Softball Updates: Texas Tech at FSU, game 2 on Friday (3 p.m. on ESPN2)

[Bob Ferrante]

Florida State and Texas Tech are set for Game 2 of the Super Regional at 3 p.m. (ESPN2). The Seminoles will need to win today and again Saturday night to advance to the Women's CWS.

Julia Apsel (12-1, 3.07 ERA) is in the circle for FSU. A little surprised at that considering she pitched some last night. But we'll of course see a few FSU pitchers today.

The bummer is NiJaree Canady (29-5, 0.88 ERA) is in the circle again for Texas Tech. Here are the lineups:

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Game is starting out on ESPN+

 

[GaCracker]

Tech going for the kill shot with Canady.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Canady works a 1-2-3 first inning

 

[Bob Ferrante]

One night after FSU commits three errors, Texas Tech gets a runner on with an infield hit an a throwing error, low and wide to Bueno at 1B

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Sac bunt, Davis to 3B

 

[GaCracker]

oh boy

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Johnson sac fly in bot 1st and Texas Tech takes the 1-0 lead

 

[Bob Ferrante]

McKenzie singles but Canady works a scoreless 2nd inning

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Apsel gives up a single but tosses a shutout 2nd inning

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Canady is through the third inning

Similar to last night, more flyouts (five) than strikeouts (two)

1-0 Texas Tech

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Apsel gets two outs in the 3rd, leaves the game with a runner on 2B

Jazzy Francik in to relieve

 

[jesusfreak132]

We have to show a little bit of life at the plate........

 

[jesusfreak132]

errors...... oops......

 

[Bob Ferrante]

A weird inning in the 4th. A second FSU error

Texas Tech loads the bases with two down

 

[Bob Ferrante]

A fortunate line out, right to 2B

FSU keeps the Texas Tech lead to 1-0

End 4th

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wacaser with a one-out double in the fifth

A big, big opportunity

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wild pitch moves DeLong (as the pinch runner) to 3B

Beachum strikes out, two down

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Ross flies out

Canady deals with pressure so well

Middle 5th, 1-0 Texas Tech

 

[Bob Ferrante]

A tough-luck error on Beachum. A very hard-hit ball off Canady’s bat. Two on with two down in 5th

 

[Bob Ferrante]

RBI single and Texas Tech extends the lead to 2-0

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Collision on the play as Isa Torres is hit by the runner going from second to third

But Isa appears to be just fine

 

[jesusfreak132]

Collision on the play as Isa Torres is hit by the runner going from second to third

But Isa appears to be just fine

How? The runner even jumped up into Isa. That’s why Isa had to turn away from the play.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Nothing going for FSU in the 6th

 

[johnlwil]

How? The runner even jumped up into Isa. That’s why Isa had to turn away from the play.

According to Google fthe base runner is out when the runner interfere with the fielder.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Dack walks and Edenfield slips a double in front of a diving center fielder

Runners in scoring position

 

[Bob Ferrante]

RBI groundout. First run of the Supers

FSU has a runner on 3B with one out

Texas Tech leads 2-1

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Wacaser fouls out. Two down

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Beachum fouls out

Texas Tech wins 2-1

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Red Raiders advance to the Women’s CWS for the first time

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Lonni Alameda trying to hold in the emotions. She shares applause to the fans to show appreciation to them.

 

[jesusfreak132]

Just really bad in the box yesterday and today. Game was bigger than us. Errors and a couple crap calls.

 

[jesusfreak132]

and why not bunt Wacaser with 1 out and the tie runner on 3rd??????

 

[F4Gary]

Without their million dollar pitcher, TT is just average.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Without their million dollar pitcher, TT is just average.

But they have her.

 

[fredfarkle336]

But they have her.

Going into an 8 team double elimination series, they will need to get their money's worth out of her.

 

[jesusfreak132]

Without their million dollar pitcher, TT is just average.

She was off today. We had our chances.

 

[waternole]

She was off today. We had our chances.

We do not have an elite pitcher. They did.
We scored 1 run in 14 innings. You arent going to win anything like that.

 

[waternole]

The pressure was always on us. They put runs on the board early and we did nothing at the plate.

 

[rkcnoles]

Defense really needs to improve moving forward. Was the difference in today’s game.