Florida State Women's Softball - 2009 Year In Review
Lonni Alameda, Head Coach
Sara Pickering, Assistant Coach
Angel Santiago, Assistant Coach
Tommy Santiago, Volunteer Assistant
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Florida State Women's Softball - 2009 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Lonni Alameda, Head Coach Sara Pickering, Assistant Coach Angel Santiago, Assistant Coach Tommy Santiago, Volunteer Assistant Click here to see indivual mug shots |
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Florida State Hires Lonni Alameda To Head Softball Program.
Alameda, who was an all-conference player at Oklahoma, is coaching with Team Canada at the Beijing Olympics.
July 23, 2008.
Florida State University Senior Associate Director of Athletics Monk Bonasorte announced Wednesday the hiring of Lonni Alameda as head softball coach for the Seminoles. Alameda, an All-Big Eight selection as a player at Oklahoma, comes to FSU from UNLV, where she spent the past five seasons reviving the Rebels' program. She replaces Dr. JoAnne Graf, who retired after 30 seasons with the Seminoles.
"I am very honored and excited for this opportunity," Alameda said. "There are few softball programs in the country that have established the tradition and pride that Florida State has. It is a great honor to follow in the footsteps of JoAnne Graf, an amazing coach and an amazing person, who has poured her heart and soul into this program the past 30 years. I would like to state that the pride, tradition and love that JoAnne Graf has for FSU softball will not be forgotten. She has been tremendous for the sport of softball and for the Florida State program and I intend to continue that passion."
Alameda also has impressive coaching experience on the international level and since 2004, has helped in the development of Canada's National Team. She aided Canada up until the 2004 Summer Olympics and resumed as an assistant following the Rebels' 2005 season. In the summer of 2006, Canada qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, after its showing in the World Championships. Alameda is currently in Japan serving as an assistant softball coach with Team Canada as they train for the Olympic Games.
"I look forward to getting started with this new chapter in my life, but I have made a commitment to Team Canada as an assistant coach and we are headed to Beijing for the one goal of a podium finish," Alameda said. "I know when the closing ceremonies conclude in China, I will be hitting the Tallahassee ground with both feet running."
Prior to Alameda's arrival at UNLV, the Rebels had seven straight seasons below .500 and hadn't participated in NCAA Regional play since 1996. In 2005, just her second season at the helm of the program, Alameda guided UNLV to a 44-19 record, including a program-best 17 Mountain West Conference wins, and a trip to Los Angeles for NCAA Regionals. Alameda was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2005 and again in 2007 and the entire staff garnered NFCA West Regional Coaching Staff the Year in 2005.
"I want to thank UNLV for the last five seasons as they were amazing," Alameda said. "UNLV is a spectacular place and being a Rebel was a true joy. There are many quality people and amazing alumni at UNLV and I can not say enough about the character of the Rebel softball team. I am grateful for all of the support from administration, coaches and the community. It is a very special place."
After a second place finish in the Mountain West in 2007 and an overall 37-27 record, Alameda and UNLV had high hopes for 2008 and had the Rebels ranked in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll for the first time in program history. After starting the season 9-1-1, the Rebels moved up to No. 18 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll, but injuries to four starters proved costly as the season progressed.
Alameda went 25-35 in her first season, which was a four-game improvement over 2003's final tally. She completely flipped the record to the right side with the staggering 44-19 mark in 2005 and the program's first trip to NCAA Regionals since 1996. In 2006, the squad was set back by injuries and fell to 26-37, but, as previously mentioned, saw a 180-degree turnaround in 2007.
The 2005 season featured the Rebels' assault on the program's record book, appearances in the national rankings, a trip to Los Angeles for the NCAA Regionals and the introduction of several conference and national award winners. The 44 wins were the third-most in the program's history, while the 17 Mountain West Conference wins were the most-ever since joining the league in 1999. After being predicted to finish last in the league, UNLV excelled, placing second in the league in both the regular season and Mountain West Conference tournament.
Under Alameda's direction, the Rebels have enjoyed recognition at the conference and regional level. Five Rebels have garnered Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Regional honors while thirteen players have earned all-Mountain West Conference accolades, including two Pitchers of the Year and one Freshman of the Year awards.
To Alameda, academics are just as important as on-the-field production. Since taking over the program, the Rebels have had 58 Academic All-MWC honorees. Over the past five years, the team has had 10 or more honored four times, including 11 softball student-athletes in 2008. The softball program has had 21 MWC Scholar-Athletes selected, as well.
During her tenure at UNLV, Alameda also stressed the importance of community service and had players volunteer their time at the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation and Child Haven while participating in breast cancer walks and blood drives.
"Lonni possesses all of the qualities that we are looking for in a head coach at Florida State," Florida State Director of Athletics Randy Spetman said. "Her priority is the overall development of the student-athlete and she has a passion for the sport of softball. We are excited to have her on board."
Alameda came to Las Vegas after eight seasons as the assistant coach at Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.) where she helped guide the Cardinal to a 320-179-1 record and six straight NCAA Regional appearances. She oversaw the pitching staff there and produced three All-Americans: Becky Blevins, Marcy Crouch and Dana Sorenson.
Prior to her stint at Stanford, Alameda spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Barry University (Miami Shores, Fla.). She helped the Buccaneers to a fifth-place NCAA Division II finish in her first year. She also spent some time on the international stage, serving as instructor for both the Aruba (1995) and Spanish (2000) national teams.
An all-around great athlete, Alameda began her collegiate career as a pitcher at St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Texas) where she led the Rattlers to the NAIA Tournament in her only season. She later transferred to Oklahoma in 1989 and played softball and volleyball for the Sooners. She was a two-time All-Big Eight selection as a first and third baseman, while hitting .359 as a senior in 1992.
Alameda earned her bachelor's degree in communications from Oklahoma in 1993 and played softball professionally in Europe for a season before beginning her coaching career.
Amber Bryant, OF, Pomona, CA
Shayla Jackson, OF, Pembroke Pines
Kaleigh Rafter, C-IF, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Carly Speerin, UTL, Lake Worth
Courtney Stager, UTL, Trinity
Lauren Varsalona, P, Knoxville, TN
2009 Roster - By Name
L
T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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35 Robin Ahrberg C R-R Jr ** Stillwater, OK (Stillwater)
* 22 Mallory Borden IF R-R So Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy/Santa Fe CC)
* 3 Amber Bryant OF L-R Fr Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch)
* 77 Allison Collins UTL R-R So * Niceville (Niceville)
* 44 Camille Garcia IF R-R Jr ** Sandia Pueblo, NM (Walnut)
* 12 Jessica Gilmore UTL R-R Sr-R ** Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach/Georgia)
* 8 Terese Gober P R-R Jr ** McDonough, GA (Union Grove)
* 25 Sarah Hamilton P R-R So * Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 14 Shayla Jackson OF L-R Fr Pembroke Pines (Pembroke Pines Charter)
* 28 Brittany Joseph UTL R-R So * Laurel, DE (Sussex Technical)
* 2 Jessica Lola UTL L-R Jr Miami
* 1 Kristie McConn IF R-R So * Broken Arrow, OK (Bishop Kelley)
* 7 Monica Montez OF L-R Jr ** Corona, CA (Corona)
* 5 Kaleigh Rafter C-IF R-R Sr Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Saint James Catholic/Detroit Mercy)
* 13 Courtney Rosen IF L-R Jr * Sugar Land, TX (Clements)
* 18 Michelle Snyder IF R-R Sr *** Wenatchee, WA (Eastmont)
2 Carly Speerin UTL R-R Fr Lake Worth (Park Vista Community)
* 9 Ashley Stager SS R-R So * Trinity (J. W. Mitchell)
* 19 Courtney Stager UTL R-R Fr Trinity (J. W. Mitchell)
* 17 Lauren Varsalona P R-R So Knoxville, TN (Karns/Indian River CC)
* 15 Carly Wynn OF L-R Jr ** Sharpsburg, GA (Northgate)
2009 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos B-T Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 1 Kristie McConn IF R-R So * Broken Arrow, OK (Bishop Kelley)
* 2 Jessica Lola UTL L-R Jr Miami
2 Carly Speerin UTL R-R Fr Lake Worth (Park Vista Community)
* 3 Amber Bryant OF L-R Fr Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch)
* 5 Kaleigh Rafter C-IF R-R Sr Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Saint James Catholic/Detroit Mercy)
* 7 Monica Montez OF L-R Jr ** Corona, CA (Corona)
* 8 Terese Gober P R-R Jr ** McDonough, GA (Union Grove)
* 9 Ashley Stager SS R-R So * Trinity (J. W. Mitchell)
* 12 Jessica Gilmore UTL R-R Sr-R ** Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach/Georgia)
* 13 Courtney Rosen IF L-R Jr * Sugar Land, TX (Clements)
* 14 Shayla Jackson OF L-R Fr Pembroke Pines (Pembroke Pines Charter)
* 15 Carly Wynn OF L-R Jr ** Sharpsburg, GA (Northgate)
* 17 Lauren Varsalona P R-R So Knoxville, TN (Karns/Indian River CC)
* 18 Michelle Snyder IF R-R Sr *** Wenatchee, WA (Eastmont)
* 19 Courtney Stager UTL R-R Fr Trinity (J. W. Mitchell)
* 22 Mallory Borden IF R-R So Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy/Santa Fe CC)
* 25 Sarah Hamilton P R-R So * Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 28 Brittany Joseph UTL R-R So * Laurel, DE (Sussex Technical)
35 Robin Ahrberg C R-R Jr ** Stillwater, OK (Stillwater)
* 44 Camille Garcia IF R-R Jr ** Sandia Pueblo, NM (Walnut)
* 77 Allison Collins UTL R-R So * Niceville (Niceville)
2009 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Sarah Hamilton National Fastpitch Coaches Assoc - 3rd Team All-American
All-Americans - 1
2009 Schedule and Results
| IOWA Texas Invitational, Austin, Tx |
W 6-0 | ||
| TEXAS Texas Invitational |
L 2-3 | ||
| STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Texas Invitational, Austin, Tx |
W 4-3 | ||
| STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Texas Inviataional, Austin, Tx |
W 10-5 | ||
| TEXAS Texas Invitational Championship |
W 6-4 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M | W 5-0 | ||
| APPALACHIAN STATE Sunshine Classic |
W 6-0 | ||
| MIAMI OF OHIO Sunshine Classic |
W 10-2 | ||
| PURDUE Sunshine Classic |
W 8-0 | ||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE Sunshine Classic |
L 4-5 | ||
| SOUTH ALABAMA | W 6-1 | ||
| EAST CAROLINA Seminole Classic |
L 1-2 | ||
| INDIANA Seminole Classic |
W 7-0 | ||
| CAL-RIVERSIDE Seminole Classic |
W 13-2 | ||
| MICHIGAN Seminole Classic |
W 6-5 | ||
| MICHIGAN | L 0-1 | ||
| BETHUNE-COOKMAN FSU Invitational |
W 3-2 | ||
| TROY FSU Invitational |
W 2-0 | ||
| LIBERTY FSU Invitational |
W 11-3 | ||
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST FSU Invitational |
W 6-1 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | L 0-1 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | W 6-2 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | W 4-1 | ||
| WASHINGTON Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 1-4 | ||
| OKLAHOMA Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 1-3 | ||
| FRESNO STATE Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
L 0-1 | ||
| BOWLING GREEN STATE Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
W 3-0 | ||
| TEXAS Judi Garman Classic, Fullerton, Ca |
W 2-0 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 4-0 | ||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 10-0 | ||
| NORTH FLORIDA | W 7-0 | ||
| NORTH FLORIDA | L 3-5 | ||
| FLORIDA A&M | W 5-1 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 8-3 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 3-0 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 5-4 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | W 6-0 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | W 3-2 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | L 0-2 | ||
| TROY | W 8-0 | ||
| TROY | W 1-0 | ||
| FLORIDA | L 3-4 | ||
| MARYLAND | W 1-0 | ||
| MARYLAND | W 8-0 | ||
| MARYLAND | W 1-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 10-1 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 1-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE | W 1-0 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 3-1 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 12-4 | ||
| VIRGINIA | W 5-1 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 2-0 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 1-0 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE | W 4-0 | ||
| BOSTON COLLEGE ACC, Raleigh, NC |
W 2-0 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA ACC, Raleigh, NC |
W 4-1 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH ACC Cahmpionship, Raleigh, NC |
L 1-3 | ||
| OKLAHOMA STATE NCAA |
L 0-1 | ||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE NCAA |
W 5-0 | ||
| OKLAHOMA STATE NCAA |
L 0-1 |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 46-14 25- 6 14- 4 7- 4
2009 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE RESULTS 1 GEORGIA TECH 17- 3 46-15 2 FLORIDA STATE 17- 4 44-16 3 NORTH CAROLINA 15- 5 47-13 4 MARYLAND 9-11 29-26 5 VIRGINIA TECH 8-10 28-28 6 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 5-13 23-25 7 BOSTON COLLEGE 3-15 18-33 8 VIRGINIA 2-15 25-22
2009 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, Raleigh, NC Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 05/08/2009 (3)NORTH CAROLINA 3, (6)NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1 05/08/2009 (2)FLORIDA STATE 2, (7)BOSTON COLLEGE 0 05/08/2009 (1)GEORGIA TECH 7, (8)VIRGINIA 0 05/08/2009 (5)VIRGINIA TECH 3, (4)MARYLAND 0 05/09/2009 (2)FLORIDA STATE 4, (3)NORTH CAROLINA 1 05/09/2009 (1)GEORGIA TECH 14, (5)VIRGINIA TECH 4 05/10/2009 (1)GEORGIA TECH 3, (2)FLORIDA STATE 1
ACC Championship, Raleigh, NC
5/8/2009 - North Carolina 3, North Carolina State 1
Florida State 2, Boston College 0
Georgia Tech 7, Virginia 0
Virginia Tech 3, Maryland 0
5/9/2009 - Florida State 4, North Carolina 1
Georgia Tech 14, Virginia Tech 4
5/10/2009 - Georgia Tech 3, Florida State 1
2009 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 .337 60 60 202 43 68 11 5 6 34 107 .530 25 1 30 0 .409 2 2 21 21 Kaleigh Rafter .333 60 60 183 25 61 11 1 11 42 107 .585 20 1 16 3 .394 4 4 1 2 Shayla Jackson .315 43 43 146 19 46 4 0 1 15 53 .363 0 0 13 0 .315 0 8 8 13 Ashley Stager .295 60 60 166 32 49 5 1 6 31 74 .446 25 7 35 0 .405 2 6 13 20 Monica Montez .273 45 39 99 9 27 2 0 0 10 29 .293 15 2 9 0 .379 0 8 4 7 Michelle Snyder .234 60 60 154 15 36 7 0 4 21 55 .357 20 4 26 1 .337 0 4 5 5 Mallory Borden .228 55 52 149 18 34 3 0 2 16 43 .289 9 2 33 1 .281 0 5 4 5 Amber Bryant .220 40 12 41 10 9 1 0 0 2 10 .244 4 0 15 0 .289 0 0 3 5 Jessica Gilmore .217 52 32 106 20 23 4 1 0 11 29 .274 8 1 23 1 .276 1 2 6 7 Kristie McConn .214 59 59 140 21 30 4 0 1 16 37 .264 9 7 32 0 .293 1 7 11 12 Courtney Rosen .200 41 3 30 10 6 0 0 0 0 6 .200 6 3 8 0 .385 0 1 2 2 Brittany Joseph .188 58 53 112 16 21 3 0 0 9 24 .214 13 3 43 0 .287 1 4 4 6 Courtney Stager .133 17 4 15 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 .133 1 1 5 0 .222 1 0 0 0 Allison Collins .097 33 3 31 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 .097 9 0 8 0 .300 0 0 0 0 Camille Garcia .000 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Sarah Hamilton .000 42 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Terese Gober .000 40 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Jessica Lola .000 19 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 Lauren Varsalona .000 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 ======================================================================================= FSU .262 60 60 1583 252 415 55 8 31 210 579 .366 164 32 300 6 .341 12 51 82 106 Opp .178 60 60 1496 93 267 42 2 17 77 364 .243 93 25 550 1 .238 4 48 40 432009 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 0.83 20 7 42 30 15 10 6 2 201.2 108 31 24 43 311 22 0 6 696 .155 13 11 0 1 25 Terese Gober 1.24 24 9 40 30 13 7 5 0 191.2 123 46 34 44 208 16 1 9 677 .182 7 11 0 3 22 Lauren Varsalona 3.00 0 0 18 0 0 0 4 0 28.0 36 16 12 6 31 4 1 2 123 .293 4 3 0 0 1 ==================================================================================================== FSU 1.16 44 16 100 60 28 25 8 2 421.1 267 93 70 93 550 42 2 17 1496 .178 24 25 0 4 48 Opp 3.17 16 44 60 36 7 1 0 409.0 415 252 185 164 300 55 8 31 1583 .262 26 32 1 12 512009 Fielding Statistics
Name PO AST E FLD% DP ============================================= Sarah Hamilton 4 29 0 1.000 1 Courtney Stager 4 0 0 1.000 0 Amber Bryant 4 0 0 1.000 0 Lauren Varsalona 0 3 0 1.000 0 Allison Collins 1 1 0 1.000 0 Courtney Rosen 0 2 0 1.000 0 Kaleigh Rafter 540 46 6 .990 2 Terese Gober 9 51 1 .984 2 Kristie McConn 113 72 5 .974 2 Brittany Joseph 320 6 10 .970 6 Monica Montez 29 3 1 .970 1 Carly Wynn 48 3 2 .962 0 Michelle Snyder 54 123 10 .947 4 Ashley Stager 62 72 8 .944 2 Jessica Gilmore 50 1 3 .944 0 Shayla Jackson 19 0 2 .905 0 Mallory Borden 7 8 2 .882 1 Camille Garcia 0 0 1 .000 0 Jessica Lola 0 0 0 .000 0 ======================== FSU 1264 420 51 .971 Opp 1227 481 80 .955 18
Seminoles Open Season With 6-0 Win Over Hawkeyes.
