Updated May 16, 2026, 2:11 p.m. ET
The No. 9-seeded Florida State Seminoles will play the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in an elimination game on Saturday in the Tallahassee Regional JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
FSU (49-9) lost to the Stetson Hatters 8-3 on Friday in the first game of the regional. The Seminoles finished the game with seven hits and three walks, going 1-12 with runners on and 0-6 with runners in scoring position. They never led as Stetson took a 2-0 lead in the second inning.
The Seminoles used their three top pitchers, with Jazzy Francik pitching the first 2.2 innings and allowing five earned runs. Ashtyn Danley allowed three runs in 2.1 innings before Bella Dimitrijevic did not allow a run over the final two innings. The Hatters racked up 12 hits with two home runs nd one walk, striking out nine times.
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The Seminoles are scoring 7.3 runs per game and hitting .350 as a team with a 10.19 OPS. The pitching staff has a 2.87 ERA on 305 hits and 159 walks in 368.1 innings with 314 strikeouts.
Jacksonville State (45-15) lost to the UCF Knights 2-1 on Friday after leading 1-0 entering the bottom of the seventh inning. They went 1-15 with runners on and 0-8 with runners in scoring position as they failed to add any insurance runs after taking an early lead.
FSU softball is the road team vs. Jacksonville State
Despite FSU playing at home and being the No. 1 seed in the Tallahassee Regional, the Seminoles are the designated road team in Saturday’s game against Jacksonville State. Since FSU was the home team vs. Stetson and Jacksonville State was the road team vs UCF, the Gamecocks get to be the home team.
UCF crushed Stetson 10-1 in the first game on Saturday, sending the Hatters to the losers’ bracket, where they will play the winner of FSU and Jacksonville State after that game concludes. UCF is one win away from advancing to the Super Regional round.
Jacksonville State’s starting lineupRF Emma ElrodCF Morgan NowakowskiDP Amber Reed1B Kailey MartinSS Aria DavisC Makalyn Kyser2B Ashley Phillips3B Jaci UnderwoodLF Haleigh CushingberrySP Jaliyah Holmes FSU softball’s starting lineupSS Isa Torres3B Jaysoni BeachumLF Ashtyn DanleyC Anna HindeRF Bella RuggieroCF Kennedy HarpeDP Shelby McKenzie1B Hayley Griggs2B Makenna SturgisSP Jazzy FrancikWhat channel is FSU softball vs. Jacksonville State on today?TV Channel: NoneStreaming: ESPN+
The game between FSU and Jacksonville State will not be broadcast on TV, but it will be streamed live on ESPN+. Clay Matvick and Raine Wilson will call the game from JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
FSU softball vs. Jacksonville State time todayTime: 2:30 p.m. ETLocation: Tallahassee, Florida
The game between FSU and Jacksonville State is set to start at 2:30 p.m. ET. FSU is 31-3 at home this season, and Jacksonville State is 20-7 on the road.
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