Florida State Women's Softball - 2008 Year In Review
JoAnne Graf, Head Coach
Louie Berndt, Associate Head Coach
Barbara Sherwood, Assistant Coach, Pitchers
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Florida State Women's Softball - 2008 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff JoAnne Graf, Head Coach Louie Berndt, Associate Head Coach Barbara Sherwood, Assistant Coach, Pitchers Click here to see indivual mug shots |
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Sarah Hamilton, P, Tallahassee
Brittany Joseph, UTL, Laurel, DE
Kristie McConn, IF, Broken Arrow, OK
Ashley Stager, IF, Trinity
Four Seminoles earn All-ACC honors.
Sophomore Carly Wynn was the lone Florida State player named to the first team.
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The third-seeded Florida State softball team attended the annual ACC Championship banquet hosted by the University of Maryland in the Comcast Center on Wednesday night where the
2008 All-ACC team and yearly awards were announced. Sophomore Carly Wynn earned first-team honors while seniors Whitney Buckmon, Tiffany McDonald and Brittany Osmon were selected to the second
team.
A first-time honoree, Wynn currently leads FSU with a .372 average, second best in the ACC, after 45 starts this season. The Sharpsburg, Ga., native also ranks first on her team with 37 runs scored
and a .518 slugging percentage. For conference-only games, Wynn batted a .404 average to top the league.
Buckmon and McDonald were honored for the second consecutive season with All-ACC second team accolades. Buckmon is just behind Wynn on the Seminole squad with her .350 average and leads the team with
23 stolen bases, seventh best in the ACC. The Stone Mountain, Ga., native's 33 runs scored is ninth in the ACC for the regular season and third on her team.
McDonald has had an impressive senior season, leading the pitching staff with 16 wins in 169.2 innings pitched and 27 appearances. A native of Belfair, Wash., she has 203 strikeouts so far in 2008. In
the tournament this week, McDonald needs just two strikeouts to break the current all-time record of 899 set by Jessica van der Linden in 2004.
Earning her first All-ACC nod, Osmon leads FSU with nine doubles, six home runs and 41 RBI's which ranks her third in the conference. The San Diego, Calif., native has also moved onto the top ten
lists at Florida State in the putouts, home runs and RBI categories. She is currently third with 1,181 putouts, tied for seventh with 16 home runs and ninth with 111 career RBI's.
Florida State enters the fight for the 2008 ACC title as it takes on sixth-seed Boston College at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow at College Park, Md. Live stats during the entire tournament can be found on
Seminoles.com and all games will be available on live video streaming through ACCSelect.com.
After 30 years and more than 1400 victories, Dr. JoAnne Graf will now teach.
June 15, 2008
Florida State Director of Athletics Randy Spetman announced today the retirement of Dr. JoAnne Graf, head softball coach since 1979. With 1,437 victories to her credit in her 30-year career, no coach
in the history of college softball has won more games than Coach Graf.
"What Coach Graf has meant to Florida State and its softball program the past 30 years is beyond words," Spetman said. "We thank her for her tremendous dedication to our university, our athletics
department and our student-athletes."
Graf will begin a new chapter in her life in the fall when she starts teaching in Florida State's School of Education.
"I earned my PhD anticipating that one day when my coaching career was over that I would move into teaching," Graf said. "The opportunity to join Florida State's outstanding Sport Administration
faculty presented itself and I decided to accept the invitation to join them. I've been very fortunate to have both played at Florida State and then coached 30 years as a head coach at my alma mater.
It is a privilege that very few people are able to experience. I will miss the players, the coaches and the staff but I feel that at some point, your coaching career ends. We have a solid group of
players returning plus some exciting newcomers so I feel very comfortable that I am leaving the program in very good shape."
The first collegiate softball coach to earn 1400 victories, Graf's numerous achievements with Florida State softball include AIAW slowpitch national championships in 1981 and 1982, seven trips to the
Women's College World Series, with the first coming in 1986 - just four years after FSU went to NCAA fastpitch softball, 21 NCAA Regional appearances and 10 Atlantic Coast Conference titles.
Named the ACC Coach of the Year six times, Graf's coaching has produced players that have earned 25 All-America awards, 96 All-Region awards and 74 players who have earned All-ACC honors. Over the
past 30 years, the Seminoles have averaged 48 wins per year and have recorded 25 seasons of 40 or more victories, 15 seasons of 50 or more victories and three seasons where the team surpassed the
60-win mark. Graf was pegged the South Region Coach of the Year in 1986 and she and her staff earned Southeast Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2001, 2002 and 2004.
Florida State's ACC dominance under Graf was never illustrated more clearly than in 1996 when 23 Seminoles were named to the ACC's 50th Anniversary softball team. FSU players comprised 43 percent of
the 53-player roster.
On April 2, 2005, Florida State University President Dr. T.K. Wetherell officially renamed the softball stadium "JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex," making her among only two active
softball coaches with fields named after them.
"With a lot of hard work and determination, Coach Graf has made Seminole softball what it is today," Wetherell said. "I commend Coach Graf for her 30 years of service to the university and our
athletics department and look forward to continuing our relationship with her as she becomes a member of our faculty."
One of the most prolific coaches in collegiate softball, Graf will conclude her career having won 75 percent of her games (1437-478-6), including a 1218-425-6 (.740) mark in NCAA Division I play.
Florida State's average of 50.75 wins per year since beginning NCAA play is tops in the country.
Graf is a 1975 graduate of Florida State. In 1992, she added "Dr." to her name after completing her doctorate degree in athletic administration at FSU.
2008 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 So * Stillwater, OK (Stillwater)
* 5 Whitney Buckmon OF L-R Sr *** Stone Mountain, GA (Chamblee)
* 77 Allison Collins C R-R Fr Niceville (Niceville)
* 44 Camille Garcia IF R-R So * Sandia Pueblo, NM (Walnut)
* 12 Jessica Gilmore OF-C R-R Jr-R * Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach/Georgia)
* 8 Terese Gober P R-R So * McDonough, GA (Union Grove)
* 25 Sarah Hamilton P R-R Fr Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 28 Brittany Joseph UTL R-R Fr Laurel, DE (Sussex Technical)
* 3 Kelly Langston IF R-R Sr * Sopchoppy (Wakulla/Tallahassee CC)
* 2 Melissa May P L-L Jr ** San Diego, CA (Rancho Bernardo)
* 1 Kristie McConn IF R-R Fr Broken Arrow, OK (Bishop Kelley)
* 23 Tiffany McDonald P R-R Sr *** Belfair, WA (North Mason)
* 7 Monica Montez OF L-R So * Corona, CA (Corona)
* 9 Brittany Osmon IF L-L Sr *** San Diego, CA (Mount Carmel)
* 20 Robyn Petrovich IF R-R Sr *** Plantation (South Plantation)
6 Courtney Rosen IF L-R So * Sugar Land, TX (Clements)
* 18 Michelle Snyder IF R-R Jr ** Wenatchee, WA (Eastmont)
* 19 Ashley Stager IF R-R Fr Trinity (J. W. Mitchell)
* 15 Carly Wynn OF L-R So * Sharpsburg, GA (Northgate)
2008 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 1 Kristie McConn IF R-R Fr Broken Arrow, OK (Bishop Kelley)
* 2 Melissa May P L-L Jr ** San Diego, CA (Rancho Bernardo)
* 3 Kelly Langston IF R-R Sr * Sopchoppy (Wakulla/Tallahassee CC)
* 5 Whitney Buckmon OF L-R Sr *** Stone Mountain, GA (Chamblee)
6 Courtney Rosen IF L-R So * Sugar Land, TX (Clements)
* 7 Monica Montez OF L-R So * Corona, CA (Corona)
* 8 Terese Gober P R-R So * McDonough, GA (Union Grove)
* 9 Brittany Osmon IF L-L Sr *** San Diego, CA (Mount Carmel)
* 12 Jessica Gilmore OF-C R-R Jr-R * Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach/Georgia)
* 15 Carly Wynn OF L-R So * Sharpsburg, GA (Northgate)
* 18 Michelle Snyder IF R-R Jr ** Wenatchee, WA (Eastmont)
* 19 Ashley Stager IF R-R Fr Trinity (J. W. Mitchell)
* 20 Robyn Petrovich IF R-R Sr *** Plantation (South Plantation)
* 23 Tiffany McDonald P R-R Sr *** Belfair, WA (North Mason)
* 25 Sarah Hamilton P R-R Fr Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 28 Brittany Joseph UTL R-R Fr Laurel, DE (Sussex Technical)
* 35 Robin Ahrberg C R-R So * Stillwater, OK (Stillwater)
* 44 Camille Garcia IF R-R So * Sandia Pueblo, NM (Walnut)
* 77 Allison Collins C R-R Fr Niceville (Niceville)
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Coach Graf Retires From Coaching.
Seminole Softball under Dr. JoAnne Graf
1979 26-15 .634
1980 37-10 .787
1981 54-7 .882
1982 56-10 .848
1983 46-11 .807
1984 41-5-2 .875
1985 50-12-2 .797
1986 42-7 .857
1987 50-14 .781
1988 44-14 .759
1989 39-14 .736
1990 47-16 .750
1991 62-12 .838
1992 63-9 .875
1993 52-9 .852
1994 50-19 .724
1995 58-15 .795
1996 51-21 .708
1997 45-19-1 .700
1998 51-21 .708
1999 40-25-1 .614
2000 51-27 .654
2001 58-12 .829
2002 55-20 .733
2003 46-33 .807
2004 62-12 .838
2005 35-28 .556
2006 44-30 .681
2007 44-25 .638
2008 38-28 .576
Career 1437-478-6 .750
2008 Schedule and Results
| SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Early Bird Tournament |
W 11-3 | ||
| LOUISVILLE Early Bird Tournament |
L 3-4 | ||
| TROY Early Bird Tournament |
L 1-3 | ||
| LOUISVILLE Early Bird Tournament |
W 6-4 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M | W 9-1 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE Seminole Classic |
L 2-5 | ||
| BETHUNE-COOKMAN Seminole Classic |
W 14-3 | ||
| MICHIGAN STATE Seminole Classic |
L 2-3 | ||
| ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM Seminole Classic |
W 4-1 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 3-1 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 10-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | W 2-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | L 1-5 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | L 4-7 | ||
| TROY | L 0-3 | ||
| TROY | W 3-2 | ||
| MASSACHUSETTS NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
W 6-0 | ||
| HOFSTRA NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
W 1-0 | ||
| TENNESSEE NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
L 5-8 | ||
| TEXAS A&M NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
L 0-7 | ||
| IOWA NFCA Leadoff Classic, Columbus, Ga |
W 2-0 | ||
| CONNECTICUT Florida State Invitational |
W 7-0 | ||
| APPALACHIAN STATE Florida State Invitational |
W 2-0 | ||
| GEORGIA STATE Florida State Invitational |
W 1-0 | ||
| GEORGIA STATE Florida State Invitational |
W 3-0 | ||
| CONNECTICUT | W 2-1 | ||
| CONNECTICUT | W 2-1 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 9-1 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 8-3 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 5-1 | ||
| LIPSCOMB | W 5-1 | ||
| LIPSCOMB | W 11-3 | ||
| ARIZONA STATE Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
W 3-2 | ||
| LONG BEACH STATE Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 2-6 | ||
| ARIZONA Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 2-13 | ||
| WASHINGTON Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 3-4 | ||
| CAL ST-FULLERTON Judi Garman Classic |
W 4-1 | ||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN | W 8-0 | ||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN | W 4-3 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 1-0 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | L 1-6 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 6-0 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M | W 18-0 | ||
| MARYLAND | L 1-3 | ||
| MARYLAND | W 3-0 | ||
| MARYLAND | L 3-4 | ||
| CENTRAL FLORIDA | L 0-2 | ||
| CENTRAL FLORIDA | L 1-4 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | L 2-5 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 10-2 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | L 2-6 | ||
| FLORIDA | L 1-6 | ||
| FLORIDA | L 4-14 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | L 0-3 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | L 1-3 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | W 2-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 1-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 4-3 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 10-1 | ||
| MICHIGAN | L 2-6 | ||
| MICHIGAN | L 4-8 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE ACC, College Park, Md |
W 5-1 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH ACC, College Park, Md |
L 0-2 | ||
| JACKSON STATE NCAA, Tusscaloosa, Al |
L 3-4 | ||
| UT-CHATTANOOGA NCAA, Tuscaloosa, Al |
W 5-3 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE STATE NCAA, Tuscaloosa, Al |
L 1-10 |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 38-28 23-12 9- 8 6- 8
2008 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE RESULTS 1 NORTH CAROLINA 18- 2 50-12-1 2 VIRGINIA TECH 16- 5 49-19 3 FLORIDA STATE 12- 9 38-28 4 GEORGIA TECH 9-11 32-31 5 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 8-13 31-27 6t MARYLAND 7-14 36-23 6t BOSTON COLLEGE 7-14 32-31 8 VIRGINIA 6-15 15-39
ACC Championship, College Park, MD
5/8/2008 - Florida State 5, Boston College 1
Virginia Tech 7, Maryland 4
North Carolina 6, Virginia 0
North Carolina State 1, Georgia Tech 0
Boston College 7, Maryland 3
5/9/2008 - Georgia Tech 5, Virginia 3
Due to severe weather, the tournament became single elimination
5/10/2008 - Virginia Tech 3, Florida State 0
North Carolina State 1, North Carolina 0
5/11/2008 - Virginia Tech 2, North Carolina State 0
2008 Batting Statistics
Name AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ============================================================================================================ Carly Wynn .368 50 50 152 38 56 8 0 4 16 76 .500 22 2 27 0 .452 1 2 14 18 Whitney Buckmon .340 62 62 197 36 67 4 1 0 11 73 .371 2 7 36 0 .369 0 8 28 33 Brittany Osmon .308 66 66 185 37 57 9 2 7 46 91 .492 20 2 50 0 .378 2 1 3 3 Robin Ahrberg .277 61 57 155 23 43 7 0 4 31 62 .400 20 2 20 0 .365 1 6 1 2 Kelly Langston .256 31 3 39 4 10 1 0 1 5 14 .359 2 0 13 0 .293 0 2 0 0 Ashley Stager .242 66 66 161 32 39 8 3 4 28 65 .404 29 17 39 0 .409 1 5 9 12 Jessica Gilmore .233 64 62 193 28 45 4 2 0 22 53 .275 10 3 19 0 .275 5 5 8 13 Monica Montez .222 65 64 176 14 39 7 1 0 19 48 .273 16 4 29 2 .301 0 5 0 1 Allison Collins .217 39 27 83 10 18 6 0 4 22 36 .434 9 1 24 0 .295 2 0 1 1 Brittany Joseph .217 28 18 46 4 10 2 0 0 1 12 .261 2 0 17 0 .250 0 0 0 0 Camille Garcia .194 34 21 62 5 12 5 0 0 10 17 .274 7 2 13 0 .296 0 3 0 0 Michelle Snyder .193 49 44 114 8 22 1 0 1 13 26 .228 7 1 29 0 .246 0 7 3 3 Kristie McConn .188 63 54 112 19 21 2 1 1 11 28 .250 12 3 40 0 .283 0 3 1 1 Robyn Petrovich .000 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Tiffany McDonald .000 32 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Terese Gober .000 30 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Melissa May .000 18 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Sarah Hamilton .000 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 ======================================================================================= FSU .262 66 66 1676 261 439 64 10 26 235 601 .359 158 44 357 2 .339 12 47 68 87 Opp .218 66 66 1642 196 358 43 8 23 165 486 .296 167 35 494 0 .303 6 53 67 812008 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 ======================================================================================================================== Sarah Hamilton 1.46 8 1 17 9 5 2 1 1 57.2 35 19 12 36 79 3 1 2 199 .176 6 3 0 0 7 Tiffany McDonald 1.69 18 11 32 29 24 9 0 0 199.1 146 64 48 58 244 21 3 11 725 .201 10 12 0 4 29 Terese Gober 3.23 10 13 30 23 15 3 1 1 151.2 142 90 70 61 159 16 4 7 600 .237 23 15 0 1 12 Melissa May 3.62 2 3 11 5 1 0 0 0 29.0 35 23 15 12 12 3 0 3 118 .297 8 5 0 1 5 ==================================================================================================== FSU 2.32 38 28 90 66 45 16 2 2 437.2 358 196 145 167 494 43 8 23 1642 .218 47 35 0 6 53 Opp 3.17 28 38 66 66 40 5 0 3 430.1 439 261 195 158 357 64 10 26 1676 .262 22 45 3 12 472008 Fielding Statistics
Name PO AST E FLD% DP ============================================= Allison Collins 41 1 0 1.000 Kelly Langston 21 0 0 1.000 Sarah Hamilton 3 11 0 1.000 Melissa May 0 11 0 1.000 Robin Ahrberg 156 11 1 .994 Carly Wynn 55 2 1 .983 Jessica Gilmore 315 20 6 .982 Monica Montez 42 1 1 .977 Brittany Osmon 316 22 10 .971 Camille Garcia 17 43 2 .968 Terese Gober 8 41 2 .961 Tiffany McDonald 6 36 2 .955 Kristie McConn 142 57 13 .939 Ashley Stager 73 101 16 .916 Michelle Snyder 36 85 13 .903 Whitney Buckmon 51 4 6 .902 Brittany Joseph 30 15 7 .865 Robyn Petrovich 0 0 0 .000 ======================== FSU 1312 461 80 .957 Opp 1291 518 88 .954
Florida State Takes Down Southern Miss in First Game of the Early Bird Tournament.
