 1.2 3 2 1 2 0 7 10 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Kayla Collins....... 5.0 3 2 2 2 6 17 20 69
Win - Collins (1-0). Loss - IVESON, A (1-1). Save - None.
WP - ABBOTT, B.; Collins(1). Pitches/strikes: Collins 69/45.
Umpires - HP: Ron Graham 1B: Destini Robinson
Start: 4:08 PM Time: 1:50 Attendance: 205
No. 22 Florida State Drops 1-0 Loss To Kansas In Sunshine State Tournament.
14 strikeouts by Tiffany McDonald moves her up to eighth in FSU history with 492 strikeouts.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the first sixth innings of the Florida State and Kansas softball game there was virtually no offense. Then in the final frame both teams started putting the ball on the bat, but unfortunately for the No. 22 Seminoles the Jayhawks were the only ones who were able to push a run across as the visitors got one run in their last at-bat for the 1-0 during Friday's (Feb. 16) final game of the Sunshine State Tournament.
Florida State was handed its first loss of the season as it dropped to 6-1. Kansas improved to 3-3-1.
"Tiffany threw a great game and could have easily gotten the victory," FSU head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf said. "She got in a little bit of trouble early but she did a great job of getting out of some jams and kept us in the game. She put us in a position to win; we just couldn't get a run across. You have to give their pitcher some credit too, she threw a great game."
Despite giving up just three hits, pitcher Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) was saddled with her first loss of the season as she dropped to 2-1. The righty gave up just the one run on three hits with 14 strikeouts and three walks. With her 14 strikeouts, McDonald moved up to eighth on the FSU career strikeout list as she passed Jen White Stokes with 492 career strikeouts. Getting the victory was Kassie Humphreys as she improved to 3-0.
Five Seminoles reached base, but designated hitter Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) was the first to get a hit as she broke up Humphrey's no hitter with a single to left field in the bottom of the seventh. With FSU down to its final out, freshman center fielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) poked a single to left field but pinch runner Amanda Moore (Niceville, Fla.) was thrown out at third for the final out.
Both teams had their opportunities to score through the first six innings. Kansas had bases loaded in the first, but then McDonald got out of the jam with a ground out. The Jayhawks got runners on second and third with no outs in the third, but McDonald came back with two strikeouts and a ground out. Florida State had runners in scoring position in the second and fourth but came up empty.
The lone run in the game came in the top of the seventh when Humphreys helped her cause by hitting a solo home run over the left field fence.
The Seminoles are back for day two of the Sunshine State Tournament on Saturday. FSU starts the day with South Carolina at 1:30 p.m., followed immediately by a 3:30 p.m. game versus Memphis. Both
games can be seen live through ACC Select streaming video.
2007 Florida State Softball
Kansas at #22 Florida State
Feb 16, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Kansas 1 (3-3-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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McCaulley, Dougie rf..... 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
Ramirez, Sara 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
Crisosto, Stevie ss...... 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0
Pottorf, Elle c.......... 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0
Craner, Tiffany pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jobe, Amanda dp.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
Chapple, Val 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Stanton, Ally lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Washburn, Nicole 1b...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0
Humphreys, Kassie p...... 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 1
Wilson, Betsy cf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 25 1 3 1 3 14 21 8 7
Florida State 0 (6-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 1 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Carly Wynn cf............ 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 20 0 2 0 3 6 21 6 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Kansas.............. 000 000 1 - 1 3 0
Florida State....... 000 000 0 - 0 2 2
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E - Ahrberg(1); Snyder(2). LOB - Jayhawks 7; Seminoles 3. 3B - Crisosto. HR
- Humphreys. SH - Ramirez; Wynn(1). SB - Ramirez. CS - Washburn; Wootson(1).
Kansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Humphreys, Kassie... 7.0 2 0 0 3 6 20 24 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 7.0 3 1 1 3 14 25 29 121
Win - Humphreys (3-0). Loss - McDonald (2-1). Save - None.
WP - Humphreys; McDonald(2). Pitches/strikes: McDonald 121/74.
Umpires - HP: Destini Robinson 1B: Wayne Funderburke
Start: 6:24 PM Time: 1:55
No. 22 Seminoles Break Out The Offense In 8-3 Victory Over South Carolina.
Davis and Alicart hit solo home runs in the win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Looking to break out of the funk at the plate it had Friday night against Kansas, the Florida State softball responded with one of its better offensive performances of the young season and even brought back the long ball. The No. 22 Seminoles used a three-run third innings on their way to an 8-3 victory over South Carolina on Saturday (Feb. 17) during the Sunshine State Tournament.
Florida State got back in the win column as it improved to 7-1 on the year. South Carolina was handed just its second loss as it fell to 8-2.
Getting her team-best third victory was rookie pitcher Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as she improved to 3-0. The right-hander threw five innings, giving up just two unearned runs on five hits with six strikeouts and three walks. Taking the loss for USC was Melissa Hendon, who dropped to 1-1.
Leading the Seminoles' offensive attack was right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) and designated player Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) as they each produced a pair of hits and a team-best two RBIs. Davis tied shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) for tops on the squad with a pair of runs scored as they each hit a solo home run.
Florida State pulled out of its mini dry spell early with a run in the top of the second inning. Alicart started the inning with a walk then came around to score from first base on a triple to the right field gap by Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.). FSU appeared to have its second run of the frame on a sacrifice fly by left fielder Jessica Gilmore (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) but Buckmon was called out for leaving the base early.
The Seminoles' speed put the pressure on South Carolina in the third inning and forced the Gamecocks into some costly mistakes. Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) led off with a walk then Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) dropped down a sacrifice bunt, but was hit by the throw from the first baseman, putting runners on second and third. A ground out by Davis scored Snyder then catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) put down a squeeze bunt and Wootson avoided the tag for the third run. Ahrberg, who moved up to second on the failed putout at home, came around to score on a single by Krbec to make it 4-0.
The long ball produced Florida State's next two runs as it took a 6-0 lead through its half of the fifth inning. Davis cranked her first home run since May 6, 2005 against BYU with a solo shot that stayed just inside the pole in right field. One out later, Alicart belted her first round tripper of the season over the right field fence.
South Carolina got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when McKenna Hughes drilled a two-run home run to left field. Florida State got both of those runs back in the seventh. Davis reached base for the third time with a single then stole second. A sacrifice by Ahrberg advanced her to third then Krbec delivered an RBI double. Pinch runner Amanda Moore (Niceville, Fla.) came around to score when Buckmon reached on a fielding error to make it 8-2 in FSU's favor.
The Seminole conclude play the Sunshine State Tournament with a 3:30 p.m. contest against Memphis. The game can be seen live on ACC Select streaming internet video.
2007 Florida State Softball
#22 Florida State at South Carolina
Feb 17, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 8 (7-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
Monica Montez ph........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
Camille Garcia ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tiffany McDonald p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 27 8 8 7 4 3 21 7 5
South Carolina 3 (8-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ashton Payne 2b.......... 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 2
Adele Voigt lf........... 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
McKenna Hughes c......... 2 2 2 3 2 0 4 0 0
Melissa Hendon p/dp...... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Lindsay Walker ss........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4
Jessica Josker rf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jacqueline Wetherbee 1b.. 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 0
Cagney Davis pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Becky Martinez 3b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
Tori Martin cf........... 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Lisa Longo ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Anna Johnson dp.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kate Pouliot p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 27 3 6 3 3 7 21 11 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 013 020 2 - 8 8 1
South Carolina...... 000 020 1 - 3 6 3
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E - Snyder(3); Payne, A.; Wetherbee; Martinez, B.. LOB - Seminoles 5;
Gamecocks 7. 2B - Krbec(4); Wetherbee 2. 3B - Buckmon(1). HR - Davis(1);
Alicart(1); Hughes, M. 2. SH - Wootson(2); Ahrberg 2(5); Voigt, A.. SB -
Davis(2); Gilmore(1).
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Terese Gober........ 5.1 5 2 0 3 6 21 25 91
Tiffany McDonald.... 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 6 6 23
South Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Melissa Hendon...... 5.0 6 6 5 3 2 19 24 -
Kate Pouliot........ 2.0 2 2 1 1 1 8 10 -
Win - Gober (3-0). Loss - Hendon, M. (1-1). Save - None.
PB - Ahrberg(1). Pitches/strikes: Gober 91/51; McDonald 23/15.
Umpires - HP: Destini Robinson 1B: Ron Graham
Start: 1:40 PM Time: 2:11 Attendance: 352
No-No Again! No. 22 Florida State's Melissa May Tosses No Hitter In 8-0 Win Over Memphis.
Lefty throws the first no hitter of her collegiate career.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After going a year and a half without a no hitter, the Florida State softball team has had two in eight days. Sophomore Melissa May tossed the first no hitter of her collegiate career and the Seminoles' bats stayed hot as No. 22 FSU defeated Memphis 6-0 in six innings on Saturday (Feb. 17) during the Sunshine State Tournament.
"I'm really excited and just so happy," May admitted. "The defense was so great; Carly's (Wynn) play in the first totally saving that inning. The defense played great behind me the entire game it was exciting to see everyone play as a team. The offense was awesome too; when they put up that many runs I don't stress out and I can just go after batters.
"In the last inning when we needed one run to get eight I looked up and saw the score and thought 'oh we have to get a run!' Until then I didn't really think too much about it."
Florida State continued its best start since the 2004 season as it improved its record to 8-1 and 3-1 in the tournament. Memphis dropped to 5-4. FSU claims at least a share of the tournament title, but Kansas would be named champion - based on a 1-0 win over FSU Friday night - if it beats Memphis in the final game. A Jayhawk loss to the Tigers gives FSU the title outright.
Staying perfect on the year was May (San Diego, Calif.) as she improved to 2-0 with her first no hitter since her prep days at Rancho Bernardo High School. The lefty gave up just one walk with three strikeouts in her six innings of work. She also hit two batters and another reached via error. Helping her cause was an FSU defense that turned a pair of double plays. The loss went to Nicki Johnson who dropped to 2-3.
"I was really happy that she threw a no-hitter," FSU head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf said. "That's just going to give her more confidence and the more she throws she's going to keep the ball down and really help us."
Tying for the team lead with a pair of hits was left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and first baseman Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.). Buckmon was also the team leader, along with third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) with a pair of runs scored. All nine batters in the line-up reached base and eight of the nine had base hits.
"I think we had something to prove today because we didn't hit well against Kansas," Graf noted. "We needed to come back and get our bats alive and give our pitchers some support because one run should not beat us, especially when our pitchers are throwing as well as they have been throwing."
After coming close to pushing a run across in their first three at-bats, the Seminoles struck for three runs in the bottom of the fourth by sending eight batters to the plate. Buckmon and Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) produced back-to-back singles then Buckmon moved up to second on a throwing error by the Memphis catcher. A double by Langston scored Buckmon and put runners on second and third. Snyder put down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Wynn from third then LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) completed the scoring with an infield single to score Snyder with the third run of the inning.
