Softball Virginia defeats FSU softball 2-0 in series opener

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU sports information:

The No. 10 Florida State softball team (34-6, 9-1) fell to Virginia (27-10, 8-5), 2-0, on Friday night in front of a sold-out 1,801 fans at JoAnne Graf Field. Wednesday’s sellout against Florida and Friday's sellout against Virginia marks the first time that FSU has sold out back-to-back games since the program started ticketing in 2019.

Neither team got much going offensively as both teams were held scoreless through four innings. Makenna Reid got the start and left a runner on second in the first inning. Reid faced the minimum in the second inning as she forced a groundball to Annabelle Widra who stepped on second and fired to first for the double play to end the threat.

Widra came on to relieve Reid in the third inning and stranded two runners in scoring position.

The Noles had their best chance in the bottom of the third as Widra hit a one-out double, but FSU was unable to push her across.

Virginia broke through in the top of the fifth inning with a two-run home run with two outs.

The Noles got runners to second in both the fifth and sixth innings but were unable to break through and ended up suffering their first ACC loss of the season and their first loss since Mar. 9.

The Seminoles will be back in action Saturday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

 

[jerinole]

It's not often you see the top 4 in our line-up with no hits. Our girls couldn't seem to adjust to this umps strike zone. He consistently called a strike on high inside pitch to right handed batters. Should it have been a ball? No doubt, but he called it a strike every time and we watched it go by every time too.

 

[waternole]

It's not often you see the top 4 in our line-up with no hits. Our girls couldn't seem to adjust to this umps strike zone. He consistently called a strike on high inside pitch to right handed batters. Should it have been a ball? No doubt, but he called it a strike every time and we watched it go by every time too.

You have to adjust.
I hope our bats aren't going into funk.
Besides 2 swings by Kerr against UF we are scoreless in the the last 14 innings.

It's not often you see the top 4 in our line-up with no hits. Our girls couldn't seem to adjust to this umps strike zone. He consistently called a strike on high inside pitch to right handed batters. Should it have been a ball? No doubt, but he called it a strike every time and we watched it go by every time too.