Florida State pitcher Terese Gober struck out nine batters in the sweep.
AUSTIN, TX - Florida State softball opened up the 2009 campaign with a big 6-0 win against Iowa on Friday afternoon at McCombs Field for day one of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational.
Veteran pitcher Terese Gober struck out nine batters and allowed just one hit against the Hawkeyes. Fellow junior Monica Montez led the Noles with three hits while redshirt senior Jessica Gilmore also had a multi-hit game with two.
The Seminoles put down nine hits with four RBI and only three batters struck out against the Iowa team that received votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 preseason poll.
The win propels Florida State's all-time record to 27-4 in season openers with the series record against Iowa advancing to 6-3 with FSU holding the advantage.
The Noles will face tournament host Texas at 6:00 p.m. EST to finish out their first day of competition.
2009 Seminole Softball
Iowa vs Florida State
Feb 06, 2009 at Austin, Texas (McCombs Field)
Iowa 0 (1-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carmody, Chelsey 2b/ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Leichsenring, Taylor rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brown, Katie 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0
McGlaughin, Colleen 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Riemersma, Erin ss/dp 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Keim, Katie dp/2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Morelock, Quinn cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Major, Lindsey c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
Mazur, Missy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Heinzman, Sam lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Zust, Amanda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 22 0 1 0 0 9 18 10 1
Florida State 6 (1-0)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Monica Montez lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Brittany Joseph pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 4 1 1 1 0 1 9 0 1
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Courtney Rosen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Stager rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Totals 28 6 9 4 2 3 21 5 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Iowa................ 000 000 0 - 0 1 3
Florida State....... 210 030 X - 6 9 0
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E - McGlaughlin; Riemersma 2. LOB - Hawkeyes 1; Seminoles 7.
2B - Keim; Rafter, K. 3B - Gilmore, J. HBP - McConn, K.
SB - Wynn, C; McConn, K; Rosen, C. CS - Bryant, A; Gilmore, J.
Iowa ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Zust, Amanda L,0-1 6.0 9 6 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 28 31 6 7
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Terese Gober W,1-0 7.0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 22 22 6 6
Win - Gober, T (1-0). Loss - Zust (0-1). Save - None.
HBP - by Zust (McConn, K).
Umpires - HP: Jackie Shults 1B: David Ramirez 2B: Terry Holt
Start: 2:34 PM Time: 1:46 Attendance:
Weather: 73 and cloudy; windy
Florida State Splits Opening Day With 3-2 Loss To Texas.
Sophomore pitcher Sarah Hamilton struck out seven Longhorns.
AUSTIN, TX - Following a solid 6-0 sweep over Iowa earlier in the day, Florida State was unable to repeat against Texas in game two, falling 3-2 at McCombs Field. The Seminoles are 1-1 at the conclusion of day one at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational.
The Seminoles got things started early in the first inning thanks to the dynamic duo of junior Carly Wynn and senior Kaleigh Rafter. Wynn got on base thanks to a double hit towards left center and was brought home on an RBI single hit by Rafter in the third spot. Both went 2-for-3 with one RBI apiece against Texas and head into day two tied with .429 batting averages.
Sophomore pitcher Sarah Hamilton threw a complete game with seven strikeouts, giving up three earned runs on six hits with one walk.
In her collegiate debut, Courtney Stager hit a single to right center and would come around to score in the top of the seventh off a double hit by Wynn. Also notching a hit for the Noles was junior Monica Montez who currently tops the team with a .571 batting average after two games.
Day two begins tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. EST as FSU takes on Stephen F. Austin before the semi-final round begins at 6:00 p.m. EST. Catch all the action via live stats by visiting the Tournament Central page on Seminoles.com.
2009 Seminole Softball
Florida State at Texas
Feb 06, 2009 at Austin, Texas (McCombs Field)
Florida State 2 (1-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1
Monica Montez lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Brittany Joseph pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 2 1 0 0 7 1 1
Jessica Gilmore 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Courtney Stager rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 2 6 2 1 3 18 3 6
Texas 3 (1-0)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Williams, Desiree 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 0
Gaskin, Kacie cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Bennett, Alexis ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
Johnson, Loryn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 2
Feight, Raygan pr/2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor, Nadia 3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 0
Thrasher, Tallie rf/lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cook, Kori pr/lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chalk, Brittany rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hooks, Amy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Melone, Kelly dp 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Barnhill, Brittany p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Saenz, Crystal lf/rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Tresselt, Erin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 24 3 6 3 1 7 21 9 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 100 000 1 - 2 6 1
Texas............... 001 002 X - 3 6 0
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E - Gilmore, J. DP - Longhorns 1. LOB - Seminoles 6; Longhorns 4.
2B - Wynn, C 2; Bennett; Johnson, L.; Saenz. HR - Taylor.
HBP - McConn, K; Stager, C. SH - Montez, M; Stager, A.
SB - Wynn, C. CS - Cook, K..
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Sarah Hamilton L,0-1 6.0 6 3 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 24 25 8 2
Texas ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Tresselt, Erin 5.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 14 19 6 6
Barnhill, Brittany W,1-0 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 3 2
Win - Barnhill (1-0). Loss - Hamilton, S (0-1). Save - None.
HBP - by Tresselt (McConn, K); by Tresselt (Stager, C).
Umpires - HP: Pat Lyon 1B: Glenn Crabtree 2B: Robert Elizondo
Start: 5:01 PM Time: 1:47 Attendance:
Weather: 76 and sunny
Seminoles Pull Off 4-3 Extra Innings Win Over Stephen F. Austin.
Senior Kaleigh Rafter went 3-for-4 in the win, advancing Florida State to 2-1 overall.
AUSTIN, TX - Florida State fought back from a 2-1 deficit to clinch the 4-3 win over Stephen F. Austin on day two of the Time Warner Texas Invitational. Thanks to two runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Seminoles are now 2-1 to start the season.
The LadyJacks took an early lead in the top of the third, but Florida State answered in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single hit by Monica Montez that scored fellow junior Carly Wynn from second.
The tie wouldn't last long as SFA scored again in the fourth on an error by third baseman Michelle Snyder to go up 2-1. It seemed like game over for Florida State with a runner on second and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but a double down the leftfield line by Jessica Gilmore notched the second run scored by Wynn and would send the game into extra innings.
Thanks to the international tie breaker, the last batter in the previous inning is placed on second to start the inning. With two outs, Kim Daley of SFA had a nice hit to left field, bringing home Amber Price and giving the LadyJacks the 3-2 lead.
First up for FSU was sophomore Kristie McConn who was given the signal for a sacrifice bunt that advanced runner Ashley Stager to third. Newcomer, and fellow sophomore, Mallory Borden hit a grounder to the third baseman whose throw was off, allowing Borden to reach first safely and then advance to second on the throw. The error also scored Stager to once again tie the game, 3-3.
With Borden on second, pinch hitter Camille Garcia flied out to center bringing up freshman Courtney Stager who was 0-for-3 coming into the eighth. Lucky for Stager, another SFA error, this time by the shortstop, would move her to first and bring Borden home to seal the 4-3 win for the Seminoles.
Leading the Noles on offense was senior Kaleigh Rafter who went 3-for-4, including a double, and batted a .545 average. Wynn also had a good day at the plate after hitting 2-for-4, stealing a base and scoring two runs.
Credited with the win was Terese Gober who entered the game in the top of the fifth when Stephen F. Austin was up 2-1 on the FSU. Gober picked up her second win with four strikeouts, three hits and one earned run. Sophomore Sarah Hamilton started the game, but was replaced with fellow sophomore Lauren Varsalona after giving up two runs, one earned, four hits and walking two. Varsalona managed to strike out one batter but gave up a hit before Gober was called in from the bullpen.
Florida State will start the semi-final round later this afternoon with the seeds decided following the Texas vs. Iowa game at 2:00 p.m.
2009 Seminole Softball
Stephen F. Austin vs Florida State
Feb 07, 2009 at Austin, Texas (McCombs Stadium)
Stephen F. Austin 3 (0-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Kendal Harper rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jessica Arana ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 1
Amber Price dp 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Briana Bishop 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
Candise Juarez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kayla Gutowski 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0
Kim Daley c 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0
Crystal Garcia pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karissa Jones 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2
Michelle Huffman lf 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Benet Higgs cf 2 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0
Lauren Luetge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 8 2 4 8 24 8 8
Florida State 4 (2-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Courtney Rosen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 4 0 3 0 0 0 8 2 0
Jessica Gilmore 1b 2 0 1 1 2 1 10 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 7
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Mallory Borden dp 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Stager rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 31 4 8 2 3 3 24 16 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Stephen F. Austin... 001 100 01 - 3 8 3
Florida State....... 001 000 12 - 4 8 1
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E - Arana; Bishop; Gutowski; Snyder, M(1).
LOB - Lady Jacks 8; Seminoles 9. 2B - Higgs; Rafter, K(2); Gilmore, J(1); Borden, M(1).
SH - Montez, M(2); McConn, K(1). SB - Wynn, C(3). CS - Higgs.
Stephen F. Austin ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Lauren Luetge L,0-2 8.0 8 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 31 36 12 7
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Sarah Hamilton 3.1 4 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 12 14 1 4
Lauren Varsalona 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 2
Terese Gober W,2-0 3.1 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 12 14 1 4
Win - Gober, T (2-0). Loss - Luetge (0-2). Save - None.
WP - Luetge.
Start: 11:04 PM Time: 2:38 Attendance:
Weather: 66 & cloudy; gusty winds
Florida State Advances To Championship Game With 10-5 Win Over Stephen F. Austin.
The Seminoles will face tournament host Texas at 12:30 p.m. EST on Sunday.
AUSTIN, TX - Whatever Florida State ate for dinner did wonders as the Seminoles hit three home runs in the 10-5 win over Stephen F. Austin in the second semi-final game on McCombs Field at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational Saturday night. The win advances Florida State to the championship game against Texas at 12:30 p.m. EST.
Junior Monica Montez put FSU on the board in the first off a single up the middle hit by redshirt senior Jessica Gilmore. With Gilmore on, sophomore Ashley Stager stepped up and cranked her first home run of the season over left center, scoring two runs.
Batting in the sixth spot was Stager's classmate Kristie McConn who made it to first safely on a fielding error by the third baseman. Sophomore Mallory Borden would also reach first and advance McConn to second when SFA was unable to execute a fielder's choice.
With two runners on, senior Michelle Snyder was up and entered the evening with just one hit after three games. That stat would change after the third baseman knocked a three-run round-tripper over the leftfield wall to give FSU the 6-0 advantage heading into the second inning.
Overall, the Seminoles batted through the lineup in the first inning with two home runs and six runs scored, three of them earned.
The Ladyjacks would not score at the top of the second as the Noles started the bottom half at the top of the lineup with junior Carly Wynn. Not one to be left out of all the fun, Wynn swung at the second pitch and sent it over right center for the third homer of the game that would force SFA to make a pitching change. Florida State was now up 7-0 heading into the third inning.
Stephen F. Austin was on the board after three complete innings and the score would hold at 7-1 until the fifth when new Nole pitcher, sophomore Lauren Varsalona, gave up three runs, two of them earned, closing the gap to 7-4. But FSU answered in the bottom of the inning with three earned runs to once again pull away.
Varsalona would give SFA its final run of the game in the sixth before Sarah Hamilton was called in to close out the seventh.
Credited with the win for Florida State was junior Terese Gober who is now a perfect 3-0 this weekend and gave up just one earned run on three hits in three innings pitched.
Wynn once again led the offensive attack along with Stager and Snyder who all went 2-for-4 in the bug 10-5 win. One of those hits for Wynn was a triple to start off the game for the Noles.
Florida State recorded 11 hits, 10 RBI and struck out nine batters against Stephen F. Austin and will play for the tournament title on Sunday against tournament host Texas.
2009 Seminole Softball
Stephen F. Austin vs Florida State
Feb 07, 2009 at Austin, Texas (McCombs Stadium)
Stephen F. Austin 5 (0-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Kendal Harper rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Candise Juarez ss/pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Arana ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Amber Price lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0
Briana Bishop 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2
Michelle Huffman pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kayla Gutowski dp 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sabrina Johnston 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1
Ashley Struchtemeyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Kim Daley c 3 1 2 0 0 1 6 1 1
Karissa Jones 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1
Benet Higgs cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monika Covington p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kari Hugie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lauren Luetge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 4 2 9 18 8 7
Florida State 10 (3-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Monica Montez lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Courtney Stager lf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 0
Jessica Gilmore 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 2
Ashley Stager ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 3
Kristie McConn 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mallory Borden dp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allison Collins dp/ph 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 2
Amber Bryant rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 10 11 10 5 4 21 8 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Stephen F. Austin... 001 031 0 - 5 9 1
Florida State....... 610 030 X - 10 11 1
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E - Bishop; Snyder, M(2). LOB - Lady Jacks 7; Seminoles 7.
2B - Bishop; Daley; Jones. 3B - Wynn, C(1). HR - Wynn, C(1); Stager, A(1); Snyder, M(1).
SH - Arana. SB - Montez, M(1).
Stephen F. Austin ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Monika Covington L,0-2 1.0 5 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 1
Kari Hugie 3.2 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 19 7 4
Lauren Luetge 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 1
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Terese Gober W,3-0 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 13 3 4
Lauren Varsalona 3.0 6 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 5
Sarah Hamilton 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
Win - Gober, T (3-0). Loss - Covington (0-2). Save - None.
PB - Daley.