The Seminoles earn Coach Graf her 1,400 career win against Golden Eagles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For the second consecutive year, Florida State opened the 2008 campaign with an eight-run rule game as the Seminoles took an 11-3 victory over Southern Miss in six innings on day one of the Early Bird Tournament (Feb. 8). For head coach JoAnne Graf that was career win 1,400.
The victory went to sophomore Terese Gober who matched her career high strikeouts with 10 after five innings and allowed only one earned run on two hits with two walks. Taking the loss for Southern Miss was Samantha Davis as the Golden Eagles end the day 1-1.
Eight of nine Florida State's lineup recorded runs with four Seminoles notching two apiece. Senior Whitney Buckmon went 3-for-4 with a career-tying two runs while bringing her career total stolen bases to 46 with one against SMU.
Leading the batters was freshman Ashley Stager who went 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI in her debut game. Fellow fresh face Allison Collins made a statement as she pounded her first homerun as a Seminole, finished the game 3-for-2 with one run and three RBI's.
Senior Brittany Osmon went 2-for-4 and tied Collins with three RBI's and two runs scored.
Florida State got off to a commanding lead as four runs would score before the second inning. Buckmon started off the scoring for the Seminoles followed by junior Jessica Gilmore who got on base on an error by the short stop. Stager and Osmon would round out the scoring in the first inning.
The runs would come in fours again as the fifth inning was underway. Stager hit a double with one out on the board and would score the first run of the inning as Osmon advanced to second on the throw. Sophomore catcher Robin Ahrberg would also get to second on the throw, bringing up Collins with runners on second and third. A homerun down the left field line drove in three RBI's and the Seminoles would end the inning with an 8-1 lead.
Entering the lineup for Gober at the top of the sixth was freshman pitcher Sarah Hamilton. Southern Miss scored two earned runs off the Tallahassee native in the top of the sixth, but the Seminoles answered with three runs to end the game early. Buckmon would once again get on base as the lead-off hitter with a singled bunt, then 2007's ACC Rookie of the Year Monica Montez drew a walk. A single by Gilmore would advance Buckmon and Montez as a single by Stager brought in the first RBI. With runners on second a third, a fly out to centerfield by Osmon would bring in Montez and advance Gilmore who would score the winning run on an error by SMU's short stop Kristin Chaney.
2008 Florida State Softball
Southern Miss at Florida State
Feb 08, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Southern Miss 3 (1-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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MILNER cf/dh............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DAWSON pr............... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BULLARD dh/cf............ 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
HILL rf.................. 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
FOX 3b................... 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1
JONES, K pr............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PILGRIM c................ 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0
JAMES 1b................. 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0
ALONZO lf................ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
CASTELLVI 2b............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2
CHANEY ss................ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
DAVIS p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
NARAMORE p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 20 3 2 2 5 10 16 10 5
Florida State 11 (1-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Whitney Buckmon cf....... 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez rf......... 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss......... 3 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 4 2 2 3 0 0 4 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b........ 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Allison Collins dh....... 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
Terese Gober p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sarah Hamilton p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 30 11 14 9 2 2 18 2 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Southern Miss....... 001 002 - 3 2 2
Florida State....... 400 043 - 11 14 1
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - CHANEY 2; Montez. DP - USM 1. LOB - USM 5; FSU 5. 2B - Stager.
3B - BULLARD. HR - Collins. HBP - MILNER. SB - BULLARD; Buckmon.
Southern Miss IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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DAVIS............... 5.0 11 8 5 1 2 26 27
NARAMORE............ 0.1 3 3 2 1 0 4 5
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Terese Gober........ 6.0 2 1 1 2 10 20 23
Sarah Hamilton...... 0.0 0 2 2 3 0 0 3
Win - Gober (1-0). Loss - DAVIS (0-1). Save - None.
HBP - by Gober (MILNER). PB - Ahrberg.
Umpires - HP: Nick Finck 1B: Debbi Berans
Start: 3:06 Time: 1:54
Seminoles 1-1 as Day One of the Early Bird Tournament Comes to an End.
Florida State dropped a 4-3 loss to Louisville to finish the day 1-1.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Coming off a run-ruled win against SMU earlier in the day, the Seminoles were unable to hold off Louisville as they fell 4-3 to bring day one of the Early Bird Tournament to a close on JoAnne Graf Field. Florida State will start Saturday at 1-1 while the Cardinals maintain a perfect 2-0.
Taking the loss for Florida State was junior south-paw Melissa May who struck-out two and gave up only six hits, four runs while walking two. Winning the game for Louisville was Mandi Rodriguez with the save going to Kassie Stanfill.
The runs started coming in the top of the third as Louisville put the first run on the board. The Seminoles would answer as senior Whitney Buckmon scored off an RBI from freshman Ashley Stager. Buckmon led FSU at bat, going 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run. At the end of three complete innings the score was tied one apiece.
The Cardinals would extend their lead in the top of the fourth as a Seminole error loaded the bases with one out. Three unearned runs would cross home plate and push Louisville to a 4-1 lead.
Sophomore Terese Gober entered the lineup for May at the top of the sixth as she faced six batters and allowed no hits and no runs. The Seminoles made a comeback in the bottom of the inning as they scored off of runs from two Brittanys; senior Brittany Osmon and freshman Brittany Joseph. A sacrifice fly to left field by newcomer Allison Collins brought Osmon home while Joseph scored single by Buckmon up the leftfield line.
Florida State was down only one run in the top of the seventh with Gober looking to get the save. The first batter struck out looking which set the tone for the final two outs which came in the next two at-bats. A put out from third to first and a fly out to Buckmon in center field gave the Seminoles a chance to take it home.
The Seminoles would record only one run off a single by Osmon in the final inning with two out and junior catcher Robin Ahrberg up to swing. With two balls and one strike, Ahrberg got a piece of the fourth pitch which flied out to right field for the third out.
Florida State will return on Saturday to play Troy at 12:15 p.m. followed by the championship round at 2:30 and 4:45 p.m. You can watch the Seminoles LIVE by logging onto ACCSelect.com.
2008 Florida State Softball
Louisville at Florida State
Feb 08, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Louisville 4 (2-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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ROTH c................... 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 0
TOTTEN 1b................ 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1
CASTILLO dh.............. 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
CUNNINGHAM cf............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
STANFILL lf/p............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
YORK ph................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
COUNTS lf............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BEMIS 3b................. 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
WHERRY ss................ 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
McCRAIN rf............... 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
WADWELL p................ 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
RODRIGUEZ p............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ROESEL 2b................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 28 4 6 3 3 4 21 8 9
Florida State 3 (1-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Whitney Buckmon cf....... 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0
Monica Montez rf......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jessica Gilmore lf....... 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
Ashley Stager ss......... 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Brittany Osmon 1b........ 4 1 2 0 0 1 7 1 0
Robin Ahrberg c.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3
Brittany Joseph pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b........ 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Allison Collins dh....... 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 3
Melissa May p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Terese Gober p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 3 9 3 3 4 21 8 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Louisville.......... 001 300 0 - 4 6 1
Florida State....... 001 002 0 - 3 9 5
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E - ROESEL; Stager; Osmon; McConn 3. DP - FSU 1. LOB - Louisville 9; FSU 9.
2B - ROTH; Stager. HBP - Buckmon. SH - TOTTEN 2. SF - CASTILLO; Collins.
SB - STANFILL; McCRAIN; Buckmon; Osmon. CS - Buckmon.
Louisville IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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WADWELL............. 3.0 3 1 1 2 1 12 15
RODRIGUEZ........... 3.0 5 2 2 1 2 12 14
STANFILL............ 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Melissa May......... 5.0 6 4 0 2 3 21 26
Terese Gober........ 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 7 8
Win - RODRIGUEZ (1-0). Loss - May (0-1). Save - STANFILL (1).
HBP - by WADWELL (Buckmon). PB - Ahrberg 2.
Umpires - HP: Debbi Berans 1B: Nick Finck
Start: 5:30 Time: 2:18 Attendance: 188
Seminoles drop 1-3 loss to Troy in day two of Early Bird Tournament.
Despite the loss, Florida State advances to championship game with Louisville.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State was handed its second loss of the Early Bird Tournament after dropping a 3-1 decision to Troy on day two on JoAnne Graf Field. The loss was the first against Troy since 2006 when Florida State split a double-header with the Trojans at home. The Seminoles will head into the championship round against undefeated Louisville with a 1-2 record.
Despite taking the loss, sophomore Terese Gober broke her career high strikeouts after notching 12 at the end of seven against Troy. Gober ended the game with four hits, two runs and one error and walked two.
Troy was strong out of the gate, scoring two runs in the first inning. Florida State would not answer until the seventh inning as pinch runner Melissa May scored on an RBI single by senior Kelly Langston.
Leading the Seminoles in hitting was Langston who went 1-for-2 with the lone RBI of the game. Sophomore Monica Montez and freshman Allison Collins both went 1-for-3 while senior Whitney Buckmon ended the game 1-for-4.
Freshman Kristie McConn started things off for FSU in the third as she reached first on an error by Troy's Hillary Hughes. A sacrifice bunt by Langston advanced McConn to second with fellow freshman Brittany Joseph up to bat. Another error moved Joseph to second and advanced McConn to third. With runners on second and third, Buckmon stepped up and singled to fill the bases.
The Seminoles had one out with Montez up to bat and Jessica Gilmore on deck. Montez struck out swinging leaving it up to Gilmore to bring the runners home. Florida State was unable to do anything with the situation as Buckmon was the third out on a fielder's choice to end the inning.
Troy's third run would score on an error by short stop Ashley Stager in the top of the fifth. Stager overthrew to first baseman Brittany Osmon which brought Kaitlin Kenney across the plate for the Trojans with one left on base.
The solo run for Florida State came in the bottom of the seventh off the RBI from Langston that brought May home. The Seminoles would end seven with one run, two hits, no errors and one left on base.
The day is not over for FSU as they head into the final game of the Early Bird Tournament against Louisville at the Seminole Softball/Soccer Complex.
2008 Florida State Softball
Troy at Florida State
Feb 09, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Troy 3 (1-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
MOORE ss 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 0
ELY ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HUGHES 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
JOHNSON cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
LYLE 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
TABER 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
DAVIS 3b 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
TEW pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LASSITER dp 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
MCLEAN rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
KOLB rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
HAMMER c 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0
PAIGE ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
KENNEY lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HATCHER ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
WILLIAMS p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 26 3 4 1 2 12 21 10 6
Florida State 1 (1-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Whitney Buckmon cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2
Monica Montez rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1
Allison Collins c 3 0 1 0 0 2 12 0 0
Melissa May pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Kelly Langston dp 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Robyn Petrovich pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 27 1 4 1 0 10 21 9 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Troy................ 200 010 0 - 3 4 3
Florida State....... 000 000 1 - 1 4 2
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E - HUGHES; TABER; KENNEY; Stager; Gober. LOB - Troy 6; FSU 6. HBP - ELY; HAMMER. SH - Langston.
