FSU Baseball/Softball news: Baseball sweeps JMU, Softball shines in Clearwater

FSU baseball (3-0) defeated James Madison 10-0 in eight innings on Sunday to sweep the three-game series to open the 2025 season.

The bats came alive in the last two games after getting off to a slow start in the opening game.

The offense did it all over the three-game stretch, hit home runs, stole bases, and ran them aggressively. FSU is hitting .302 as a team, with five home runs, 14 walks, and 25 strikeouts. The latter is something FSU will need to reduce, but they took better approaches in the last two games compared to the first. FSU was also 9 of 9 in stolen base attempts.

However, it was the FSU pitching that stole the show.

FSU starting pitchers went 15.2 innings and allowed zero earned runs, five hits, 23 strikeouts, and two walks. The bullpen was just as dominant, with James Madison only scoring two runs in the three-game series.

The Noles will be back in action on Tuesday as they travel to USF for their first road game this season.

FSU softball (7-1) went undefeated in the Clearwater Invitational, defeating No. 16 Missouri 9-1, Ohio State 9-1, Wichita State 15-5, and UCF 8-1.

Sophomore Kennedy Harp is the hottest batter in college softball. She's hitting .704 and has already surpassed nearly all of her offensive production from a year ago. Isa Torres is hitting over .500, Michaela Edenfield is hitting .423, and Jaysoni Beachum is hitting .346.

FSU has already hit 19 home runs and the offense is averaging 8.5 runs per game.

The pitching has been great, with transfer Annabelle Widra and freshman Jazzy Francik leading the way. Transfer Julia Apsel and Makeena Reid have made contributions. They have 39 strikeouts and only seven walks as a staff.

FSU softball will host the JoAnne Graf Classic beginning on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. ET against FAMU.