Umpires - HP: Robert Elizondo 1B: Pat Lyon 2B: Terry Holt
Start: 7:30 PM Time: 2:30 Attendance: 1065
Weather: 71 and fair; light winds
Seminoles Crowned Champions Of Texas Invitational With 6-4 Win Over Longhorns.
Kaleigh Rafter and Ashley Stager each recorded a home run in the title game.
AUSTIN, TX - Florida State begins the 2009 season with a tournament title after taking down Texas, 6-4, in the championship game of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational on McCombs Field Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles are now 4-1 on the year after notching two home runs and a double in the big win over the Longhorns.
Much to the dismay of the tournament hosts, the Noles won the coin toss and would have the home team advantage against the Longhorns. The Garnet and Gold got things started early, filling the bases and scoring two in the bottom of the first.
Senior Kaleigh Rafter put the first hit on the board with a single to centerfield that loaded the bases. A strikeout by Jessica Gilmore brought sophomore Ashley Stager to the plate with one out. Stager would suffer her first hit by pitch of the season, she was hit a whopping 17 times last season, that would bring junior Carly Wynn home for the first point of the game.
Junior Monica Montez would round out the scoring in the first off an RBI single up the middle from sophomore second baseman Kristie McConn to advance FSU to a 2-0 lead heading into the second.
Texas would not answer until the top of the fourth when the leadoff batter, Alexis Bennett, hit a home run over left center off of FSU pitcher Terese Gober to put the Longhorns on the board.
The score would remain 2-1 until the fifth when both teams scored. Texas base runner Crystal Saenz managed to touch home plate before teammate Desiree Williams was tagged out at third for the last out, tying up the game 2-2.
But the Seminoles battled back with a Rafter home run down the leftfield line, her first of season and 27th career. Stager laid down a nice bunt to reach first and rounded the bases on a McConn double to pull the Noles ahead 4-2.
But Texas wasn't giving up without a fight as FSU called in sophomore Sarah Hamilton from the bullpen to start the sixth inning. Hamilton walked the first batter and managed to strikeout the next two before power hitter Brittany Barnhill stepped up and knocked a two-RBI homer over left center to once again tie the game.
Florida State would go three up and three down in the bottom of the sixth, giving Texas one last chance to pull ahead. Gober would return to the circle for the second batter in the lineup and get out safely with no runs and one hit.
The pressure was on for FSU to win it in the bottom of the seventh as there was no time for extra innings with the Noles having to catch a 4:00 p.m. flight. Montez led the inning and grounded out to the first baseman. Rafter wouldn't repeat her performance from the previous innings and grounded out to the pitcher.
With two outs and Stager on deck, Gilmore hit a single to the shortstop with one out left in the inning. It appeared the game would likely end in a tie as the count was full, but the shortstop took a mighty swing at the next pitch and sent it flying over the leftfield wall to clinch the 6-4 victory for Florida State.
Stager went 3-for-3, one homer, with three RBI and two runs scored while Rafter was 3-for-4 with one homer, one run and one RBI. McConn also had a good showing after hitting 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Gober was awarded with her third win this season as the Noles head back to Tallahassee to take on cross-town rival Florida A&M at the Lady Rattler Softball Field at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Following the mid-week contest, FSU will hosts its first of three home tournaments, the Sunshine Classic, with its first game against Appalachian State at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
2009 Seminole Softball
Texas at Florida State
Feb 08, 2009 at Austin, Texas (McCombs Field)
Texas 4 (3-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Williams, Desiree 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 0
Gaskin, Kacie cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
Bennett, Alexis ss 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 0
Cook, Kori pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson, Loryn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
Craig, Courtney pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor, Nadia 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Barnhill, Brittany dp 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hooks, Amy c 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
Chalk, Brittany lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
Saenz, Crystal rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schroeder, Torrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tresselt, Erin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 25 4 7 4 4 3 20 9 6
Florida State 6 (4-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Monica Montez lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 1 0
Jessica Gilmore 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 2 3 3 0 0 4 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 0
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Stager rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 9 6 2 4 21 7 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Texas............... 000 112 0 - 4 7 0
Florida State....... 200 020 2 - 6 9 0
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DP - Seminoles 1. LOB - Longhorns 6; Seminoles 6. 2B - McConn, K(1).
HR - Bennett; Barnhill; Rafter, K(1); Stager, A(2). HBP - Stager, A.
SH - Williams, D.; Taylor; Gilmore, J(1). SB - Stager, A(1).
Texas ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Schroeder, Torrey 2.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 8 11 4 0 43
Tresselt, Erin L,0-1 4.2 7 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 21 4 8 78
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,4-0 6.0 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 24 9 7 78
Sarah Hamilton 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 7 1 0 32
Win - Gober, T (4-0). Loss - Tresselt (0-1). Save - None.
WP - Gober, T(1). HBP - by Schroeder (Stager, A).
Pitches/strikes: Schroeder 43/19; Tresselt 78/57; Gober, T 78/45; Hamilton, S 32/20.
Umpires - HP: Glenn Crabtree 1B: Terry Holt 2B: Jackie Shults
Start: 11:30 AM Time: 2:30
Attendance: 609
Weather: 66 and cloudy; light winds
Florida State Softball Defeats Florida A&M, 5-0.
Sophomore Mallory Borden led the Seminoles with three hits and two RBI.
TALLAHASSEE, FL -Florida State extends its winning streak to four with a 5-0 win over Florida A&M on Wednesday night at the Lady Rattler Softball Complex. The Seminoles are now 5-1 on the season and the win is the eighth straight in the all-time series against the Rattlers.
Picking up her first win this year was sophomore Sarah Hamilton who improved her ERA to 2.29 after striking out 13 batters and giving up just one hit.
Leading the Noles on offense were designated player Mallory Borden and catcher Kaleigh Rafter. Borden, a sophomore transfer from Santa Fe Junior College, went a near perfect 3-for-4, including a double, drove in one run and scored two. Rafter, the ACC Player of the Week, was 2-for-4 on the evening and scored the first run for FSU in the first. The starting catcher has recorded a hit in all six games this year and tonight was her fourth multi-hit game.
After seven, Florida State notched eight hits and committed two errors while FAMU managed one hit with three gaffes.
FSU opens its home schedule as it hosts the first of three tournaments, the Sunshine Classic, beginning with Appalachian State at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13. This weekend starts a 10-game home stretch for the Seminoles before hitting the road again at the end of the month.
Seminole Softball's Fan Day is Saturday, Feb. 14, and the first 200 fans in attendance to the 2:30 p.m. FSU vs. Miami (Ohio) University game will receive a FREE garnet and gold shaker. There will also be a post-game autograph session immediately following the game with the team.
2009 Seminole Softball
Florida State at Florida A&M
Feb 11, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (Lady Rattler SB Plex)
Florida State 5 (5-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1
Kaleigh Rafter c 4 1 2 0 0 0 11 4 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mallory Borden dp 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
Kristie McConn 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Amber Bryant rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4 3 6 21 7 8
Florida A&M 0 (3-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
DONALDSON,Ja cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
GREEN,Rhiana rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
OLIPHANT,Mel ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
WEAVER,Brian dp 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
HAROLD,Joyce c 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0
MOORE,Megan 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0
JONES,Ashley 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
VINCENT,Tara lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHNSON,Rave lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
CLARK,Shayla 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
REYES,Amanda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals 21 0 1 0 0 13 21 6 2
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 200 002 1 - 5 8 2
Florida A&M......... 000 000 0 - 0 1 3
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E - Snyder, M(3); Joseph, B(1); OLIPHANT,Mel(2); VINCENT,Tara(1); JOHNSON,Rave(1).
LOB - Seminoles 8; Rattlers 2. 2B - Borden, M(2). SH - GREEN,Rhiana(1); OLIPHANT,Mel(1).
SB - Joseph, B(1). CS - DONALDSON,Ja(2).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,1-1 7.0 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 21 23 2 5 90
Florida A&M ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
REYES,Amanda L,2-2 7.0 8 5 4 3 6 1 0 0 0 31 34 9 6 132
Win - Hamilton, S (1-1). Loss - REYES,Amanda (2-2). Save - None.
WP - REYES,Amanda(1). Pitches/strikes: Hamilton, S 90/62; REYES,Amanda 132/82.
Umpires - HP: Diane Kendall 1B: Leo Fleming
Start: 6:00 PM Time: 1:55 Attendance: 127
Weather: 69 and cloudy; light breeze
Seminoles Shutout Mountaineers In Home Opener.
Florida State picks up its third shutout of the season with the 6-0 win against Appalachian State.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State shutout Appalachian State, 6-0, in the first home game of the season on day one of the Sunshine Classic at JoAnne Graf Field Friday afternoon. The Seminoles extend the winning streak to five and are currently 6-1 to start the year while the Mountaineers drop to 0-2.
Sophomore Terese Gober is now a picture-perfect 5-0 after picking up her fifth win and striking out eight, giving up five hits and walking three Mountaineers. Credited with the loss was Kayla Richardson who gave up eight hits, four earned runs and managed to strike out just one Noles.
Sophomore Kristie McConn led the Garnet and Gold on offense, going 3-for-3 with a season-high three RBI. The second baseman is now hitting at .316 as she recorded her second multiple-hit game this year.
Florida State was up 2-0 on Appalachian State after four and would score two more in the six as an onslaught of Seminole batters loaded the bases and forced the Mountaineers to make a pitching change after scoring two to extend the lead to 4-0.
The Noles scored the final two runs of the game in the seventh after ACC Player of the Week Kaleigh Rafter reached third with her first triple of the season. The starting catcher would score on an RBI single from sophomore Ashley Stager who would score the sixth run thanks to sacrifice fly to right field from McConn. Going 1-for-3, Rafter keeps her seven-game hitting streak alive to improve her batting average to .520. The redshirt senior also matched her career high for putouts with 11.
Redshirt senior Jessica Gilmore and sophomore Mallory Borden each went 2-for-4 and scored two runs, while Gilmore drove in one. Rounding out the hits for Florida State were juniors Carly Wynn and Monica Montez and sophomore Ashley Stager, each putting one on the board. The Sunshine Classic continues on Saturday for the Noles as they take on Miami (Ohio) University at 2:30 p.m. Fans unable to make the trip to the Seminole Softball Complex this weekend can catch all the action live online thanks to ACC Select video streaming all of Florida State's games. Visit www.ACCSelect.com for more information.
Also happening on Saturday is Fan Day and the first 200 fans in attendance to the Seminoles' 2:30 p.m. game will receive a FREE garnet and gold shaker. There will also be a post-game autograph session immediately following the game with the entire FSU softball team.
2009 Seminole Softball
Florida State at Appalachian State
Feb 13, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 6 (6-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Monica Montez lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Amber Bryant lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2
Mallory Borden dp 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3
Courtney Rosen ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 11 6 3 1 21 10 9
Appalachian State 0 (0-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Sarah Rappe cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Andrea McIntyre 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1
Katie Boyd 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0
Michelle Lighton c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 4
Ashley Stubbs dp 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Brittany Gaston rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Stephanie Long 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0
Meagan Squartino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ashley Gaston lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Megan Rembielak ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0
Kayla Richardson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teri Fister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 26 0 6 0 3 10 21 7 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 010 102 2 - 6 11 0
Appalachian State... 000 000 0 - 0 6 1
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E - Rembielak, M. DP - Mountaineers 1. LOB - Seminoles 9; Mountaineers 8.
2B - Borden, M(3); Gilmore, J(2); McConn, K(2). 3B - Rafter, K(1). HBP - Montez, M; Rosen, C.
SF - McConn, K(1). SB - Gilmore, J(1); Boyd, K. CS - Montez, M(1); Boyd, K.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,5-0 6.0 5 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 1 22 25 1 8 94
Lauren Varsalona 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 14
Appalachian State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Kayla Richardson L,0-1 5.1 8 4 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 22 26 7 6 96
Teri Fister 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 4 1 33
Win - Gober, T (5-0). Loss - Richardson, (0-1). Save - None.
WP - Varsalona, L(1); Richardson, 2. HBP - by Richardson, (Montez, M); by Fister, T (Rosen, C).
PB - Lighton, M.
Pitches/strikes: Gober, T 94/59; Varsalona, L 14/9; Richardson, 96/52; Fister, T 33/19.
Umpires - HP: Ken Allen 1B: Diane Kendall 2B: Denis Mucha
Start: 2:37 PM Time: 2:02
Attendance: 416
Weather: 74 and sunny
Seminoles Keep Winning Streak Alive With 10-2 Victory Over RedHawks.
Florida State is 7-1 overall which is the best start since the 2004 season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State is out to a great start after taking down Miami (Ohio) University, 10-2, in five innings on JoAnne Graf Field at the Sunshine Classic on Saturday. Despite a rain delay that threatened to cancel the entire day, the Seminoles were able to extend the winning streak to six straight and are 7-1 overall which is the best start for the program since kicking off the 2004 season on a 10-game winning streak.
Picking up her second win this season was sophomore Sarah Hamilton who pitched four complete innings and gave up one unearned run on seven hits and struck out eight batters. Transfer Lauren Varsalona stepped into the circle in the fifth inning and gave up two hits and one earned run. Hamilton improved to 2-1 with 1.88 ERA.
Leading the Seminoles on offense once again was junior heavy-hitter Carly Wynn. The centerfielder went 2-for-3, including a double and a triple, with three RBI and scored three runs for the Noles. Wynn's batting average is now an impressive .379.
Sophomore Ashley Stager was a perfect 2-for-2 after hitting an RBI double to score Wynn in the third. Stager would bring Wynn across the plate again in the final inning thanks to an RBI single to right center.
Recording her first collegiate hit in the second inning was freshman outfielder Amber Bryant who hit one to the third baseman and beat out the throw to first. Bryant would also pick up two runs in the win.
Seniors Jessica Gilmore and Michelle Snyder and sophomore Brittany Joseph rounding out the hits for FSU with one each. Snyder would also score once while Joseph picked up two runs in back-to-back innings.
The Sunshine Classic concludes on Sunday with three games: Purdue vs. Appalachian State at 9:00 a.m., Florida State vs. Purdue at 11:15 a.m. and Florida State vs. Mississippi State in the final game at 1:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to call the FSU weather hot line, 850-645-GAME (4263), in the event of inclement weather rolling through the Tallahassee area tomorrow morning.
2009 Seminole Softball
Miami (Ohio) at Florida State
Feb 14, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Miami (Ohio) 2 (1-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Jordan McElroy rf 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kat Russette cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
Meghan Mawn 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Sarah Billstrom ss 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Jenna McGivney c 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
Lindsay Randall pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Gartland lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
Daniela Torres 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Briana Burke dp 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kelly Cabana 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 2
Shalise Lugo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katie Osburn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meredith Linch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 21 2 9 2 0 8 13 5 5
Florida State 10 (7-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 2 1 0 1 1 0 9 0 1
Allison Collins c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Stager lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0
Amber Bryant rf 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 10 8 9 4 2 15 4 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Miami (Ohio)........ 100 01 - 2 9 3
Florida State....... 323 02 - 10 8 1
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Billstrom, S 2; Cabana, K; Rafter, K(1). DP - Seminoles 2. LOB - RedHawks 5; Seminoles 6.
2B - McGivney, J; Wynn, C(3); Stager, A(1); Snyder, M(1). 3B - Wynn, C(2). HBP - Stager, A.
SH - Stager, A(2). SF - Billstrom, S.
Miami (Ohio) ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Shalise Lugo L,0-1 0.0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16
Katie Osburn 2.2 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 15 3 5 52
Meredith Linch 1.2 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 10 2 1 42
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,2-1 4.0 7 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 17 18 1 2 67
Lauren Varsalona 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 13
Win - Hamilton, S (2-1). Loss - Lugo, S (0-1). Save - None.