Troy ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
WILLIAMS W,1-1 7.0 4 1 1 0 10 3 0 0 0 27 28 2 8
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L,1-1 7.0 4 3 1 2 12 1 0 2 0 26 30 0 9 126
Win - WILLIAMS (1-1). Loss - Gober (1-1). Save - None. WP - WILLIAMS 3; Gober. HBP - by Gober (HAMMER); by Gober (ELY). Pitches/strikes: Gober 126/72.
Umpires - HP: Debbi Berans 1B: Nick Finck
Start: 12:49 PM Time: 2:11 Attendance: 411
Florida State crowned champions of Early Bird Tournament.
A three-run homer in the top of the seventh by Brittany Osmon clinched the win for the Seminoles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Despite the loss to Troy earlier in the day, Florida State kept Louisville from a perfect weekend with a 6-4 win on JoAnne Graf Field as the Early Bird Tournament came to a close Saturday, February 9. Senior and tournament MVP Brittany Osmon's seventh inning home run secured the victory and the tournament crown as the Seminoles advance to 2-2 on the season.
In the top of the seventh, Florida State had runners on first and second with two outs and the score tied at three apiece with Osmon up to bat. With an 0-1 count, Osmon took a swing and knocked a bomb 200-feet over the right field wall for the second FSU homerun of the tournament. Three RBI's would score as the Seminoles pulled ahead 6-4 with a pop-up to second by Robin Ahrberg ending the inning for the Seminoles.
"I love it, that's what you play for," Osmon said. "I wasn't going out there to hit a homerun; I just wanted to help the team by hitting the ball hard and trying to get a base hit. It was pretty sweet that I got it over the fence."
With FSU ahead by three, the Cardinals had three outs left to stay in the game as they started the bottom of the seventh with a double by Kristi Cunningham who would score the final run of the game for Louisville.
Taking the win for Florida State was sophomore Terese Gober who pitched seven complete innings in the victory over Louisville, ending the weekend at 2-1. Earlier in the day against Troy, Gober set a new career high of 12 strikeouts and brings her season total to 26 after shutting down three in her second game of the day.
"We had our good and bad moments this weekend," head coach JoAnne Graf said. "We didn't look our best against Troy but I saw a one-hundred percent turn-around against Louisville tonight. They came out aggressive and looked good throughout which is the kind of game I hope to see all season."
Having a strong game in the batter's box was junior Jessica Gilmore who set a new FSU career hits record after going 3-for-4 with two RBI's and two runs scored.
Leading the Seminoles at the end of four games is senior Whitney Buckmon who went 9-for-15 and averaged .600 over the two-day tournament. Buckmon also led the team with two stolen bases one three attempts, bringing her Florida State career total to 47.
2008 Early Bird All-Tournament Team:
Whitney Buckmon (cf) - Florida State
Terese Gober (p) - Florida State
MVP Brittany Osmon (1b) - Florida State
Kristi Cunningham (cf) - Louisville
Melissa Roth (c) - Louisville
Kristen Wadwell (p) - Louisville
Jennifer Fox (3b) - Southern Miss
Ashlyn Williams (p) - Troy
Florida State is back in action on Tuesday, Feb. 12 as they take on in-town rival Florida A&M at 6:00 p.m. The game will be played on JoAnne Graf Field but will count as a home game for the Rattlers. Be sure to check Seminoles.com for updates as the 2008 Seminole softball season continues.
2008 Florida State Softball
Florida State vs Louisville
Feb 09, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State)
Florida State 6 (2-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Whitney Buckmon cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Monica Montez rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Jessica Gilmore lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 1
Brittany Osmon 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 6 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0
Melissa May pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allison Collins dp 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 2
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 30 6 11 6 2 6 21 11 6
Louisville 4 (3-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
ROTH c 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 0
TOTTEN 1b 4 0 3 3 0 0 3 1 0
CASTILLO dp 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CUNNINGHAM cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
BEMIS 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2
VASCIL pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STANFILL p 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
McCRAIN rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
YORK ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WHERRY ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
WADWELL ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
COUNTS lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 2
ROESEL 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Totals 34 4 12 4 1 3 21 5 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 120 3 - 6 11 1
Louisville.......... 002 100 1 - 4 12 0
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E - Stager. LOB - Florida St. 6; Cardinals 11. 2B - TOTTEN; CUNNINGHAM. HR - Osmon. HBP - ROTH. SH - Stager. CS - Montez.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,2-1 7.0 12 4 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 34 36 5 12 119
Louisville ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
STANFILL L,1-1 7.0 11 6 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 30 33 9 5 114
Win - Gober (2-1). Loss - STANFILL (1-1). Save - None.
WP - Gober. HBP - by Gober (ROTH). Pitches/strikes: Gober 119/66; STANFILL 114/75.
Umpires - HP: Nick Finck 2B: Debbie Berans
Start: 6:00 pm Time: 2:18 Attendance: 250
Florida State wins 101st meeting with Florida A&M.
The Seminoles defeated the Rattlers 9-1 in their first meeting this season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In the 101st meeting between the teams, Florida State defeated Florida A&M 9-1 at the Seminole Softball Complex on a cold and windy Wednesday night. The win, in a game that counted as a home meeting for the Rattlers, improves the Seminoles' season record to 3-2 and propels the series record to 94-7.
"I think the weather conditions were rough on both teams," Florida State head coach JoAnne Graf said. "We were able to get a hit early in the first inning and that put some pressure on FAMU. But I think both teams held up well in the cold."
Securing the win for FSU was junior Melissa May who pitched the first 3.1 innings. May allowed only three hits and one earned run while walking two and striking out one.
Freshman Sarah Hamilton entered in the fourth after a line drive to May's hand took her out of the game. Hamilton, credited with the save, pitched 3.2 innings allowing only two hits with no runs, two walks and struck out nine batters.
"Sarah really improved tonight from her first performance last weekend," Graf said. "I was excited to see that since we are going to need her in the next few weeks."
Leading the Seminoles in hitting was junior Jessica Gilmore who went 3-for-4 with two hits, bringing her season average to .368. Freshman Ashley Stager had a good night in the batter's box going 2-for-4 with two hits, two RBI's and one stolen base. Stager's average of .438 is currently second on the team behind senior Whitney Buckmon who went 1-for-4 against the Rattlers.
Another freshman on the FSU squad had a big night at the plate. On the first pitch, Allison Collins cranked a solo home run over the centerfield wall in the top of the seventh to score the ninth run of the evening. That homer is the second for Collins who hit the first of the Early Bird Tournament against Southern Miss. Florida State had 11 hits, nine runs and no errors in the victory over FAMU, which had one run, five hits and three errors.
The Seminoles are back in action this weekend as they host the Seminole Classic on February 15-17. Bethune Cookman, Jacksonville, Michigan State and UAB will all compete in this year's tournament. Florida State's first game is Friday at 4:45 p.m. against Jacksonville.
2008 Florida State Softball
Florida State at Florida A&M
Feb 13, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 9 (3-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Whitney Buckmon cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
Monica Montez rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ashley Stager ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0
Kelly Langston 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Allison Collins c 4 1 2 3 0 0 10 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Robyn Petrovich pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2
Brittany Joseph 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder ph/3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 8 2 5 21 4 5
Florida A&M 1 (2-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
RICHARDSON,Krista lf 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
GREEN,Rhianna cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
NEWBY,Brittney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
STRAFFORD,Alacia 1b 2 0 2 0 2 0 13 0 0
CHAN,Tiffany p 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 3
OLIPHANT,Melissa 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2
SMITH,Ashley dp 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
MCINTOSH,Unika pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TERRYN,Nikki 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0
BARBEE,Nicole pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HAROLD,Joyce ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
WELLS,Alesha c 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2
ROLLE-POLK,Alex ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
WATTS,Alyssa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 5 0 4 10 21 12 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 311 010 3 - 9 11 0
Florida A&M......... 001 000 0 - 1 5 3
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E - CHAN,Tiffany; OLIPHANT,Mel; TERRYN,Nikki. LOB - FSU 5; FAMU 9.
2B - Collins; Snyder. 3B - Gilmore; Stager; McConn. HR - Collins.
HBP - RICHARDSON,K. SH - Langston. SB - Stager.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Melissa May W,1-1 3.1 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 13 16 6 3 62
Sarah Hamilton S,1 3.2 2 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 13 15 1 1 74
Florida A&M ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
CHAN,Tiffany L,1-2 7.0 11 9 6 2 5 1 0 0 0 32 35 2 14 128
Win - May (1-1). Loss - CHAN,Tiffany (1-2). Save - Hamilton (1).
WP - May 2; CHAN,Tiffany. HBP - by May (RICHARDSON,K).
Pitches/strikes: May 62/36; Hamilton 74/41; CHAN,Tiffany 128/75.
Umpires - HP: Bob Crunkleton 1B: Leo Fleming
Start: 6:00PM Time: 2:20
Attendance: 150
Seminoles drop 5-2 decision to Jacksonville.
Freshman Allison Collins recorded third home run of the season against the Dolphins.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In its first game of the Seminole Classic, the Florida State softball squad fell 5-2 to in-state rival Jacksonville on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex. The Seminoles are now 3-3 on the season but still lead the overall series with the Dolphins 8-4.
Leading the Seminoles in hitting was freshman Allison Collins who hit her third career homer in the top of the fifth to score the first run of the evening for FSU. Collins went 1-for-3 against Jacksonville to improve her season average to .389, good for third on the team.
Shortstop Ashley Stager also went 1-for-3, tripling down the right field line on a full count. Stager, whose .421 batting average is second for FSU, scored the final run of the evening off an RBI single by Brittany Osmon.
Taking to loss for FSU was sophomore Terese Gober who pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits and five earned runs. Gober, who is now 2-2, walked just one batter and struck out eight. Earning the win for Jacksonville was Jackie Samuels who is 3-1 after allowing only two hits and one earned run against the Seminoles.
The last time the Dolphins had a victory over Florida State was on their home turf in 2006 when they won the second game of a doubleheader 2-1. The teams will meet again next week as the Seminoles travel to Jacksonville to play two on February 19.
The Seminole Classic continues Saturday, Feb. 16, at 10:00 a.m. with the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman versus the Michigan State Spartans. Florida State will play the second game of the afternoon against the Wildcats.
Watch the Seminoles live via web streaming on ACCSelect.com and follow live stat updates with Game Tracker on Seminoles.com.
Florida State at Jacksonville
Feb 15, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 2 (3-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Monica Montez rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 8 0 0
Allison Collins dp 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 24 2 4 2 2 5 18 9 3
Jacksonville 5 (6-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
OUELLET, Kayla cf 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
MIRANTE, Jillian rf 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
MELO, Patricia dp 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
MONAHAN, Shannon ss 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 1
ABRAHAM, Jessica c 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0
KELLY, Katie 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0
GORDON, Sara 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
MOSELEY, Amber 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NOVAK, Alexis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
ENGLER, Katarina lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SAMUELS, Jackie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JENSEN, Shannon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 25 5 7 4 1 8 21 9 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 010 1 - 2 4 0
Jacksonville........ 102 002 X - 5 7 0
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LOB - FSU 3; JU 3. 3B - Stager(2); MELO, P. HR - Collins(3).
SB - OUELLET, K.; MIRANTE, J.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L, 2-2 6.0 7 5 5 1 8 1 0 0 0 25 26 0 10 87
Jacksonville ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
SAMUELS, Jackie W,3-1 4.2 2 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 16 18 6 4 75
JENSEN, Shannon 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 5 31
Win - SAMUELS, J. (3-1). Loss - Gober (2-2). Save - None.
WP - Gober(3).
Pitches/strikes: Gober 87/55; SAMUELS, J. 75/41; JENSEN, S. 31/19.
Umpires - HP: Debbie Berans 1B: Diane Beasley
Start: 4:47 PM Time: 2:00 Attendance: 212
Florida State defeats Bethune-Cookman in five.
The Seminoles scored 14 runs on the Wildcats in their second game of the Seminole Classic.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In day two of the Seminole Classic, the Seminoles defeated Bethune-Cookman 14-3 in five innings on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex. It was the first win of the tournament for Florida State, improving the season to 4-3.
Two Seminoles went 4-for-4 against the Wildcats, senior Whitney Buckmon and junior Jessica Gilmore. Buckmon's four hits and four runs for Florida State set new career records and led the squad. Gilmore also notched new personal bests in those categories with four runs and three hits.
Ashley Stager had another stellar day at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a triple in the third and a double in the fourth. The freshman notched two runs and five RBI's, improving her average to .476, second to team-leader Buckmon's .538.
"We came out fired up and ready to play," head coach JoAnne Graf said. "We really showed-up at bat today and I think we looked aggressive throughout the game."
Securing the win for FSU was junior south paw Melissa May, now 2-1 after throwing her first complete game against Bethune-Cookman. May allowed only five hits and three earned, walked two and struck out two.
Freshman Allison Collins, who leads the team with three homeruns this season, notched four RBI's on one hit, scored one run and recorded the solo stolen base of the day for FSU.
Florida State put runs on the board in four of the five innings against the Wildcats who scored one in the first and their final two in the bottom of the fourth.
The Seminoles swing back into action on the final day of the tournament on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 11:00 a.m. as they take on the Michigan State Spartans. Track every play on Game Tracker's live stats by logging onto Seminoles.com and watch the live web streaming on ACCSelect.com.
2008 Seminole Classic
Florida State at Bethune Cookman
Feb 16, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 14 (4-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 4 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 4 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 2 0
Allison Collins dp 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
Kelly Langston ph/1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Monica Montez lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Brittany Joseph rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Kristie McConn 2b 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 4 0
Melissa May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 29 14 14 13 3 3 15 8 4
Bethune Cookman 3 (0-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
HINDS,Ashton cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
JONAS,Tameika rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUSSEY,Holly ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
TRIMBLE,Christina lf/3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
GARCIA,Allison 3b/p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
HOLLEY,Brandi dp/3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0
AUSTIN,Brittani c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
MOORADIAN,Anush 1b/dp 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
URTEAGA,Sonya 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
SANDERS,Chastity p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
HERNANDEZ,Taryn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 18 3 5 3 2 2 15 9 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 340 43 - 14 14 0
Bethune Cookman..... 100 20 - 3 5 1
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E - TRIMBLE(1). LOB - FSU 4; BCU 4. 2B - Stager(3); HOLLEY(1).