The Seminoles were the beneficiary of pair of Memphis errors in the fifth inning as they tacked on four runs to make it a 7-0 game. Catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) started the inning with a single and moved up to second on a Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) walk. A bunt single by Buckmon loaded then pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) crossed the plate on a Wynn sacrifice fly.
After Buckmon stole second, the Tigers appeared to be out of the inning, but left fielder Leandra Hines dropped a Snyder fly ball, allowing Alicart and Buckmon to score. Another Memphis error allowed Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) to reach first base and put Snyder on third. The duo pulled off the double steal as Snyder swiped home.
May helped keep the no hitter intact in the sixth when she started a double play to end the inning. Florida State ended the game early with the eight-run mercy rule when Alicart drilled a double to center field that scored pinch runner Amanda Moore (Niceville, Fla.) from first base.
Florida State goes on the road for the next week with the first stop being a 3 p.m. (CST) doubleheader at Troy on Wednesday (Feb. 21). www.seminoles.com.
2007 Florida State Softball
Memphis at #22 Florida State
Feb 17, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Memphis 0 (5-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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DOLFO, Leila rf.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MOTT, Heather ss......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
KELSO, Lindsay c......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
McNULTY, Bridgette 3b.... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
ROSS, Kara 1b............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
HAYDEN, Kimmi dp......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
PRIDGEN, Lindsey cf...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
GROSS, Tori 2b........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
HINES, Leandra lf........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
JOHNSON, Nicki p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 16 0 0 0 1 3 16 5 1
Florida State 8 (8-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Carly Wynn cf............ 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 0 2 1 0 0 9 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 2
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 28 8 10 5 3 3 18 10 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Memphis............. 000 000 - 0 0 5
Florida State....... 000 341 - 8 10 1
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - KELSO, L.; McNULTY, B.; ROSS, K.; GROSS, T.; HINES, L.; Snyder(4). DP -
Seminoles 3. LOB - Tigers 1; Seminoles 8. 2B - Alicart(2); Langston(1). HBP
- GROSS, T.; HINES, L.. SF - Wynn(1). SB - Wootson 2(10); Davis(3);
Buckmon(6); Snyder(1).
Memphis IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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JOHNSON, Nicki...... 5.1 10 8 5 3 3 28 32 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Melissa May......... 6.0 0 0 0 1 3 16 19 58
Win - May (2-0). Loss - JOHNSON, N. (2-3). Save - None.
HBP - by May (GROSS, T.); by May (HINES, L.). Pitches/strikes: May 58/35.
Umpires - HP: Ron Graham 1B: Destini Robinson
Start: 4:19 PM Time: 1:31
Back-to-Back Home Runs By Snyder And Wootson In the Ninth Gives No. 20 FSU Softball 2-1 Win Over No. 21 Nebraska.
Game winner moves Wootson into a tie for third in FSU history with 19 career home runs.
COLUMBUS, GA - Back-to-back home runs by Michelle Snyder and the game winner from Player of the Year Candidate Veronica Wootson in the bottom of the ninth gave the No. 20 Florida State softball team a 2-1 victory over No. 21 Nebraska on Friday (February 23) during the first day of play at NFCA Leadoff Classic.
Florida State improved to 9-1 with its first victory over a ranked opponent in 2007. The Cornhuskers dropped to 4-6 on the year as they started the tournament 0-2.
Working her way out of jam after jam was pitcher Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she improved 3-1. In giving up just the one unearned run, the right-hander scattered 11 hits with nine strikeouts and only two walks. Taking the loss was Nebraska's Ashley DeBuhr as she dropped to 3-2.
Keeping the Seminoles in the game was their ability to play bend, but don't break defense. Nebraska stranded 18 runners on the day as it had the bases loaded in the second, third, fifth and eight innings. Husker hitters were 7-of-28 with runners on base and 0-for-8 with the bases loaded.
FSU appeared to be in dire straits as the tying run, left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.), was thrown out at third after Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) failed to get the sacrifice bunt down. The sophomore redeemed herself as she took DeBuhr deep over the left field fence. Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) followed with her first home run of the year, in almost the same spot as Snyder's, to end the game. The two runs in the ninth ended a streak of 22-striaght innings without a run for FSU, dating back to the 2005 NFCA Classic.
McDonald almost got out of the ninth unscathed as she had two outs and a runner on second base when DeBuhr poked a single into centerfield for the first run of the game.
Both teams had great scoring chances in the eighth. Nebraska loaded the bases with no outs but McDonald got two ground outs and a strikeout to end the inning. FSU had runners on first and third with no outs, but Buckmon popped up into a double play and center fielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) was thrown out trying to steal home.
Through the first four innings both teams were able to get runners on base, but neither could push a run across. Nebraska had the bases loaded with one out in the second and third innings, but McDonald worked out of the jam both times. Designated player Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) and shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) strung together a pair of hits to load the bases for FSU in the fourth but Wynn lined into a double play to end the threat.
Florida State is back on the field for its second game of the NFCA Classic at 5 p.m. vs. Mississippi State.
2007 Florida State Softball
#21 Nebraska vs #20 Florida State
Feb 23, 2007 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commons)
Nebraska 1 (4-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mullin, Meghan rf........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2
Long, Haley dp........... 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waldecker, Jamie c....... 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 5
Barrett, Whitney c...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter, Devin ss......... 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 5 0 2 0 0 2 9 0 3
DeBuhr, Ashley p/pr...... 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 4 0
Borg, Jaime pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez, Crystal cf..... 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2
Pascale, Brittany ph.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3
Hupp, Alex ph........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
Totals................... 38 1 11 1 2 9 25 11 18
Florida State 2 (9-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
Carly Wynn cf............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Monica Montez ph........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Totals................... 25 2 4 2 2 2 27 10 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Nebraska............ 000 000 001 - 1 11 0
Florida State....... 000 000 002 - 2 4 3
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Ahrberg(2); Snyder(5); McDonald(1). DP - Huskers 2. LOB - Huskers 18;
Seminoles 3. 2B - Porter; Carwile. HR - Wootson(1); Snyder(1). HBP - DeBuhr;
Hupp. SH - Rutherford; Mullin; Montez(2). SB - Porter. CS - Wynn(1);
Buckmon(1).
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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DeBuhr, Ashley...... 8.1 4 2 2 2 2 25 28 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 9.0 11 1 0 2 9 38 44 155
Win - McDonald (3-1). Loss - DeBuhr (3-2). Save - None.
HBP - by McDonald (DeBuhr); by McDonald (Hupp). Pitches/strikes: McDonald
155/104.
Umpires - HP: Otis Walker 1B: Steve McCrillis 3B: Sally Walker
FSU Softball Completes Day One Sweep At NFCA Classic With 4-2 Win Over Mississippi State.
Alicart and Wootson belt home runs to move up on FSU career charts.
COLUMBUS, GA - Through the first nine games of the season, the Florida State softball team managed to hit only three home runs. The No. 20 Seminoles more than doubled their season total on the opening day of the 12th Annual NFCA Leadoff Classic, including two in their second game of the day as they beat Mississippi State 4-2 on Friday (Feb. 23).
The Seminoles became the first team in the conference to win ten games as they improved to 10-1. Mississippi State dropped to 8-4.
"This was a very good start to the tournament," FSU head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf said. "I was really pleased with the way we came back in the second game and started hitting. Both of our pitchers did a great job and we got the timely hits when we needed them."
Staying perfect on the year was freshman pitcher Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as she improved to a team-best 4-0. The righty gave up two runs on four hits with a career-high ten strikeouts and one walk. Taking the loss for the Bulldogs was Kelli Miller as she dropped to 4-2.
Two-thirds of FSU's eight hits came from a trio of players as Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.), shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) and left field Jessica Gilmore (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) had two apiece. Alicart was tops with her two RBIs while the four runs were all scored by different players.
Gober gave the Bulldogs their first two runs in the first as she hit back-to-back batters then gave up a single to give MSU a 2-0 lead. Florida State got back on the board in the second with a help of two Mississippi State errors. Catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) reached on a bobbled ball by the second baseman then pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) took third on a throwing error. Rosen scored FSU's first run on a ground out by Gilmore.
The long ball accounted for the Seminoles next three runs. Designated player Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Texas) led off the fourth with a single. One out later, Alicart hit an opposite-field home run over the right field fence to give FSU the 3-2 lead. With one out in the fifth, Wootson hit her second home run of the day, a solo shot over the right field wall, to stake FSU to a 4-2 advantage.
The home run was the 20th of Wootson's career, breaking her tie with Lisa Davidson for third in school history. Alicart also moved up on the FSU charts, tying Leslie Barton with the 14th dinger of her career.
After the first inning Gober was nearly unhitable as she only faced three batters over the minimum the final six innings and allowed only one runner to get past second base. She even showed she could field her position as she started a double play in the second inning.
The Seminoles return the South Commons Stadium on Saturday (Feb. 24) for a pair of games. First up is a 10:30 a.m. contest against Tennessee Tech, followed by a 1 p.m. affair with Seton Hall. A win
over the Golden Eagles will put FSU in the gold bracket.
2007 Florida State Softball
#20 Florida State vs Mississippi State
Feb 23, 2007 at Columbus, Ga, (South Commons)
Florida State 4 (10-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brittany Krbec c......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 0
Kelly Langston 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Brittany Osmon 1b....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals................... 30 4 8 4 0 5 21 9 5
Mississippi State 2 (8-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Chelsea Bramlett 2b...... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Nakita Boyce lf.......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1
Courtney Bures ss........ 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Katie Cooley rf/ph....... 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2
Michelle Kinney rf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katie Johnson c/dp....... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jessie Bailey 3b......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0
Lindsay Hunley 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 2
Sammie Jo Bailey 1b..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Hayle Guess cf........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Blair Hewett dp/c........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
Laurie Siebert ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kelli Miller p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 26 2 4 2 1 10 21 12 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 010 210 0 - 4 8 2
Mississippi State... 200 000 0 - 2 4 3
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E - Alicart 2; C. Bramlett; B. Hewett 2. DP - Seminoles 1. LOB - Seminoles
5; Bulldogs 6. HR - Wootson; Alicart. HBP - N. Boyce; C. Bures. SB - N.
Boyce 2; C. Bures.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Terese Gober........ 7.0 4 2 2 1 10 26 29 105
Mississippi State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Kelli Miller........ 7.0 8 4 3 0 5 30 30 -
Win - Gober (4-0). Loss - K. Miller (4-2). Save - None.
HBP - by Gober (N. Boyce); by Gober (C. Bures). Pitches/strikes: Gober 105/65.