HBP - by Osburn, K (Stager, A). PB - McGivney, J 2; Rafter, K(1).
Pitches/strikes: Lugo, S 16/4; Osburn, K 52/32; Linch, M 42/25; Hamilton, S 67/45; Varsalona, L 13/9.
Umpires - HP: Denis Mucha 1B: Richard Jordan 3B: Ken Allen
Start: 8:32 PM Time: 1:47
Attendance: 435 Weather: 63 and cloudy
Seminoles Shutout Boilermakers, Drop To Bulldogs.
Rafter and McConn picked up home runs against Mississippi State.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State shutout Purdue, ranked No. 23 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll, 8-0 in five but fell 5-4 to Mississippi State in back-to-back games on the final day of the Sunshine Classic at JoAnne Graf Field on Sunday. The Seminoles are now 8-2 overall with just the one loss over the weekend.
Picking up the big win over the Boilermakers was sophomore Sarah Hamilton, her third this year, as she managed to strike out six and give up just three hits. The Tallahassee native is now throwing a staff high 1.54 ERA with two shutouts and is 3-1 overall.
Credited with her first loss of the season against Mississippi State was Terese Gober (5-1) after giving up seven hits, five earned runs with just three strikeouts and one walk. Gober's ERA slips to 1.87 on the season.
Despite the 5-4 loss to the Bulldogs, sophomore Kristie McConn hit her second career home run, a two-RBI bomb to left field in the first while redshirt senior Kaleigh Rafter picked up her second homer of the season, 29th in her career, that would score Florida State's final two runs of the game in the fifth.
Against Purdue, three Noles recorded multiple-hits, juniors Carly Wynn and Monica Montez and sophomore Ashley Stager each had two hits with Wynn and Montez driving in two runs and Stager scoring two.
The Garnet and Gold was on the board in the bottom of the second against Purdue, scoring four and batting through the lineup. Boilermaker pitcher Dana Alcocer loaded the bases after hitting Kristie McConn with a pitch, giving up a single to Stager and striking out Mallory Borden who would reach first on a passed ball. Redshirt senior Jessica Gilmore would draw a walk that would move McConn home and put FSU on the board.
A Purdue error by the shortstop and two more FSU singles would advance the Noles to 4-0 to end the second inning. Florida State finished the deal in the fifth after the Boilermakers walked in the fifth run, followed by an RBI single. The score quickly became 7-0 after yet another run was walked in. With the bases still loaded, redshirt senior Kaleigh Rafter hit a nice single to center to drive in Brittany Joseph and seal the 8-0 run rule victory for the Seminoles.
The win over No. 23 Purdue was the fourth shutout this year and the second five-inning win for Florida State.
The second game of the day would cut the Seminoles' seven-game winning streak short as Mississippi State managed to come back from a 4-1 deficit heading into the bottom of the fifth to come back and win it 5-4.
The Noles were the visiting team on the board against the Bulldogs and once again managed to get on the board early in the first thanks to McConn's two-RBI home run hit on a full count.
Stager would go 2-for-3 against Mississippi State while Borden, Gilmore and Joseph would round out the hits for FSU.
After two complete games, Florida State was 16-for-47 as a team, with 12 runs, 12 RBI and a .340 batting average while committing no errors.
The Seminoles will shake off the loss and get back to business as they host South Alabama in a single game at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, at the Seminole Softball Complex.
2009 Seminole Softball
Purdue at Florida State
Feb 15, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Purdue 0 (4-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Liane Horiuchi ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Candace Curtis 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
Beth Cinadr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Katie Mitchell dp 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jenna Alexander 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Ashley Barr cf/lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Molly Garst lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Christina Trauger cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Alicia Spack c 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
Kelly Miller 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Dana Alcocer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Suzie Rzegocki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ashley DiDomenico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 18 0 3 0 0 6 13 7 5
Florida State 8 (8-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3
Monica Montez lf 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Ashley Stager ss 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mallory Borden dp 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 23 8 9 8 4 3 15 3 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Purdue.............. 000 00 - 0 3 1
Florida State....... 040 04 - 8 9 0
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Note: 1 out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Horiuchi, L.(1). DP - Boilermakers 1. LOB - Boilermakers 5; Seminoles 9.
2B - Horiuchi, L.(3); Barr, A.(1). HBP - Horiuchi, L.; Cinadr, B.; McConn, K; Snyder, M.
SH - Rafter, K(1). SB - Stager, A(2).
Purdue ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Dana Alcocer L,1-2 1.1 3 4 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 9 11 0 2 40
Suzie Rzegocki 3.0 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 18 4 4 61
Ashley DiDomenico 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,2-1 5.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 18 20 6 3 80
Win - Hamilton, S (2-1). Loss - Alcocer, D. (1-2). Save - None.
HBP - by Hamilton, S (Cinadr, B.); by Alcocer, D. (McConn, K); by Rzegocki, S. (Snyder, M); by Hamilton, S (Horiuchi, L.).
BK - Alcocer, D.(1). PB - Spack, A.(2).
Pitches/strikes: Alcocer, D. 40/25; Rzegocki, S. 61/32; DiDomenico 1/1; Hamilton, S 80/55.
Umpires - HP: Diane Kendall 1B: Richard Jordan 3B: Ken Allen
Start: 11:11 AM Time: 1:34 Attendance: Weather: 60 and overcast; light rain
2009 Seminole Softball
Florida State at Mississippi State
Feb 15, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 4 (8-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1
Amber Bryant pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0
Allison Collins ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 4 7 4 3 3 18 7 4
Mississippi State 5 (6-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Chelsea Bramlett c 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 2 0
Ali Bainbridge 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
Jessie Spain ph/ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Brittany Bell rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Courtney Moore dp 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sammie Jo Bailey 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
Kaili Smith lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Jessie Bailey 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Allie Heon ss/2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
Brittany Gates cf 3 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 0
Kelsey Nurnberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lindsey Dunlap p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 5 8 5 2 5 21 6 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 200 020 0 - 4 7 0
Mississippi State... 001 040 X - 5 8 0
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LOB - Seminoles 4; Bulldogs 6. HR - Rafter, K; McConn, K. HBP - Montez, M; Bainbridge,A.
SH - Montez, M; Bramlett, C. SF - Bramlett, C. CS - Montez, M; Stager, A; Bell, B.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L,5-1 4.2 7 5 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 18 22 5 5 92
Lauren Varsalona 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 7 0 2 33
Mississippi State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Kelsey Nurnberg 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 16
Lindsey Dunlap W,3-0 6.1 5 2 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 21 24 12 1 116
Win - Dunlap, L (3-0). Loss - Gober, T (5-1). Save - None.
WP - Gober, T 2; Varsalona, L; Nurnberg, K. HBP - by Gober, T (Bainbridge,A); by Dunlap, L (Montez, M).
PB - Bramlett, C.
Pitches/strikes: Gober, T 92/62; Varsalona, L 33/24; Nurnberg, K 16/9; Dunlap, L 116/67.
Umpires - HP: Denis Mucha 1B: Diane Kendall 3B: Richard Jordan
Start: 1:28 pm Time: 2:07 Attendance: 565 Weather: 63 and overcast; light drizzle
Florida State Dominates 6-1 Win Over South Alabama.
The Seminoles improve to 9-2 on the season.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In the first home mid-week game this year, Florida State dominated the field to defeat South Alabama, 6-1, in the first regular season meeting between the teams. The Seminoles improve to a stellar 9-2 while the Jaguars slip back to 3-7 in week three of the 2009 season.
Picking up the win after three innings of work was junior Terese Gober, now 6-1 after striking out four and giving up just two hits and no runs. The veteran pitcher was relieved by sophomore Sarah Hamilton who entered in the fourth and also gave up two hits while striking out seven batters and walking one. Newcomer Lauren Varsalona would enter in the seventh and face four batters, giving up South Alabama's lone run and recording one strike out.
Leading the offense for the Noles once again was top-hitter Carly Wynn. The junior outfielder went 3-for-4, improving her season batting average to .400, while scoring two runs and picking up a stolen base.
Sophomores Mallory Borden and Ashley Stager each contributed to the hits category for FSU. Borden was 2-for-3 with one RBI while Stager stretches her hitting streak to eight straight games with one against the Jags and scored two runs for the Noles.
Fellow second-year Nole, Brittany Joseph, went a perfect 2-for-2 on top of scoring a run in the second inning. Rounding out the numbers for Florida State was redshirt senior Jessica Gilmore and freshman Amber Bryant who each notched one hit with Bryant also scoring once.
Overall, FSU out-hit South Alabama 10 to five while committing just one error to the visitor's three.
This weekend the Garnet and Gold will host its second of three tournaments, the Seminole Classic, beginning with East Carolina at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. The Seminoles will also face Indiana, UC Riverside and the Michigan Wolverines who are ranked No. 4 in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll.
2009 Seminole Softball
South Alabama at Florida State
Feb 18, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
South Alabama 1 (3-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Crocker, Christin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Volz, Kelsey lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0
Donaldson, Tara dp 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Donaldson, Kelsy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lasseter, Kalin 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
Race, Corey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Boyd, Marissa 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1
Chernomaz, Kait rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Mendoza, Carolina ss 3 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 0
Hayes, Kristen c 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
Morton, Julie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McGuire, Katie cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pilgrim, Beth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 25 1 5 1 2 12 18 4 5
Florida State 6 (9-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 0
Allison Collins ph/c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Courtney Stager lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Amber Bryant rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 10 3 1 4 21 6 7
Score by Innings R H E
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South Alabama....... 000 000 1 - 1 5 3
Florida State....... 230 001 X - 6 10 1
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E - Crocker, C(3); Lasseter, K(1); Chernomaz, K(5); Joseph, B(2).
LOB - Jaguars 5; Seminoles 7. 2B - Volz, K(1); Mendoza, C(2); Gilmore, J(3).
HR - Mendoza, C(2). SB - Wynn, C(4); Stager, A(3); Borden, M(1); Bryant, A(1).
CS - Crocker, C(1).
South Alabama ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Pilgrim, Beth L,3-4 6.0 10 6 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 30 31 10 4 113
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,6-1 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 11 12 2 2 43
Sarah Hamilton 3.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 10 11 1 0 48
Lauren Varsalona 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 19
Win - Gober, T (6-1). Loss - Pilgrim, B (3-4). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: Pilgrim, B 113/80; Gober, T 43/29; Hamilton, S 48/32; Varsalona, L 19/13.
Umpires - HP: Duine Henry 1B: Diane Kendall 3B: Will Lieske
Start: 5:20 PM Time: 1:55 Attendance: 173 Weather: 67 & cloudy; gusty winds, rain
Florida State Falls To East Carolina, 2-1.
Senior Michelle Snyder led the Noles with two hits and one RBI.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In its first game of the Seminole Classic, Florida State fell 2-1 to East Carolina for the first time since 1994 at JoAnne Graf Field on Saturday afternoon. The Seminoles continue to lead the all-time series with ECU, 21-2, and are now 9-3 on the season while the Pirates improve to 5-5.
Picking up her second loss this season was junior pitcher Terese Gober who managed to strike out a pair of batters but gave up four hits and two runs, both unearned. The righty's ERA is now 1.47 after five innings of work as she was relieved by sophomore Sarah Hamilton in the bottom of the sixth. The Tallahassee native also struck out two of the three batters faced but was unable to secure the win for FSU.
The Seminoles were on the board early in the second inning after Kristie McConn reached first on a bunt then immediately stole second. The sophomore would score the lone run for FSU off an RBI single to centerfield from senior Michelle Snyder who went 2-for-3 to lead the Noles.
Also picking up hits against the Pirates was sophomore Brittany Joseph and redshirt seniors Jessica Gilmore and Kaleigh Rafter.
The Garnet and Gold must regroup to take on Indiana at 7:00 p.m. tonight to close out day one of the Seminole Classic. Live stats will be available through GameTracker on Seminoles.com.
2009 Seminole Softball
Florida State at East Carolina
Feb 21, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 1 (9-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Monica Montez lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mallory Borden dp 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 6 1 1 5 18 6 6
East Carolina 2 (5-5)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
MERRIDA, Christina cf 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
BARRELLA, Angel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUMNER, Charina 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
TOM, Kaui ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2
JOHNSON, Jessica 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
GUSMAN-BROWN, Marina lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
AONA, Cristen 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
BIBEE, Sarah rf 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
JIMENEZ, Sissy dp 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
PAISLEY, Toni p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
SHAW, Tiffany c 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Totals 23 2 4 1 1 4 21 4 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 010 000 0 - 1 6 1
East Carolina....... 000 020 X - 2 4 2
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E - Stager, A(1); Gusman-Brown(1); Aona(2). LOB - Seminoles 6; Pirates 5.
2B - Sumner(2); Bibee(1). HBP - Gusman-Brown. SB - McConn, K(2); Merrida(3).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L,6-2 5.0 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 21 5 8 93
Sarah Hamilton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 13
East Carolina ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
PAISLEY, Toni W,4-2 7.0 6 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 27 28 11 4 96
Win - Paisley (4-2). Loss - Gober, T (6-2). Save - None.
HBP - by Hamilton, S (Gusman-Brown). PB - Rafter, K(2).
Pitches/strikes: Gober, T 93/58; Hamilton, S 13/10; Paisley 96/66.
Umpires - HP: Duine Henry 2B: Ron Graham 3B: Lee Folsom
Start: 2:27 PM Time: 1:48 Attendance: 381 Weather: 59 and sunny; breezy
Hamilton's No-Hitter Leads Florida State To 7-0 Win Over Indiana.
Mallory Borden's first home run of the season scored three for the Noles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Seminole sophomore Sarah Hamilton dominated Indiana on Saturday night in the Seminole Classic, throwing a no-hitter to lead Florida State past the Hoosiers, 7-0. It was the first no-hitter in seven innings since Tiffany McDonald held Florida A&M hitless in a 5-0 win on February 9, 2007. The win moves the Seminoles to 10-3 this season and slides Indiana back to 1-8.
Florida State was on the board first in the third inning, recovering from a double play to score two runs as Carly Wynn singled and stole second. Wynn later scored on a Monica Montez double that went all the way to the wall in left center. Montez would later score on a single from Kaleigh Rafter on a 2-0 pitch which the senior lined back up the middle for her ninth RBI of the season.
Hamilton (4-1) got off to a hot start, striking out six in the first three innings. Hamilton was the benefactor of a sharp defensive play by shortstop Ashley Stager in the fourth to get out of the inning. After walking two Hoosiers, Indiana's Samantha Berenter hit a slow roller to Stager, the Trinity, Fla. sophomore made a play on the run to retire Berenter to leave the Seminoles with a 2-0 lead.
The Seminoles added another run in the fourth when Jessica Gilmore hit a bouncer back up the middle that got by Indiana centerfielder Kelsey Stander, rolling all the way to the wall, scoring Mallory Borden. Florida State would later extend its lead to 4-0 after Michelle Snyder was called out for running outside of the base path giving Gilmore a chance to score from third. Borden would break the game wide open in the fifth with a three-run home run over the left center wall, the first of her career, driving in McConn and Stager to increase the lead to 7-0.
Hamilton experienced a close call to keep the no-hitter alive leading off the seventh with a Kelli Ritchison hot grounder to third. The play was made cleanly by Snyder, but the throw was mishandled by Brittany Joseph at first, the Seminoles' only error of the night. Hamilton would complete the no-hitter by striking out Brittany Stein for her 15th punchout of the evening.
Overall, FSU went 9-for-26 with five RBI, four walks and just three strikeouts. Hamilton adds a season-high 15 strikeouts to her resume, leading the Seminole pitching staff with a solid 1.10 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 10 appearances.
Florida State will conclude play in the Seminole Classic on Sunday with two games - taking on UC Riverside at 3:45 p.m. and Michigan at 6:00 p.m. Both games will be available on GameTracker live stats by logging on to Seminoles.com.