3B - Stager(2). HBP - MOORADIAN. SH - Stager(2); JONAS(1).
SB - Buckmon(3); Collins(1).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Melissa May W,2-1 5.0 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 18 22 4 8 62
Bethune Cookman ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
SANDERS,Chastity L,0-3 2.0 8 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 1 5 35
GARCIA,Allison 3.0 6 7 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 16 19 1 5 75
Win - May (2-1). Loss - SANDERS (0-3). Save - None.
WP - GARCIA(2). HBP - by May (MOORADIAN).
Pitches/strikes: May 62/34; SANDERS 35/24; GARCIA 75/42.
Umpires - HP: Debbie Berans 1B: Diane Beasley
Start: 12:13 Time: 1:38
Attendance: 319
2008 Seminole Classic
Florida State at Michigan State
Feb 17, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 2 (4-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 3 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Allison Collins dp 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1
Monica Montez lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
Robin Ahrberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Kelly Langston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 26 2 6 2 1 5 20 7 7
Michigan State 3 (4-0)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
N Nicosia cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Weigle c 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 2
Mejia ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Mahoney dp 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lincoln pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Confer ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
T Nicosia 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Fox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purtzer 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 2
Mondo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0
Aidem rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
LeFevre lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hansen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Noel p/pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bass p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 2 2 4 21 12 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 001 010 0 - 2 6 3
Michigan State...... 000 100 2 - 3 6 1
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Stager; McConn; Joseph; Purtzer. LOB - FSU 7; MSU 8.
HBP - Gilmore; TNicosia. SH - Buckmon; Snyder. SB - Snyder.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L,2-3 6.2 6 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 28 31 8 7 124
Michigan State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Noel 6.0 6 2 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 23 27 3 10 70
Bass W,3-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 12
Win - Bass (3-0). Loss - Gober (2-3). Save - None.
HBP - by Noel (Gilmore); by Gober (TNicosia). PB - Gilmore.
Pitches/strikes: Gober 124/74; Noel 70/51; Bass 12/8.
Umpires - HP: Diane Beasley 1B: Debbie Berans
Start: 11 a.m. Time: 2:10
Attendance: 382
Florida State splits final two games of Seminole Classic.
The Seminoles were the runners-up of their second home tournament this season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - On the final day of the Seminole Classic, Florida State split its two games with a 4-1 win over UAB and a 3-2 loss to Michigan State Sunday on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex. The Seminoles were crowned the runners-up of the tournament with a 2-2 record throughout the weekend.
The Seminoles scored the first run of the game in the top of the third against Michigan State which was answered by a Spartan run in the next inning. With the scored tied at one apiece, FSU was able to regain a one-run lead as an RBI single from Allison Collins scored Jessica Gilmore from third.
Florida State would hold the 2-1 lead until the Spartans' last at-bat in the seventh. With two outs and the bases loaded, Michigan State's Kristen Aidem scored on a fielder's choice to tie it up at 2-2. Sophomore Kelly Confer pinch hit for Michigan State and knocked a single into center field to bring the third run home and clinch the victory for the Spartans.
Taking the loss for Florida State was Terese Gober who is now 2-3 thus season. Gober allowed six hits, three runs (only one earned) and struck-out four Spartans.
"Overall I think we lost two games that we should have won this weekend," Florida State head coach JoAnne Graf said. "We are a young team and we made a few key mistakes."
Despite the loss in Sunday's first game, Florida State was able to turn it around and defeat UAB 4-1 in game two and finish second overall in the tournament.
Earning her first win as a Seminole was freshman pitcher Sarah Hamilton who pitched a complete game against the Blazers. The Tallahassee, Fla., native allowed only five hits and one run this afternoon while notching an impressive 11 strikeouts.
"I think Sarah pitched a great game and was very consistent today," Graf said. "She pitched a complete game and keeps getting better every time she's thrown. She did a really good job and I'm proud of her."
The Seminoles were out to a 1-0 lead after three complete innings with senior Whitney Buckmon scoring off a double hit by freshman Ashley Stager. UAB answered that run in the top of the sixth to tie the game with three outs left for FSU.
A single into right field from Brittany Osmon and a walk to Robin Ahrberg put runners on first and second with one out on the board. Next up for the Seminoles was junior Michelle Snyder who was hitting .333 coming into the game. With the count at 2-1, Snyder got a piece of the fourth pitch and sent it over the right field wall sending Osmon and Ahrberg home. Snyder's three-run homer is her first of the season and secured the win for Florida State.
At the end of the three-day Seminole Classic, Michigan State went undefeated at 4-0 while Florida State, Jacksonville and UAB all finished 2-2 and Bethune-Cookman closed out the weekend at 0-4.
Seminole Classic All-Tournament Team
Michigan State:
Shae Bass (P)
Bianca Mejia (SS)
Caitlin Mahoney (DP)
Heidi Purtzer (1B)
Kara Weigle (C)
Traci Nicosa (3B)
Florida State:
Whitney Buckmon (CF)
Jessica Gilmore (C/LF)
Allison Collins (DP)
Ashley Stager (SS)
Jacksonville:
Katie Kelly (2B)
Jackie Samuels (P)
UAB:
Holly Krzan (SS)
Andrea Rogers (C)
Leigh Walker (2B)
The Seminoles hit the road on Tuesday, Feb. 19, to re-match with Jacksonville in their first doubleheader this season before jumping into conference play on Feb. 23 as they host North Carolina at home.
2008 Seminole Classic
UAB at Florida State
Feb 17, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
UAB 1 (7-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
WALDEN, Caley cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
ORR, Kayla ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WALKER, Leigh 2b 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
KRZAN, Holly ss 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1
ROGERS, Andrea c 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 2 0
HARRIS, Kayla rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
SKATES, Cameron 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1
NELSON, Jennifer p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
ALLEN, Amanda dp 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
CALLAWAY, Laura 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0
CRUMPTON, Amanda pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BUTLER, Mary Kendall lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 24 1 5 1 3 11 18 10 6
Florida State 4 (5-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0
Allison Collins dp 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Brittany Osmon 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 2
Monica Montez rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c 1 1 0 0 2 1 11 1 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Kelly Langston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 23 4 5 4 4 6 21 6 6
Score by Innings R H E
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UAB................. 000 001 0 - 1 5 4
Florida State....... 001 003 X - 4 5 1
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E - WALKER, L.; SKATES, C. 2; BUTLER, M.K.; Ahrberg.
LOB - UAB 6; FSU 6. 2B - KRZAN, H.. HR - Snyder.
SH - HARRIS, K.; Montez. SB - Buckmon 4. CS - WALKER, L.; Gilmore.
UAB ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
NELSON, Jennifer L,4-3 6.0 5 4 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 23 28 3 7 98
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,1-0 7.0 5 1 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 24 28 3 6 110
Win - Hamilton (1-0). Loss - NELSON, J. (4-3). Save - None.
PB - ROGERS, A. 2; Ahrberg.
Pitches/strikes: NELSON, J. 98/52; Hamilton 110/65.
Umpires - HP: Debbie Berans 1B: Diane Beasley
Start: 1:32 PM Time: 1:51
Attendance: 343
2008 Jacksonville University Softball
Florida State at Jacksonville (Game 1)
Feb 18, 2008 at Jacksonville, Fla. (JU Softball Complex)
Florida State 3 (6-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Gilmore lf............... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buckmon cf............... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stager ss................ 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
Collins c/dh............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Osmon 1b................. 3 1 2 1 0 0 8 0 0
Montez rf................ 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ahrberg dh/c............. 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 2
Snyder 3b................ 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 3
McConn 2b................ 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
Gober p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals................... 27 3 7 2 2 1 21 10 7
Jacksonville 1 (6-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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OUELLET, Kayla cf........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
GLASSCOCK, Beth ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIRANTE, Jillian rf...... 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
MELO, Patricia dh........ 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MONAHAN, Shannon ss...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0
ABRAHAM, Jessica c....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
KELLY, Katie 2b.......... 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 6 0
GORDON, Sara 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
MOSELEY, Amber 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 14 1 1
NOVAK, Alexis ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ENGLER, Katarina lf...... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
JENSEN, Shannon p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Totals................... 25 1 4 1 2 7 21 18 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 010 000 2 - 3 7 1
Jacksonville........ 010 000 0 - 1 4 1
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E - Snyder; KELLY, K.. LOB - FSU 7; Dolphins 6. HR - Osmon.
SH - Buckmon; ABRAHAM, J.. SF - Stager. SB - MIRANTE, J.; MELO, P..
Florida State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Gober............... 7.0 4 1 1 2 7 25 28
Jacksonville IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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JENSEN, Shannon..... 7.0 7 3 1 2 1 27 31
Win - Gober (3-3). Loss - JENSEN, S. (2-4). Save - None.
WP - Gober. PB - Collins 2; Ahrberg; ABRAHAM, J..
Start: 4 p.m. Time: 1:54 Attendance: 212
Florida State Sweeps Doubleheader At Jacksonville.
The Seminoles allowed only one run in 12 innings against the Dolphins.
JACKSONVILLE, FL - In the first official road game of the season, the Florida State softball team swept a doubleheader against Jacksonville at the JU Softball Complex on Feb. 19. The Seminoles won game one 3-1 and sealed the sweep with a flawless 10-0 victory in game two. Now 11 games into the season, FSU stands at 7-4 while knocking the Dolphins to 6-8.
The winning pitcher in game one was sophomore Terese Gober who is now 3-3 on the season. Gober allowed only four hits, one earned run with two walks while striking out seven Dolphins.
The Seminoles scored the first run in the top of the second as senior Brittany Osmon pounded a homer over the right field wall, her second of the season. Osmon notched her first homerun in the Early Bird Tournament on Feb. 9.
The top of the seventh sealed the win for FSU as junior Michelle Snyder scored on a passed ball, advancing McConn to third. McConn would go on to cross the plate on a sacrifice to the right field from fellow freshman Ashley Stager.
The second game of the evening showcased a fierce Seminole squad, coming out strong and taking down the Dolphins 10-0 in five innings.
Leading FSU at the plate in the second game was sophomore Robin Ahrberg who went 2-for-3 and cranked out her first career home run as a Seminole. The two-run homer scored Allison Collins from second and kick-started the runs in the top of the second. Ahrberg scored a career-high three runs on two hits and three RBI's in the victory.
"It's an amazing feeling to finally get a home run," Ahrberg said. "These two games against Jacksonville were key for us, especially since we lost to them last weekend. We came out tonight and showed them what Florida State is about. It felt good to win; for me and for the team."
Junior Jessica Gilmore and senior Whitney Buckmon both went 2-for-3 in the win. Gilmore scored two runs and drove in one RBI while Buckmon recorded one run and two RBI's. While Gilmore was able to steal a base from JU, Buckmon was caught trying to take second in her first at-bat of the game.
The winning pitcher in game two was freshman Sarah Hamilton who is now 2-0 this season. The Tallahassee, Fla., native adds an impressive eight strikeouts to her résumé while giving up just three hits in the shut-out in Jacksonville. Hamilton leads the pitching staff with a stellar 0.89 ERA after two complete games.
Jacksonville posted a hefty five errors in game two against Florida State. Two such errors happened in the fifth and last inning of the evening, allowing the Seminoles to score two runs. Dolphins' pitcher Jackie Samuels would take the loss after allowing seven earned runs, eight hits and striking out only two.
The Seminoles will have a few days rest before hosting their first ACC competition on Saturday, Feb. 23, as they face-off in a doubleheader with North Carolina. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State at Jacksonville
Feb 19, 2008 at Jacksonville, Fla. (JU Softball Complex)
Florida State 10 (7-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Allison Collins dp 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Brittany Osmon 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 0
Monica Montez rf 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c 3 3 2 3 0 0 7 1 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 24 10 8 9 3 3 15 6 2
Jacksonville 0 (6-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
OUELLET, Kayla cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
MIRANTE, Jillian rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0
MELO, Patricia dp 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
MONAHAN, Shannon ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
ABRAHAM, Jessica c 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0
KELLY, Katie 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
GORDON, Sara 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GLASSCOCK, Beth 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MOSELEY, Amber 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
ENGLER, Katarina lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
MORA, Ashley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SAMUELS, Jackie. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JENSEN, Shannon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 17 0 3 0 3 8 15 4 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 021 52 - 10 8 0
Jacksonville........ 000 00 - 0 3 5
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E - MIRANTE, J.; MONAHAN, S.; KELLY, K.; GORDON, S.; GLASSCOCK, B.
LOB - FSU 2; JU 6. 2B - Montez; Ahrberg. HR - Ahrberg. SH - MIRANTE, J..
SB - Gilmore; OUELLET, K.; MIRANTE, J.. CS - Buckmon.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,2-0 5.0 3 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 17 21 2 5 74
Jacksonville ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
SAMUELS, Jackie. L,3-3 4.1 8 10 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 21 24 8 1 84
JENSEN, Shannon 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 8
Win - Hamilton (2-0). Loss - SAMUELS, J. (3-3). Save - None.
PB - ABRAHAM, J.. Pitches/strikes: Hamilton 74/39; SAMUELS, J. 84/48; JENSEN, S. 8/5.
Start: 6:20 PM Time: 1:40 Attendance: 229
Florida State Wins First ACC Competition Against North Carolina.
The Seminoles took down the Tar Heels 2-0 on JoAnne Graf Field.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In their first ACC competition of the season, the Seminole softball team was victorious over North Carolina, 2-0, Saturday night on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex. Florida State improves to 8-4 while UNC moves to 10-3.
Taking the win for the Seminoles was sophomore Terese Gober who is now 4-3 this season, giving up just two hits and striking out seven Tar Heels.
"Terese did a really nice job tonight against UNC," head coach JoAnne Graf said. "The energy in the dugout was really positive all night and I'm happy to get our first conference win this season."