Umpires - HP: Laura Nesteriak 1B: Sally Walker 3B: Otis Walker
Late Lead Slips Away From FSU Softball In 9-8 Loss To Tennessee Tech.
Seminoles give up eight runs in the seventh and eigth innings.
COLUMBUS, GA - Needing just one out to advance to the championship bracket of the NFCA Classic, the Florida State softball team may have been caught looking ahead to Sunday. The No. 20 Seminoles gave up eight runs in the seventh and eighth innings to hand Tennessee Tech a 9-8 victory on Saturday (Feb. 24).
Florida State was given its first loss of the tournament as it dropped to 10-2 on the year. TTU beat its second ranked opponent in as many days to improve to 7-5.
Taking the loss was freshman Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.). The right-hander came on in the seventh with two runners on base and proceeded to give up six runs, three earned, on two hits with three strikeouts. Getting a no decision was left-hander Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) as she came out with two runners on in the seventh and reentered in the eighth. The sophomore gave up three runs on six hits with two strikeouts and a walk in six and two-thirds innings. The win went to the Golden Eagles' Sarah Street who improved to 2-2.
Florida State out-hit Tennessee Tech to the tune of 12-8, but left eight runners on and gave the Golden Eagles five runners through walks and hit batters. Topping Florida State was Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) as she went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. The lone run moved the second baseman to sixth in ACC history and fifth in Seminole lore with 157 career runs scored.
Two other players had a multi-hit game as shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) and left fielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) each went 2-for-4. Alicart had a team-high three RBIs, while Wynn tied Wootson and designated player Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) with two runs scored.
The Seminoles went into the top of the seventh with a 5-1 lead. May hit the first batter then gave up a double. Gober hit the first batter she faced to load the bases, but appeared to be out of the jam as she got the next two batters out. Unfortunately, she gave up a grand slam to Amanda Glover to tie the game at 5-5. FSU went down one, two, three in its half of the seventh.
The runner placed on second to start the eighth with the international tiebreaker scored on a single. One out later, Gober got a strikeout but strike three was wild, allowing the runner to take first. Gober issued a walk to load the bases before May was brought back. The first batter she faced grounded to Alicart, but her throw to the plate was wide, allowing the second run to score in the inning. A sacrifice fly pushed TTU's third run across then May was called for a balk that pushed the eventual winning run across.
FSU did not go down quietly in its half of the inning as Alicart scored from second on single by left fielder Jessica Gilmore (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.). First baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) followed with a single but was eliminated at second base on a grounder by Wynn that put runners on the corners. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) scored Gilmore from third with a single then Wootson drove in Wynn with another single. Unfortunately, the Seminoles couldn't get the tying run across as Street educed a pair of ground out to end the game.
Florida State wasted no time in getting on the board as Wootson led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run to left field. With two outs, Krbec reached on a fielding error. Alicart followed with a double into the left field gap that scored Krbec all the way from first.
Another Golden Eagle error allowed the Seminoles to score their third run of the game in the second inning. Wynn hit a one out single and moved up to second on a groundout. A wild pitch moved her to third then on Wootson's infield single the TTU's first baseman tried to pick off Wynn as she went back to the base, but the throw was high and allowed Wynn to score.
Tennessee Tech got its first run off May with a solo home run in the fourth, but Florida State answered with a pair of runs an inning later. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) picked up a one-out single and stole second. She moved up on a ground out then Krbec drew a walk to put runners on the corners. Alicart followed with her second double of the day to score both runners and make it a 5-1 game.
Florida State wraps up pool play on Saturday with a 1 p.m. contest against Seton Hall.
2007 Florida State Softball
Tennessee Tech vs #20 Florida State
Feb 24, 2007 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commons)
Tennessee Tech 9 (7-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BODEN, Beth ss........... 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 0
GLOVER, Amanda 3b........ 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
DOBBS, Krystina 2b....... 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 3 0
POTTS, Ashley lf......... 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
FISCHER, Stephanie c..... 4 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 2
BYNUM, Bonnie p.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
KENDRICK, Heather pr.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STREET, Sarah p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
CASTONZO, Kristyn dp..... 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
MONGAR, Kerilyn 1b....... 3 2 1 0 1 0 13 0 0
SUTHERLAND, Katie rf..... 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HORTERT, Kristina cf/pr.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CLARK, Amanda cf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 9 8 7 2 5 24 15 6
Florida State 8 (10-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 3 2 0 1 2 4 0
Kayla Collins ph........ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 4 1 2 3 0 1 5 2 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 1 0 1 1 8 0 0
Monica Montez ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf........... 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Camille Garcia ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Terese Gober p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 8 12 7 2 6 24 11 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Tennessee Tech...... 000 100 44 - 9 8 2
Florida State....... 210 020 03 - 8 12 1
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E - GLOVER, A; MONGAR, K; Alicart. LOB - Eagles 6; Seminoles 8. 2B - MONGAR,
K; Alicart 2. HR - DOBBS; FISCHER; Wootson. HBP - POTTS; CASTONZO;
SUTHERLAND. SH - STREET; Ahrberg. SF - BODEN. SB - Davis. CS - HORTERT.
Tennessee Tech IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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BYNUM, Bonnie....... 5.0 6 5 3 2 4 21 24 -
STREET, Sarah....... 3.0 6 3 2 0 2 15 15 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Melissa May......... 6.2 6 3 3 1 2 25 29 81
Terese Gober........ 1.1 2 6 3 1 3 6 9 38
Win - STREET (2-2). Loss - Gober (4-1). Save - None.
WP - BYNUM; Gober. HBP - by May (POTTS); by May (CASTONZO); by Gober
(SUTHERLAND). BK - May. Pitches/strikes: May 81/54; Gober 38/22.
Umpires - HP: Brian Sonak 1B: LInda Hoover 2B: John Kurnat
FSU Softball Completes Pool Play At NFCA Classic With 4-2 Win Over Seton Hall.
McDonald records the save, moves up to second on FSU career save chart.
COLUMBUS, GA - Showing it can bounce back quickly from a tough loss, the Florida State softball team rebounded by scoring early and holding off a late Seton Hall comeback attempt. The No. 20 Seminoles finished pool play at the 12th Annual NFCA Leadoff Classic by defeating the Pirates 4-2 on Saturday (Feb. 24).
Florida State improved its record to 11-2 on the year. Seton Hall is still searching for its first win as it dropped 0-9.
Staying perfect on the year was sophomore pitcher Kayla Collins (Niceville, Fla.) as she improved to 2-0. The sophomore struck out a career-high ten batters while giving up two runs on four hits with four walks in six and two-thirds inning of work. Junior Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) got the last out to record the save and move into a tie for second in school history with Leslie Malerich at six career saves. The loss went to Kim Schweitzer who fell to 0-5.
Seven different players collected a hit for the Seminoles, but catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) was the only player to reach base more than once as she drew a walk and reached on an error. Shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) posted a team-best three RBIs.
The long ball produced Florida State's first three runs in it initial at-bat of the game. Designated player Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) hit a triple down the right field line and Krbec was walked. Alicart cleared the bases with her second home run of the tournament to stake FSU to a 3-0 lead.
The Seminoles increased their margin to four with a run in the top of the third. Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) started the inning with a double and moved up to third on a sacrifice bunt by right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) A ground out Ahrberg scored Wootson.
Seton Hall strung together a pair of hits and a sacrifice for its first run off Collins in the third. In the fifth she issued two walks and hit a batter to help the Pirates get their second run. Seton Hall had runners on first and second in the seventh before McDonald closed the door.
The Seminoles are back in action during Sunday's bracket play. Their opponent game time will announced on Saturday night once pool play is complete.
2007 Florida State Softball
#20 Florida State vs Seton Hall
Feb 24, 2007 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commons)
Florida State 4 (11-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 2
Carly Wynn cf............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
Kayla Collins p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 4 7 4 1 3 21 6 5
Seton Hall 2 (0-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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GENGLER, Allison 2b...... 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0
CONSTANTINI, Ashley rf... 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
MILLER, Rachel rf....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BARANEK, Laura cf........ 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
BEST, Jenna lf........... 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 3
WALDRON, Kealan 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3
STEINSEIFZER, Dani c..... 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
WINN, Amanda dp.......... 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
PEASE, Shannon 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 2
GLYNOS, Daria ss......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0
SCHWEITZER, Kim p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 25 2 4 2 4 11 21 9 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 301 000 0 - 4 7 1
Seton Hall.......... 001 010 0 - 2 4 1
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E - Snyder; WALDRON. LOB - Seminoles 5; Pirates 8. 2B - Wootson; BARANEK. 3B
- Ahrberg. HR - Alicart. HBP - MILLER. SH - Davis; GENGLER.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Kayla Collins....... 6.2 4 2 2 4 10 24 30 130
Tiffany McDonald.... 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Seton Hall IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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SCHWEITZER, Kim..... 7.0 7 4 4 1 3 28 30 -
Win - Collins (2-0). Loss - SCHWEITZER (0-5). Save - McDonald (1).
HBP - by Collins (MILLER). Pitches/strikes: Collins 130/77; McDonald 5/3.
Umpires - HP: Lori Bish 1B: Joe Massaro 3B: John Pemberton
No. 20 FSU Softball Ends NFCA Classic With 4-1 Loss To No. 24 Southern Illinois.
Davis' first inning home run accounts for FSU's only run of the game.
COLUMBUS, GA - If there has been an Achilles' Heal for the Florida State pitching staff it has been nailing down the final out of the inning. A trio of two out hits made the difference as the No. 20 Seminoles dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 24 Southern Illinois on Sunday (Feb. 25.) during the final day of the 12th Annual NFCA Leadoff Classic.
The Seminoles lost their first game to a ranked opponent as they dropped to 11-3. Southern Illinois improved to 12-3.
Taking the loss for Florida State was junior Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she dropped to 3-2. The right-hander gave up three runs, two earned, in five innings of work on just three hits with six strikeouts but she issued three walks and hit a batter. Sophomore Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) came on in the sixth to relieve McDonald and gave up one run on two hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Getting the win to improve to 7-1 was SIU's Ashley Hamby. After the first inning she retired 19 of the last 21 batters she faced.
Florida State only mustered four hits off Hamby. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) produced the only extra base hit with her home run. Designated player Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.), catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) and center fielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) all produced singles.
For the third game in a row the long ball got the Seminoles started early as they hit their third first inning home run when Davis jacked a solo home run over the right field wall for FSU's lone run of the game.
Southern Illinois grabbed the lead in the second as McDonald could not work out of the jam, giving up a two-out single that allowed a runner to score from second on a bobble by Wynn in centerfield. McDonald surrendered a solo home run in the fifth after retiring the first two batters.
The Seminoles got a runner in scoring position in the fifth when the freshmen Ahrberg and Wynn hit back-to-back two-out singles but Hamby got left field Jessica Gilmore (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) to pop out to end the inning.