2009 Seminole Softball
Indiana at Florida State
Feb 21, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Stadium)
Indiana 0 (1-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Bergeson, Emily ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0
King, Kristin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Stander, Kelsey cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Glueckert, Jennifer rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Pellerito, Stephanie 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0
Ritchison, Kelli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Olson dp 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Berenter, Samantha 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2
Stein, Brittany c 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2
DiNallo, Julie 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Nelson, Heather lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Maiese, Alyssa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hobbs, Ashley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 23 0 0 0 2 15 18 7 4
Florida State 7 (10-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Monica Montez lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Courtney Stager lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 4 0 2 1 0 0 13 1 1
Ashley Stager ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Kristie McConn 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Mallory Borden dp 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Amber Bryant rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 26 7 9 5 4 3 21 3 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Indiana............. 000 000 0 - 0 0 2
Florida State....... 002 230 X - 7 9 1
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E - Stander(3); DiNallo(1); Joseph, B(3). DP - Hoosiers 1.
LOB - Hoosiers 4; Seminoles 5. 2B - Wynn, C(4); Montez, M(1).
HR - Borden, M(1). SB - Wynn, C(5); Stager, A(4).
Indiana ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Maiese, Alyssa L,0-3 3.1 7 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 17 4 3 75
Hobbs, Ashley 2.2 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 10 13 3 3 56
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,4-1 7.0 0 0 0 2 15 1 0 0 0 23 25 5 2 102
Win - Hamilton, S (4-1). Loss - Maiese (0-3). Save - None.
WP - Hamilton, S(1). PB - Stein(3); Rafter, K(3).
Pitches/strikes: Maiese 75/44; Hobbs 56/32; Hamilton, S 102/69.
Umpires - HP: Ron Graham 1B: Lee Folsom 3B: Duine Henry
Start: 7:23 pm Time: 1:46 Attendance: 247 Weather: 54 and clear; light winds
2009 Seminole Softball
Florida State at UC Riverside
Feb 22, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Florida State 13 (11-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 1
Jessica Lola pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Allison Collins ph/c 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Kristie McConn 2b/dp 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 1
Mallory Borden dp/2b 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1
Jessica Gilmore lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Courtney Stager ph/lf 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 1 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Bryant rf 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 33 13 8 11 4 2 21 11 5
UC Riverside 2 (2-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Towns, Tiana rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2
Hebenton, Kameryn ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Alvidrez, Marissa p/1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 2
Kenney, Brittany lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1
Mendoza, Joanella dp 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Thomas, Taylor 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 1
Curtis, Katie 1b/ph 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Marshall, Stephanie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vasser, Jessica c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Hebenton, Brooke 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Marquez, Krystal cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 1 1 6 21 8 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 003 220 6 - 13 8 1
UC Riverside........ 000 001 1 - 2 6 5
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E - Snyder, M(4); Hebenton, K 3; Thomas, T; Curtis, K. DP - Highlanders 1.
LOB - Seminoles 5; Highlanders 7. 2B - Stager, A 2(3). 3B - Hebenton, K.
HBP - Vasser, J. SF - Stager, A(1); Stager, C(1). SB - McConn, K(3); Bryant, A(2).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,7-2 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 13 14 3 5 42
Lauren Varsalona 3.0 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 15 16 0 7 46
UC Riverside ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Alvidrez, Marissa L,2-5 5.0 4 7 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 25 0 3 76
Marshall, Stephanie 2.0 4 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 14 2 3 56
Win - Gober, T (7-2). Loss - Alvidrez, M (2-5). Save - None.
WP - Alvidrez, M. HBP - by Varsalona, L (Vasser, J).
Pitches/strikes: Gober, T 42/28; Varsalona, L 46/31; Alvidrez, M 76/44; Marshall, S 56/32.
Umpires - HP: Duine Henry 1B: Mario Molina 3B: Lee Folsom
Start: 4:11 PM Time: 1:54 Attendance: Weather: 60 and cloudy; gusty winds
Florida State Upsets No. 4 Michigan In Extra-Inning Thriller.
Jessica Gilmore's game-winning double in the 11th lifts Noles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The 2009 Seminole Classic concluded in exciting fashion on Sunday night, with Florida State defeating No. 4 Michigan, 6-5, in 11 innings at JoAnne Graf Field. It was the highest ranked opponent the Seminoles have defeated since taking down No. 1 Arizona State last season and the first victory over the Wolverines since 2004. Florida State improves to 12-3 while Michigan slips to 11-3.
In Sarah Hamilton's first start since her no-hitter against Indiana, the Florida State pitcher got in trouble early, walking in the first Michigan run as one of her three walks allowed in the inning. Hamilton would recover to get out of the inning with minimal damage, striking out the Wolverines' Marley Powers to leave the bases loaded.
Michigan would have another chance in the third, as a fielding error on Florida State first baseman Brittany Joseph gave the Wolverines a golden opportunity with runners on first and second with none out. A passed ball would allow the runners to advance to second and third, when pitcher Nikki Nemitz grounded out to third to get the Seminoles out of the jam unscathed.
Florida State took the lead in the fourth inning with a solo shot by Kaleigh Rafter to left center. The home run was the third of the season for Rafter and the 29th career round-tripper for the Canadian slugger. Kristie McConn would find her way to first with a picture-perfect bunt before advancing to second on a wild pitch. McConn would score on an error by Michigan third baseman Maggie Viehaus to enter the fifth inning leading, 2-1.
Florida State came up with a multitude of stellar defensive plays in the game, including a diving catch down the third base line by Michelle Snyder and a grab by right fielder Jessica Gilmore up against the tarp in foul territory. The game was tied up at 2-2 in the sixth when Michigan first baseman Dorian Shaw deposited a 1-2 pitch onto Spirit Way over the left field wall.
The Wolverines jumped ahead in what would be a wild ninth inning when Megan Gregory scored the go-ahead run - under Seminole Classic rules, the international tiebreaker was employed in extra innings. In the FSU half of the ninth, Rafter laced the first pitch to center field for a single before a fielding error by Michigan center fielder Molly Bausher would allow Monica Montez to score the tying run, with Rafter ending up on third with no out. After a Courtney Rosen walk, Rafter was thrown out at home on an Ashley Stager groundout - leaving runners on second and third with one out. Mallory Borden then popped out to short with Gilmore standing in for the final opportunity of the inning. A fantastic catch ended the ninth, when a Gilmore line drive was tipped by first baseman Shaw but corralled by second baseman Steph Kirkpatrick leaving the score tied 3-3 through nine innings.
Michigan struck back in the tenth with a two-run shot by Viehaus down the right field line. Terese Gober would relieve Hamilton and close out Michigan in the tenth - Hamilton would throw 9.2 innings and 157 pitches, allowing five hits and three earned runs while striking out ten and walking four Wolverines. The Noles would step up in the tenth when leadoff batter Snyder was hit by the first pitch from Jordan Taylor, giving the Seminoles a great opportunity with none out and runners on first and second. Carly Wynn came back with a double down the right field line to plate Gilmore and send Snyder to third as the tying run with one out. Montez reached on a fielder's choice with everybody safe to load the bases. After a Rafter strikeout, Rosen hit a chopper to first, but an error by the first baseman (Michigan's third of the night) allowed Snyder to score to tie the game. On the play, Wynn would be thrown out at the plate, sending the game into the 11th inning.
After holding the Wolverines without a run in the top of the 11th, Gilmore collected the game-winning hit with a double to the wall scoring Rosen and allowing the Seminoles to commence a jovial celebration after two hours and 53 minutes of play. Gober pitched for the win, taking her record to 8-2 and allowing only one hit over 1.1 innings.
Earlier in the day, FSU took out UC Riverside in a high-scoring 13-2 win with Gober credited with the win. It was the largest margin of victory this season as the Seminoles recorded eight hits and 11 RBI.
Next up to the Garnet and Gold is a rematch with Michigan on Tuesday, February 24, at 4:00 p.m. at the Seminole Softball Complex. Fans unable to attend can visit Seminoles.com to see live stats through GameTracker.
2009 Seminole Softball
#4 Michigan at Florida State
Feb 22, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Michigan 5 (11-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Evans, Bree lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Bausher, Molly cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
Viefhaus, Maggie 3b 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Chidester, Amanda c/2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0
Shaw, Dorian 1b 3 1 2 1 2 1 12 2 0
Ryan, Alycia pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nemitz, Nikki p/dp 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 5
Gregory, Megan pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larsen, Kristin pr/dp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powers, Marley dp 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
St. Clair, Roya c 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Findlay, Angela rf 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Ewing, Teddi ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1
Kirkpatrick, Steph 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Taylor, Jordan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 6 5 4 12 31 13 11
Florida State 6 (12-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 5 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0
Monica Montez lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Kaleigh Rafter c 5 1 2 2 0 1 14 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b/dp 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Ashley Stager ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Mallory Borden dp/2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 1
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 8 4 1 12 33 8 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Michigan............ 100 001 001 20 - 5 6 3
Florida State....... 000 200 001 21 - 6 8 1
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Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Bausher; Viefhaus; Shaw; Joseph, B(4). DP - Wolverines 1. LOB - Wolverines 11; Seminoles 10.
2B - Wynn, C(5); Gilmore, J(4). HR - Viefhaus; Shaw; Rafter, K(3). HBP - Stager, A; Snyder, M.
SH - St. Clair; Montez, M(4). SB - Evans; Bausher; Wynn, C(6); Rosen, C(2).
Michigan ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Nemitz, Nikki 5.0 5 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 19 20 3 7 71
Taylor, Jordan L,5-2 5.1 3 4 0 1 8 0 0 2 0 20 23 4 4 78
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton 9.2 5 5 3 4 10 1 0 0 1 36 40 11 8 157
Terese Gober W,8-2 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 2 19
Win - Gober, T (8-2). Loss - J. Taylor (5-2). Save - None.
WP - Nemitz; Hamilton, S(2). HBP - by J. Taylor (Snyder, M); by J. Taylor (Stager, A).
PB - Rafter, K(4).
Pitches/strikes: Nemitz 71/52; J. Taylor 78/56; Hamilton, S 157/107; Gober, T 19/11.
Umpires - HP: Roger Bloat 1B: Rick Eberhardt 3B: Ron Graham
Start: 6:32 PM Time: 2:53 Attendance: 823 Weather: 57 and mostly cloudy; breezy
No. 25 Seminoles Fall 1-0 To No. 6 Wolverines In 13-Inning Battle.
Florida State struck out 15 batters in over three hours of action.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Coming off a colossal 6-5, 11-inning win over Michigan, Florida State was unable to pull off the repeat as it fell 1-0 in a battle that lasted 13 innings and over three hours. The Seminoles, now 12-4, entered the rematch ranked for the first time this season at No. 25 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll. The Wolverines are ranked sixth in that same poll and improve to 12-3 with the win.
Hanging tough in the circle for FSU was starter Terese Gober who threw for 6.2 innings. The junior allowed four hits but struck out seven and walked five. She was relieved late in the seventh by Sarah Hamilton who was in for nearly as long with 6.1 innings of work. The sophomore managed to strike out eight, but gave up a couple of hits and the only earned run of the game to take the loss. The Tallahassee native picked up her second loss since February 6 when the Noles fell to Texas at the Texas Invitational and is now 4-2 overall.
Both teams had a plethora of opportunities to score throughout the game, but it would be a controversial call by the plate umpire that would bring in the winning run for Michigan.
With one runner on, a fielder's choice would get Michigan's Maggie Viefhaus on base safe with one out. Hamilton's first pitch to the next batter, Amanda Chidester, would be in the dirt to advance Viefhaus to second. With a 1-2 count, Chidester hit a grounder towards third that appeared to roll foul, but was called fair to allow the right fielder to reach second and score Viefhaus for the 1-0 advantage.
A fly out to left and a grounder to third would bring the Seminoles up to bat for the chance to stay in the game. Pinch-hitter Camille Garcia struck out swinging with team captain Carly Wynn on deck. The junior outfielder would be shut down in the same way to bring up Monica Montez. The left fielder fouled off the first four pitches before facing a ball, but the last pitch she swung at ended up foul and into the glove of the Wolverines' third baseman to end the game.
The three-hour, 27 minute, game is one of the longest in Florida State softball history as the Noles recorded just three hits to Michigan's six. The FSU pitching staff struck out a combined 15 of 51 batters faced in what was truly a pitcher's battle, while Michigan managed 14 punch outs and gave up five walks. Seniors Kaleigh Rafter and Michelle Snyder along with sophomore Mallory Borden notched the three hits for FSU.
The No. 25 Seminoles must regroup as they head into Columbus, Ga., on Thursday for the 14th annual NFCA Leadoff Classic beginning with Houston at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Garnet and Gold will also square-off with No. 19/t16 Louisiana-Lafayette, No. 20/24 Ohio State and No. 23/20 LSU over the weekend.
2009 Seminole Softball
#6 Michigan at #25 Florida State
Feb 24, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Michigan 1 (12-3)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Evans, Bree lf 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1
Bausher, Molly cf 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3
Viefhaus, Maggie 3b 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Chidester, Amanda rf 6 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0
Gregory, Megan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shaw, Dorian 1b 4 0 1 0 2 2 14 0 0
Larsen, Kristin pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Clair, Roya c 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 2
Powers, Marley dp 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
Kirkpatrick, Steph 2b 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 5 0
Ewing, Teddi ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 4
Taylor, Jordan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Nemitz, Nikki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 42 1 6 1 6 15 39 18 11
Florida State 0 (12-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2
Monica Montez lf 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 1 0 2 1 16 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
Mallory Borden 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 3 3
Jessica Gilmore rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Michelle Snyder 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1
Brittany Joseph 1b 5 0 0 0 0 4 13 0 0
Courtney Rosen dp 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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 41 0 3 0 5 14 39 11 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Michigan............ 000 000 000 000 1 - 1 6 1
Florida State....... 000 000 000 000 0 - 0 3 1
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E - Ewing(2); Snyder, M(5). DP - Wolverines 1; Seminoles 1.
LOB - Wolverines 11; Seminoles 8. 2B - Chidester(4); Ewing(1); Snyder, M(2).
3B - Chidester(2). HBP - Rosen, C. SH - St. Clair 2(7); Ewing(3).
SB - Evans(4); Bryant, A(3); Stager, A(5). CS - Montez, M(3).
Michigan ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Taylor, Jordan 7.1 3 0 0 4 7 1 0 1 1 25 30 4 10 118
Nemitz, Nikki W,7-1 5.2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 16 17 4 5 74
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober 6.2 4 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 20 28 6 6 111
Sarah Hamilton L,4-2 6.1 2 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 22 23 4 7 98
Win - Nemitz (7-1). Loss - Hamilton, S (4-2). Save - None.
WP - J. Taylor(3); Hamilton, S(2). HBP - by J. Taylor (Rosen, C).
Pitches/strikes: J. Taylor 118/71; Nemitz 74/52; Gober, T 111/64; Hamilton, S 98/61.
Umpires - HP: Will Lieske 1B: Nelson Rosa 3B: Robbie Guest
Start: 4:00 PM Time: 3:27 Attendance: 240 Weather: 63 and sunny; light breeze
Seminoles Slip Past Wildcats, 3-2.
Terese Gober picked up her ninth win after striking out 11 batters.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After getting washed out last weekend in Columbus, Ga., the Florida State softball team was back in action for the first time since February 24, taking a 3-2 win over Bethune-Cookman to kickoff the FSU Invitational on JoAnne Graf Field Thursday night. The Seminoles improve to 13-4 as junior Terese Gober picked up her ninth win of the season.
Gober (9-2) struck out 11 batters, gave up two runs, one earned, and allowed just a single walk. Taking the loss for Bethune-Cookman was Allison Garcia, her seventh on the year.
