Softball Updates: FSU vs. Duke (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.) for ACC Tournament title

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU defeated Notre Dame and Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament and now faces No. 1 seed and tournament host Duke on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) for the title.

The Seminoles (43-13) are seeking their 20th ACC Tournament Championship. FSU has won eight out of the last nine ACC Championships.

We'll have starting lineups and chat in the thread below

 

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Allison Royalty in the circle for FSU:

 

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Mudge takes a first-pitch ball from Duke RHP Jala Wright, the ACC pitcher of the year

 

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Mudge flies out
Beachum sends one to the track in CF, two down
Harding walks
Torres grounds out

Middle 1st, 0-0

 

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Proud dad in the ballpark:

 

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Jennings flies out
Davidson walks
Vega flies out
Burgess bunts but out at 1B

End 1st, 0-0

 

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Edenfield flies out
Flaherty strikes out
Kerr hits one up the middle but Vega tracks it down and throws over to 1B

Middle 2nd, 0-0

 

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Gold grounds out
Torres grounds out
Baker grounds out

End 2nd, 0-0

 

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Ross just beats the throw at 1B for the infield hit
Ross tries to steal second but is thrown out
Harp strikes out swinging
Mudge grounds out

Middle 3rd, 0-0

 

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Frelick grounds out
Tapia grounds out
Jennings lines out

End 3rd, 0-0

 

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Beachum walks

Harding launches a ball up in the zone, a two-run HR

FSU takes the 2-0 lead

 

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Torres races to 1B, beats the throw

Edenfield goes opposite field with the double, Torres scores to extend FSU lead to 3-0

 

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Have to imagine Duke wanted Wright to take control and go six or seven. FSU chases the ACC's top pitcher in the fourth

 

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Flaherty grounds out, Edenfield to 3B

 

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Another look at Harding's HR:

 

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And of Edenfield's RBI double:

 

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Kerr strikes out

 

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Ross strikes out

Middle 4th, 3-0 FSU

 

[NoleLizards]

Don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves but do you think we'll get a national seed if we win today??

 

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Davidson leads off the 4th with a single

 

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Don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves but do you think we'll get a national seed if we win today??

FSU's RPI is pretty good (13th) despite the struggles in the circle and defensive issues. I'd think a top 16 national seed is very realistic, especially with a win today.

 

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Davidson singles, Vega singles

LHP Ashtyn Danley in the circle for FSU

 

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Davidson singles, Vega singles

LHP Ashtyn Danley in the circle for FSU

 

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Burgess groundout advances the runners into scoring position

 

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Gold with the sac fly, deep enough to score a run ... FSU leads 3-1

Throw to third, so FSU keeps the runner at 2B with two down

 

[NoleLizards]

Sorry. Should have kept my big fat mouth shut.

 

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Torres singles to LF, Mudge's throw is off the line ... FSU 3-2

Torres in at 2B as the tying run

 

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Baker pops out to 2B

End 4th, 3-2 FSU

 

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Harp grounds out
Mudge flies out
Beachum robbed of a HR at the wall, Jennings jumps and has just enough vertical to grab it

Middle 5th, 3-2 FSU

 

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Frelick grounds out
Tapia grounds out
Jennings strikes out

End 5th, 3-2 FSU

 

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Harding pops out
Torres strikes out looking
Edenfield pops out

Middle 6th, 3-2 FSU

 

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That is very weird. Mudge removed from LF. Belviy in now

 

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Davidson walks to lead off the 6th
Vega strikes out swinging
Burgess walks

Gold RBI single and Duke has tied it, 3-3

 

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Duke still has runners in scoring position with one down

 

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Torres intentionally walked to load bases

 

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Baker makes contact, Flaherty tries to come home with the throw but it's off the mark and the run scores

Duke up 4-3

(scored an error on Flaherty)

 

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Danley grabs the bunt, shovels it to Edenfield for the force

Two down, bases still loaded

 

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Tapia singles, two runs score ... 6-3 Duke

FSU's fielding is letting down Danley

 

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Danley struggles to field the ball and the bases are loaded again