Florida State is back in action on Wednesday, February 28, when it plays host to No. 13 Michigan in a 4 p.m.
2007 Florida State Softball
#24 Southern Illinois vs #20 Florida State
Feb 25, 2007 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commons)
Southern Illinois 4 (12-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Wilson, Katie rf......... 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Dismore, Tiffanie lf..... 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Garza, Alicia 2b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clifton, Amanda 1b....... 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 0 0
Ford, Clare pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wagner, Katie 3b......... 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2
Wamsley, Jayme c......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
Hanson, Allie dp......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Wegmann, Becky ss........ 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 0
Stein, Krystal cf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Hamby, Ashley p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 25 4 5 3 4 7 21 10 7
Florida State 1 (11-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1
Carly Wynn cf............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Kelly Langston ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa May p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 25 1 4 1 0 5 21 8 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Southern Illinois... 020 100 1 - 4 5 0
Florida State....... 100 000 0 - 1 4 2
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E - Wynn; Snyder. LOB - Salukis 7; Seminoles 3. 2B - Wilson. HR - Wegmann;
Davis. HBP - Wagner. SH - Garza; Wamsley.
Southern Illinois IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hamby, Ashley....... 7.0 4 1 1 0 5 25 25 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 5.0 3 3 2 3 6 18 23 95
Melissa May......... 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 7 9 31
Win - Hamby (7-1). Loss - McDonald (3-2). Save - None.
HBP - by McDonald (Wagner). Pitches/strikes: McDonald 95/55; May 31/20.
Umpires - HP: Bill Gomoluch 1B: Brian Sonak 3B: Joe Massaro
Upset Bid Comes Up Short For No. 19 FSU Softball In 4-3 Loss To No. 9 Michigan.
Wootson and Langston hit home runs in the loss.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - One of these days the Florida State softball team is going to break through for a victory over Michigan. After coming up empty in four meetings last year, the No. 19 Seminoles nearly pulled out the first of three contests in 2007 against the No. 9 Wolverines but they came up short, 4-3, in the first game of Wednesday's (Feb. 28) doubleheader.
The loss dropped Florida State 11-4 on the year as it lost its second game in a row. Michigan ran its record to 15-1.
Florida State junior Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) is still looking for her first win over Michigan after four losses last year as she took the defeat to drop to 3-3. The right-hander gave up four runs, but only one earned, on eight hits with two strikeouts and three walks. Getting the win was Michigan's Lorilyn Wilson, who improved to 9-1.
Collecting a third of FSU's six hits was Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) as she went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Slamming her first Division I home run was first baseman Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.) as she led the team with a pair of RBIs.
The other three hits were a trio of singles by shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela), centerfielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Jessica Gilmore (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.).
Wootson ended a string of seven-straight strikeouts by Wilson in the fifth with a solo home run that stayed just inside the left field pole. After giving up two runs in the top of the sixth, FSU got the margin back to within one in its half of the sixth. With two outs, Alicart ripped a single to left field and Langston followed with the home run, a two-run shot to center field, to make it a 4-3 ball game.
The Seminoles had their chances to score in the first two innings as they left a pair of runners on each frame. Wootson opened the first with a single and LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) followed with a walk. In the second Buckmon and Gilmore hit back-to-back singles.
Michigan got on the scoreboard first as it pushed a run across in the second inning. Davis' throw from right field was just up the third base line as Teddi Ewing came in to score on a single by Allison Kidman. The Wolverines added a run in the third when McDonald hit Ewing with the bases loaded to score Rebekah Milian. Michigan added two insurance runs in the top of the sixth.
The two teams return for the second game of the doubleheader.
2007 Florida State Softball
#9 Michigan at #19 Florida State (Game 1)
Feb 28, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Michigan 4 (15-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Alessandra Giampaolo cf.. 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rebekah Milian lf........ 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Samantha Findlay 1b...... 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0
Tiffany Worthy c......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2
Teddi Ewing ss........... 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
Angie Danis dp........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Maggie Viefhaus 3b....... 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Allison Kidman rf........ 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Angela Findlay 2b........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Lorilyn Wilson p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 27 4 8 3 3 2 21 5 8
Florida State 3 (11-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 2 2
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 1 1 2 0 2 7 1 0
Brittany Osmon 1b....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Monica Montez ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 26 3 6 3 1 13 21 12 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Michigan............ 011 002 0 - 4 8 0
Florida State....... 000 012 0 - 3 6 3
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E - Wootson; Langston(1); McDonald(2). DP - Seminoles 2. LOB - Wolverines 8;
Seminoles 4. 2B - Milian. HR - Wootson(4); Langston(1). HBP - Ewing. SH -
Milian; Worthy; Krbec(2). SB - Ewing.
Michigan IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Lorilyn Wilson...... 7.0 6 3 3 1 13 26 28 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 7.0 8 4 1 3 2 27 33 109
Win - Wilson (9-1). Loss - McDonald (3-3). Save - None.
HBP - by McDonald (Ewing). Pitches/strikes: McDonald 109/72.
Umpires - HP: Dianne Kendall 1B: Cindi Bruno
Close But No Cigar Again For No. 19 FSU Softball As It Drops Game Two To No. 9 Michigan 3-2.
Seminoles start ACC play this weekend at NC State.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Untimely mistakes were the downfall of the Florida State softball team all day as it spotted Michigan a lead it could not overcome. The No. 19 Seminoles pulled to within one run in the six, but they could not complete the comeback as they fell, 3-2, to No. 9 Michigan in the second game of Wednesday (February 28) doubleheader.
The loss dropped Florida State to 11-5 on the year as it has lost three games in a row - all to ranked teams - for the first time this season. Michigan upped its record to 16-1.
Suffering her first loss of the season was sophomore hurler Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) as her recorded fell to 2-1. The lefty gave up three runs, only one earned, on six hits with three strikeouts and one walk. Staying perfect was Michigan's Nikki Nemitz as the win improved her to 7-0.
Headlining the Florida State offense was senior right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) as she went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) had the best all-around game as she went 1-for-2 with a run scored and RBI. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) scored the other run for the Seminoles.
A trio of hits in the fifth inning helped the Seminoles pull within a run. First baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) and Snyder led off with back-to-back singles, but couldn't get past second base. Wootson reached second when the throw to first on Michigan's double play attempt sailed into the visitor's dugout. Davis followed with double to left field to score Wootson and make it a 3-2 game.
Florida State cut the margin to two in its half of the third inning. Snyder led off with a walk and came around to score on a double by Wootson. Davis and left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) followed with singles but Michigan got out of the jam when catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) lined into a double play to end the threat.
Several miscues in the first inning gave Michigan a pair of unearned runs. Alessandra Giampaolo led off by reaching on an error and a pair of wild pitches by May helped get the other two runs across. Giampaolo started the third with a double then came around to score on a single.
The Seminoles are back in action this weekend when they start ACC play with a three-game set at defending league champion NC State on Saturday.
2007 Florida State Softball
#9 Michigan at #13 Florida State (Game 2)
Feb 28, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Michigan 3 (16-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Alessandra Giampaolo cf.. 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
Rebekah Milian lf........ 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1
Samantha Findlay 1b...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 0
Roya St. Clair c......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Teddi Ewing ss........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Angie Danis dp........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Michelle Weatherdon pr.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maggie Viefhaus 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Allison Kidman rf........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angela Findlay 2b........ 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1
Nikki Nemitz p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Totals................... 27 3 6 1 1 3 21 14 5
Florida State 2 (11-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 4 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Brittany Krbec c......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Kelly Langston dp........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf............ 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 1 0 1 1 9 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Totals................... 24 2 6 2 3 3 21 13 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Michigan............ 201 000 0 - 3 6 1
Florida State....... 001 010 0 - 2 6 2
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E - Ewing; Alicart; Osmon. DP - Wolverines 2; Seminoles 2. LOB - Wolverines
5; Seminoles 4. 2B - Giampaolo; Wootson; Davis. SH - A. Findlay. SB -
Wootson.
Michigan IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Nikki Nemitz........ 7.0 6 2 2 3 3 24 27 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Melissa May......... 7.0 6 3 1 1 3 27 29 81
Win - Nemitz (7-0). Loss - May (3-0). Save - None.
WP - May 3. Pitches/strikes: May 81/53.
Umpires - HP: Cindi Bruno 1B: Dianne Kendall
Start: 6:22 PM Time: 1:41 Attendance: 413
No. 19 Florida State Softball Loses ACC Opener 6-3 To Defending Champion NC State.
Home runs by Alicart and Krbec not enough for the Seminoles.
RALEIGH, NC - There's a new battle for the top spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference and currently it's being won by NC State. For just the second time in school history, and the first since 2000, the No. 19 Florida State softball team dropped its conference opener as it fell to defending league champion NC State, 6-3, in the first game of Saturday's (March 3) doubleheader.
The Seminoles losing streak increased to four games as it dropped to 11-6 and 0-1 in the ACC. The Wolfpack improved to 13-5, 1-0 in the conference.
Suffering her third loss in a row was junior pitcher Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she dropped to 3-4. The right-hander gave up four runs, all earned, on two hits with four strikeouts and three walks in just three and a third innings of work. Rookie hurler Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) came on in the fourth and gave up two runs on three hits. Getting the victory was NC State's Abbie Sims, who improved to 7-3.
All three of FSU's runs came off home runs as shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) and designated player Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) each left the field. Topping the team with a pair of hits was center fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) as she collected two singles.
Florida State got on the board first with a run in the second inning. Alicart led off the frame with solo home run, her fourth of the year, to straight-away centerfield. The Seminoles got two more runs in the sixth inning to cut the NC State lead to three when Krbec hit her first home run as a Seminole to score pinch runner Amanda Moore (Niceville, Fla.) and make it 6-3.
NC State answered with a long ball of its own in the third as Heather Gelbard hit a two-run homer to give the Wolfpack a 2-1 lead. The home run did the Seminoles in again in the fourth as with one out McDonald walked back-to-back batters and Allison Presnell hit a three-run home run off Gober.
The two teams continue Saturday's doubleheader with game two.
2007 Florida State Softball
#19 Florida State at NC State (Game 1)
Mar 03, 2007 at Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek)
Florida State 3 (11-6,0-1 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Whitney Buckmon cf....... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
LaShaun Davis rf......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 7 2 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 0
Kelly Langston 2b........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Terese Gober p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 28 3 7 3 3 13 18 12 7
NC State 6 (13-5,1-0 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Heather Gelbard dp....... 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1
Blair Harkey cf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Jen Chamberlin 3b........ 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
Krystal Hawkins pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jennifer Patterson c..... 3 0 1 1 0 2 13 0 1
Beth Poore pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abbie Sims p............. 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Shanna Smith ss.......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Allison Presnell rf...... 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2
Megan Dalthorp lf........ 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Laura Klem 2b............ 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Lisa Nentwig 1b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Totals................... 23 6 5 6 4 9 21 2 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 010 002 0 - 3 7 1
NC State............ 002 310 X - 6 5 0
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E - Langston. LOB - Seminoles 7; Wolfpack 4. 2B - Ahrberg. HR - Krbec;
Alicart; Gelbard; Presnell. SH - Klem. SB - Buckmon; Hawkins; Poore; Smith.