Seminole freshman Shayla Jackson made her debut against the Wildcats and recorded her first collegiate hit in the third inning, a single to left field. The Pembroke Pines, Fla., native would later score Florida State's first run of the game thanks to sophomore Ashley Stager's RBI triple to left center that just missed becoming a round-tripper.
The Noles fell into a bit of trouble in the fifth inning as Wildcat Brittani Austin reached first on a Stager fielding error and would advance to second as Tameika Jonas hit a hopper towards Gober and beat the throw at first. Both runners would advance on a sacrifice bunt and eventually score thanks to centerfielder Ashton Hinds' single down the middle.
Down 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, sophomore Brittany Joseph laid down a nice bunt which she followed with a stolen base. Jackson grounded out to the short stop which advanced Joseph into scoring position at third. Junior team captain Carly Wynn took a swing at the first pitch and hit a hard grounder towards short but would beat the throw, scoring Joseph and tying the game at two apiece.
Bethune-Cookman managed to record one hit in the seventh, but a strikeout and two ground outs to third would leave that runner stranded and give FSU the chance to seal the deal.
Leading off for the Seminoles in the bottom of seven was Joseph who picked up another hit, this one through the left side, and would advance to third on a Jackson sacrifice bunt. Much like the fifth inning, an RBI single from Wynn would score Joseph and secure the victory for the Garnet and Gold. Leading on offense was Wynn who went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI while Stager picked up the third RBI and was 2-for-3. Joseph also had a good night, going 2-for-3 and scoring two runs.
The action continues on JoAnne Graf Field tomorrow as the FSU Invitational continues at 10:00 a.m. with Middle Tennessee State vs. Liberty. Florida State's first game on Friday will be against Troy at 4:45 p.m. followed by Liberty at 7:00 p.m.
2009 Seminole Softball
Bethune-Cookman at #25 Florida State
Mar 05, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Bethune-Cookman 2 (5-15)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
HINDS,Ashton cf 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1
CEASAR,Simone 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1
TAFOYA,Celsey ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0
GARCIA,Allison p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0
FERGUSON,Sabrina 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
PARRISH,Liz c 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0
AUSTIN,Brittani dp/1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
JONAS,Tameika rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
TAYLOR,Ashley lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
LEVERETT,Briana 1b/pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Totals 24 2 4 2 1 11 19 11 4
Florida State 3 (13-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1
Kristie McConn 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1
Mallory Borden lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Amber Bryant lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1
Brittany Joseph 1b 3 2 2 0 0 1 5 0 2
Shayla Jackson dp 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 23 3 9 3 2 3 21 6 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Bethune-Cookman..... 000 020 0 - 2 4 0
Florida State....... 001 010 1 - 3 9 1
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Stager, A(2). LOB - Wildcats 4; Seminoles 6. 3B - Stager, A(1).
SH - JONAS; TAYLOR; Wynn, C; Borden, M(1); Jackson, S.
SB - Wynn, C(7); Gilmore, J 2(3); Snyder, M(1); Joseph, B(2). CS - Stager, A(2).
Bethune-Cookman ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
GARCIA,Allison L,3-7 6.1 9 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 23 28 4 11 85
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,9-2 7.0 4 2 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 24 27 4 6 115
Win - Gober, T (9-2). Loss - GARCIA (3-7). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: GARCIA 85/56; Gober, T 115/76.
Umpires - HP: Mario Molina 1B: Diane Kendall 3B: Rick Eberhardt
Start: 6:00 PM Time: 1:57 Attendance: 248 Weather: 69 and sunny; breezy
Seminoles Pick Up A Pair Of Wins Over Troy And Liberty.
Florida State shutout the Trojans (2-0) and run-ruled Liberty (11-3) in five innings.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Seminoles recorded a pair of wins over Troy and Liberty as they hosted day two of the FSU Invitational on Friday at JoAnne Graf Field. Florida State improves to 15-4 after shutting out the Trojans, 2-0, and run-ruled the Lady Flames (11-3) in five innings.
The Noles were on the board early against Troy thanks to leadoff batter Carly Wynn's solo home run to center field in the bottom of the first. The 220-foot bomb was the junior's second homer of the season and 10th career as her batting average improves to .389 overall.
Picking up her fifth win and fourth shutout this year was sophomore Sarah Hamilton. The Tallahassee native threw 10 strikeouts, hit one batter and gave up three hits as she improves her ERA to 1.14.
Scoring the second and final run for FSU was Jessica Lola, pinch-running for Kaleigh Rafter. The former team manager scored from second on an Ashley Stager single to right field. Stager was 1-for-2 against Troy as she picked up hit number 21 and her 14th RBI this year.
The win knocked the Trojans back to 15-6 and the Garnet and Gold made a quick turn-around to face Liberty.
Once again it would be Wynn who would score an early run for FSU in the first. The centerfielder tripled to left and was brought home on a sacrifice bunt from Rafter. Rafter was 1-for-3 in the second game, picking up her 13th RBI and 24th hit this season. The catcher also thwarted a stolen base attempt by Amber DePasquale as she tried to steal second in the third inning.
The Seminoles would go on to score three runs in each the second, third and fourth innings before sealing the deal in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Shayla Jackson was impressive in the win, leading the team at 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. The outfielder would score the game-ending run on an error by the Liberty catcher who tried to throw out Jackson at third after a passed ball rolled beneath her.
The win was credited to junior Terese Gober (9-2) who struck out four and gave up just a single hit and no runs. Sophomore Lauren Varsalona entered the game in the fourth and would give up Liberty's three runs, one of which was earned, on four hits with three strike outs and one walk.
Florida State will take on Middle Tennessee State at 3:45 p.m. in the final game of the FSU Invitational on Saturday before traveling to Chapel Hill, N.C., on Sunday as Atlantic Coast Conference play opens at North Carolina on Monday.
2009 Seminole Softball
Troy at #25 Florida State
Mar 06, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Troy 0 (15-6)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
MOORE, Kala ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
HUGHES, Hillary 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0
ELY, Katie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHNSON, Heidi lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
GANN, Hayden 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 2
PAIGE, Rocky 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
ELMORE, Tasha rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
HOLLETT, Nikki dp 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
HAMMER, Felicia c 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1
KENNEY, Kaitlin cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
WILLIAMS, Ashlyn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 24 0 3 0 0 10 18 11 4
Florida State 2 (14-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Monica Montez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 2 0 0 0 9 2 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Jessica Gilmore rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 2 8 2 0 6 21 7 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Troy................ 000 000 0 - 0 3 0
Florida State....... 100 001 X - 2 8 0
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LOB - Trojans 4; Seminoles 5. 2B - Rafter, K(3). HR - Wynn, C(2).
HBP - HAMMER. SH - Montez, M(5); Stager, A(3). SB - Borden, M(2); Stager, A(6).
Troy ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
WILLIAMS, Ashlyn L,10-5 6.0 8 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 23 25 2 9 107
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,5-2 7.0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 24 25 3 8 78
Win - Hamilton, S (5-2). Loss - WILLIAMS (10-5). Save - None.
HBP - by Hamilton, S (HAMMER). PB - HAMMER.
Pitches/strikes: WILLIAMS 107/74; Hamilton, S 78/61.
Umpires - HP: James Martarona 1B: Rick Eberhardt 3B: Richard Jordan
Start: 5:16PM Time: 1:37 Attendance: Weather: 74, sunny skies & light breeze
2009 Seminole Softball
Liberty at #25 Florida State
Mar 06, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Liberty 3 (3-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
LAW, Jenny lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
HOWARD, Danielle dp 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
BENSINGER, Ashley ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0
BENNETT, Beth 1b 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 2
WEST, Kaylee rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MCMILLON, Keely c 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
PITTMAN, Jennifer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DePASQUALE, Amber cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
HENDRIX, Cassie 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
JEFFERSON, J'nae 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
ELLIS, Sarah p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
HUDSON, Allyson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 21 3 5 3 1 7 13 9 4
Florida State 11 (15-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shayla Jackson rf 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 1 1 2 0 0 6 2 1
Kristie McConn 2b/dp 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Courtney Rosen ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Mallory Borden dp/2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf/1b 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 0
Amber Bryant lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Allison Collins ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Camille Garcia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 11 12 8 3 2 15 5 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Liberty............. 000 21 - 3 5 3
Florida State....... 133 31 - 11 12 2
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - BENNETT, B.; McMILLON, K.; HENDRIX, C.; Borden, M(1); Garcia, C(1).
LOB - Lady Flames 4; Seminoles 6. 2B - McMILLON, K.; Wynn, C(6); Jackson, S 2.
3B - Wynn, C(3). HBP - McConn, K. SH - Rafter, K(2); Borden, M(1).
SB - McConn, K 2(5); Gilmore, J(2). CS - DePASQUALE,.
Liberty ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
ELLIS, Sarah L,1-6 3.0 8 7 7 1 2 0 0 1 0 15 19 1 6 49
HUDSON, Allyson 1.1 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 11 0 4 36
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,9-2 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 10 2 2 46
Lauren Varsalona 2.0 4 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 11 12 0 3 54
Win - Gober, T (9-2). Loss - ELLIS, S. (1-6). Save - None.
WP - HUDSON, A.; Varsalona, L(3). HBP - by ELLIS, S. (McConn, K). PB - McMILLON, K..
Pitches/strikes: ELLIS, S. 49/36; HUDSON, A. 36/19; Gober, T 46/31; Varsalona, L 54/36.
Umpires - HP: Ronald Paige 1B: Gary Mitchell 3B: Diane Kendall
Start: 7:15PM Time: 1:37 Attendance: 870 Weather: 66 and breezy
Seminoles Sweep FSU Invitational With 6-1 Win Over Blue Raiders.
Florida State opens conference play at North Carolina on Monday, March 9.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Seminoles made a clean sweep at the FSU Invitational after defeating Middle Tennessee State, 6-1, on JoAnne Graf Field on Saturday afternoon. Florida State was a perfect 4-0 over the three-day tournament to improve to 16-4 heading into ACC play against North Carolina on Monday.
Starting things off in the circle for FSU was sophomore Sarah Hamilton who struck out six of seven batters faced in two innings of work. The only Blue Raider to reach base was hit by a pitch in the first.
Picking up the win was junior Terese Gober, now 11-2, who threw for three innings and struck out seven batters while allowing a single hit. Sophomore Lauren Varsalona got into the action in the sixth, giving up Middle Tennessee's lone run on three hits while striking out two.
The Noles scored their first run in the third thanks in part to a throwing error by the Blue Raiders' second baseman. Leading off the inning was senior Michelle Snyder who was hit by a pitch with Brittany Joseph on deck. The first sophomore laid down a bunt and beat out the throw, but would round to third when the second baseman, who was covering first, failed to make the catch. Snyder scored on the play and Joseph would then go on to score the second run for FSU run thanks to Carly Wynn's RBI single to right. Ashley Stager's single would score Wynn as FSU went up 3-0.
Middle Tennessee State would be unable to score in the fourth while the Noles would notch a single run in the bottom of the inning scored by Jessica Gilmore.
At 4-0 in the fifth, Florida State extended its lead on a two-run bomb hit by Stager, her third on the year. The sophomore swung hard on a 1-2 pitch to send the ball over the left field wall to bring herself and Wynn around the bases.
That would be the last of the scoring frenzy for FSU, but the Blue Raiders would prevent the shutout in the top of the seventh. Leadoff batter, Martha Davis, hit a single to third and reached first safely before advancing to second on a groundout from Kelsey Dortch. Another MT single would put runners on the corner as Davis would go on to score on yet another single, this one to left field.
The comeback would fall short as the Seminoles remained undefeated over the tournament with the 6-1 victory.
No strangers to success, Wynn and Stager led the team each going 2-for-3 with Stager recording three RBI and one for Wynn.
The week-long road trip is up next for Florida State as the team hits the road Sunday morning for Chapel Hill, N.C., to kickoff ACC action against North Carolina at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9. Following the three-game series with the Tar Heels, the Seminoles will head west to Fullerton, Calif., for the Judi Garman Classic starting with a pair of Top 25 teams, Washington and Oklahoma, on Thursday afternoon.
2009 Seminole Softball
Middle Tennessee St at #25 Florida State
Mar 07, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Middle Tennessee St 1 (4-10)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Banania,Brittney ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
Singleton,Kandra dp 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Davis,Martha 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
Dortch,Kelsey cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Barrett,Shelby rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Cooley,Laurie Anna c 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0
Ives,Jessica ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Popham,Kaycee 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 0
Joy,Tobie 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Mclure,Caitlin lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Vander Lugt,Lindsey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 1 4 0 0 15 18 9 4
Florida State 6 (16-4)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shayla Jackson rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez ph/lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Amber Bryant lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 0 0 0 1 13 1 0
Allison Collins c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 0
Kristie McConn 2b/dp 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mallory Borden dp/2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf/rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 2
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 25 6 9 5 1 4 21 6 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Middle Tennessee St. 000 000 1 - 1 4 3
Florida State....... 003 120 X - 6 9 1
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E - Banania; Joy; Mclure; Borden, M(1). DP - Blue Raiders 2.
LOB - Blue Raiders 4; Seminoles 3. HR - Stager, A(3). HBP - Davis; Snyder, M.
SB - Dortch; Wynn, C 2(8); Jackson, S; McConn, K(4); Gilmore, J(2). CS - Jackson, S; Borden, M(1).
Middle Tennessee St ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Vander Lugt,Lindsey L,3-5 6.0 9 6 4 1 4 0 0 1 0 25 27 5 4 120
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton 2.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 6 7 0 1 29
Terese Gober W,11-2 3.0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 10 10 1 1 53
Lauren Varsalona 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 9 1 3 23
Win - Gober, T (11-2). Loss - Vander Lugt (3-5). Save - None.
HBP - by Hamilton, S (Davis); by Vander Lugt (Snyder, M).
Pitches/strikes: Vander Lugt 120/80; Hamilton, S 29/22; Gober, T 53/38; Varsalona, L 23/21.
Umpires - HP: Gary Mitchell 1B: Rick Eberhardt 3B: Ronald Paige
Start: 3:56PM Time: 1:37 Attendance: 553 Weather: 74; sunny skies, breezy
Seminoles Drop ACC Opener To Tar Heels, 1-0.
Florida State is now 16-5 on the season heading into a doubleheader with UNC on Tuesday.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Florida State dropped its ACC opener at North Carolina, 1-0, after the Tar Heels managed a sixth inning home run. The Seminoles, now 16-5, will return to Anderson Stadium for a doubleheader at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow to finish the series with the Tar Heels (19-3).
Picking up the loss was Terese Gober who entered the game in the fifth, giving up one earned on one hit, a home run to center, while striking out four. The junior is now 11-3 after relieving Sarah Hamilton who struck out six batters, gave up a pair of hits, walked one and hit a batter.
Florida State had a plethora of opportunities to score in the first after loading the bases on a hit from Carly Wynn an error on the UNC pitcher and a hit batter. Despite their best efforts, the Noles would not score after back-to-back batters struck out.
Wynn was 2-for-3 while freshman Shayla Jackson picked up the third hit for FSU in the third.
North Carolina's pitcher, Lisa Norris, recorded 12 Seminole strikeouts while hitting Ashley Stager and walking Michelle Snyder and Brittany Joseph.
It was North Carolina's Brittany McKinney who ended the scoreless streak with a homer to centerfield in the bottom of the sixth, her third this year.
Florida State will return to Anderson Stadium at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, March 10, to finish the series with a double header against the Tar Heels.