Leading FSU on offense was senior Whitney Buckmon who went 2-for-3 and got on base in all three at-bats. Buckmon, along with junior Jessica Gilmore, scored the Seminoles' two runs off a double hit by senior Brittany Osmon in the bottom of the third.
Buckmon currently leads the ACC in stolen bases, adding one tonight to bring her total to eight this season. The centerfielder also leads the team with a .488 average and 20 hits.
Catcher Robin Ahrberg continues to improve, notching one hit against UNC and remaining second on the FSU squad with a .360 average.
Taking the loss for North Carolina was this week's ACC Pitcher of the Week, Lisa Norris. Norris, now 4-2, allowed six hits, two earned runs and walked two against Florida State.
The Seminoles and Tar Heels go back-to-back on Sunday with a noon doubleheader. The last time FSU was able to sweep the weekend series with UNC was in 2004. Both games will be broadcast via live internet radio on Seminoles.com.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
North Carolina at Florida State
Feb 23, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
North Carolina 0 (10-3,0-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Cassie Palmer 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
Breanna Brown cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Emily Troup 1b/dp 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Danielle Spaulding dp/1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Whitney Allen lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Lisa Norris p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Ashley Oxendine pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bree Ensminger c 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 0
Anna Roberts rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dani Manko pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jennifer Jacobs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Alyssa Francona 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Christine Knauer ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 23 0 2 0 3 7 18 5 5
Florida State 2 (8-4,1-0)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
Allison Collins dp 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Brittany Osmon 1b 2 0 1 2 1 1 8 0 1
Robin Ahrberg c 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 2
Melissa May pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 24 2 6 2 2 8 21 9 7
Score by Innings R H E
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North Carolina...... 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
Florida State....... 002 000 0 - 2 6 1
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E - Palmer(1); Stager(5). LOB - UNC 5; FSU 7. 2B - Osmon(1).
SH - Ahrberg(1). SB - Buckmon(8). CS - Manko(1).
North Carolina ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Lisa Norris L,4-2 6.0 6 2 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 24 27 6 4 97
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,4-3 7.0 2 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 23 26 6 7 109
Win - Gober (4-3). Loss - Norris (4-2). Save - None.
PB - Ensminger(1). Pitches/strikes: Norris 97/56; Gober 109/61.
Umpires - HP: Diane Beasley 1B: Ed Whipple 3B: Cindi Brunot
Start: 4:57 PM Time: 1:49 Attendance: 657
Seminoles Drop Doubleheader To Tar Heels.
Freshman Allison Collins recorded her fourth homerun of the year in game two against North Carolina.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In the second day of conference play, the Florida State softball team was unable to pull off a win in a doubleheader against North Carolina on Sunday. The Seminoles, now 8-6/1-2 in the ACC, fell 5-1 in game one and 7-4 in the second game to the Tar Heels on JoAnne Graf Field.
The Seminoles made a late surge in the seventh inning of game two, scoring all four runs in eight at-bats. Freshman heavy-hitter Allison Collins got FSU on the board when she pinch-hit in the fourth spot for Kristie McConn. With one out and runners on first and third, Collins swung at the second pitch and cranked it over the left field wall for her fourth home run of the year. Collins continues to lead the team in homers and RBI's with 16.
Senior Whitney Buckmon would go on to score the final run for Florida State off an RBI single by Ashley Stager. Sophomore Terese Gober, now 4-4, was crediting with the loss in game two after giving up five hits, four runs (two of them earned) and striking out only two.
Freshman Sarah Hamilton took the 5-1 loss in the first game of the day, her first of the season. The Tallahassee, Fla., native gave up five earned runs on three hits and was able to strike out six before Melissa May was brought in to relieve.
Monica Montez scored the Seminoles' lone run in game one and also recorded a hit off Tar Heels' pitcher Danielle Spaulding.
Junior Jessica Gilmore led the weekend series for FSU, going 3-for-9 with one run, one walk and getting on-base three times. Buckmon also went 3-for-9 and scored a run on both days.
The Seminoles return to action as they rematch the Troy Trojans, who beat FSU in the Early Bird Tournament, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in a double header beginning at 3:00 p.m.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
North Carolina at Florida State
Feb 24, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
North Carolina 5 (11-3,1-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Cassie Palmer 2b 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0
Breanna Brown cf 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0
Emily Troup p/dp 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
Danielle Spaulding dp/p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Whitney Allen lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jennifer Jacobs 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
Bree Ensminger c 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 0 0
Dani Manko pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anna Roberts rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Alyssa Francona 3b 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
Ashley Oxendine pr 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Christine Knauer ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 22 5 3 5 7 7 21 5 4
Florida State 1 (8-5,1-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0
Robin Ahrberg c 3 0 1 0 0 2 7 1 1
Brittany Joseph pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
Monica Montez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Allison Collins dp 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Robyn Petrovich pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Melissa May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 1 3 1 1 13 21 7 3
Score by Innings R H E
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North Carolina...... 110 000 30 - 5 3 1
Florida State....... 000 010 0X - 1 3 1
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E - Francona(1); Osmon(3). DP - FSU 1. LOB - UNC 4; FSU 3.
HR - Jacobs(2); Francona(1). SH - Roberts(1). SB - Palmer 2(2); Brown(2).
CS - Roberts(2).
North Carolina ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Emily Troup 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danielle Spaulding W,3-0 7.0 3 1 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 24 25 3 4 95
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton L,2-1 6.1 3 5 5 7 6 1 0 0 0 20 28 6 5 131
Melissa May 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 13
Win - Spaulding (3-0). Loss - Hamilton (2-1). Save - None.
WP - Hamilton(2); May(3).
Pitches/strikes: Spaulding 95/62; Hamilton 131/67; May 13/8.
Umpires - HP: Ed Whipple 1B: Cindi Brunot 3B: Diane Beasley
Start: 12:00 PM Time: 1:57 Attendance: 364
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
North Carolina at Florida State
Feb 24, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
North Carolina 7 (12-3,2-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Cassie Palmer 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Breanna Brown cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Emily Troup dp 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Danielle Spaulding p 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 0
Dani Manko pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jennifer Jacobs 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 2
Whitney Allen lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ashley Oxendine pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alyssa Francona 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
Anna Roberts rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Brittany Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Christine Knauer ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Lisa Norris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bree Ensminger c 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
Brittany McKinney c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7 2 2 21 5 8
Florida State 4 (8-6,1-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0
Robin Ahrberg c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 4
Monica Montez rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 10 1 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0
Kelly Langston dp 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
Allison Collins ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 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 25 4 6 4 4 10 21 10 6
Score by Innings R H E
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North Carolina...... 000 112 30 - 7 12 0
Florida State....... 000 000 40 - 4 6 4
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E - Buckmon; Snyder 2; McConn. DP - UNC 1. LOB - UNC 8; FSU 6. 2B - Allen.
HR - Jacobs; Collins. HBP - Buckmon; Snyder. SB - Brown; Manko; Osmon.
CS - Oxendine; Gilmore.
North Carolina ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Danielle Spaulding W,4-0 6.1 4 3 3 4 9 0 0 2 0 21 27 4 4 98
Amber Johnson 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 13
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L,4-4 5.0 5 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 22 24 6 6 92
Melissa May 2.0 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 1 4 31
Win - Spaulding (4-0). Loss - Gober (4-4). Save - None.
WP - Johnson. HBP - by Spaulding (Buckmon); by Spaulding (Snyder).
Pitches/strikes: Spaulding 98/58; Johnson 13/9; Gober 92/61; May 31/24.
Umpires - HP: Cindi Brunot 1B: Diane Beasley 3B: Ed Whipple
Start: 2:26 PM Time: 2:03 Attendance: 311
Seminole Softball Splits Doubleheader Against Trojans.
Florida State battled back to take game two 3-2 from Troy.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In the second match-up between the teams this season, Florida State and Troy split a doubleheader on Wednesday night on JoAnne Graf Field. The Trojans took the first game 3-0, but the Seminoles fought back to avoid the sweep with a 3-2 win in game two.
Smashing her previous best for strikeouts was freshman pitcher Sarah Hamilton who struck-out 14 in the second game. Hamilton allowed four hits, an earned run and one walk. Her 1.93 ERA in three complete games tops the Florida State pitching staff.
Leading the Seminoles in the victory was senior Whitney Buckmon who went 1-for-4 with one run. Buckmon continues to top the team with an overall .444 average and brought her season total for stolen bases to 10 after taking one from Troy in the first game.
Despite the loss earlier in the day, three Seminoles were able to get four hits off of Trojan pitcher Ashlyn Williams. Buckmon went 2-for-3 while fellow senior Brittany Osmon had one hit in two at-bats and sophomore Monica Montez also went 1-for-2.
Taking the loss for FSU was sophomore Terese Gober, now 4-5 in 2008. Gober gave up eight hits and three earned runs while striking out seven.
Florida State will get a day of rest before jumping into the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga., beginning with a 11:00 a.m. game against Massachusetts on Friday. The Seminoles will face-off with Hofstra, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Iowa throughout the weekend. All games will be available on Game Tracker with select games streamed on live internet radio. Visit Seminoles.com for more information.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Troy at Florida State
Feb 27, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Troy 3 (9-5)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
MOORE ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MCLEAN ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
HUGHES 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1
TEW pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHNSON cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
DAVIS rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
LYLE 1b/dp 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
PAIGE dp/1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1
LASSITER lf/ph 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
KENNEY pr/lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HAMMER c 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 3
ELY 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
KOLB ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILLIAMS p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 8 2 0 7 21 5 6
Florida State 0 (8-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2
Brittany Osmon 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 1
Kelly Langston 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c/dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
Monica Montez rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Allison Collins dp/c 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0
Melissa May pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2
Robyn Petrovich 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 26 0 4 0 3 12 21 12 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Troy................ 100 011 0 - 3 8 1
Florida State....... 000 000 0 - 0 4 0
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E - MOORE(1). DP - FSU 1. LOB - Troy 6; FSU 9. 2B - DAVIS(1); LASSITER(1). HR - HUGHES(1).
HBP - LASSITER; KOLB; Buckmon. SH - HAMMER(1). SB - JOHNSON(1); KOLB(1); Buckmon 2(10).
Troy ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
WILLIAMS W,8-2 7.0 4 0 0 3 12 0 0 1 0 26 30 3 6 124
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L,4-5 7.0 8 3 3 0 7 1 0 2 0 27 30 3 10 109
Win - WILLIAMS (8-2). Loss - Gober (4-5). Save - None.
WP - Gober(5). HBP - by Gober (KOLB); by WILLIAMS (Buckmon); by Gober (LASSITER).
Pitches/strikes: WILLIAMS 124/78; Gober 109/71.
Umpires - HP: Duine Henry 1B: Ron Graham
Start: 3:00 PM Time: 2:01 Attendance: 112
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Troy at Florida State
Feb 27, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Troy 2 (9-6)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
MOORE ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
HUGHES 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0
JOHNSON cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
DAVIS rf 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
LYLE 1b/dp 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TABER dp/1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
KOLB ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LASSITER p/lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0
ADKINS pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HAMMER c 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 1
HATCHER ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ELY 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
PAIGE ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
KENNEY lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILLIAMS p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 4 2 1 14 18 7 6
Florida State 3 (9-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Monica Montez rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Allison Collins c 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 0
Kristie McConn pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
Ashley Stager ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Brittany Joseph 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 21 3 3 2 3 4 21 4 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Troy................ 020 000 0 - 2 4 3
Florida State....... 100 200 X - 3 3 3
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E - MOORE; HUGHES; KENNEY; Joseph 3(6). LOB - Troy 6; FSU 8. 2B - LASSITER; Collins(2).
3B - JOHNSON. HBP - LASSITER; Gilmore; Collins; Ahrberg. SH - Stager(3); Snyder(2).
SB - MOORE; Gilmore(3). CS - Gilmore(4).
Troy ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
LASSITER L,1-1 4.1 3 3 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 17 23 3 6 78
WILLIAMS 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 6 1 3 18
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,3-1 7.0 4 2 1 1 14 0 0 1 0 27 29 3 4 102
Win - Hamilton (3-1). Loss - LASSITER (1-1). Save - None.
HBP - by LASSITER (Gilmore); by LASSITER (Collins); by Hamilton (LASSITER); by WILLIAMS (Ahrberg).
Pitches/strikes: LASSITER 78/40; WILLIAMS 18/12; Hamilton 102/66.
Umpires - HP: Ron Graham 1B: Duine Henry
Start: 5:27 PM Time: 1:58 Attendance: 112
Florida State Finishes Day One Of NFCA Leadoff Classic 2-0.
The Seminoles gave up just four hits as they shutout both UMass and Hofstra.
COLUMBUS, GA - In their first road tournament of the season, the Seminole softball team shutout UMass and Hofstra 6-0 and 1-0, respectively, at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. Florida State improves to 11-7 with senior pitcher Tiffany McDonald notching her first win against the Minutewomen of UMass.
"We're really glad we were able to hold both UMass and Hofstra scoreless," Seminole head coach JoAnne Graf said. "Both of those teams were regional teams last season and are very good offensively this year. We got two big wins today."
Taking the win against UMass was McDonald, now 1-0, who struck out nine, walked four, recorded two assists and allowed only two hits in seven innings.
Credited with the loss against FSU was sophomore Bailey Sanders who allowed five runs, none of them earned, and truck out just three Seminoles after being relieved in the top of the third. Coming in for Sanders was junior Brandice Balschmiter who gave up the only earned run of the game while striking out seven in five innings.
Seniors Whitney Buckmon and Brittany Osmon, sophomore Carly Wynn and freshman Ashley Stager all went 1-for-3 in the win, with Buckmon and Osmon notching one RBI apiece. Sophomore Monica Montez also drove in an RBI as she went 1-for-2 against the Minutewomen.
The Seminoles had very little turn-around time as they headed straight into the match-up with Hofstra, a team that had been receiving votes in the USA Today/NFCA Top-25 weekly poll.
Terese Gober would take the win in the 1-0 shutout against the Pride, striking out 10 and allowing just two hits. The sophomore pitcher is now 5-5 on the season with 71 strikeouts and a 1.86 ERA.