CS - Harkey.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 3.1 2 4 4 3 4 11 15 65
Terese Gober........ 2.2 3 2 2 1 5 12 13 56
NC State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Abbie Sims.......... 7.0 7 3 3 3 13 28 31 -
Win - Sims (7-3). Loss - McDonald (3-4). Save - None.
WP - Gober 2; Sims 2. Pitches/strikes: McDonald 65/32; Gober 56/34.
Umpires - HP: Rodney Graves 1B: Randy Hearn 3B: Sidney Furgeson
May Throws One-Hitter To Lead No. 19 Florida State Softball To 4-0 Win Over NC State.
Langston hits three-run home run in the sixth versus defending ACC champs.
RALEIGH, NC - A sign of a good team is its ability to bounce back after a tough loss. The No. 19 Florida State softball team showed its character as it came back after a hard loss in game one against NC State to beat the defending ACC champs, 4-0, thanks to a masterful one-hit performance by pitcher Melissa May, and forge a split of Saturday's (March 3) doubleheader.
The Seminoles halted their four-game losing streak as they improved to 12-6 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. The Wolfpack dropped to 13-6, 1-1 in the league.
Stopping the streak was the sophomore May (San Diego, Calif.) as she improved 3-1 on the year. The lefty went the distance, blanking the Wolfpack on the one hit with four strikeouts and no walks. Taking the loss for NC State was Shaina Ervin, who dropped to 5-3.
Florida State was without the services of Player of the Year candidate and two-time All-American Veronica Wootson who returned home to California to attend to a family matter.
A pair of Seminoles collected a team-best two hits, led by second baseman Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.) as she added a trio of RBIs with her three-run home run. Left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) went 2-for-4 and stole a pair of bases. Designated player Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) was the only other FSU player to get a hit with her single in the third.
Just like the opener, Florida State struck for the first run of the game. First baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) reached on a walk to start the frame and moved up on a ground out by Buckmon. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) was then hit to put runners on first and second. Ahrberg hit a grounder up the middle that the NC State second baseman snagged, but she couldn't flip to second base in time to get Davis. A pause by the NC State shortstop allowed a heads-up Osmon to sprint home with the first run.
The Seminoles turned the tables from game one and used the long ball to get some insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning. Shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second when pinch hitter Monica Montez (Corona, Calif.) was hit by a pitch. A wild pitched moved both runners up one base then Langston brought everyone home with her second home run in four games as she took Ervin out to dead center field.
Florida State and NC State wrap up the three-game series on Sunday (March 4) with a 12 p.m. affair.
2007 Florida State Softball
#19 Florida State at NC State (Game 2)
ar 03, 2007 at Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek)
Florida State 4 (12-6,1-1 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Whitney Buckmon lf....... 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 3
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Carly Wynn cf............ 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez ph........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Langston 2b........ 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 3 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 25 4 5 4 3 8 21 11 5
NC State 0 (13-6,1-1 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Heather Gelbard dp....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blair Harkey cf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Jennifer Patterson ph... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jen Chamberlin 3b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Miranda Ervin c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
Abbie Sims rf............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shanna Smith ss.......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Allison Presnell 1b...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
Megan Dalthorp lf........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kristine Bechtholdt 2b... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
Shaina Ervin p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 22 0 1 0 0 4 21 7 1
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 001 003 0 - 4 5 0
NC State............ 000 000 0 - 0 1 0
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DP - Wolfpack 1. LOB - Seminoles 5; Wolfpack 1. HR - Langston(2). HBP -
Davis; Montez. SB - Buckmon 2(9).
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Melissa May......... 7.0 1 0 0 0 4 22 22 61
NC State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Shaina Ervin........ 7.0 5 4 4 3 8 25 30 -
Win - May (3-1). Loss - Ervin S (5-3). Save - None.
WP - Ervin S. HBP - by Ervin S (Davis); by Ervin S (Montez). Pitches/strikes:
May 61/46.
Umpires - HP: Randy Hearn 1B: Sidney Ferguson 3B: Rodney Graves
No. 19 FSU Softball Drops ACC Opening Series To NC State With 4-2 Loss.
Seminoles out-hit NC State 18-8 for the weekend, but drop two of three.
RALEIGH, NC - Often it's not how many hits you get, but when you get them that determines the winning team. The No. 19 Florida State softball team out-hit NC State in all three games of its weekend series to start Atlantic Coast Conference play, but the Wolfpack came away with two of the three games. NC State got a three-run home run in the sixth inning to come away with the 4-2 victory in the series finale on Sunday (March 4).
The loss dropped Florida State to 12-7 on the year and 1-2 to start conference play for the second year in a row. NC State improved to 14-6, 2-1 in the league.
Getting the loss for the Seminoles was freshman hurler Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as her record fell to 4-2. The right-hander gave up four runs on three hits with one strikeout, but three walks in five and a third innings of work. Left-hander Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) pitched the final two-thirds of the sixth. Picking the victory for the Wolfpack was Abbie Sims with her record climbing to 8-3.
Florida State out-hit NC State 6-4 for the game and 18-8 for the weekend. Leading the Seminoles offense was shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) as she went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) scored the other run and left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) drove in the other.
FSU used its speed to produce the first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning. Davis drew a lead off walk, her second of the day, and one out later stole second base. Alicart came through with a single through the right side to score Davis from second. In nearly identical fashion, NC State tied the game in the bottom half of the inning as Shanna Smith drew a walk, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Allison Presnell.
The Seminoles had a rally going in the fifth inning as left fielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) and third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) hit back-to-back singles to put runner on first and second. Unfortunately, the Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calf.) fouled out to the catcher and Davis struck out to end the threat.
A two-out base hit went the Seminoles way in the sixth as they regained the lead. With one out, Alicart blooped a single over the first baseman's head for her second hit of the day. One out later, Buckmon drove a ball in the right field gap to scored Alicart the whole way from third and give FSU a 2-1 lead.
Unfortunately, the free pass was downfall of the Seminoles in the sixth. Gober walked the first two batters then got a pop up for the first out, but surrendered the three-run home run to Smith that was the difference.
Florida State returns home to JoAnne Graf Field next weekend to play host to the FSU Invitational. The Seminoles open the three-day tournament with Syracuse at 1:30 p.m., followed by Georgia State at
4 p.m.
2007 Florida State Softball
#19 Florida State at NC State
Mar 04, 2007 at Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek)
Florida State 2 (12-7,1-2 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
Kayla Collins dp......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Carly Wynn cf............ 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Melissa May p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 2 6 2 3 11 18 12 6
NC State 4 (14-6,2-1 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Heather Gelbard dp....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Blair Harkey cf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jen Chamberlin 3b........ 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Ashleigh Davis pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miranda Ervin c.......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 4 0
Krystal Hawkins pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beth Poore pr........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jennifer Patterson c.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Abbie Sims p............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shanna Smith ss.......... 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 0
Allison Presnell rf...... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Megan Dalthorp lf........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Laura Klem 2b............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Claudia Cooper ph....... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristine Bechtholdt pr.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allison Cuculich 1b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Lisa Nentwig 1b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 21 4 4 4 4 1 21 7 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 101 0 - 2 6 2
NC State............ 000 103 X - 4 4 1
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E - Alicart 2; Klem. LOB - Seminoles 6; Wolfpack 6. 2B - Buckmon. HR -
Smith. SH - Harkey; Sims; Klem. SB - Davis; Smith. CS - Wootson.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Terese Gober........ 5.1 3 4 4 4 1 17 24 80
Melissa May......... 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 16
NC State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Abbie Sims.......... 7.0 6 2 2 3 11 26 29 -
Win - Sims (8-3). Loss - Gober (4-2). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: Gober 80/42; May 16/9.
Umpires - HP: Sidney Ferguson 1B: Rodney Graves 3B: Randy Hearn
No. 25 Seminole Softball Opens FSU Invitational With 8-0 Win Over Syracuse.
May throws six-hit shutout for second-straight victory.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - So far this season the Florida State softball team hasn't been a very good host at its own tournaments. The No. 25 Seminoles improved to 8-1 during their home tournaments as they started the 2007 Florida State Invitational with an 8-0 victory over Syracuse on Friday (March 9).
The victory improves Florida State's record to 13-7 on the year. Syracuse dropped to 3-14.
Picking up her second-straight victory was sophomore Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) as she improved to 4-1. The lefty worked a complete game, giving up no runs on six hits with two strikeouts and no walks. Taking the loss for Syracuse was Brittany Gardner, who dropped to 3-10.
Leading the Seminoles' offense was Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) as she went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) went 2-for-3 with a team-high four RBIs and two runs scored. Center fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and right fielder LaShaun Davis (Stone Mountain, Ga.) each had a pair of hits as well as a run scored and an RBI.
The Seminoles wasted no time in scoring as they pushed a run across in the top of the first. Wootson started the game with a bunt single and stole second. A sacrifice by moved her to third then catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) laid down a perfectly executed squeeze bunt to score Wootson. Snyder's second home run of the year, a towering shot to left field, put FSU up 2-0 in the second.
A triple down the right field line by Davis started a three-run third inning as the Seminoles took a 5-0 advantage. Krbec delivered a single to left field to score Davis and came around to score on a bases loaded single by Buckmon. Pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) - whose older sister Jorden plays for Syracuse - scored the third run when Snyder was walked with the bases loaded.
The Seminoles tacked on three more insurance runs in the top of the seventh. An error on Buckmon's bunt kept the inning alive as she advance to second and first baseman Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.) took third. Snyder delivered a double to score Langston and Buckmon then came around to score herself on a single to center by Davis.
Florida State wraps up day one of the FSU Invitational at 4:30 p.m. versus Georgia State. The Panthers opened the tournament by beating Appalachian State 6-1.
2007 Florida State Softball
#25 Florida State at Syracuse
Mar 09, 2007 at Tallahasee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 8 (13-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 5 1 3 0 0 0 5 4 3
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 3 1
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 1 1 0 1 1 8 0 1
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Monica Montez ph/lf..... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 0
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 32 8 14 8 3 5 21 11 9
Syracuse 0 (3-14)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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ANDERSON, Ev dp/lf....... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
KIM, Heather 1b.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0
McCORKLE, Tonye cf....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
ROEHNER, Chanel lf/p..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
ROSEN, Jorden ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TILFORD, Rachel rf....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
GRAY, Erin 3b............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
KELLEY, Amy c............ 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
WEINSTEIN, Kim c........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
WASEK, Lindsay 2b........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
MILLER, Nicole ss........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2
GARDNER, Brittany p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 26 0 6 0 0 2 21 9 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 113 000 3 - 8 14 3
Syracuse............ 000 000 0 - 0 6 1
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E - Wootson 2(3); Krbec(2); KIM. DP - Seminoles 2. LOB - Seminoles 9; Orange
7. 2B - Wootson(4); Snyder(1); KIM. 3B - Davis(1). HR - Snyder(2). HBP -
WEINSTEIN. SH - Davis 2(6); Buckmon(1). SB - Wootson(12). CS - Buckmon(2).