2009 Seminole Softball
#25 Florida State at #15 North Carolina
Mar 09, 2009 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Anderson Stadium)
Florida State 0 (16-5,0-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1
Shayla Jackson rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 22 0 3 0 2 12 18 3 5
North Carolina 1 (19-3,1-0)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Christine Knauer ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0
Breanna Brown cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Danielle Spaulding 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Brittany McKinney c 3 1 2 1 0 0 12 1 0
Kelsey Green pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emily Troup dp 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Whitney Allen lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Anna Roberts rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
Alyssa Francona 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lisa Norris p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Brittany Robinson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals 21 1 3 1 1 10 21 4 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 000 0 - 0 3 0
North Carolina...... 000 001 X - 1 3 2
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E - McKinney(2); Norris(1). LOB - Seminoles 5; Tar Heels 4. 2B - Allen(4).
HR - McKinney(3). HBP - Stager, A; Allen. SH - Jackson, S(2). SB - Snyder, M(2).
CS - Jackson, S(2); Joseph, B(1).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton 4.0 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 14 16 5 1 72
Terese Gober L,11-3 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 2 33
North Carolina ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Lisa Norris W,8-2 7.0 3 0 0 2 12 0 0 1 0 22 26 4 3 108
Win - Norris (8-2). Loss - Gober, T (11-3). Save - None.
WP - Hamilton, S(4). HBP - by Norris (Stager, A); by Hamilton, S (Allen).
Pitches/strikes: Hamilton, S 72/46; Gober, T 33/25; Norris 108/80.
Umpires - HP: Ed Whipple 1B: Diane Beasley 3B: Craig Stone
Start: 4:05PM Time: 1:44 Attendance: 331 Weather: Sunny; 83 degrees
No. 24 Florida State Upsets No. 15 North Carolina In Doubleheader Sweep.
Florida State rebounded from a loss to UNC on Monday to now lead the ACC at 2-1.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - The No. 24/25 Florida State softball team upset No. 15/15 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., to take the lead in the ACC with a 2-1 conference record. The Seminoles moved up a spot to 24th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 and cracked the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll today at No. 25 and improve to 18-5/2-1 while the Tar Heels slip to 19-5/1-2.
"I'm very proud of the team today," FSU head coach Lonni Alameda said. "Having the ability to come back from a tough emotional loss yesterday and regroup today to sweep a very talented North Carolina team is great."
Getting the scoring started in the third inning of the first game for Florida State was junior Carly Wynn who hit a solo home run bomb over the right field wall on a 0-1 count with two outs and no runners on base. The round-tripper is her third this season and would not be the last of the day for FSU.
Joining in on the home run party was senior Kaleigh Rafter who led off in the top of the fourth and upped the run count for FSU after cranking one way over the left field wall, her fourth of the year, extending the Noles' lead to 2-1 over UNC. But it would be the three-run seventh inning that blew open the game for FSU as Wynn, Rafter and Monica Montez would all score back-to-back-to-back runs off a couple of hits, sealing the deal for the Seminoles as the Tar Heels would be held scoreless in the bottom of the inning.
Picking up the win in the 6-2 game one was junior Terese Gober who pitched her third complete game with seven innings of work. The right handed pitcher struck out six batters and gave up two runs, one of them earned, on six hits with no walks and one hit batter - UNC's ace pitcher Danielle Spaulding.
Spaulding gave up three earned runs on four hits with three walks and 13 strikeouts in six innings before being relieved by senior Lisa Norris. Spaulding would suffer a wrist injury in her at-bat in the sixth after Gober's pitch clipped her left wrist, which is also her throwing arm. Norris would give up three hits and three unearned runs with no strikeouts or walks.
Florida State returned to Williams Field to dominate game two, holding North Carolina scoreless until the fourth inning. Sophomore Sarah Hamilton was strong in the circle through seven innings, striking out 10 Tar Heels while giving up just one earned run on 10 hits and one walk. The Tallahassee native improves to 6-2 this season with a 1.04 ERA to lead the FSU pitching staff.
Sophomore transfer Mallory Borden recorded the third home run in two games for the Noles after cranking one high over dead center. The solo homer is her second this season and scored the first run as the leadoff batter in the second inning. Borden led FSU as she was a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored in game two. Wynn, Rafter, Ashley Stager and Jessica Gilmore rounded out the hits with Stager scoring what would be the winning run in the fourth.
The pair of wins for the Noles meant the first losses for the Tar Heels on their home field at Anderson Stadium this season. Next up for Florida State is the Judi Garman Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton in California beginning on Thursday with No. t2/3 Washington at 2:00 p.m. EST.
2009 Seminole Softball
#24 Florida State at #15 North Carolina (Game 1)
Mar 10, 2009 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Anderson Stadium)
Florida State 6 (17-5,1-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Shayla Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Monica Montez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 4 2 3 2 0 1 6 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0
Mallory Borden dp 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1
Jessica Gilmore lf/rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 29 6 7 6 2 13 21 8 6
North Carolina 2 (19-4,1-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Christine Knauer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Breanna Brown cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Danielle Spaulding p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2
Kelsey Green pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lisa Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Brittany McKinney c 3 0 2 0 0 1 12 0 0
Dani Manko pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emily Troup dp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Allen lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Anna Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Alyssa Francona 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Stephanie Murad ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Constance Orr 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
Brittany Robinson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals 26 2 6 1 0 6 21 6 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 001 101 3 - 6 7 2
North Carolina...... 001 001 0 - 2 6 1
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E - Rafter, K(2); Stager, A(3); Robinson(2). DP - Seminoles 2. LOB - Seminoles 6; Tar Heels 5.
HR - Wynn, C(3); Rafter, K(4). HBP - McConn, K; Spaulding. SH - Borden, M(3).
SB - Wynn, C(10); Montez, M(2). Reached on CI - Troup.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,12-3 7.0 6 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 26 28 3 10 111
North Carolina ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Danielle Spaulding L,8-2 6.0 4 3 3 2 13 0 0 1 0 22 26 3 3 116
Lisa Norris 1.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 1 2 37
Win - Gober, T (12-3). Loss - Spaulding (8-2). Save - None.
HBP - by Spaulding (McConn, K); by Gober, T (Spaulding). PB - McKinney(4). CI - Rafter, K.
Pitches/strikes: Gober, T 111/76; Spaulding 116/66; Norris 37/28.
Umpires - HP: Diane Beasley 1B: Craig Stone 3B: Ed Whipple
Start: 3:00PM Time: 2:32 Attendance: Weather: sunny, light winds; mid 60s
2009 Seminole Softball
#24 Florida State at #15 North Carolina (Game 2)
Mar 10, 2009 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Anderson Stadium)
Florida State 4 (18-5,2-1)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
Shayla Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monica Montez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
Mallory Borden dp 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jessica Gilmore lf/rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 7 2 0 2 21 6 4
North Carolina 1 (19-5,1-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Christine Knauer ss 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 0
Breanna Brown cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brittany McKinney c 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
Dani Manko pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lisa Norris p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Kelli Wheeler ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Constance Orr 1b/dp 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 0 4
Whitney Allen lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Stephanie Murad dp/1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Anna Roberts rf 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kelsey Green 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 3
Alyssa Francona 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 10 1 1 10 21 8 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 010 300 0 - 4 7 2
North Carolina...... 000 010 0 - 1 10 2
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E - McConn, K(1); Joseph, B(5); Knauer(4); Green(3). LOB - Seminoles 4; Tar Heels 10.
HR - Borden, M(2). SH - Brown(3). SB - Gilmore, J(6); Manko(3); Orr(1).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,6-2 7.0 10 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 30 32 5 5 116
North Carolina ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Lisa Norris L,8-3 7.0 7 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 29 10 9 115
Win - Hamilton, S (6-2). Loss - Norris (8-3). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: Hamilton, S 116/82; Norris 115/82.
Umpires - HP: Craig Stone 1B: Ed Whipple 3B: Diane Beasley
Start: 6:00 PM Time: 2:08 Attendance: 241 Weather: calm, mid 60s
No. 24 Florida State Falls To No. 2 Washington, 4-1.
The Seminoles are now 18-6 on day one of the Judi Garman Classic hosted by Cal State Fullerton.
FULLERTON, CA - No. 24/25 Florida State dropped its first game at the Judi Garman Classic to No. 2/3 Washington, 4-1, on the Anderson Family Field at Cal State Fullerton. The Seminoles are now 18-6 as they head into their second game of the day against No. 8/9 Oklahoma at 6:30 p.m. EST later today.
The Seminoles got into a rough situation early in the first as junior Terese Gober loaded the bases on back-to-back hits followed by hitting Alicia Blake with one out. A pop-up to Ashley Stager was followed by a fielder's choice that forced the runner out at home, leaving the bases juiced with two outs. Gober would throw her first of three strikeouts to Morgan Stuart to get the Noles out of the inning safely.
Florida State reached base for the first time in the bottom of the second but did not score as Stager was hit by a pitch for the fifth-time this year. The sophomore would be thrown out trying to steal second as a fly-out to center from Mallory Borden and a swinging strikeout by Kristie McConn would end the inning.
The game opened up for FSU in the bottom of the third as the Noles scored the first run of the game thanks to a single up the middle by freshman Shayla Jackson that advanced runners to second and third. It would be an error on the Huskies' centerfielder that would score Michelle Snyder and give FSU the slight 1-0 advantage.
Washington would answer that run with a big fourth inning. Sophomore Sarah Hamilton entered the circle for Florida State in the third and would give up three earned runs on two hits in the fourth as Washington took the 3-1 lead.
The tying run was walked-in by Hamilton while the remaining two scored on an RBI single by Ashlyn Watson that fell deep to left field.
Transfer Lauren Varsalona relieved Hamilton in the fifth and would strikeout two and give up one hit. In the top of the seventh, Varsalona struggled and gave up two hits, one a double that scored the final run for the Huskies, with no strikeouts.
Picking up the loss for FSU was Hamilton, now 6-3 with a 1.28 season ERA. The winning pitcher for Washington was Danielle Lawrie who is an impressive 16-1 this season with her only loss coming to No. 11 Georgia on March 8.
The Seminoles look to regroup as they face another Top 10 team, No. 8/9 Oklahoma, at 6:30 p.m. EST at the Judi Garman Classic.
2009 Seminole Softball
#2 Washington vs #24 Florida State
Mar 12, 2009 at Fullerton, Calif. (Anderson Family Fld)
Washington 4 (21-2)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Charters, Ashley 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0
Pohlman, Kimi cf/lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2
Watson, Ashlyn dp 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Blake, Alicia c 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 4
Harris, Felecia 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0
Ventoza, Jessica ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stuart, Morgan ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 3
Koziol, Marnie pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greer, Lauren rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
McWherter, Alyson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Williams, Niki 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Smith, Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stenson, Bailey lf/rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Lawrie, Danielle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 28 4 8 4 6 6 21 5 11
Florida State 1 (18-6)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1
Shayla Jackson rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Kaleigh Rafter c 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
Allison Collins ph/c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3
Mallory Borden dp 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Monica Montez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 1
Jessica Gilmore lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Courtney Rosen ph 0 0 0 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
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 21 1 2 0 4 12 21 5 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Washington.......... 000 300 1 - 4 8 1
Florida State....... 001 000 0 - 1 2 0
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E - Pohlman(2). LOB - Huskies 11; Seminoles 6. 2B - Greer(4).
HBP - Blake; Rafter, K; Stager, A; Rosen, C. SH - Williams(2).
SB - Jackson, S(2). CS - Stager, A(3).
Washington ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Lawrie, Danielle W,16-1 7.0 2 1 1 4 12 0 0 3 0 21 28 3 4 120
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 8 11 1 2 47
Sarah Hamilton L,6-3 2.0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 4 2 45
Lauren Varsalona 3.0 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 13 14 4 2 53
Win - Lawrie (16-1). Loss - Hamilton, S (6-3). Save - None.
WP - Varsalona, L(4). HBP - by Gober, T (Blake); by Lawrie (Stager, A);
by Lawrie (Rafter, K); by Lawrie (Rosen, C).
Pitches/strikes: Lawrie 120/73; Gober, T 47/28; Hamilton, S 45/26; Varsalona, L 53/38.
Umpires - HP: Cowan 1B: Sawyer 3B: Edds
Start: 10:55AM Time: 2:20 Weather: 60s, plenty of sunshine
Seminoles Drop 3-1 Decision To Oklahoma.
Florida State returns to face No. 21/24 Fresno State on Friday at the Judi Garman Classic.
FULLERTON, CA - In its second game at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., No. 24/25 Florida State slipped to No. 8/9 Oklahoma in a close 3-1 game on the Anderson Family Field at Cal State Fullerton. The Seminoles are now 18-7 as junior Terese Gober picks up her fourth loss this season.
In five innings of work, Gober gave up three earned runs on four hits after entering for Sarah Hamilton in the third. The pitcher also walked a pair of batters while striking out four and hitting two.
Florida State would score what would be its only run early in the second inning thanks to an RBI single by Michelle Snyder that brought Mallory Borden home from second.
Giving the Noles little time to celebrate, Oklahoma answered with a run of its own in the top of the third when shortstop Amber Flores hit an RBI double to deep right center, scoring the leadoff batter.
The Sooners turned around and scored again in the fourth when Haley Anderson reached base on an error by Seminole left fielder Jessica Gilmore, allowing Krystle Huey to score from second.
Only one Nole would reach base in the bottom of the fourth when centerfielder Carly Wynn drew a walk off Allee Allen. Wynn would be the last in the Garnet and Gold to get on base for the remainder of the game while Oklahoma scored its final run in the top of the seventh on an RBI single from Katie Norris.
Florida State notched its one run on five hits and committed three errors in the loss while Oklahoma scored three also on five hits with no errors.
Now 0-2 at the premier tournament, the Seminoles will face their final ranked opponent, No. 21/24 Fresno State, at 6:30 p.m. EST on Friday. Florida State leads the all-time series against the Bulldogs, 49-16, and took the win in the last meeting back in 2005.
2009 Seminole Softball
#8 Oklahoma vs #24 Florida State
Mar 12, 2009 at Fullerton, Calif. (Anderson Family Fld)
Oklahoma 3 (20-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Sallis, Evan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 5 5
Flores, Amber ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 5 0
Ricketts, Samantha 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 1
Vandever, Lindsey c 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0
Long, Karolyne pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norris, Katie dp/cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
Huey, Krystle pr/cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, Chana'e lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Douglas, Jeannie rf/dp 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Anderson, Haley cf/rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Dobbs, Dani 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Trott, Wendy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Allen, Allee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 2 3 6 21 6 9
Florida State 1 (18-7)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Shayla Jackson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
Mallory Borden dp 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
Jessica Gilmore lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Monica Montez lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 1 5 1 2 2 21 7 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Oklahoma............ 001 100 1 - 3 5 0
Florida State....... 010 000 0 - 1 5 3
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E - Wynn, C(1); Rafter, K(3); Gilmore, J(2). DP - Sooners 1; Seminoles 1.
LOB - Sooners 9; Seminoles 4. 2B - Flores(8). HBP - Vandever; Dobbs.
SH - Norris(1); Borden, M(4); McConn, K(2). SB - Sallis(9); Long(4); Huey(7).
Oklahoma ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Allen, Allee W,8-1 7.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 22 26 3 14 95
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 3 36
Terese Gober L,12-4 5.0 4 3 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 21 25 9 2 89
Win - Allen,A (8-1). Loss - Gober, T (12-4). Save - None.
HBP - by Gober, T (Dobbs); by Gober, T (Vandever).
Pitches/strikes: Allen,A 95/60; Hamilton, S 36/20; Gober, T 89/52.
Umpires - HP: T. Cooper 1B: Rauf 3B: Bish Start: 4:05 PM Time: 2:02
Weather: mid 60s, sunny & breezy
Florida State Falls 1-0 To Fresno State On Friday The 13th.
Terese Gober managed 10 strikeouts against the No. 21 Bulldogs.
