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The No. 7 Florida State softball team (40-6, 14-1) will look to stay on top of the ACC standings this weekend as it heads to Louisville to face the Louisville Cardinals (23-21, 6-12) at Ulmer Stadium. The series opener is set for 6 p.m. with Saturday's games at 1 p.m. Both games can be seen live on ACCNX with Suzanne Bush (Play by Play) and Joanna Lane (Color) on the call. Sunday's series finale will be at 6 p.m. on the ACC Network with Pam Ward (Play by Play) and Jenny Dalton-Hill (Color) on the call.
Noles Head to Louisville to Face Cardinals
What’s At Stake?
Noles’ History against the Field
Last Time Out
Noles Getting Hot at the Right Time
The No. 7 Florida State softball team (40-6, 14-1) will look to stay on top of the ACC standings this weekend as it heads to Louisville to face the Louisville Cardinals (23-21, 6-12) at Ulmer Stadium. The series opener is set for 6 p.m. with Saturday's games at 1 p.m. Both games can be seen live on ACCNX with Suzanne Bush (Play by Play) and Joanna Lane (Color) on the call. Sunday's series finale will be at 6 p.m. on the ACC Network with Pam Ward (Play by Play) and Jenny Dalton-Hill (Color) on the call.
Noles Head to Louisville to Face Cardinals
- Florida State returns to the diamond this week as they head to Louisville to face on the Cardinals in the second-to-last series of the season.
- Louisville is 23-21 and 6-12 in the ACC this season.
- The Cardinals are coming off a series loss to Virginia last weekend in Charlottesville. Louisville won the series opener 6-5 before dropping the final two games of the series. The Cardinals fell on Tuesday night at home to Western Kentucky, 2-0.
What’s At Stake?
- Once again, FSU has put itself in a prime spot to take home an ACC Regular Season Championship and secure the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament.
- FSU can clinch the ACC Championship this weekend with a sweep and two losses from Virginia Tech. The Hokies play at Cal this weekend.
- If FSU wins two out of three against Louisville, a Cal sweep over Virginia Tech and one Clemson loss this weekend against Georgia Tech will give FSU the title.
- An ACC Regular Season Title would be FSU’s 15th overall and eighth under Head Coach Lonni Alameda.
Noles’ History against the Field
- FSU leads the series against Louisville 21-8-1.
- FSU has won five out of the last six games in Louisville.
- FSU won two out of the three games last season in Louisville.
Last Time Out
- FSU headed out west to California for four games in five days against Saint Mary’s and Cal and came away with four wins.
- FSU outscored its opponents 38-7 in four games.
- Jahni Kerr led the way with three home runs and 11 RBI in the four games.
- Six different Noles hit 10 home runs, and the team posted a 1.38 team ERA in the four games.
Noles Getting Hot at the Right Time
- Florida State softball is beginning to look like Florida State softball once again as the Noles enter the final month of the regular season
- FSU is 40-6 and 14-1 in ACC play. FSU’s 14-1 start is the program’s best start since finishing 24-0 in ACC play in 2017.
- FSU won 14 consecutive games from Mar. 11-April 2 and have won 29 out of its last 32 games.
- FSU has won 40 games this season and 17 of them have come via the run rule.