FSU softball moved up in the rankings after going 5-0 in the JoAnne Graf Classic. They’ve gotten off to a tremendous start in 2020.
No. 5 FSU softball (6-0, 0-0 ACC) has already made a lot of noise in the young softball season. The Noles opened things up with an extra-inning 2-1 win over North Carolina who’s now ranked No. 25 in the nation.
They followed that up with a huge come from behind extra-inning win over No. 1 Alabama. The Noles trailed 7-2 going into the final frame before scoring five runs capped off by a grand slam from Dani Morgan.
FSU softball went on to score the winning run in the bottom of the eighth to win 8-7. They blasted Detroit 22-0 in five-innings before taking out Alabama for the second time 8-0 in five innings.
Coach Lonnie Alameda notched her 700 career win in a five-inning shutout win over Detroit to close out the JoAnne Graf Classic.
FSU ladies swept ACC Player of the Week Honors during the first week of the season.
🚨 The first #ACCSB weekly honorees for 2020 are in! 🚨
— ACC Softball (@ACCsoftball) February 11, 2020
Player of the Week: Kiersten Landers, Fr., OF, @FSU_Softball
Pitcher of the Week: Caylan Arnold, Sr., Florida Statehttps://t.co/CuesCyQ640 pic.twitter.com/MCJuafPCfh
Not one... Not two... but TEN HR's on opening weekend 😲🤯
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) February 10, 2020
Now that's what we like to see 😉#LiveTheMoment | #Team37 pic.twitter.com/YFy9VmyOSj
That’s two extra-inning games and three mercy-rule games for those keeping score at home. The Noles returned to action Wednesday night with a 10-2 mercy-rule win over FAMU.
FSU has a daunting schedule in front of them as they’ll begin to play in the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational.
They’ll take on the new No. 1 team in the nation Washington Friday at 1 p.m. They’ll follow that up with a game against No. 13 Minnesota at 6 p.m. followed by a game against No. 23 Northwestern Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
They’ll return to action Sunday against Liberty at 2:30 p.m. before wrapping up play in the St. Pete/Clearwater Invitational against No. 2 UCLA at 7 p.m. ET.
That’s some stiff competition that will provide a great gauge of where this softball program is at the moment.