FULLERTON, CA - Friday the 13th lived up to its reputation as an unlucky day as the No. 24/25 Florida State softball team fell 1-0 in an eight-inning game against No. 21/24 Fresno State at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., on Friday afternoon. The Seminoles slip to 18-8 on the season while the Bulldogs improve slightly to 14-9.
Junior ace Terese Gober was impressive in the circle for FSU, striking out 10 batters while giving up no runs on five hits with one walk in seven innings. The McDonough, Ga., native was credited with the loss when Fresno State managed an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth inning off a hit by Mallory Perkins that scored Kaylan Pollard.
Freshman Shayla Jackson worked hard on offense for the Noles, going 3-for-4 with one strikeout and stealing a base. Sophomore Mallory Borden also picked up two hits with junior Monica Montez and senior Michelle Snyder each recording one apiece.
The infamous International tie breaker was used in the eighth, placing the last batter from the seventh inning on second base for each team. Sophomore Ashley Stager would be that runner for FSU and would advance to third on a sacrifice bunt by Borden. But a groundout to third and another to first would give the Bulldogs a chance to take the win.
The first batter for Fresno State drew the only walk from Gober all day to put runners on first and second. A fielding error by Seminole catcher Kaleigh Rafter loaded the bases with no outs and was immediately followed by a hard hit ball to Snyder that allowed the winning run to cross home plate.
The Noles are now 0-3 at the tournament as they face Bowling Green tomorrow, Saturday, March 14, at 2:00 p.m. eastern at the Judi Garman Classic.
2009 Seminole Softball
#24 Florida State vs #21 Fresno State
Mar 13, 2009 at Fullerton, Calif. (Field 2)
Florida State 0 (18-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Shayla Jackson rf 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
Mallory Borden dp 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 4
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Monica Montez lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 2 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 3
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 28 0 7 0 2 9 21 7 10
Fresno State 1 (14-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Perkins, Haley 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0
Gilleland, Haley ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 1
Stiglich, Caitlin c 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 0
Petersen, Ryane dp 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Badorine, Jody pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moses, Michelle 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0
Coronado, Lisamarie rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Pollard, Kaylan pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angene, Nicole 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0
Phipps, Brooke cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Perkins, Mallory lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Melloh, Morgan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 4 0 1 10 24 7 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 000 00 - 0 7 2
Fresno State........ 000 000 01 - 1 4 0
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Note: None out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Rafter, K(4); Snyder, M. LOB - Seminoles 10; Bulldogs 6. HBP - Borden, M.
SH - Borden, M(5); Rafter, K(3). SB - Jackson, S(3). CS - Jackson, S(3); Gilleland, H.
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober L,12-5 7.0 4 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 26 27 5 5 103
Fresno State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Melloh, Morgan W,10-7 8.0 7 0 0 2 9 0 0 1 0 28 33 6 8 146
Win - Melloh, M (10-7). Loss - Gober, T (12-5). Save - None.
HBP - by Melloh, M (Borden, M).
Pitches/strikes: Gober, T 103/64; Melloh, M 146/96.
Umpires - HP: Bracy 1B: Huitt 3B: Cooper T.
Start: 3:44 PM Time: 1:53 Weather: 66 & sunny
Seminoles Get Past Falcons In Big Seventh Inning.
Sarah Hamilton struck out 14 batters in the first win for Florida State at the Judi Garman Classic.
FULLERTON, CA - No. 24/25 Florida State picked up its first win at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., with a big seventh inning against Bowling Green. The 3-0 victory was credited to sophomore Sarah Hamilton and improves the Seminoles' record to 19-8 this season.
Hamilton, now 7-3, struck out an impressive 14 batters while giving up just two hits. Picking up the loss for the Falcons was Hayley Wiemer (2-9) who gave up three runs, none of those earned, on three hits while managing five strikeouts with no walks.
Not a lot of hits went down for the Noles in a game that ended with six gaffes committed by Bowling Green. Junior Carly Wynn, sophomore Ashley Stager and freshman Amber Bryant picked up the three hits for FSU while pinch-runner Courtney Rosen scored the winning run.
The game opened up in the top of the seventh for Florida State, the visiting team on the scoreboard, as the designated player Allison Collins reached first on an error by the third baseman. Rosen entered to pinch run for Collins and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt laid down nicely by Kristie McConn.
With one out on the board, senior Michelle Snyder also reached first safely, this time on an error by the Falcons' shortstop. With runners on the corners, Snyder stole second with pinch-hitter Jessica Gilmore at the plate. Much like deja vu, Gilmore reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop and would continue to second on the throw. Rosen scored on the play, bringing up Bryant who singled towards the pitcher and advanced to second on a throwing error by the catcher that scored Snyder.
With Gilmore on third and Bryant on second, freshman Shayla Jackson grounded out to the first baseman which would allow Gilmore to score what would be the final run for FSU.
A fly-out to left by Wynn ended the inning to give Bowling Green one last chance to make a comeback. Stellar pitching from Hamilton would hold off the Falcons as she struck out the first two batters before giving up a hit. The fourth batter went down swinging as the Noles picked up their first win at the Judi Garman Classic.
Florida State will wrap up its west coast tour with Texas tomorrow, Sunday, March 15, at 9:00 a.m. California time, or noon on the east coast. The Seminoles are no strangers to the Longhorns as they opened the season at the Texas Invitational back in February and split two games with Texas to win the tournament.
2009 Seminole Softball
#24 Florida State vs Bowling Green
Mar 14, 2009 at Fullerton, Calif. (Field 2)
Florida State 3 (19-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Shayla Jackson rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 0 0 0 1 13 2 2
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Allison Collins dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Brittany Joseph 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Gilmore ph/1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Bryant lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 27 3 3 2 0 5 21 6 5
Bowling Green 0 (4-12)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
PROEHL, Rachel ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
WEST, Melissa 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
BOWMAN, Missy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0
WIEMER, Hayley p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0
LINES, Zada rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1
SONTAG, Susan lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
COFFEY, Karmen 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1
BIELSTEIN, Haleigh dp 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
ARNEY, Lindsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ROCKICH, Lauren c/pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Totals 23 0 2 0 0 14 21 12 2
Score by Innings R H E
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Florida State....... 000 000 3 - 3 3 1
Bowling Green....... 000 000 0 - 0 2 6
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E - Stager, A(4); PROEHL 2(14); BOWMAN 2(6); COFFEY(4); ROCKICH(3).
LOB - Seminoles 5; Falcons 2. 2B - LINES(1). SH - McConn, K 2(4).
SB - Jackson, S(4); Wynn, C(11); Snyder, M(3); SONTAG(2).
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Sarah Hamilton W,7-3 7.0 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 23 23 2 4 94
Bowling Green ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
WIEMER, Hayley L,2-9 7.0 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 27 29 3 13 102
Win - Hamilton, S (7-3). Loss - WIEMER (2-9). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: Hamilton, S 94/69; WIEMER 102/68.
Umpires - HP: Rauf 1B: Bennett 3B: Bish
Start: 11:05AM Time: 1:35 Weather: 60s & overcast
No. 24/25 Seminoles Shutout Longhorns On Final Day Of Judi Garman Classic.
Florida State improves to 20-8 on the season after taking the second win over Texas this season.
FULLERTON, CA - No. 24/25 Florida State wrapped up its stay at the Judi Garman Classic on Sunday with a 2-0 shutout over Texas. The win is the second over the Longhorns for the Seminoles this season as they improve to 20-8.
Junior ace Terese Gober picked up win number 13 this season as she gave up just three hits with one walks and the 10 K's. The starting righty is now throwing a 1.05 ERA with 105 strikeouts on the year.
Leading things off in the bottom of the second for Florida State was Michelle Snyder whose nice RBI double up the middle scored fellow senior Jessica Gilmore from second.
The Noles would score again in the fourth thanks to another ball hit up the middle by freshman Shayla Jackson that would plate sophomore Kristie McConn and give the home team on the scoreboard a 2-0 advantage.
FSU managed to get on base in all innings but the fifth while Texas struggled to put runners in scoring position. In the end, Longhorn pitcher Brittany Barnhill gave up two earned runs on eight Seminoles hits with just three strikeouts while walking four.
Jackson led with two hits and an RBI while Snyder, Kaleigh Rafter, Carly Wynn, Allison Collins, Kristie McConn and Ashley Stager rounded out the hits with one apiece.
The Seminoles return to the east coast to host a doubleheader with Jacksonville on Wednesday, March 18, at 5:00 p.m. at JoAnne Graf Field.
2009 Seminole Softball
Texas vs #24 Florida State
Mar 15, 2009 at Fullerton, Calif. (Field 2)
Texas 0 (20-9)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Desiree Williams 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 0
Alexis Bennett ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1
Raygan Feight pr/ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Amy Hooks c 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1
Loryn Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
Nadia Taylor 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Kori Cook pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Craig rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brittany Chalk lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Megan Paris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Melone dp 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Crystal Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tallie Thrasher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Kacie Gaskin cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brittany Barnhill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 23 0 3 0 1 10 18 9 5
Florida State 2 (20-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Shayla Jackson rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
Carly Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 2 0 1 0 2 0 9 1 0
Mallory Borden 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Monica Montez lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Ashley Stager ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3
Brittany Joseph 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jessica Gilmore 1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 2
Kristie McConn 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allison Collins dp 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 26 2 8 2 4 3 21 7 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Texas............... 000 000 0 - 0 3 1
Florida State....... 010 100 X - 2 8 0
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E - Bennett, A. LOB - Longhorns 5; Seminoles 11. 2B - Snyder, M.
HBP - Taylor, N. SH - Taylor, N; McConn, K.
Texas ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Brittany Barnhill L,9-5 6.0 8 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 26 31 6 9 113
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,13-5 7.0 3 0 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 23 26 5 6 104
Win - Gober, T (13-5). Loss - Barnhill, B (9-5). Save - None.
HBP - by Gober, T (Taylor, N).
Pitches/strikes: Barnhill, B 113/73; Gober, T 104/71.
Umpires - HP: Kershaw 1B: Sawyer 3B: Huitt
Start: 8:58AM Time: 1:44 Weather: chilly & mid 50s, cloudy
No. 22 Seminoles Sweep Jacksonville Doubleheader.
Kaleigh Rafter and Carly Wynn each picked up a three-run home run against the Dolphins.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The No. 22 Seminoles returned to Tallahassee after a week-long road trip to sweep a doubleheader against Jacksonville on JoAnne Graf Field on Wednesday, March 18. Both games were shutouts as the Seminoles improve to 22-8 with a 4-0 win in game one and a 10-0 run-ruling in game two.
Junior Terese Gober is now 14-5 after taking the win in game one. The righty walked one batter while striking out eight and just missed notching a no-hitter when Amber Moseley's ball found a gap in left field.
The runs started coming in the third inning of game one for Florida State thanks to a three-run home run bomb shot over the left field wall, which nearly missed a passing truck, by senior Kaleigh Rafter. The round-tripper plated freshmen Amber Bryant and Shayla Jackson and is the catcher's fifth this season and the 31st of her career.
FSU would score its final run in the bottom of the sixth as sophomore Ashley Stager single down the left side and stole a base to reach second. Junior Courtney Rosen pinch hit for Allison Collins and knocked a ball towards the pitcher but beat out the throw to first, allowing Stager to score. Rosen's attempt to reach second resulted in an out, but not before the Noles went up 4-0 for the win.
The second-year Seminoles were monumental in the second game with Sarah Hamilton picking up her eighth win after giving up no runs on two hits with no walks and six strikeouts.
Florida State once again had a three-run inning to start things off, this time in the bottom of the second. The sophomores contributed to all three of those runs as Stager picked up her second single of the day and would be sent home when an error on the JU pitcher allowed Kristie McConn to reach first safely. A single by yet another sophomore, Brittany Joseph, plated McConn and a single by Jackson would send Collins around to score the third and final run of the inning.
But it would be a huge fifth inning that blew the game open for FSU as the home team scored a whopping seven earned runs on six hits.
Junior Carly Wynn followed Rafter's lead from earlier in the night as she cranked a three-run homer far over left center to score Mallory Borden and Jackson and give the Noles enough runs to end the game in the fifth.
After two, FSU racked up 14 runs on 16 hits with two errors and 11 strikeouts. Gober now has 113 punch outs this season while Hamilton has 138.
The Seminoles will get some much-needed rest as they take an off weekend before another busy week that starts with a trip east for a doubleheader pick-up with North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla., on Monday, March 23 before returning to JoAnne Graf Field to host cross-town rival Florida A&M on Tuesday.
A pair of games against Troy and Georgia State in Alabama lead into more ACC action at Georgia Tech on March 28 and 29.
2009 Seminole Softball
Jacksonville at #22 Florida State (Game 1)
Mar 18, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Jacksonville 0 (13-16)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
KELLY, Katie dp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MONAHAN, Shannon ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
NOVAK, Alexis rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
MORA, Ashley lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
SCHMIDT, Amanda c 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
MORALES, Melissa 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MOSELEY, Amber 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHAVERS, Kayla 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
ENGLER, Katarina cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
SIGREST, Sarah p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 21 0 1 0 1 8 18 1 2
Florida State 4 (21-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Shayla Jackson dp 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 1 1 3 0 0 8 2 1
Ashley Stager ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
Jessica Gilmore rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Rosen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kristie McConn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Allison Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Camille Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 2
Amber Bryant lf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Terese Gober p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Totals 22 4 5 3 1 7 21 7 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Jacksonville........ 000 000 0 - 0 1 1
Florida State....... 003 001 X - 4 5 2
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E - SIGREST, S(1); Stager, A(5); Joseph, B(6). LOB - Dolphins 2; Seminoles 3.
2B - MOSELEY, A(2). HR - Rafter, K(5). HBP - McConn, K. SH - MONAHAN, S(2); Jackson, S(3).
SB - Stager, A(7). CS - MONAHAN, S(1).
Jacksonville ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
SIGREST, Sarah L,8-8 6.0 5 4 3 1 7 0 0 1 0 22 25 9 1 102
Florida State ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
Terese Gober W,14-5 7.0 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 21 23 6 6 79
Win - Gober, T (14-5). Loss - SIGREST, S (8-8). Save - None.
HBP - by SIGREST, S (McConn, K).
Pitches/strikes: SIGREST, S 102/67; Gober, T 79/54.
Umpires - HP: Don Brown 1B: Nelson Rosa 3B: Robbie Guest
Start: 4:59 PM Time: 1:30 Weather: sunny & mid 70s
2009 Seminole Softball
Jacksonville at #22 Florida State (Game 2)
Mar 18, 2009 at Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)
Jacksonville 0 (13-17)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
KELLY, Katie dp 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MONAHAN, Shannon ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
NOVAK, Alexis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
MORA, Ashley lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
SCHMIDT, Amanda c 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0
MORALES, Melissa 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
MOSELEY, Amber 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
SHAVERS, Kayla 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ENGLER, Katarina cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
SAMUELS, Jackie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IVESON, Ashley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 16 0 2 0 0 8 14 2 2
Florida State 10 (22-8)
Player ab r h bi bb so po a lob
Shayla Jackson rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Carly Wynn cf 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 4
Kaleigh Rafter c 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 0
Courtney Rosen pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Stager ss 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0
Kristie McConn 2b 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Michelle Snyder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1
Allison Collins dp 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Jessica Lola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brittany Joseph 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0
Mallory Borden ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Amber Bryant lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
Sarah Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lauren Varsalona p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 10 11 9 4 4 15 7 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Jacksonville........ 000 00 - 0 2 1
Florida State....... 030 07 - 10 11 0
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Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - SAMUELS, J. LOB - Dolphins 2; Seminoles 5. HR - Wynn, C(4). HBP - SCHMIDT, A.
SH - McConn, K(6). SB - MONAHAN, S; Stager, A(8). CS - Lola, J(1).
Jacksonville ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go np
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