Buckmon would lead FSU on offense, going 1-for-3 and scoring the solo run in the bottom of the first on an error by Hofstra's first baseman. Wynn, Montez and sophomore Robin Ahrberg would also record hits in the win.
The Pride loaded the bases early in the first inning off two singles and a walked batter, but would not succeed in a run. The batter in the fourth hole struck out as Carolann Lubach stepped up to the plate. Lubach would hit a ground ball to Gober who threw to catcher Jessica Gilmore, turning a double play to get runners on third and first.
In the 1-0 win, the Seminoles recorded one run, two hits and one error and held Hofstra to no runs, two hits with two errors.
Florida State heads into tough competition on Saturday, taking on No. 4 Tennessee first, followed by No. 2 Texas A&M at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively. The Seminoles are 0-1 against the Lady Vols and tied the series with the Aggies 4-4.
Log on to Seminoles.com as the first game of the day will be available on internet radio while both match-ups can be followed on Game Tracker.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State vs UMASS
Feb 29, 2008 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commins Fld #2)
Florida State 6 (10-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Whitney Buckmon lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Jessica Gilmore c 4 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 1
Allison Collins dp 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Monica Montez rf 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
Robin Ahrberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Brittany Joseph 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 27 6 4 3 5 10 21 7 6
UMASS 0 (4-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Normandin cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Stacy Cullington 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1
Samantha Salato rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
Sarah Reeves 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 1
Davina Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Mollica 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jessica Serio c 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 0
Jill Andrews pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Proctor lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Lindsay Maroney dp 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
Whitney Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1
Bailey Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandice Balschmiter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 22 0 2 0 4 9 21 10 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 032 100 0 - 6 4 0
UMASS............... 000 000 0 - 0 2 3
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E - CULLINGTON 2(3); SERIO(4). LOB - FSU 6; UMASS 6. 2B - CULLINGTON(2).
HBP - Buckmon. SH - SERIO(3). SB - Stager 2(3); MARONEY(2). CS - Buckmon(3).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald W,1-0 7.0 2 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 22 27 5 7 136
UMASS ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Bailey Sanders L,1-4 2.0 2 5 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 9 12 2 1 54
Brandice Balschmiter 5.0 2 1 1 2 7 0 0 1 0 18 21 0 8 71
Win - McDonald (1-0). Loss - SANDERS (1-4). Save - None.
WP - SANDERS 2(3). HBP - by BALSCHMITER (Buckmon).
Pitches/strikes: McDonald 136/83; SANDERS 54/32; BALSCHMITER 71/47.
Umpires - HP: Susie Benzel 1B: Mike Covello 3B: Traci Stoeling
Start: 11:00 AM Time: 2:18
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Hofstra vs Florida State
Feb 29, 2008 at Columbus, Ga. (S. Commons Stadium)
Hofstra 0 (7-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Bernstein, Erika cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
Root, Kris lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Fee, Casey 2b 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0
Dreslinski, Pam ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Lubach, Carolann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3
Oliver, Courtney dp 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Jaxheimer, Laura rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DePasquale, Michele 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 0
Novatin, Christie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dreslinski, Trisha 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Haney, Genevieve 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Lotti, Kayleigh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals 23 0 2 0 3 10 18 4 7
Florida State 1 (11-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Whitney Buckmon lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore c 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2
Brittany Osmon 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Monica Montez rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
Brittany Joseph 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Kristie McConn 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals 21 1 4 0 3 1 21 4 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Hofstra............. 000 000 0 - 0 2 2
Florida State....... 100 000 X - 1 4 1
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E - DePasquale; T.Dreslinski; Osmon(3). DP - Pride 2; Seminoles 1.
LOB - Pride 7; Seminoles 7. 2B - Wynn(1). HBP - DePasquale; T.Dreslinski; Stager.
SH - Snyder(3). SB - Osmon(3).
Hofstra ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Lotti, Kayleigh L,2-3 6.0 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 21 26 9 6 93
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,5-5 7.0 2 0 0 3 10 2 0 2 0 23 28 5 5 124
Win - Gober (5-5). Loss - Lotti (2-3). Save - None.
WP - Gober 2(7). HBP - by Gober (T.Dreslinski); by Lotti (Stager); by Gober (DePasquale).
Pitches/strikes: Lotti 93/52; Gober 124/76.
Umpires - HP: James Martarona 1B: Pete Grebner 3B: John Stoodley
Start: 1:35 PM Time: 1:50
Seminoles Fall In Heartbreaker To No. 4 Tennessee.
Florida State scored the most runs given up by the Lady Vols in the 8-5 loss.
COLUMBUS, GA - Florida State just missed taking down No. 4 Tennessee in day two of the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga., on March 1. The 11-8 Seminoles scored five runs in the 8-5 loss, notching the most runs the 17-1 Lady Vols have given up in a single game this season.
Taking the loss against the Lady Vols was sophomore Terese Gober who entered in the top of the third for freshman Sarah Hamilton. Gober is now 5-6 this year, with a 2.02 ERA after striking out six and allowing three hits and five runs, three of them earned.
Tennessee scored first in the top of the second and followed with two runs in the third. The Seminoles would answer in the bottom of the fourth as senior Brittany Osmon knocked a two-run homer over the right field fence, bringing in Carly Wynn from first.
Osmon led Florida State against the Lady Vols with one of her best games of the season. The San Diego, Calif., native went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI's against Tennessee to improve her average to .321. Osmon is now tied for second on the Seminole squad with 14 RBI's and three home runs.
Tennessee scored two runs in the third and sixth to stretch the lead 5-2, but Florida State would make a charging comeback in the bottom of six. A single down the left field line by Osmon kicked off the bottom of the sixth as she advanced to second off a single by sophomore Monica Montez into left field. With runners of first and second and two outs on the board, freshman Ashley Stager stepped up to the plate. Stager would reach on a fielder error by Tennessee's second baseman, advancing Osmon and Montez one base apiece.
Michelle Snyder batted in the eighth hole, knocking a single to the third baseman to bring Osmon home on her seventh RBI of the season. Sophomore Camille Garcia entered the line-up pinch hitting for Kristie McConn. Garcia hit a nice single up the middle, bringing in Montez and Stager to tie it up at five apiece.
With six outs left in the game and the score tied, the Lady Vols started at the top of their line-up with Lillian Hammond who was walked by Gober who would walk the next batter and advance the third on a hit by pitch call. With bases loaded, Shannon Doepking hit a nice single into left field to bring in an RBI from third. Tennessee would go on to score two additional runs off a walk and a single to go three up on the Seminoles.
Florida State was down 8-5 with three outs left to stay in the game with the Lady Vols' pitcher Megan Rhodes re-entering the game after being relieved by Ashton Ward in the bottom of the fourth.
Osmon would be the only Seminole to reach a base in the seventh, hitting a nice double into left center. A line drive to the shortstop from Allison Collins would be the third out and end the game with a final score of 8-5.
With the tournament record at 2-1 for FSU, the Seminoles must turn-around to face No. 2 Texas A&M in the second game on Saturday. The Aggies and Seminoles will meet for the ninth time in the history of both programs with the series tied at 4-4.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
#4 Tennessee vs Florida State
Mar 01, 2008 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commons Fld #5)
Tennessee 8 (17-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Lillian Hammond lf 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 0 0
Kenora Posey ss 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0
Tonya Callahan 3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Natalee Weissinger pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shannon Doepking c 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0
Kelsey Stander pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erinn Webb rf 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Tiffany Huff dp 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
Kelly Grieve pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anita Manuma cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Jennifer Lapicki 1b 4 0 3 4 0 1 3 1 0
Nicole Kajitani 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 3
Chandra Mogan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Megan Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ashton Ward p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 26 8 6 7 7 10 21 8 7
Florida State 5 (11-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 3
Whitney Buckmon lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 4 2 3 2 0 1 7 0 0
Allison Collins dp 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Monica Montez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Robin Ahrberg ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 29 5 7 5 1 3 21 7 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Tennessee........... 012 002 3 - 8 6 2
Florida State....... 000 203 0 - 5 7 1
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E - J. Lapicki(2); N. Kajitani(4); BUCKMON. LOB - Tennessee 7; Florida St 6.
2B - OSMON. HR - OSMON. HBP - K. Posey; T. Callahan 2; STAGER.
SH - MCCONN. SB - K. Posey(15); K. Stander(7); K. Grieve(3); GILMORE.
CS - K. Posey(2).
Tennessee ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Megan Rhodes S,2 4.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 17 7 5 65
Ashton Ward W,10-1 2.2 5 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15 15 3 3 49
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton 2.0 3 3 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 8 12 1 0 49
Terese Gober L,5-6 5.0 3 5 3 5 6 2 0 1 0 18 24 1 7 105
Win - A. Ward (10-1). Loss - GOBER (5-6). Save - M. Rhodes (2).
WP - GOBER 2.
HBP - by HAMILTON (K. Posey); by HAMILTON (T. Callahan); by M. Rhodes (STAGER); by GOBER (T. Callahan).
BK - A. Ward(3). PB - GILMORE 2.
Pitches/strikes: M. Rhodes 65/35; A. Ward 49/33; HAMILTON 49/25; GOBER 105/59.
Umpires - HP: Sally Walker 1B: Rick Havercroft 3B: Kevin Wallace
Start: 10:54 AM Time: 2:30
Florida State Shutout By No. 2 Texas A&M.
The Seminoles were unable to pull off a run from the 21-2 Aggies.
COLUMBUS, GA - Following a heartbreaking loss to No. 4 Tennessee, Florida State's softball team was unable to shake off No. 2 Texas A&M, falling 7-0 on day two of the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. The Seminoles are now 2-2 at the tournament and 11-9 on the season while the Aggies remain undefeated over the weekend and improve to 21-2 for the year.
Following a stellar performance against the Lady Vols earlier in the day, Brittany Osmon led the Seminoles against the Aggies. Osmon went 2-for-2, notching two singles and two total bases. The senior improves her average to .345 after 20 games and leads her team with 19 hits and 30 total bases.
Taking the loss for Florida State was senior Tiffany McDonald, now 1-1, who threw for four innings, giving up six hits, six runs (five earned), walking five and striking out two for Texas A&M. Freshman Sarah Hamilton stepped in to finish the last two innings and struck out one, allowed one hit and allowed an unearned run to score on a wild pitch.
Senior Whitney Buckmon, junior Jessica Gilmore, and sophomore Robin Ahrberg each recorded a hit for FSU but were unable to make it around the bases.
The tournament wraps up for the Seminoles on Sunday as they take on their final opponent, the Iowa Hawkeyes, at 10:00 a.m. at the South Commons Complex. Follow the action live via internet radio and Game Tracker by logging onto Seminoles.com
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State vs #2 Texas A&M
Mar 01, 2008 at Columbus, Georgia (South Commons)
Florida State 0 (11-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
Whitney Buckmon lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 2 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Kristie McConn pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Brittany Joseph 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 24 0 5 0 2 6 18 5 5
Texas A&M 7 (21-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Villarreal, Natalie 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
Lobpries, Jami cf 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Gibson, Megan p 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Hinshaw, Jamie 3b 3 1 3 3 0 0 1 2 0
Glasco, Erin c 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
Gegen, Mandy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morrow, Macie ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0
Reynolds, Alex dp/1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
Kliesing, Rhiannon 1b/dp 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 0
Tovar, Andrea pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spittler, Kelsey lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2
Schroeder, Bailey rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 7 7 5 6 3 21 9 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 000 0 - 0 5 4
Texas A&M........... 211 030 X - 7 7 0
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E - SNYDER; JOSEPH 3. LOB - FS 5; Texas A&M 5. 2B - Villarreal.
HR - Reynolds. SB - Spittler.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald L,1-1 4.0 6 6 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 16 21 5 2 100
Sarah Hamilton 2.0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8 9 3 2 43
Texas A&M ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Gibson, Megan W,11-0 7.0 5 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 24 26 4 9 113
Win - Gibson (11-0). Loss - MCDONALD (1-1). Save - None.
WP - MCDONALD; HAMILTON 2. PB - GILMORE; Glasco.
Pitches/strikes: MCDONALD 100/59; HAMILTON 43/23; Gibson 113/67.
Umpires - HP: Mike D'Ercole 1B: Sally Walker 3B: Pete Grebener
Start: 1:50 pm Time: 2:08
Seminole Softball Closes Out NFCA Tournament With Win Over Iowa.
Florida State shut out its third opponent of the weekend with the 2-0 victory.
COLUMBUS, GA - The Florida State softball team was victorious on the final day of competition at the 13th Annual NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga., as it shutout the Iowa Hawkeyes 2-0 on Sunday. The Seminoles went 3-2 over the weekend, giving up zero runs in all three victories and improving to 12-9 on the season.
Pitching her second win of the season was senior Tiffany McDonald who struck out nine while giving up seven hits, no runs and no walks. McDonald notched a 1.94 ERA over the weekend which leads her pitching staff this season.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the seventh when the Seminoles moved into scoring position thanks to the efforts by the sophomores. Sophomores Robin Ahrberg and Carly Wynn started it off with a walk and an advance on an error, respectively. With runners on first and second (and junior Melissa May in to pinch run for Ahrberg), fellow sophomore Monica Montez would reach first on a fielder's choice by the short stop that took out Wynn at second. Freshman Ashley Stager was the second Seminole to be walked in the inning, which filled the bases as junior Michelle Snyder stepped up to the plate.
Another fielder's choice would advance Snyder to second as the play turned into trouble for Iowa. The third baseman attempted to make a play at second, but over threw to allow May and Montez to score and move Stager to third. Florida State was now up 2-0 with runners on second a third and only one out on the board.
Freshman Kristie McConn would hit a single bunt to load the bases one last time before a fly out to center and a ground ball to the shortstop would end the inning for the Seminoles.
The Hawkeyes fought back to stay in the game, placing runners in scoring position with no outs. But their best just wasn't good enough as a pop-up to Stager was followed by a strike-out and a fly ball to Whitney Buckmon in right to end the game.
The victory over Iowa brings the overall series to 5-3 with Florida State holding on to the lead. The last time the Hawkeyes were able to over-power the Seminoles was over 10 years ago in 1997 when they won 7-1 in a regular season tournament.
