Live updates: FSU-Duke in ACC Tournament title game

[Bob Ferrante]

The Florida State softball team looks to take the regular season title and ACC Tournament title with a win on Saturday against Duke. The game will begin at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.

FSU (49-8) has won 15 straight games, cruising to wins over Syracuse and Virginia Tech the last couple of days. Duke is coming off a no-hit performance in a semifinal win over Clemson.

FSU's 2023 stats

We'll have lineups and updates in the thread below

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Duke lineup:

1	cf	10 D'Auna Jennings	R		.456
2	dp	16 Deja Davis	L		.386
3	2b	17 Aminah Vega	L		.379
4	3b	4 Ana Gold	R		.297
5	1b	29 Gisele Tapia	L		.381
6	rf	7 Claire Davidson	L		.336
7	c	3 Kelly Torres	R		.274
8	ss	25 Jada Baker	R		.250
9	lf	9 Kamryn Jackson	L		.209
10	p	19 Cassidy Curd	L		.000

 

[Bob Ferrante]

1	lf	6 Kaley Mudge	L		.350
2	cf	4 Jahni Kerr	L		.386
3	3b	8 Kalei Harding	R		.310
4	c	51 Michaela Edenfield	R		.246
5	dp	13 Mack Leonard	L		.303
6	rf	1 Hallie Wacaser	R		.341
7	2b	9 Devyn Flaherty	L		.322
8	1b	3 Bethaney Keen	L		.230
9	ss	10 Josie Muffley	R		.277
10	p	31 Makenna Reid	L		-

 

[CurtWeiler]

Broadcast is underway. Minutes away from getting this one started with Makenna Reid on the mound.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Game is on ESPN News to start and will eventually shift to ESPN2

 

[Bob Ferrante]

A highlight reel of Muffley's best diving plays would be great content

 

[Bob Ferrante]

What a grab by Mudge at the foul pole!

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Harding has a two-out single but that's it for FSU in 1st

End 1st, 0-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Leonard with a leadoff double

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wacaser grounds out, Leonard to third

 

[CurtWeiler]

Leonard tries to score on a fly ball to left, but a nice throw retires her for an inning-ending double play.

Scoreless through two innings in the ACC Title Game.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Duke threatening here in the third. Kat Sandercock enters the game, hits the first batter she faces and then allows a bunt single to put two runners on with no outs.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Sac bunt moves both runners into scoring position, but FSU does get the first out of the inning at first.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Huge strikeout for Sandercock for the second out of the inning.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Another HBP loads the bases with two outs. Looked like her elbow was over the plate but it wasn't called.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Sandercock gets a swinging strikeout to strand the bases loaded. Huge escape from the redshirt senior.

0-0, M3

 

[goldmom]

I’m watching it - come on ladies!!!

 

[CurtWeiler]

FSU takes a lead on a two-out rally. Mudge gets on with a two-out bunt single and then comes around to score from first on a double to the wall in left by Jahni Kerr.

1-0 FSU, B3

 

[CurtWeiler]

Duke makes a mid-at-bat pitching change that pays off as the new pitcher strikes out Harding to strand Kerr.

FSU leads 1-0 through three innings

 

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1-2-3 fourth inning for Sandercock with two strikeouts.

1-0 FSU, M4

 

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Leadoff walk by Edenfield, who is pinch-run for by Autumn Belviy who steals second and advances to third on a flyout to center.

Runner on third with two outs after a strikeout for Flaherty.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Flaherty grounds out to third and FSU fails to add to its lead.

1-0 FSU, T5

 

[CurtWeiler]

Rare mistake by Josie Muffley at short gives the Blue Devils a runner on second with no outs after a grounder goes through her legs.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Sac bunt moves the tying run to third with one out.

 

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Strikeout for the second out. Sandercock coming up big again.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Passed ball by Edenfield brings in the runner from third. Run was created by a pair of fielding errors and a bunt.

1-1, T5

 

[CurtWeiler]

Infield single after a walk on the passed ball puts two Duke runners on base with two outs.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Play at first was reviewed and call stands. Looked like she may have been out but too close to overturn.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Groundout to second ends the threat.

Duke ties it at 1 but strands two runners. 1-1, M5

 

[CurtWeiler]

Dack pinch-hitting to lead off the FSU fifth.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Dack grounds out to second for the first out.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Muffley also grounds out to second on the first pitch she sees. Two down.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Mudge flies out to left. First 1-2-3 inning for FSU at the plate today.

1-1 as we head to the sixth inning

 

[CurtWeiler]

Sandercock back for a fourth inning of work. She begins the sixth by getting a groundout to Keen at first.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Nice running catch by Jahni Kerr in center takes away a hit. Two down.

 

[goldmom]

Step it up girls. Duke plays in a very methodical style.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Groundout to short retires Duke in order in the sixth. Nice bounceback inning from Sandercock and the Seminoles.

1-1, M6

 

[CurtWeiler]

Jahni Kerr leads off the FSU sixth with a single to center. She ripped that one and it gives FSU a baserunner with the heart of the order coming up.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Davidson makes a nice running catch on a flyball to right to retire Harding for the first out. Aggressive first-pitch swing does not pay off.