Live updates: FSU softball defeats UCF 5-1

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU will face UCF today at 1 p.m. There will be a live stream on ESPN+.

We know a lot of you don't have ESPN+ so we'll keep you updated in the thread below and will try to include some videos from the FSU softball account.

The Seminoles took a 9-0 win over Marist on Friday afternoon, a no-hitter with three home runs. Full story and video here: FSU softball gets no-hitter, three HRs in NCAA Tournament opener

UCF knocked off South Carolina 6-1 on Friday night. (That sets up an elimination game later today between South Carolina and Marist.)

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Kat Sandercock in the circle

FSU lineup:

1	lf	6 Kaley Mudge	L		.344
2	cf	4 Jahni Kerr	L		.396
3	3b	8 Kalei Harding	R		.316
4	dp	13 Mack Leonard	L		.304
5	2b	9 Devyn Flaherty	L		.329
6	rf	1 Hallie Wacaser	R		.333
7	c	51 Michaela Edenfield	R		.248
8	1b	3 Bethaney Keen	L		.238
9	ss	10 Josie Muffley	R		.270
10	p	32 Kathryn Sandercock	R		-

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Carson Frier is Todd's daughter. Heck of an athletic family

UCF lineup:

1	lf	22 Kennedy Searcy	L		.308
2	3b	17 Jada Cody	R		.294
3	2b	3 Aubrey Evans	R		.336
4	rf	12 Chloe Evans	L		.343
5	1b	46 Shannon Doherty	R		.286
6	ss	1 Jasmine Williams	R		.312
7	dp	16 Olivia Elliott	L		.250
8	p	66 Sarah Willis	R		.243
9	cf	7 Johneisha Rowe	L		.300
10	c	35 Carson Frier	R		.114

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU is the visiting team, which is weird. But we are underway with Mudge in the box

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge strikes out swinging

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Willis definitely is slow and methodical. Her pre-pitch routine is hard to describe. It works for her. But annoying, maybe?

Time between pitches - from when the ball gets thrown back to her by the catcher - is very long.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

About 35 seconds between pitches. Kerr fouling off a few pitches in what is a long at-bat.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Kerr grounds out back to Willis

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Harding strikes out swinging

Middle 1st, 0-0

 

[DFSNOLE]

Thanks Bob.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Searcy strikes out swinging

 

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Cody grounds out 5-3

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Evans strikes out swinging

End 1st, 0-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Really nice play by the UCF SS, running over to foul ground and up against the fence to track down the pop up from Leonard

 

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Flaherty flies out to LF

 

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Wacaser grounds out 6-3

Middle 2nd, 0-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Evans leadoff double

 

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Doherty shallow pop to CF, runner can't tag up

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Williams lines out to Keen at 1B. Can't get Evans at 2B

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wild pitch on ball four so Evans advances to 3B

Runners on corners for Willis

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Elliott steals second but we could call it catcher's indifference

Edenfield isn't going to take that risk with a runner on 3B and Kat ahead in the count

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Kat gets Willis on the drop

Sandercock strands two

End 2nd, 0-0

 

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Edenfield grounds out 5-3

 

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Keen robbed of a single by the RF, Evans dives and tracks it down in right-center

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Ump discussing the lack of speed from Willis on the mound

Muffley pops up

Middle 3rd, 0-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Rowe bunts, reaches

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Searcy grounds out back to Sandercock

Rowe advances to 2B

 

[CHAMLER]

Ump discussing the lack of speed from Willis on the mound

Muffley pops up

Middle 3rd, 0-0

The ucf pitcher is a human rain delay. Never seen a player so slow. Can’t believe the ump warned Muffley. I actually timed the ucf pitcher. She’s averaging between 45 sec to over a minute between pitches.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Cody didn't miss a HR by much. Five feet or so, maybe. A long foul ball

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Cody walks

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Evans grounds out to Sandercock, but the runners advance into scoring position

Two down

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Evans singles up the middle, ball off the glove of a diving Muffley

Would have been a really, really tough play

1-0 UCF

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Doherty strikes out swinging

End 3rd, 1-0 UCF

 

[goldmom]

Come on girls!

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge reaches as her hit goes off Willis' glove and she beats the throw at 1B

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge swipes 2B

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Kerr flies out to CF, Mudge stays on 2B

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Harding single up the middle

Runners at corners with one down for Mack Leonard