FSU softball obliterates No. 22 Virginia Tech for series sweep
By Kelvin Hunt
![Florida State Seminoles head coach celebrates her team's big win with the players. The Florida State Seminoles celebrate their victory over the UNC Tar Heels for the ACC Softball Championship title Saturday, May 11, 2019.Fsu V Unc Acc Softball1283 Florida State Seminoles head coach celebrates her team's big win with the players. The Florida State Seminoles celebrate their victory over the UNC Tar Heels for the ACC Softball Championship title Saturday, May 11, 2019.Fsu V Unc Acc Softball1283](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/ab1aa8b35272161f69f761c50c6684008cc902afd4328a946a156f55279b5172.jpg)
No. 5 FSU softball (39-8, 16-2 ACC) obliterated No. 22 Virginia Tech 16-7 to sweep the series Saturday afternoon.
It was the most runs they’ve scored all season and the most scored since scoring 13 against Colgate in early March.
The Noles applied pressure in the first inning, scoring three runs on two hits. They scored four runs on five hits in the top of the second and five runs on two hits and two errors in the top of the third.
It looked as if the game was going to be over without question after five innings. However, Virginia Tech scored six runs in the bottom of the third behind four hits and two FSU errors to trim the lead to 12-6.
This start>>>>>>>>>
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 22, 2023
Hallie doubles off the wall, and the Noles have jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st‼️‼️
📺ACCNX#Team40 pic.twitter.com/up1FsEcVJM
Keep 'em coming👍👍👍
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 22, 2023
Dev doubles to bring Josie home, and the Noles are up 4-0‼️‼️
📺ACCNX#Team40 pic.twitter.com/qmbYdeFHxj
IT'S A HIT PARTY IN BLACKSBURG‼️‼️
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 22, 2023
Ocho brings in another run and IT'S 5-0 NOLES‼️‼️#Team40 pic.twitter.com/ZXk1xc2fsN
NOLES CAME TO PLAY‼️‼️
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 22, 2023
7-0 NOLES🍢🍢
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WHY NOT?!?!
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 22, 2023
A THREE-RUN SHOT FROM MACK‼️‼️
12-0 NOLES
📺ACCNX#Team40 pic.twitter.com/rXT32xxp6C
The runs keep on coming🤷♂️🤷♂️
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 22, 2023
Michaela doubles, and Devyn singles to bring two more runs in for the Noles🍢
15-6 Noles pic.twitter.com/HcyW14BMCj
We've now scored 16 runs which is the most runs by FSU since 2019...We did it in four innings btw☺️#Team40 pic.twitter.com/ITsguWSwE2
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 22, 2023
FSU should have gotten out of the inning without allowing any runs. Virginia Tech’s momentum would be short-lived as the FSU offense explosion continued by scoring four runs in the top of the fourth for a 16-6 lead.
Kathryn Sandercock came into the game in the bottom of the fourth and finished the final two innings, allowing only one run on two hits.
The FSU offense had 12 hits and only left three runners on base. Devyn Flaherty, Kalei Harding, Mack Leonard, Jahni Kerr, and Michaela Edenfield had two hits each. Harding, Leonard, and Kerr had three RBI each.
Flaherty and Edenfield had two RBI each. I talked about how Flaherty, Leonard, and Edenfield had been hot as of late on social media before the game, and it’s great to see their production continue.
This series sweep was sweet also because of how Virginia Tech put it on the Noles in front of their home crowd last season.
FSU softball has been playing at a high level over the past few weeks and will be back in action against hated rival and No. 14 Florida Gators Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Tallahassee.
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