Softball FSU vs. Alabama (Wed. at 7 p.m. on ACC Network)

[Bob Ferrante]

No. 18 FSU (17-5) will host No. 15 Alabama (20-3) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.

RHP Allison Royalty will be on the mound. I'll have some updates from the park (although running late for first pitch), but thought we could use this thread to chat about the top-20 matchup.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Alabama gets the Duchscherer solo HR and a Dowling RBI single in the first

FSU gets a walk but nothing else going in the bot 1st

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Royalty strands a few runners in top 2nd

Middle 2nd, Alabama 2-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Ross with a two-out walk but FSU can't do anything with it

End 2nd, 2-0 Alabama

 

[NoleLizards]

It's weird not seeing Montana Fouts out there after the last decade.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Duchscherer singles, Giles walks

Alameda will make the pitching change to Makenna Reid

Now a Dowling single to LF, bases loaded with no outs for Bama

Reid induces three pop ups, strands the bases loaded

What a huge jam to get out of early and keep the deficit to 2-0 Bama

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Flaherty, Mudge and Beachum down in order

End 3rd, let's just jinx Bama RHP Kayla Beaver, they've got a no-no

Alabama 2-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Reid gives up a leadoff single but that's all for Bama

Middle 4th, 2-0 Bama

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Harding infield hit to lead off the 4th
Edenfield walks
Wacaser strikes out swinging
Torres grounds out but advances the runners into scoring position

Ross up with two down - wild pitch scores Harding

FSU cuts the deficit to 2-1

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Beaver is emotional as she leaves the game. Could be an injury. Tough to tell

RHP Alea Johnson in to relieve

Ross sends a shot to just short of the track

End 4th, Bama 2-1

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Torres with an SC top 10 snare on that line drive for out No. 2

Bama has a leadoff HBP but otherwise nothing going, thanks in part to the Torres play

Middle 5th, 2-1 Bama

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Danley with a leadoff single, to second on an error

Flaherty flies out
Mudge grounds out 4-3, advances Danley to 3B
Beachum strikes out on check swing

End 5th, Bama 2-1

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Cahalan grounds out
Torres with a second SC top 10 nomination, going back to grab that pop up into shallow left-center field
Johnson walks
Kali Heivilin two-run homer over the wall in right-center field ... Bama extends the lead to 4-1

FSU LHP Ashtyn Danley in to relieve

Duchscherer grounds out to end the inning

Alabama 4-1, middle 6th

 

[Bob Ferrante]

This was the first Torres play, diving into the hole to snare the liner:

 

[waternole]

This was the first Torres play, diving into the hole to snare the liner:

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That HR was BS.
The ump squeezed the zone for a walk the previous batter.

 

[Redfish Jim]

Ump doesn't have a consistent strike zone. The worst kind.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

That HR was BS.
The ump squeezed the zone for a walk the previous batter.

The crowd here certainly felt that way, especially from those behind home plate. (My angle on the strike zone isn't great as we're just behind the Bama dugout.)

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Harding, Edenfield and Wacaaser down in order in the sixth

End 6th, 4-1 Bama

 

[waternole]

The crowd here certainly felt that way, especially from those behind home plate. (My angle on the strike zone isn't great as we're just behind the Bama dugout.)

Watching it on TV.
And yes this ump is not consistent.
There was at least 2 called balls that have been strikes at random times tonight.
Ball 4 was a strike any day of the week.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Danley gets three groundouts in the top 7th

Bama 4-1, last at-bats for FSU coming up

 

[waternole]

Harding, Edenfield and Wacaaser down in order in the sixth

End 6th, 4-1 Bama

We haven't squared up too many balls tonight at the plate is the main reason we are down 4 to 1.

 

[waternole]

We haven't squared up too many balls tonight at the plate is the main reason we are down 4 to 1.

Yeah. That 2nd pitch to Torres should not have been a strike.
Random zone.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Torres lines out
Ross sends a long fly ball to the wall in CF. That close
Danley singles
Flaherty fouls out

Bama wins 4-1
FSU drops to 17-6

Duke up on Friday for a three-game series

 

[waternole]

Danley gets three groundouts in the top 7th

Bama 4-1, last at-bats for FSU coming up

Just gonna throw it out there.
I am sick of seeing Alabama smile at our expense lately.