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\nTALLAHASSEE\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 The No.10 Florida State Seminoles defeated South Alabama 8-4 on Wednesday night at JoAnne Graf Field. Florida State moved to 22-4\u00a0while South Alabama fell to 16-11. The Seminoles now move to 9-5 against the Jaguars.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marlee Gaskell<\/a> started the game for the Noles, pitching two innings while allowing five hits and one earned run, with one strikeout. Bella Dimitrijevic<\/a> took over in relief, delivering three innings, striking out five\u00a0batters and walking two, earning her the win and moving her to 5-1 on the season. Jazzy Francik<\/a> closed out the game in the seventh and striking out both batters she faced.\u00a0<\/p>\n Florida State opened the game with a strong start as Isa Torres<\/a> hit a leadoff homer to deep left field to put the Noles up 1-0 after one.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the third inning, the Seminoles extended their lead significantly. Bella Ruggiero<\/a> singled up the middle, driving in Torres. Following this, Kennedy Harp<\/a> hit a three-run homer to deep right field to put the Noles up 5-2.<\/p>\n The fourth inning saw the Noles adding to their lead with a single from Beachum that scored Torres to make it 6-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the sixth inning, FSU capitalized on errors by South Alabama. Hayley Griggs<\/a> scored on a throwing error, and Shelby McKenzie<\/a> reached on an error, allowing another run to score, extending the lead for the Seminoles to 8-3.<\/p>\n South Alabama managed to score one more run in the seventh inning, but FSU secured the win with a final score of 8-4.<\/p>\n The Seminoles will open ACC play on Friday evening against Syracuse at 6 p.m. on ACCNX.<\/p>\n For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Softball), Instagram (fsusoftball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Softball).\u00a0<\/p>\n SCORING SUMMARY\u00a0<\/p>\n B1 | FSU 1, USA 0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Torres homered\u00a0 Of Note
\nT3 | FSU 1, USA 1 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lively singled, Franka scored\u00a0
\nT3 | FSU 1, USA 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 Stagner singled, Lively scored \u00a0
\nB3 | FSU 2, USA 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ruggerio singled, Torres scored\u00a0
\nB3 | FSU 5, USA 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 Harp homered, Beachum and Ruggerio scored\u00a0
\nB4 | FSU 6, USA 2 \u00a0 \u00a0 Beachum singled, Torres scored\u00a0
\nT6 | FSU 6, USA 3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Wine homered\u00a0
\nB6 | FSU 7, USA 3 \u00a0 \u00a0 McKenzie reached on error, Griggs scored\u00a0
\nB6 | FSU 8, USA 3 \u00a0 \u00a0 Beachum reached on a fielder’s choice, Bueno scored\u00a0
\nT7 | FSU 8, USA 4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dees grounded out, Lively scored<\/p>\n
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\n\tIsa Torres<\/a> opened the game with a leadoff home run, marking it her third home run of the season. It was the first time FSU has led off the game with a home run since Torres hit a leadoff\u00a0home run in the NCAA Regional against Auburn on May 18, 2025.
\n\tTorres went 3-for-3 tonight with a RBI. Since returning from injury, Torres is 18-for-21 (.857) and is hitting .615 this season
\n\tJaysoni Beachum<\/a> added two\u00a0RBI to move her to 30 on the season, leading the Seminoles in that metric.
\n\tBella Ruggiero<\/a> hit a RBI single in the third inning and has now recorded a RBI in her last five games.\u00a0
\n\tFSU has won 52 consecutive regular season games against unranked non-conference opponents dating back to March 8, 2024
\n\tThe Noles improved to 9-5 all-time against South Alabama
\n\tThe Seminoles have won their last 11 straight games\u00a0
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