The No. 8 Florida State Seminoles softball team beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-2 on Thursday at JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee, Florida. They have won 22 straight games and improved to 33-4 overall and 10-0 in ACC play with the win.
Visit biznow.biz for more information.
Isa Torres once again gave FSU a 1-0 lead to start the game, hitting a leadoff triple off the wall and scoring on a throwing error. A single, a walk, and another error loaded the bases for Anna Hinde, who worked a walk. Kennedy Harp made it a 3-0 game with a sacrifice fly before Hayley Griggs lined out to end the inning.
Notre Dame got one run back in the second with a lead-off homer off of Jazzy Francik. They got two runners on in the first, but Francik kept them off the scoreboard with back-to-back strikeouts. The Fighting Irish stranded eight runners in the game.
The Seminoles offense got back to work in the third inning as Shelby McKenzie worked a leadoff walk and was replaced by Makenna Sturgis, who got to second on a groundout and stole third. Marin Heller walked and stole second, putting two runners in scoring position. Torres once again came through, doubling both in with her third hit of the game.
Torres finished the game with four hits and was a home run short of the cycle. She raised her batting average to .630. The Seminoles finished with eight hits and worked nine walks to go against eight strikeouts.
Griggs blew the game open in the fifth inning, hitting a two-run homer to make it a 7-1 game. It was her third home run of the season.
Makenna Reid replaced Francik to start the sixth inning, but recorded just one out. She allowed a solo home run, hit a batter, and walked another. Ashtyn Danley came on and recorded the final five outs of the game. Francik allowed one run over five innings on four hits and three walks, striking out seven batters.
FSU and Notre Dame will return to action on Friday at 6 p.m. ET for Game Two of the series. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Contact/Follow us @FSUWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of FSU news, notes, and opinions.
This article originally appeared on FSU Wire: FSU softball beats Notre Dame