Live updates: FSU vs. Tennessee in WCWS (Monday)

[Bob Ferrante]

Florida State (57-9) looks to advance to the WCWS championship series with a win over Tennessee (51-9) on Monday at 7 p.m. (ESPN).

FSU needs just one win to advance, while Tennessee would need two victories. If necessary, a second game would follow at 9:30 p.m.

Curt has a scouting report of Tennessee

FSU's 2023 stats

Tennessee's 2023 stats

We'll have starting lineups once they are available and live updates during the game below. Chat with us

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Also, wouldn't it be something if FSU knocked off South Carolina (regionals), Georgia (Supers) and now Tennessee (WCWS semifinals) to reach the championship round? One could say it would just mean more.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[DFSNOLE]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

LHP Makenna Reid is in the circle

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU lineup:

1	lf	6 Kaley Mudge	L		.353
2	cf	4 Jahni Kerr	L		.357
3	3b	8 Kalei Harding	R		.322
4	c	51 Michaela Edenfield	R		.253
5	2b	9 Devyn Flaherty	L		.333
6	p	31 Makenna Reid	L		-
7	rf	1 Hallie Wacaser	R		.314
8	1b	3 Bethaney Keen	L		.239
9	ss	10 Josie Muffley	R		.262

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Tennessee lineup:

1	cf	9 Kiki Milloy	R		.416
2	3b	11 Zaida Puni	R		.365
3	1b	24 McKenna Gibson	R		.364
4	lf	5 Rylie West	R		.274
5	ss	12 Mackenzie Donihoo	R		.270
6	dp	19 J. Brockenbrough	L		.258
7	2b	2 Lair Beautae	L		.248
8	c	27 G. Koutsoyanopulos	R		.231
9	rf	1 Katie Taylor	R		.248
10	p	33 Payton Gottshall	R		-

 

[NoleLizards]

Appears as though Leonard is on pitching duty.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Not sure if what was originally posted has been changed, but yes, I'm seeing Mack Leonard as FSU's listed starter. I'm sure it is all hands on deck (except maybe Kat in Game 1) but I like the move. Mack has been great in all her NCAA Tournament appearances so far.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Payton Gottshall (1.58 ERA over 106.2 innings, 130 strikeouts) in the circle for Tennessee. Interested to see how available and/or effective Tennessee ace Ashley Rogers will be today after she threw 136 pitches last night.

 

[CurtWeiler]

FSU is the road team in Game 1 tonight, meaning the Seminole bats will get a chance to start the game off with a bang.

If there were to be a second game tonight, that's good as it would mean FSU would be the home team in Game 2, a sizable advantage. I'm sure they are not thinking that way, however.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Kaley Mudge leads off the game with a groundout to second. Second semifinal is underway in OKC.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Jahni Kerr flies out to left. Two down.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Harding gets under one and flies out to left-center. FSU retired in order in the top of the first.

0-0, M1. Mack Leonard taking the circle for the Seminoles. She's allowed one run on two hits over 9.1 innings in the NCAA Tournament.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Josie Muffley picks up right where she left off Saturday night, snagging a hard-hit liner hit to her right on the first pitch of the bottom of the first. Tennessee slugger Kiki Milloy retired.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Don’t mess with Josie

 

[CurtWeiler]

Zaida Puni puts Tennessee ahead with a solo homer to center. Just the third home run Mack Leonard has allowed this season. Got busted hanging a drop ball.

1-0 Tennessee, B1

 

[CurtWeiler]

First time FSU has trailed in the WCWS. Interested to see how the team responds.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Makenna Reid warming up in the bullpen. Quick, but Tennessee has definitely seen Leonard well through the first two batters.

 

[goldmom]

Come on ladies!

 

[CurtWeiler]

Leonard walks the next batter on five pitches. She's definitely not keeping her pitches low in the zone like is her norm.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Leonard gets a flyout to right for the second out of the inning.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Groundout to short gets FSU out of the inning with no further damage. Leonard settled in pretty well but FSU in an early 1-0 hole through one inning.

 

[CurtWeiler]

FSU does not trail for long. Michaela Edenfield leads off the FSU second with another mammoth home run to left-center. Her second home run in three WCWS games.

1-1, T2

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Ok, so we are trading home runs early

 

[CurtWeiler]

Ok, so we are trading home runs early

Michaela's was longer if that is the tiebreaker.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Devyn Flaherty gets ahead in the count but grounds out to second. One down.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Edenfield had one home run in the 13 games leading up to the WCWS. Now two in three games in OKC. Something something about big-time players and big-time moments.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Leonard bounces one back to the pitcher and is retired. Two outs.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Wacaser flies out to center and FSU is retired in order after Edenfield's game-tying home run.

1-1, M2

 

[CurtWeiler]

Mack back in the circle for a second inning. Wonder how short the leash is.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Not going to lie, Brockenbro is one of the cooler last names I have heard.

Leonard gets her to groundout to second to lead off the bottom of the second.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Groundout to short. Two down.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Koutsoyanopulos works a two-out walk to give Tennessee a baserunner.

 

[CurtWeiler]

Leonard gets a groundout to second to strand the runner. Nice communication between Flaherty and Keen on a ball hit between them.

1-1 after two innings

 

[NoleLizards]

PEACHY KEEN!!!!!

 

[CurtWeiler]

Wow. Bethaney Keen leads off the FSU third with her first homer in two seasons with the FSU softball program. She may not hit them often but she destroyed that one.

2-1 FSU, T3

 

[CurtWeiler]

I laughed

 

[CurtWeiler]

Muffley tries to bunt but it is caught in foul territory by first base.