Reached on CI - GRAY.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Melissa May......... 7.0 6 0 0 0 2 26 28 67
Syracuse IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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GARDNER, Brittany... 3.0 7 5 5 2 2 16 19 -
ROEHNER, Chanel..... 4.0 7 3 0 1 3 16 19 -
Win - May (4-1). Loss - GARDNER (3-10). Save - None.
HBP - by May (WEINSTEIN). CI - Krbec. Pitches/strikes: May 67/46.
Umpires - HP: Diane Beasley 1B: Chris Nabors
Pair of Home Runs By Carly Wynn Surges No. 25 FSU Softball To 6-2 Win Over Georgia State.
Rookie hits her first collegiate home runs, All-American Wootson hits game winner in the fifth.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Through the first 20 games of the season, all ten of Carly Wynn's hits were singles. That all changed on Friday (March 9) as the freshman outfielder belted a pair of home runs to spark the No. 25 Florida State softball team to a 6-2 victory over Georgia State to give the Seminoles a sweep of the first day of play at the Florida State Invitational.
The Seminoles won their second in a row to improve to 14-7. Georgia State dropped to 15-10. The win was FSU's first victory of the year when trailing after the fourth inning.
Snapping a personal three-game losing streak was FSU starting pitcher Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she evened her record at 4-4 with the victory. The right-hander threw a complete game, giving up two runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts and four walks. Taking the loss was Georgia State's Madi Gore, who dropped to 8-3.
Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) was tops on the team offensively, going 2-for-2 with two runs scored and four RBIs. Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) drove in a pair of runs with her two-run, fifth-inning home run that ended up being the game winner.
"We've been working with Carly to turn on the ball in games like she does during practice," FSU head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf said. "Hopefully she made a big breakthrough today."
Georgia State got on the board first as it pushed two runs across in the top of the fourth as they collected four of their seven hits off McDonald to take a 2-0 lead.
Wynn led off the fifth by smacking the first home run of her collegiate career, a solo shot over the right field fence. First baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) followed by drawing a walk and was nearly stranded on base until Wootson delivered the two-run homer to give the Seminoles a 3-2 lead. The home run was the 23rd of Wootson's career, putting her one back of Tiffany Daniels for second place in school history.
The long ball helped the Seminoles tack three more runs on the sixth inning. Designated player Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) started the inning with a single then shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) reached on an error. After a sacrifice moved the runners to second and third, Wynn hit her second home run of the day with her line drive just clearing the wall down the right field line to extended FSU's lead to 6-2. Left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) added a single in the inning to up her hit streak to seven games.
"I liked the way we fought back this afternoon," Graf said. "This is one of those games last year that we might have lost, but the girls have shown a lot of fight this year. With the exception of the one inning Tiffany pitched pretty well and the defense did a great job behind her."
Minus the fourth inning, McDonald only allowed one runner to get past second base the rest of the game. Florida State turned a pair of double plays - including one in the fourth to limit the damage - and Wootson made her second spectacular diving stop of the day to save a run in the fifth.
The host Seminoles are back on the field Saturday morning at 11 a.m. as they continue pool play against Appalachian State. Florida State wraps up round robin competition at 1:30 p.m. versus Maine with
bracket play starting at 6:30 p.m. www.seminoles.com.
2007 Florida State Softball
Georgia State at #25 Florida State
Mar 09, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Georgia State 2 (15-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Roddy, Danielle rf....... 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bradford, Nikki ss....... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Griffin, Nichole cf...... 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 2
Gowin, Jessica 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4
Bradford, Alison c....... 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0
Fetters, Lauren pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Skelton, Lily 3b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harmon, Jessie pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cunningham, Rachel dp.... 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
Branan, Mary Kathryn 2b.. 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 1
Willis, Holly lf......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
Gore, Madi p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 2 7 2 4 9 18 5 7
Florida State 6 (14-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 2
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 1
Carly Wynn cf............ 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Monica Montez ph........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 23 6 6 6 3 5 21 6 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia State....... 000 200 0 - 2 7 1
Florida State....... 000 033 X - 6 6 1
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E - Skelton; Snyder(8). DP - Seminoles 2. LOB - Panthers 7; Seminoles 4. 2B
- Roddy; Bradford, A. HR - Wootson(5); Wynn 2(2). SH - Ahrberg(7); Wynn(2).
SB - Davis(6). CS - Willis.
Georgia State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Gore, Madi.......... 6.0 6 6 5 3 5 23 28 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 7.0 7 2 2 4 9 26 30 111
Win - McDonald (4-4). Loss - Gore (8-3). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: McDonald 111/71.
Umpires - HP: Chris Nabors 1B: Jerry Friend
Start: 3:58 PM Time: 1:58 Attendance: 478
No. 25 Seminole Softball Stays Perfect In FSU Invitational With 4-2 Win Over Appalachian State.
Alicart hits two-run home run in the sixth to complete three-run comeback.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Returning to JoAnne Graf Field was the perfect remedy to pull the Florida State softball team out of the funk it was in last week. The No. 25 Seminoles won their third game in a row and stayed perfect during the FSU Invitational as they took down Appalachian State, 4-2, on Saturday (March 10).
Florida State improved to 15-7 as it won its third game in a row. Appalachian State is still looking for its first win the tournament as it dropped to 3-16.
Coming on in the fourth to get the victory was hurler Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she improved to 5-4. The right-hander threw four shutout innings, giving up just one hit with four strikeouts and one walk. Starter Kayla Collins (Niceville, Fla.) threw the first three innings, giving two runs on three hits with two strikeouts and two walks. Taking the loss for the Mountaineers was Yancy Moose as she fell to 1-8.
Leading the Florida State bats was shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) as she went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a run scored. Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs. Her second run moved her past Georgia Tech's Laura Williams for fifth in ACC history with 164 career runs.
The Seminoles got off to a quick start offensively as they picked up a run in the first inning. Wootson led off with a single up the middle and stole second base. A ground out moved her up to third then an infield single by Alicart scored Wootson with the first run.
Two hits and a free pass off Collins gave Mountaineers a pair of runs as they took a 2-1 lead in the third. Similar to the Georgia State game the Seminoles rallied late in the contest to take lead, this time doing it in the sixth inning.
Just like the first inning, Wootson led off the frame with a walk and stole second. A single to centerfield by right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) scored Wootson with the tying run. One out later, Alicart crushed a two-run home run over the left field fence to put FSU up 4-2.
Florida State wraps up pool play at 1:30 p.m. against Maine then comes back at 6:30 to start bracket play. The winner of the Florida State-Maine contest will be the pool champion.
2007 Florida State Softball
#25 Florida State at Appalachian State
Mar 10, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 4 (15-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kelly Langston 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Kayla Collins p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 25 4 6 4 0 3 21 5 3
Appalachian State 2 (3-16)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Danielle Peters lf....... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lindsay Glover 3b........ 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 0
Meagan Squartino dp...... 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Tiffany Hensley pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kasey Motsinger 2b....... 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0
Diana Cook 1b............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3
Ashley Gaston cf......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Robyn Bronson ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1
Kristyn Hurt c........... 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0
Natalie Willis rf........ 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Yancy Moose p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Keri Blackwelder p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 2 4 2 3 6 21 10 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 100 003 0 - 4 6 0
Appalachian State... 002 000 0 - 2 4 0
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LOB - Seminoles 3; Mountaineers 5. 2B - Peters. HR - Alicart(5). HBP -
Ahrberg. SH - Krbec(3); Alicart(1). SF - Motsinger. SB - Wootson 2(14);
Glover; Willis.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Kayla Collins....... 3.0 3 2 2 2 2 11 14 54
Tiffany McDonald.... 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 13 14 48
Appalachian State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Yancy Moose......... 5.1 6 4 4 0 2 20 23 -
Keri Blackwelder.... 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 -
Win - McDonald (5-4). Loss - Moose (1-7). Save - None.
WP - Collins(2). HBP - by Moose (Ahrberg). Pitches/strikes: Collins 54/29;
McDonald 48/33.
Umpires - HP: Diane Beasley 1B: Chris Nabors
No. 25 Seminole Softball Wins Pool A Of FSU Invitational With 9-0 Route of Maine.
FSU to face winner of Buffalo-Florida A&M game at 6:30 p.m.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Four runs in the third and fifth innings were more than enough for the Florida State softball team as it stayed perfect in the FSU Invitational and captured the top seed in its pool. The No. 25 Seminoles won their fourth-game in a row as they beat Maine, 9-1, in five innings on Saturday (March 10).
The Seminoles swept pool play as they improved to 16-7 on the year. The Black Bears dropped to 11-7. Florida State will get the fourth seeded team from Pool B at 6:30 p.m.
Running her record to 5-2 on the year was freshman starter Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as she picked up the victory. The right-hander gave up the lone run on one hit with six strikeouts and one walk. Taking the loss was the Black Bears' Jessica Ghazali.
FSU pounded out a season-high 14 hits as six different players had multi-hit games. Leading the way was Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) as she went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and designated player Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) as she went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
First baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) had the best all-around day, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Also notching a pair of RBIs was catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) as part of her 2-for-3 performance. Left fielder Monica Montez (Corona, Calif.) and third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) each went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
"Our last two games we weren't very aggressive at the plate so I like the way we came out today," FSU head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf said. "I thought Terese bounced back nicely after a couple of rough outings and if we're going to be successful we need her to pitch well."
For the third game in a row the Seminoles jumped out to a lead with a run in the bottom of the first. Wootson led off with a single and stole a pair of bases before a double by Krbec scored her with the first run of the game.
The third inning started just like the first for Florida State, but this time the Seminoles added four more runs to take a 5-0 lead. Wootson walked, stole second and came around on Krbec's second double of the day. One out later, Ahrberg started a string of three-straight singles to score pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas). Ahrberg, who moved up to second a throw home, came around to score on a single by first baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) who scored the same way as Ahrberg on a Monica Montez (Corona, Calif.) single.
Maine got its lone run of the day on a ground out by Alexis Souhlaris after Kristie Hawkins broke up Gober's no hitter. Florida State tacked on four more runs in the fifth inning to win by the eight-run rule.
Shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) started the inning with a walk and scored on a triple by Ahrberg. Osmon's second single of the day scored Ahrberg then she came around to score on a Snyder's second hit in as many innings. Wootson's third single of the day loaded the bases then a ground out by LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) plated Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) to end the game.
The Seminoles start bracket play at 6:30 p.m. at JoAnne Graf Field against the winner of the Florida A&M-Buffalo game.
2007 Florida State Softball
Maine at #25 Florida State
Mar 10, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Maine 1
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Vilardo, Tara cf......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Spanger, Whitney dp...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Waters, Ashley 2b........ 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Hawkins, Kristie 1b...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Souhlaris, Alexis lf..... 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gingrich, Courtney 3b.... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Iandoli, Erin rf......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Soule, Marguerite c...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
Calvetti, Kristen ss..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ghazali, Jessica p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 17 1 1 1 1 6 12 4 2
Florida State 5
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 3 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 1
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 2
Monica Montez lf......... 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Carly Wynn cf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Totals................... 20 5 9 5 0 3 15 6 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Maine............... 000 10 - 1 1 1
Florida State....... 104 0X - 5 9 1
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E - Vilardo; Alicart. LOB - Black Bears 2; Seminoles 4. 2B - Krbec 2;
Snyder. SH - Davis. SB - Wootson 3.
Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Ghazali, Jessica.... 4.0 9 5 5 0 3 20 21 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Terese Gober........ 5.0 1 1 1 1 6 17 18 71
Win - None. Loss - None. Save - None.
WP - Gober. Pitches/strikes: Gober 71/41.
Umpires - HP: Chris Nabors 1B: Diane Beasley
No. 25 FSU Softball Advances In Championship Bracket Of FSU Invitational With 9-4 Win Over Florida A&M.
FSU set to play No. 18 Southern Illinois for a spot in the championship game.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After winning a couple of nail-biters during the first three games of the FSU Invitational, the Florida State softball team has started flexing its offensive muscle. The No. 25 Seminoles belted out double digit hits for the second game in a row and scored in its first five at-bats to beat Florida A&M 9-4 on Saturday (March 10).
FSU advances in the championship bracket where it will face No. 18 Southern Illinois at 9:30 a.m. for a spot in the title game.
Florida State rattled off its fifth win in a row - putting it one game short of its season-best six-game winning streak - to improve to 17-7. The Rattlers dropped to 4-19.
Getting her second victory of the tournament was FSU starter Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) as she improved to 5-1. The left-hander pitched her sixth complete game, giving up four runs, two earned, on two hits with six strikeouts and two walks. The loss went to FAMU's Destiny Gordon.
Leading the way for Florida State at the plate was shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) who fell just a double short of hitting for the cycle. The senior went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored as she hit her team-leading sixth home run of the year.
Also collected a pair of hits was designated player Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) as she went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) scored a pair of runs as did left fielder Monica Montez (Corona, Calif.).
Just like it has done the first four games of the tournament, Florida State started the game with Wootson scoring in the first inning. The two-time All-American led off with a walk and stole second. A sacrifice moved her to third and then a ground out by Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) scored the first run.
Florida A&M briefly took the lead as it scored a pair of unearned runs off May in the second. The Seminoles answered in their half of the inning to recapture the lead for good. Another leadoff walk led to the tying run as Montez drew the free pass.
One out later, Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) drilled a double down the left field line to score Montez. A ground out moved Snyder to third and she scored on a wild pitch.
For the third inning in a row the leadoff hitter came around to score for the Seminoles as Alicart drilled a triple to the gap in right field. A single through the right side by Ahrberg scored Alicart and she moved up to second on the throw home. A sacrifice bunt moved Ahrberg to second and she crossed the plate on a single up the middle by Montez.
In an instant replay of the first three innings, the leadoff runner scored in the fourth inning as Wootson put down a bunt single then stole second base. Wootson crossed the plate when LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) - who singled to put runners on the corners - was caught in a run down, allowing Wootson to score. One out later, Alicart blasted a solo home run to make it a 9-2 FSU advantage.
Mirroring the previous four at-bats, the opening hitter came all around to score in the fifth. Montez drew her second walk of the game and moved up to second when pinch hitter Camille Garcia (Sandia Pueblo, N.M.) was hit by a pitch. One out later, Wootson's rocket shot off the pitcher scored Montez. Pinch hitter Jessica Gilmore (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) hit nearly the identical ball off the pitcher to plate pinch runner Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.)
Sunday's first game is a rematch of the NFCA Classic where Southern Illinois defeated then No. 19 Florida State 4-2.
2007 Florida State Softball
Florida A&M at #25 Florida State
Mar 10, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida A&M 4 (4-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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TAYLOR,Shalina lf........ 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
GREEN,Rhianna cf......... 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
OLIPHANT,Melissa 3b...... 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
JONES,Ashley dp/p........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
NEWBY,Brittney dp....... 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
STRAFFORD,Alacia 1b...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 0
MCINTOSH,Unika pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JONES,Nakendra rf........ 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
FARMER,Turelle 2b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
HAROLD,Joyce ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
WELLS,Alesha c........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
GORDON,Destiny p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MITCHELL,Alicia p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 21 4 2 4 2 6 18 15 1
Florida State 9 (17-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 2 1 1 1 0 5 4 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore ph/lf... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec c......... 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kelly Langston 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3
Monica Montez lf/rf...... 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Camille Garcia ph....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn pr/cf........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 23 9 10 7 5 0 21 12 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida A&M......... 020 002 0 - 4 2 0
Florida State....... 122 220 X - 9 10 2
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E - Krbec; Langston. DP - Seminoles 1. LOB - Rattlers 1; Seminoles 5. 2B
- Snyder. 3B - GREEN,Rhiann; Alicart. HR - Alicart. HBP - STRAFFORD,Al;
Garcia. SH - STRAFFORD,Al; FARMER,Turel; Davis; Langston; Buckmon. SB -
MCINTOSH,Uni; Wootson 2; Davis. CS - GREEN,Rhiann; Davis.
Florida A&M IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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GORDON,Destiny...... 2.0 2 3 3 4 0 6 12 -
MITCHELL,Alicia..... 2.0 7 4 4 0 0 11 12 -
JONES,Ashley........ 2.0 1 2 2 1 0 6 8 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Melissa May......... 7.0 2 4 2 2 6 21 26 90
Win - May (5-1). Loss - GORDON,Desti (). Save - None.
WP - GORDON,Desti 2; May. HBP - by May (STRAFFORD,Al); by JONES,Ashley (Garcia).
Pitches/strikes: May 90/63.
Umpires - HP: Diane Beasley 1B: Chris Nabors
Start: 6:36 PM Time: 1:56 Attendance: 523
No. 25 FSU Softball Upsets No. 18 Southern Illinois To Advance To Title Game Of FSU Invitational.
Seminoles move on to face winner of Georgia-Syracuse game at 2:30 p.m.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - At the NFCA Leadoff Classic, Southern Illinois pitcher Ashley Hamby had the Florida State softball team baffled in their Silver Bracket match up. Two weeks later the No. 25 Seminoles solved the mystery as they beat No. 18 SIU to advance to the championship game of the Florida State Invitational on Sunday (March 11).
FSU will play the winner of the Georgia-Syracuse contest in the 2:30 p.m. championship game.
Florida State stayed unbeaten in its own tournament and improved to 18-7 for the season. The Seminoles won their sixth game in a row to match their longest winning streak of the year. Southern Illinois dropped to 18-5.
Picking up the victory for the Seminoles was starting pitcher Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as her record climbed to 6-2. The right-hander worked six shutout innings with two hits, seven strikeouts and seven walks. Lefty sophomore Melissa May (San Diego, Calif.) came on to pitch a scoreless seventh. The loss went to SIU's Hamby as she fell to 9-3.
For the third-straight game Florida State pounded out double-digit hits with ten off the Salukis. Two players put up a trio of hits, led by Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) who went 3-for-4, including two triples, with a run scored and an RBI. Center fielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) matched Wootson's line as she banged out a pair of triples.
Catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) and first baseman Kelly Langston (Sopchoppy, Fla.) tied for the team lead with two RBIs.
The Seminoles batted around in the fourth inning, sending 11 batters to the plate, as they peppered the Salukis for six runs. Krbec was hit by a pitch to start the inning then shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) beat out a bunt to put runners on first and second. One out later, pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) and Alicart came around to score on a double by Langston.
A Wynn single to center scored Langston then left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) chased Hamby out of the game with a bunt single. With two outs, Wootson dropped a single into center field to plate Wynn. After LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) was hit with a pitch to load the bases, Krbec delivered a two-run single to score Buckmon and Wootson and make it 6-0 in FSU's favor.
Both teams had their opportunities to score in the first three innings. The Seminoles had runner on second and third with one out in the first but Hamby came through with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat. The Salukis had two on in the third when Gober struck out Amanda Clifton.
Following the tournament, Florida State is back at home Tuesday (March 13) when it plays host to Southern Mississippi in a 4 p.m. doubleheader.
2007 Florida State Softball
#25 Florida State at #18 Southern Illinois
Mar 11, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 6 (18-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Brittany Krbec c/dp...... 1 0 1 2 1 0 8 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
Robin Ahrberg dp......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Kelly Langston 1b........ 4 1 1 2 0 0 9 1 0
Carly Wynn cf............ 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Whitney Buckmon lf....... 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Melissa May p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 29 6 10 6 2 9 21 11 8
Southern Illinois 0 (18-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Garza, Alicia 2b......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0
Dismore, Tiffanie lf..... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Clifton, Amanda c/dp..... 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 2
Schmidt, Katie pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wagner, Katie 3b......... 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0
Wilson, Katie rf......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Haas, Lauren 1b.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0
Wamsley, Jayme dp/c...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Wegmann, Becky ss........ 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
Stein, Krystal cf........ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hamby, Ashley p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scoggins, Cassidy p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 20 0 2 0 7 7 21 7 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 600 0 - 6 10 0
Southern Illinois... 000 000 0 - 0 2 0
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LOB - Seminoles 8; Salukis 8. 2B - Wootson 2; Langston. 3B - Stein. HBP -
Davis; Krbec. SH - Krbec; Ahrberg; Wilson; Stein.
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Terese Gober........ 6.0 2 0 0 7 7 18 26 117
Melissa May......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7
Southern Illinois IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hamby, Ashley....... 3.1 5 5 5 1 4 13 17 -
Scoggins, Cassidy... 3.2 5 1 1 1 5 16 18 -
Win - Gober (6-2). Loss - Hamby (9-3). Save - None.
HBP - by Hamby (Krbec); by Scoggins (Davis). PB - Krbec.
Pitches/strikes: Gober 117/61; May 7/5.
Umpires - HP: Nick Finck 1B: Ray Griffin 3B: Diane Beasley
Missed Opportunities Costs No. 25 Seminole Softball FSU Invite Title 2-1 Loss To No. 21 Georgia.
