No. 8 FSU Splits On Day Two Of ACC/Big Ten Challenge
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State had another strong showing on Day 2 of the 2018 ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge on Saturday as the No. 8 Seminoles (7-1) started the afternoon with a convincing 9-3 win over No. 14 Minnesota, while a first-inning run proved to be the difference in Michigan’s 1-0 win over FSU to close out the night.
“Completely excited about the energy of the team,” said FSU head coach Lonni Alameda. “This was an amazing environment, our fans were outstanding and it was a great atmosphere to play what felt like postseason softball in February. Both Meghan’s pitched a great game tonight, but you have to tip your hat to Beaubien. Michigan took some hacks and she pitched a great game for them and that’s why we want to play the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to get yourself these good at bats. I’m really proud of our team to have the fight in the seventh inning, so I’m excited about tomorrow and being able to make some adjustments.”
Game 2: No. 20 Michigan 1, No. 8 Florida State 0
Michigan found all the offense it needed in the first inning, as Faith Canfield led off the game with a double to right center and came in to score on an RBI single by Tera Blanco.
FSU starter Meghan King settled in an retired the next eight batters before allowing a double and a hit-by-pitch to put a pair of Wolverines on with one out in the inning. Gordon made a pair of impressive defensive plays to end the inning unscathed, tracking down a pop fly in foul territory and also making a clean pick on ball in the dirt for a force out at first.
The Wolverines threatened again in the sixth inning on a walk and a hit-by-pitch with one out, but King got out of the jam by deflecting a ball up the middle to Sherrill, who stepped on second and fired to first to complete the inning-ending double play.
Michigan starting pitcher Meghan Beaubien was perfect through 6.1 innings, retiring the first 19 batters she faced, including six strikeouts. Jessie Warren broke up the no-hit bid with a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh and Cali Harrod followed with a two-out base hit to center. A wild pitch moved the winning run to second base, but Beaubien’s seventh strikeout ended the game.
King (3-1) took the loss after allowing just one run and four hits over 7.0 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
The Seminoles close out the 2018 ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge on Sunday, February 18 with a game against Michigan at 1:00 p.m. The game has been moved from its original 12:30 p.m. start time due to a makeup game between Notre Dame and Michigan that will be played earlier in the day. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com and there will be a live radio broadcast on Shoutcast.com.
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