Softball Updates: FSU vs. UCF (Saturday at 5 p.m.)

[Bob Ferrante]

Updates from FSU:

Due to inclement weather in the area, the NCAA has made adjustments to the 2024 Tallahassee Regional schedule. Per NCAA rules, no game will begin after 11 p.m. eastern. There will be approximately 35 minutes in between each game.

Saturday, May 18
Game 3 – UCF vs. Florida State – 5 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 4 – Auburn vs. Chattanooga – 7:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 5 - Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – 10 p.m. – ESPN+

Sunday, May 19
Game 6 - Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 – 1 p.m.
Game 7 (If Necessary) – 3:30 p.m.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

expected that first pitch is 5:05 pm

 

[NoleLizards]

expected that first pitch is 5:05 pm

Is it still being televised??

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Looks like ESPN+ stream is only option

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU is the visiting team:

1	lf	6 Kaley Mudge	L		.357
2	3b	42 Jaysoni Beachum	R		.429
3	dp	8 Kalei Harding	R		.335
4	ss	3 Isa Torres	L		.365
5	c	51 Michaela Edenfield	R		.381
6	2b	9 Devyn Flaherty	L		.318
7	rf	4 Jahni Kerr	L		.324
8	1b	12 Amaya Ross	R		.336
9	cf	23 Kennedy Harp	R		.297
10	p	10 Mimi Gooden	R		-

 

[Bob Ferrante]

UCF is the home team:

1	c	17 Jada Cody	R		.349
2	1b	46 Shannon Doherty	R		.311
3	dp	98 Sona Halajian	R		.352
4	rf	12 Chloe Evans	L		.326
5	ss	1 Jasmine Williams	R		.241
6	lf	44 Stormy Kotzelnick	L		.242
7	3b	8 Sierra Humphreys	R		.347
8	cf	7 Johneisha Rowe	L		.379
9	2b	3 Aubrey Evans	R		.272
10	p	18 Kaitlyn Felton	R		-

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge grounds out to 1B
Beachum lines out to RF

Heck of a grab at the all as the UCF CF, Johneisha Rowe, goes vertical to steal a HR from Kalei Harding

 

[Bob Ferrante]

A good bit of U-C-F chants that were met with F-S-U chants between innings

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Cody grounds out
Doherty strikes out swinging
Halajian grounds out

End 1st, 0-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Torres grounds out

Edenfield goes opposite field with the double

Flaherty with a single, it's knocked down but ball gets away and no play at 1B

FSU has runners on corners for Kerr

Kerr walks

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Bases loaded with one down for Ross

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Ross sac fly, Edenfield scores

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wacaser HBP to load the bases again

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wild pitch, Flaherty comes home (standing up) and then Kerr comes home (sliding)

FSU takes a 3-0 lead

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Mudge draws a walk, giving FSU runners on the corners (Wacaser at 3B)

Beachum up

 

[englert1]

Updates from FSU:

Due to inclement weather in the area, the NCAA has made adjustments to the 2024 Tallahassee Regional schedule. Per NCAA rules, no game will begin after 11 p.m. eastern. There will be approximately 35 minutes in between each game.

Saturday, May 18
Game 3 – UCF vs. Florida State – 5 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 4 – Auburn vs. Chattanooga – 7:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 5 - Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – 10 p.m. – ESPN+

Sunday, May 19
Game 6 - Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 – 1 p.m.
Game 7 (If Necessary) – 3:30 p.m.

Watching it live on ESPNU 7 Innings Live

 

[englert1]

Watching it live on ESPNU 7 Innings Live

SOFTBALL

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Cochran in to relieve for UCF

Beachum draws a walk

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Harding with a two-run double

FSU extends the lead to 5-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Lengthy review to see if the runner left early ... and no

To reset, FSU 5-0 with runners ins coring position for Torres

And now a UCF pitching change

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Torres grounds out

FSU 5-0, middle 2nd

 

[englert1]

Torres grounds out

FSU 5-0, middle 2nd

7 Innings Live cut to other games when FSU went up 5-0.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Evans with a hot-shot single that goes off Ross' glove at 1B

Bang-bang play at 1B, but Torres' throw beats the runner. Evans to 2B

 

[Bob Ferrante]

We'll do our best to share updates as well as FSU softball's highlights during the game

The lack of reach for ESPN+ is a real limitation unfortunately

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[Bob Ferrante]

I almost caught a foul ball. Almost. In my defense, I am sitting down in a camping chair here and the ball went off the net

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Kotzelnic pops out
Humphreys grounds out

End 2nd, 5-0 FSU

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Edenfield grounds out
Flaherty walks
Kerr lines out
Ross flies out

Middle 3rd, 5-0 FSU

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Rowe grounds out
Evans grounds out
Cody grounds out

A low-stress inning for Gooden

End 3rd, 5-0 FSU

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wacaser flies out
Mudge flies out
Beachum singles up the middle
Must have been a missed sign on a failed hit and run but Beachum is caught off the bag in a rundown, out down at 1B

Middle 4th, 5-0 FSU

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Doherty grounds out
Halajian grounds out
Evans grounds out

Good work from Mimi, inducing a lot of groundouts today (10)

End 4th, FSU 5-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU goes down in order in top 5th

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Williams doubles to lead off the 5th

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Burge with a swinging bunt, runner to 3B

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Humphreys RBI single.

FSU 5-1

Gooden gets a nice round of applause as Alameda calls in Danley to relieve

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Humphreys swipes 2B

Edenfield’s throw was juuuust a bit high

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Evans singles. Runners on corners

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Cody pops out

End 5th, FSU 5-1

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Flaherty walks to lead off the 6th
Kerr pops out
Flaherty steals second
Ross moves her to 3B on the sac fly
Wacaser walks, Kennedy Harp is the PR

Runners on corners for Mudge

Mudge with a flyout to deep CF

Middle 6th, FSU 5-1