Wootson, Alicart and Wynn named to all-tournament team.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - With every passing game against a ranked team the Florida State softball team is getting closer and closer to putting together a complete game. The No. 25 Seminoles had ample opportunities to claim the title of the Florida State Invitational, but left too many runners on base as they dropped the championship game, 2-1, to No. 21 Georgia on Sunday (March 11).
Florida State had its six-game winning streak snapped as it dropped to 18-8. All eight of FSU's losses have been to teams either ranked in the Top 25 or receiving votes. Georgia won its first FSU Invitational title as it improved to 22-8.
"We didn't take advantage of the opportunities we had," FSU head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf said. "We got runners on base, but we kept popping the ball up at the wrong time. Overall I'm pleased with how we played this weekend. We bounced back from a tough week and hit the ball really well. This should give us confidence going to California next week and for the remainder of the conference schedule."
Taking the loss for the Seminoles was starter Tiffany McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she dropped to 5-5. The right-hander gave up two runs on just three hits with five strikeouts and four walks. Getting the victory to improve to 5-3 was UGA's Christie Hamilton.
Florida State placed three on the all-tournament team, headlined by Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) who it .519 (14-of-27) for the weekend with nine runs scored and nine stolen bases. Joining Wootson on the all-tournament was shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) and outfielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.)
The Seminoles out-hit the Bulldogs 8-to-3, led by a pair from catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) who drove in the only run of the game in the third when her single to center field scored LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) Davis led off the inning with a single and went to third on an Alicart single.
Florida State had ample opportunities to score against the Bulldogs as they stranded as season-high 11 runners on base. The Seminoles put runners on base in every inning but the fifth and left five runners in scoring position.
A pair of stolen bases helped Georgia jump out to an early lead as the Bulldogs scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning. UGA got two of its three hits in the first, including a single by Allison Horne that scored Kellie Middleton with the game-winning run. After the first inning, McDonald retired 18 of the last 21 batters she faced and sat down 13 out of 14 to end the game.
Florida State is back at home Tuesday (March 13) when it plays host to Southern Mississippi in a 4 p.m. doubleheader.
2007 Florida State Softball
#21 Georgia at #25 Florida State
Mar 11, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Georgia 2 (22-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Charvi Greer rf.......... 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1
Victoria Sanders lf...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Becky Mohl ph/dp........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Kellie Middleton cf...... 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
Megan McAllister 1b...... 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0
Melissa Wood c........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Alison Horne ss.......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
Christie Hamilton p...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Kristin Schnake 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Sojourner Moody 2b....... 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0
Kasi Carroll dp/lf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 23 2 3 2 4 5 21 6 4
Florida State 1 (18-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1
LaShaun Davis rf......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 3 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3
Kelly Langston 1b....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals................... 27 1 8 1 4 4 21 10 11
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Georgia............. 200 000 0 - 2 3 0
Florida State....... 001 000 0 - 1 8 0
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LOB - Bulldogs 4; Seminoles 11. SH - Krbec; Buckmon. SB - Greer;
Middleton; Wootson.
Georgia IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Christie Hamilton... 7.0 8 1 1 4 4 27 33 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 7.0 3 2 2 4 5 23 27 116
Win - Hamilton (5-3). Loss - McDonald (5-5). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: McDonald 116/70.
Umpires - HP: Diane Beasley 1B: Nick Finck 3B: Chris Nabors
Start: 2:56 PM Time: 1:55 Attendance: 391
McDonald Silences Eagle Bats As No. 25 Florida State Softball Beats Southern Miss 2-0.
Osmon collects a pair of hits as Seminoles win for seventh time in eight games.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After a rough stretch in which she lost three-straight games, Florida State pitcher Tiffany McDonald is back to the form that made her one of the top pitchers in the ACC last year. McDonald limited Southern Mississippi to just two hits and struck out 12 batters as the No. 25 Seminoles defeated the Golden Eagles, 2-0, on Tuesday (March 14) in game one of their doubleheader.
Florida State ran its record to 19-8 with the victory. Southern Miss fell to 6-18.
Bouncing back from the tough 2-1 loss to No. 21 Georgia on Sunday was McDonald (Belfair, Wash.) as she improved to 6-5. The righty threw her third shutout of the year as she went the distance for the eighth time with the dozen strikeouts and two walks. The loss dropped USM's Samantha Davis to 0-2.
Leading the Seminoles offensively was first baseman Brittany Osmon (San Diego, Calif.) as she went 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela) and catcher Robin Ahrberg (Stillwater, Okla.) reached base twice with a base hit and a walk. Alicart scored the eventual game-winning run.
A leadoff walk brought the first run of the game across the plate in the second inning. Alicart started the frame with the free pass then advanced all the way to third on a single by Ahrberg. A double to the gap in left field by Osmon scored Alicart with the first run.
Three innings later the Seminoles tacked on another run to take a 2-0 lead. Center fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) Buckmon led off with a walk and stole second base. One out later, Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) delivered a double to the alley in left field to score Buckmon. The double was the 34th of her career and moved her into sole possession of fifth place in school history.
The two runs were more than enough for McDonald. After the second inning she retired 15 of the last 17 batters she faced. Included in that stretch was five-straight strikeouts.
Florida State is on the road the rest of the week as they travel to the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. The Seminoles pool features No.7 Michigan, No. 13 Washington and Cal State
Northridge.
2007 Florida State Softball
Southern Miss at #25 Florida State (Game 1)
Mar 13, 2007 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Southern Miss 0 (6-18)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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ALONZO, Brandi 2b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
BULLARD, Allison cf...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
HILL, Megan dp........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOX, Jennifer 3b......... 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
PILGRIM, Kristin c....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0
WRIGHT, Brittany ss...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
PROUTY, Melissa rf....... 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2
DAWSON, Krystle 1b....... 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2
Chaney, Kristen lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
DAVIS, Samantha p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 21 0 2 0 2 12 18 8 4
Florida State 2 (19-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0
LaShaun Davis rf......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brittany Krbec dp........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Yuruby Alicart ss........ 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 2 0 1 0 1 0 12 1 0
Amanda Moore pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 0
Monica Montez lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whitney Buckmon cf....... 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Camille Garcia ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Tiffany McDonald p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 2 7 2 3 4 21 6 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Southern Miss....... 000 000 0 - 0 2 0
Florida State....... 010 010 X - 2 7 1
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E - Osmon(2). LOB - Eagles 4; Seminoles 7. 2B - Wootson(7); Osmon(1). SH - PILGRIM, K. 2. SB - Davis(8); Buckmon(10).
Southern Miss IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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DAVIS, Samantha..... 6.0 7 2 2 3 4 24 27 -
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Tiffany McDonald.... 7.0 2 0 0 2 12 21 25 105
Win - McDonald (6-5). Loss - DAVIS, S. (0-2). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: McDonald 105/73. Umpires - HP: Diane Kendall 1B: Wayne
Funderburke
No. 25 FSU Softball Completes Doubleheader Sweep With 6-1 Win Over Southern Mississippi.
Wootson and Alicart move up FSU career doubles list.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Facing its toughest competition to date this weekend, there was no better way for the Florida State softball team to go into its trip to California than with a pair of wins. The No. 25 Seminoles swept their Tuesday (March 13) doubleheader with Southern Mississippi with a 6-1 win in the nightcap.
Florida State swept its first doubleheader of the year as it upped its record to 20-8. The Golden Eagles dropped to 6-19.
"I was pleased that we did a little better job of taking advantage of scoring opportunities in the second game," FSU head coach Dr. JoAnne Graf said. "We only managed to get Tiffany (McDonald) three runs in her last two games so I was glad to see that we gave the pitchers some more run support. We've been hitting the ball pretty well the last couple of days and that should give us some momentum going into California."
Winning her team-best seventh game of the year was freshman Terese Gober (McDonough, Ga.) as she improved to 7-2 on the year. The righty pitched a complete game, giving up the lone run on two hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. Taking the loss was the Golden Eagles' Shea Naramore, who fell to 6-16.
Topping the team with a pair of doubles as part of her 2-for-3 three day was shortstop Yuruby Alicart (Maracay, Venezuela). The two doubles moved her into a tie with Cindy Lawton, Misty Molin and Monique Marier for eighth in school history at 25 doubles. With a double of her own in the top of the seventh - which tied her for with Wendy Braye for fourth in school history at 35 two-baggers - Player of the Year candidate Veronica Wootson (Fontana, Calif.) upped her hit streak to 12 games.
Tying Alicart with a pair of hits was left fielder Whitney Buckmon (Stone Mountain, Ga.) as she went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Third baseman Michelle Snyder (Wenatchee, Wash.) belted a two-run home run in the fourth.
The Seminoles jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning with a pair of runs. Catcher Brittany Krbec (Orlando, Fla.) led off with a single to right field and centerfielder Carly Wynn (Sharpsburg, Ga.) put runners on first and second when USM center fielder Kristen Chaney couldn't hang onto the ball trying to make a diving catch. A sacrifice moved pinch runner Courtney Rosen (Sugarland, Texas) and Wynn up a base and Buckmon brought them home with a single through the right side that tipped off the pitcher's glove.
Florida State picked up another run in the third with the help of a Southern Miss miscue. Right fielder LaShaun Davis (Marietta, Ga.) started the frame with a single and moved up on a wild pitch. After a sacrifice got her to third, Alicart brought Davis in with a double to left field. For some insurance Snyder tacked on two runs in the fourth with her two run home run that also scored Buckmon.
Wootson kept her hitting streak alive in her final at-bat as an error on Buckmon's grounder allowed Wootson to come to the plate. She extended the streak by roping a double to the wall in centerfield to score Snyder.
Gober took a no-hitter into the fifth inning until Lauren Castellvi gave USM its first run off the day with a home run. For the game she retired 21 of the 25 batters she faced, including 12 of her first 13.
Florida State is on the road the rest of the week as they travel to the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. The Seminoles pool features No.7 Michigan, No. 13 Washington and Cal State
Northridge.
2007 Florida State Softball
Southern Miss at #25 Florida State (Game 2)
Mar 13, 2007 at Tallahasee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Southern Miss 1 (6-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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ALONZO, Brandi lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
JAMES, Logan 1b.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0
DAWSON, Krystle pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HILL, Megan dp........... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
FOX, Jennifer 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
PILGRIM, Kristin c....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
CASTELLVI, Lauren 2b..... 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 0
WRIGHT, Brittany ss...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
PROUTY, Melissa rf....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
PIGOTT, Brittney ph/rf.. 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Chaney, Kristen cf....... 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
NARAMORE, Shea p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Howard, Emily p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 24 1 2 1 1 8 18 8 3
Florida State 6 (20-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Veronica Wootson 2b...... 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
LaShaun Davis r