Florida State's only losses at the NFCA Leadoff Classic came to the No. 2 and No. 4 teams in the nation, Texas A&M and Tennessee. The Seminoles were able to score five runs off the Lady Vols - the most Tennessee has given up in a single game all season. Wrapping up the 3-2 weekend was the announcement of the All-Tournament Team which featured Seminole senior Brittany Osmon. Osmon went 6-for-13 over the three-days, scoring a team-high six runs. The first baseman also hit the solo homerun of the tournament for FSU against Tennessee and had a double while leading the team with three RBI's.
The ladies will play at home next weekend as they host the Florida State Invitational on March 7 and 8 on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex. Making the trip to the event this year will be UConn, Appalachian State and Georgia State. The Seminoles' first game will be Friday, March 7, at 2:30 p.m. against the Mountaineers of App. State. All of FSU's games will be broadcast live on ACC Select.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State vs Iowa
Mar 02, 2008 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commons Fld #3)
Florida State 2 (12-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Whitney Buckmon lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0
Robin Ahrberg c 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 0
Melissa May pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez dp 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 24 2 3 0 3 4 21 10 6
Iowa 0 (10-5)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Chelsey Carmody 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 2
Rachel West lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Colleen McGlaughlin 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2
Lindsey Emery pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erin Riemersma ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
Lindsey Digmann cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Katie Brown dp 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Quinn Morelock pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emily Nichols c 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
Summer Downs 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0
Callie Adreon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor Leichsenring rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jenny Schuelke ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brittany Weil p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 26 0 7 0 0 8 21 9 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 000 2 - 2 3 2
Iowa................ 000 000 0 - 0 7 3
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E - OSMON 2(5); Downs 3(4). DP - Seminoles 1; Hawkeyes 1.
LOB - Seminoles 6; Hawkeyes 7. SH - SNYDER 2(5); West(4); Riemersma(4).
SB - McGlaughlin(4). CS - Adreon(2).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald W,2-1 7.0 7 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 26 28 4 7 94
Iowa ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Brittany Weil L,5-4 7.0 3 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 24 29 7 9 105
Win - MCDONALD (2-1). Loss - Weil (5-4). Save - None.
WP - MCDONALD. PB - AHRBERG(6).
Pitches/strikes: MCDONALD 94/68; Weil 105/70.
Umpires - HP: Lori Bish 1B: Pete Grebner 3B: Keith Kearney
Start: 9:55 AM Time: 2:01
Seminoles Shutout Huskies And Mountaineers.
Florida State took down UConn and Appalachian State 7-0 and 2-0, respectively, on the first day of the FSU Invitational.
March 8, 2008.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State returns home to host its final tournament, the FSU Invitational, and shutouts both Connecticut and Appalachian State Saturday, March 8, on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex. The Seminoles are now 14-9 after defeated the Huskies 7-0 and the Mountaineers 2-0.
Notching her third win of the season against UConn was senior Tiffany McDonald who struck-out 11 and gave up only three hits with zero walks and zero runs. McDonald now leads the Seminole pitching staff with a 1.40 season ERA and is tied for first with three shutouts.
Freshman and ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 18), Ashley Stager, pounded her first career home run against the Huskies in the bottom of the sixth to score the seventh run of the game and seal the win for FSU. Stager's homer over the left field wall was one of two hits for the Trinity, Fla., native who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI's to bring her season average to .262.
Sophomore Carly Wynn also went 2-for-3 in game one, scoring one run and stealing two bases from UConn. The ACC leader in the hits category, Whitney Buckmon, got two hits, one RBI and scored one run for the Seminoles, bringing her total to 30 hits and a team-leading .385 average.
Senior Brittany Osmon went 1-for-2 with one RBI and one run, while sophomore Robin Ahrberg also went 1-for-2 but had two RBI's and one run scored in the 7-0 win.
"Tiffany [McDonald] threw really well today," Seminole head coach JoAnne Graf said. "I think we were able to get the jump on Connecticut early and I'm glad we were able to maintain it."
With less than 30 minutes to prepare, the Seminoles headed into their second and last game of the day against the Appalachian State Mountaineers who suffered a 7-1 loss to Georgia State earlier in the day. The Mountaineers, who have won just one game all season, are 1-14 following the 2-0 shutout to Florida State.
Sophomore Terese Gober takes the win and nearly threw a no-hitter against Appalachian State. Gober, now 6-6 with a 1.85 ERA, gave up a single hit and struck out seven while allowing only two walks.
"Terese [Gober] also threw really well against App. State," Graf said. "She did a good job at shutting them down early."
Osmon led the Seminoles against the Mountaineers; going 2-for-3 with one run scored and is now batting .349 on the season. Ahrberg and fellow sophomore Camille Garcia each got one hit in two at-bats, with Garcia and freshman Kristie McConn recording the two RBI's for FSU.
Stager scored the other run for Florida State and was hit by Appalachian State pitcher, Yancy Moose, twice in the second a sixth innings. Stager is tied with Buckmon at four for number of times each were hit by a pitch this season.
With two wins under their belt at the end of day one, the Seminoles will face Georgia State, also 2-0 in the tournament, at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, followed by the championship rounds beginning at 2:30 p.m.
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2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Connecticut at Florida State
Mar 08, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Connecticut 0 (3-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
GENDRON, Allie dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ORTEGA, Jillian ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
TOWERS, Julianne 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0
LUCAS, Melissa rf/1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1
TRUAX, Micah cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
ROY, Justyne 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
NEUSCHWANDER, Sarah 1b/rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
BURTNER, Erin c 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
AREEMONY, Jessica 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
TIERNEY, Meghan lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
CROSSIN, Rachael p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 24 0 3 0 0 11 18 9 3
Florida State 7 (13-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 2 1 0 0 2 0 11 0 2
Whitney Buckmon lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1
Kelly Langston 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Robin Ahrberg dp 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
Monica Montez rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 28 7 8 7 6 4 21 6 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Connecticut......... 000 000 0 - 0 3 3
Florida State....... 401 101 0 - 7 8 0
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E - ORTEGA; LUCAS; ROY. LOB - Huskies 3; Seminoles 10.
2B - ORTEGA; BUCKMON(1); WYNN(2). HR - STAGER(1). HBP - WYNN.
SB - WYNN 2(2); STAGER(4); SNYDER(2); MCCONN(1).
Connecticut ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
CROSSIN, Rachael L,0-5 6.0 8 7 5 6 4 1 0 1 0 28 35 5 9 149
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald W,3-1 7.0 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 24 24 3 7 108
Win - MCDONALD (3-1). Loss - CROSSIN (0-5). Save - None.
WP - CROSSIN. HBP - by CROSSIN (WYNN). PB - BURTNER 2.
Pitches/strikes: CROSSIN 149/83; MCDONALD 108/68.
Umpires - HP: James Colzie 1B: Duine Henry
Start: 2:28 Time: 2:05
Attendance: 319
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State at Appalachian State
Mar 08, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 2 (14-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Whitney Buckmon lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Allison Collins dp 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
Camille Garcia 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 2
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 23 2 5 2 2 4 21 9 5
Appalachian State 0 (1-14)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Brittany Gaston 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Sarah Rappe ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Katie Boyd c 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 0
Andrea McIntyre 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2
Ashley Gaston cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Morgan Price 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 12 1 0
Meagan Squartino dp 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Tiffany Hensley rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Natalie Willis lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yancy Moose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 23 0 1 0 2 7 21 13 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 020 000 0 - 2 5 1
Appalachian State... 000 000 0 - 0 1 1
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E - STAGER(6); Price. DP - Mountaineers 1. LOB - Seminoles 5; Mountaineers 5.
2B - Boyd. HBP - STAGER 2; Rappe. SH - GARCIA(1). CS - AHRBERG(1).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,6-6 7.0 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 1 23 26 4 10 97
Appalachian State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Yancy Moose L,0-5 7.0 5 2 1 2 4 0 0 2 0 23 28 2 12 116
Win - GOBER (6-6). Loss - Moose (0-5). Save - None.
HBP - by GOBER (Rappe); by Moose (STAGER); by Moose (STAGER). PB - AHRBERG(7).
Pitches/strikes: GOBER 97/60; Moose 116/62.
Umpires - HP: Duine Henry 1B: James Colzie
Start: 4:56 PM Time: 1:52
Attendance: 206
Seminoles Win FSU Invitational With Back-to-Back Shutouts.
Florida State allowed no runs all weekend as the team took out Georgia State 1-0 and 3-0 to claim the tournament crown.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State wins the 2008 FSU Invitational with a 3-0 win over Georgia State in the championship game. The Seminoles were undefeated over the weekend with the pitching staff throwing shut outs in all four games. The last time FSU won its own invitational was in 2004 when the ladies won all six games, with five shut outs and only one run allowed. That series is also the last time the Seminoles won four straight no-run games.
Leading the team on the mound in the first game with Georgia State was senior Tiffany McDonald who threw 12 strikeouts and allowed just two hits and no walks. McDonald is now 4-1 on the season with a staff-high 1.09 ERA and four shutouts.
The Seminoles pulled off their solo run in the bottom of the sixth as All-Tournament team member Ashley Stager pounded a double to the center field wall to bring Robin Ahrberg home with two outs on the board. The Panthers would try to answer in the seventh, but were unsuccessful and suffered their first lost of the weekend.
Jessica Gilmore led the offense in the 1-0 victory, going 2-for-3 and notching 12 put-outs at the catcher position. Stager, Carly Wynn and Monica Montez all went 1-for-3 while tournament MVP, senior Brittany Osmon, knocked a triple into center and finished the game 1-for-2.
Florida State would face Georgia State one last time on Sunday in the championship round as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, respectively. This time, the Panthers would have to face local celebrity, Sarah Hamilton, on the mound.
Hamilton, the lone freshman on the pitching staff, clinched the win for Florida State as she struck out nine and gave up only five hits to the Panthers. Her record improves to 4-1 as she pitched her fourth complete game and second career shutout.
Osmon would earn her MVP status in the 3-0 title game. The first baseman had a perfect 3-for-3 game, including a solo home run over the right field wall, and drove in all three RBI's for the Seminoles. The lefty leads her team with .382 average and is tied for second with four home runs.
Florida State is 2-0 in home tournaments when Osmon hits a home run. The San Diego, Calif., native cranked her first homer of the year at the Early Bird Tournament to win the championship game against Louisville on February 9.
In addition to Osmon, Gilmore and Stager, McDonald and sophomore Carly Wynn were also named to the All-Tournament team. Wynn had an impressive showing on defense all weekend as she made some tricky plays to shut down the offense for Georgia State.
FSU Invitational All-Tournament Team:
#1 Florida State (4-0)
MVP - Brittany Osmon (Sr. - 1B)
Jessica Gilmore (Jr. - C/RF)
Tiffany McDonald (Sr. - P)
Ashley Stager (Fr. - SS)
Carly Wynn (So. - CF)
#2 Georgia State (2-2)
Catherine Lee (Fr. - C)
Danielle Roddy (So. - 3B)
Lily Skelton (So. - DP)
#3 Connecticut (2-2)
Jillian Ortega (Jr. - SS)
#4 Appalachian State (0-4)
Katie Boyd (Fr. - C)
Coming up this week for Florida State will be a doubleheader with Connecticut on Tuesday, March 11, starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Seminole Softball Complex. Following the home series, the team heads to Charlottesville, Va., for the second weekend of ACC competition against the Virginia Cavaliers beginning Friday, March 14.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Georgia State at Florida State
Mar 09, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Georgia State 0 (18-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Roddy, D. 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Berry, N. rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee, C. c 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0
Skelton, L. dp 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Fetters, L. pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, L. cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1
Gowin, J. 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Cunningham ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Roles, R. 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0
Willis, H. lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Mills, A. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 0 2 0 0 12 18 4 2
Florida State 1 (15-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 3 0 2 0 0 0 12 1 0
Whitney Buckmon lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0
Brittany Joseph pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 1
Monica Montez rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 23 1 7 1 1 6 21 4 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia State....... 000 000 0 - 0 2 0
Florida State....... 000 001 X - 1 7 0
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DP - Panthers 1. LOB - Panthers 2; Seminoles 6.
2B - Skelton, L.; GILMORE(1); STAGER(4). 3B - OSMON(1). SH - OSMON(1). SB - WYNN(3).
Georgia State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Mills, A. L,8-2 6.0 7 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 23 25 6 4 87
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald W,4-1 7.0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 23 23 6 3 93
Win - McDONALD (4-1). Loss - Mills, A. (8-2). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: Mills, A. 87/62; McDONALD 93/61.
Umpires - HP: James Colzie 1B: Duine Henry
Start: 12:15 PM Time: 1:35
Attendance: 384
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Georgia State at Florida State
Mar 09, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Georgia State 0 (18-5)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Roddy, D. 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Berry, N. rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Lee, C. c 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0
Skelton, L. dp 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Fetters, L. pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, L. cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2
Gowin, J. 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 1
Cunningham ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
Roles, R. 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Willis, H. lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cowan, A. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Totals 25 0 5 0 4 9 18 12 8
Florida State 3 (16-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Buckmon lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Camille Garcia 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Allison Collins dp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Monica Montez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Kelly Langston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 3 7 3 2 3 21 5 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia State....... 000 000 0 - 0 5 1
Florida State....... 000 120 X - 3 7 0
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E - Roles, R.. DP - Panthers 1. LOB - Panthers 8; Seminoles 6.
2B - OSMON(3). HR - OSMON(4). SB - GILMORE(4).
Georgia State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Cowan, A. L,3-1 6.0 7 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 25 27 2 12 100
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,4-1 7.0 5 0 0 4 9 1 0 0 0 25 29 7 4 128
Win - HAMILTON (4-1). Loss - Cowan, A. (3-1). Save - None.
WP - HAMILTON(4). PB - Lee, C.. Pitches/strikes: Cowan, A. 100/61; HAMILTON 128/77.
Umpires - HP: Duine Henry 1B: James Colzie
Start: 4:40 PM Time: 1:45
Attendance: 404
Florida State Sweeps Doubleheader Against Connecticut.
Ashley Stager recorded her second career home run; her first coming against the Huskies on March 8.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The 18-9 Florida State softball team swept a doubleheader with Connecticut on JoAnne Graf Field Tuesday, March 11. The Seminoles won both games 2-1 and extend their winning streak to seven this season.
ACC Pitcher of the Week, Tiffany McDonald, struck out nine in the first victory, giving up just one earned run and one walk. The senior improves to 5-1 on the season and continues to lead the pitching staff with her 1.08 ERA.
Going yard for the second time in four days was freshman Ashley Stager. With UConn's Jillian Ortega knocking a home run out of the park early in the first inning, the Seminole shortstop answered with one of her own high over the right field wall. Stager, now batting .264, recorded her first home run of the season on March 8 against the Huskies in the FSU Invitational. She also led the offense in game one, going 2-for-3, scoring both runs and notching one RBI.
Freshman Brittany Joseph had a breakout performance against UConn as she notched her first hit as a Seminole. The Laurel, De., native went 2-for-3, pounding a double into left center. Playing at second in game two, Joseph again went 2-for-3 to kick-start her average at .167.
Also making strong plays on offense were sophomores Carly Wynn, who went 2-for-3 and scored one run in the first game, and Camille Garcia, whose sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the seventh brought in the winning run in game two. The play that clinched the victory for FSU earlier in the day was a walk off single by junior Jessica Gilmore, who is now hitting .253 with five RBI's.
Sophomore Terese Gober would take the second victory of the night, throwing four strikeouts and giving up an earned run, while freshman Sarah Hamilton threw for two innings and added two strikeouts to her resume.
The Seminoles head to Charlottesville, Va., for the second round of conference play against the Virginia Cavaliers on March 14 and 15. Virginia is currently tied for second in the ACC with a 2-1 league record. Florida State leads the all-time series with the Cavaliers, 56-15, and has taken four of the last five contests.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Connecticut at Florida State
Mar 11, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Connecticut 1 (5-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
GENDRON, Allie dp 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
ORTEGA, Jillian ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
TOWERS, Julianne 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
LUCAS, Melissa rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1
CECCHI, Lauren lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
BURTNER, Erin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRUAX, Micah cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
DEL PONTE, Danielle c 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 2
ROY, Justyne 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0
TIERNEY, Meghan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
SULLIVAN, Tricia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 26 1 6 1 1 9 20 5 6
Florida State 2 (17-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 4 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 0
Monica Montez lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1
Robin Ahrberg dp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Camille Garcia 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Michelle Snyder ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 27 2 7 2 0 5 21 6 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Connecticut......... 010 000 0 - 1 6 1
Florida State....... 000 001 1 - 2 7 0
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Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - SULLIVAN. LOB - Huskies 6; Seminoles 6.
2B - TOWERS; MONTEZ(2); OSMON(4); JOSEPH(1). HR - LUCAS. SH - TIERNEY; AHRBERG(2).
Connecticut ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
SULLIVAN, Tricia L,4-4 6.2 7 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 27 28 8 7 107
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald W,5-1 7.0 6 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 26 28 5 7 100
Win - McDONALD (5-1). Loss - SULLIVAN (4-4). Save - None.
PB - GILMORE(5). Pitches/strikes: SULLIVAN 107/71; McDONALD 100/67.
Umpires - HP: Wayne Funderburke 1B: Ron Graham
Start: 1:56 PM Time: 1:52
Attendance: 175
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Connecticut at Florida State
Mar 11, 2008 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Connecticut 1 (5-10)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
GENDRON, Allie dp 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
ORTEGA, Jillian ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 1
TOWERS, Julianne 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1
LUCAS, Melissa rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
DEL PONTE, Danielle c 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 1
TRUAX, Micah cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROY, Justyne 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 2
BURTNER, Erin lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
TIERNEY, Meghan 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0
CROSSIN, Rachael p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Totals 22 1 2 1 5 6 19 13 7
Florida State 2 (18-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 1
Robin Ahrberg c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 0
Brittany Joseph 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Allison Collins dp 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 8 2 0 3 21 10 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Connecticut......... 100 000 0 - 1 2 1
Florida State....... 010 000 1 - 2 8 2
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Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - TOWERS; JOSEPH(7); SNYDER(5). LOB - Huskies 7; Seminoles 5.
2B - COLLINS(3). HR - ORTEGA; STAGER(2). SH - GENDRON; ORTEGA.
SB - LUCAS; GILMORE(5). CS - TRUAX; STAGER(1).
Connecticut ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
CROSSIN, Rachael L,1-6 6.1 8 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 26 26 5 9 85
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,7-6 5.0 2 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 17 20 2 7 84
Sarah Hamilton 2.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 1 3 39
Win - GOBER (7-6). Loss - CROSSIN (1-6). Save - None.
WP - CROSSIN; GOBER(10). Pitches/strikes: CROSSIN 85/55; GOBER 84/50; HAMILTON 39/19.
Umpires - HP: Ron Graham 1B: Wayne Funderburke
Start: 4:11 PM Time: 1:52
Attendance: 175
Florida State Sweeps Two Against Virginia.
Florida State advances to 3-2 in the ACC after defeating the Cavaliers.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - In only the second round of conference play this season, the Florida State softball team downed Virginia 9-1 and 8-3 at The Park in Charlottesville, Va., on March 14. The Seminoles improve to 20-9 on the season and 3-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In the first victory of the day, eight of the nine batters recorded hits as the Seminoles scored four earned and five unearned runs off of Virginia.
Improving her record to 6-1 following the win was senior Tiffany McDonald who gave up just one earned run on five hits while striking out eight Cavaliers. McDonald continues to lead the Seminole pitching staff with her impressive 1.08 ERA.
Sophomore pitcher, Terese Gober, was awarded the win for game two after pitching for six innings. She gave up four hits and three earned runs with five strikeouts, moving her record to 7-6 and her ERA to 1.93.
After two complete games against Virginia, freshman Brittany Joseph became the heavy-hitter for the Seminoles. The utility player went 3-for-5 this evening, scoring two runs and notching her second career double for a .600 average against the Cavaliers.
Veteran Robin Ahrberg was a force to be reckoned with on offense as she went 3-for-6 with a double and a three-run RBI homer over dead center in the 8-3 game two win. This is the second time in her Seminole career the sophomore has gone yard as she led the Seminoles with five RBI's and seven total bases against UVa.
Senior Brittany Osmon was once again an offensive threat as she notched four RBI's on three hits, one of them a double, and scored four runs for Florida State. Osmon will enter Saturday's game with the Cavaliers with an impressive .383 season average, topping the Seminole squad.
The two victories this evening extends FSU's winning streak to 58-15 overall and 14-6 in Charlottesville. Both losses drop Virginia to 7-15 overall and 2-3 in the ACC this season.
Florida State will face-off with Virginia once again on Saturday, March 15, as it closes out the three-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at The Park.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State at Virginia
Mar 14, 2008 at Charlottesville, Va. (The Park)
Florida State 9 (19-9,2-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 4 1 1 2 0 0 8 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
Brittany Osmon 1b 4 2 2 2 1 0 7 1 1
Robin Ahrberg dp 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Langston dp 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
Monica Montez lf 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
Camille Garcia 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 5
Brittany Joseph rf 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 31 9 13 8 5 4 21 6 10
Virginia 1 (7-14,2-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Meghan O'Leary cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2
Cynthia Javaras ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lauren McCaskey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Courtney Pettit ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lindsey Preuss lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
Kelly Haller dp 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Carly Winger ss 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Sarah Tacke rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Abby Snyder 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Karla Wilburn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allee Rife p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1
Alison Pittman c 3 0 2 1 0 1 6 1 0
Kierstie Cameron 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Casey Steffan 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1 2 8 21 8 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 251 000 1 - 9 13 1
Virginia............ 010 000 0 - 1 5 2
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E - STAGER(7); Cameron; Steffan. DP - Cavaliers 2. LOB - Seminoles 10; Cavaliers 7.
2B - JOSEPH(2); Synder 2. SH - WYNN(1); STAGER(4); McCONN(2). SF - GILMORE(1). SB - STAGER(5).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald W,6-1 7.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 27 29 5 8 106
Virginia ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Karla Wilburn L,3-6 1.2 4 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 11 2 1 36
Allee Rife 5.1 9 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 22 29 7 5 105
Win - McDONALD (6-1). Loss - Wilburn (3-6). Save - None.
WP - Rife. PB - Pittman. Pitches/strikes: McDONALD 106/70; Wilburn 36/21; Rife 105/58.
Umpires - HP: Dave Brewer 1B: Alex Leap 3B: Steve Baden
Start: 3:57 PM Time: 2:03
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State at Virginia
Mar 14, 2008 at Charlottesville, Va. (The Park)
Florida State 8 (20-9,3-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 2 1 2 1 0 8 0 0
Robin Ahrberg c 4 2 2 4 0 0 7 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1
Monica Montez rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Allison Collins dp 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Brittany Joseph 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Kristie McConn pr/2b 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 7 7 3 2 21 12 3
Virginia 3 (7-15,2-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Alison Pittman dp 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Lauren McCaskey ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kierstie Cameron 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Kelly Haller c 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0
Casey Steffan pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Winger ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1
Abby Snyder 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 0
Meghan O'Leary cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Courtney Pettit 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
Lindsey Preuss lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Sarah Tacke rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Jennifer Bowles pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Holstun p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Karla Wilburn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 23 3 4 3 5 7 21 11 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 100 004 3 - 8 7 0
Virginia............ 000 012 0 - 3 4 1
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E - Synder. LOB - Seminoles 3; Cavaliers 4.
2B - OSMON(5); AHRBERG(2); Tacke. HR - AHRBERG(2); Synder. SB - WYNN(4); Steffan. CS - Winger.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,7-6 6.0 4 3 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 21 24 2 10 111
Sarah Hamilton 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 20
Virginia ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Whitney Holstun L,1-5 5.1 4 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 21 22 3 11 59
Karla Wilburn 1.2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 3 2 46
Win - GOBER (7-6). Loss - Holstun (1-5). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: GOBER 111/61; HAMILTON 20/9; Holstun 59/40; Wilburn 46/23.
Umpires - HP: Alex Leap 1B: Steven Baden 3B: Dave Brewer
Start: 6:20 PM Time: 1:56 Attendance: 160
Seminoles Sweep Series Against Cavaliers.
Two Florida State home runs clinched the 5-1 victory at Virginia.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - With a 5-1 win at The Park on Saturday, March 15, the Florida State softball team swept the three-game series against Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. Sophomore Carly Wynn and senior Brittany Osmon each knocked a home run out of the park as the Seminoles improve to 21-9 and 4-2 in the ACC.
Wynn's homer came early in the third inning with a full count and one out on the board. It is the first home run for the center fielder this season as she improves her average to .279. Osmon now has five home runs, one shy of her career high six from last season, and now tops the Seminole squad with a .393 average.
Wynn also hit a double to finish the day 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored with Osmon going 2-for-3 overall with two RBI's and one run against the Cavs.
The closest Virginia would come to a home run was in the bottom of the second from Lindsey Preuss whose high fly out to right field was snatched over the fence by sophomore Monica Montez. Her stellar defensive play prevented two runs from scoring which would have given the Cavaliers the advantage.
On the mound for FSU was senior Tiffany McDonald who struck out 10 Cavaliers and gave up one earned run. McDonald continues her six-game winning streak with a 7-1 record and a team leading 1.06 ERA.
Senior Whitney Buckmon returned to the lineup in game three this weekend and went 3-for-4 and scored two runs for FSU. Buckmon is now batting .386 as she tops the team with 34 hits and is one behind Osmon with 19 runs scored.
Also recording hits this afternoon were sophomores Camille Garcia and Monica Montez with two and one, respectively, and freshman Kristie McConn who also hit one.
While McDonald was able to strikeout 10, the Cavaliers' pitching staff only had two after facing 34 FSU batters. The Seminoles scored their five runs on 11 hits, while UVA scored one on three hits and had the solo error on the day.
The overall series between the teams is now 59-15 in favor of the Seminoles who extend their winning streak to 10. FSU will host a doubleheader against Lipscomb University at JoAnne Graf Field on Tuesday, March 18, before traveling to California for the Judi Garman Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton on March 19-22.
2008 Florida State Seminole Softball
Florida State at Virginia
Mar 15, 2008 at Charlottesville, Va. (The Park)
Florida State 5 (21-9,4-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jessica Gilmore c 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2
Carly Wynn cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
Brittany Osmon 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
Robin Ahrberg dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Whitney Buckmon lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2
Monica Montez rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1
Camille Garcia 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
Melissa May pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tiffany McDonald p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 30 5 11 5 3 2 21 3 8
Virginia 1 (7-16,2-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Alison Pittman dp 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Lauren McCaskey 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0
Carly Winger ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 1
Kelly Haller c 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1
Abby Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2
Meghan O'Leary cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lindsey Preuss lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Karla Wilburn p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Whitney Holstun p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Cynthia Javaras ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Sarah Tacke rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Jennifer Bowles pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kierstie Cameron 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Totals 22 1 3 1 3 10 21 9 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 011 100 2 - 5 11 0
Virginia............ 001 000 0 - 1 3 1
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E - O'Leary. DP - Cavaliers 1. LOB - Seminoles 8; Cavaliers 5.
2B - WYNN; GARCIA. HR - WYNN; OSMON. HBP - Tacke. SH - AHRBERG; McCaskey. SB - BUCKMON; Pittman. CS - STAGER.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Tiffany McDonald W,7-1 7.0 3 1 1 3 10 0 0 1 0 22 27 6 4 118
Virginia ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Karla Wilburn L,1-6 2.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 5 1 45
Whitney Holstun 4.2 7 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 22 5 6 73
Win - McDONALD (7-1). Loss - Wilburn (1-6). Save - None.
HBP - by McDONALD (Tacke). Pitches/strikes: McDONALD 118/70; Wilburn 45/23; Holstun 73/46.
Umpires - HP: Steven Baden 1B: Dave Brewer 3B: Alex Leap
Start: 12:57 PM Time: 2:01 Attendance: 152
Seminoles Extend Winning Streak To Twelve.
Florida State swept doubleheader against Lipscomb on Tuesday night.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Back home after a three-game sweep at Virginia, the Florida State softball team won the doubleheader against Lipscomb on JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex on Tuesday, March 18. Game one was taken in a