College Scoreboard: Check out how FSU and FAM baseball, softball teams played Sunday
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The No. 4 Florida State softball team (43-8, 19-2) dominated from start to finish on Sunday afternoon in a 12-0 run-rule victory over Notre Dame (29-16, 11-12-1) at Melissa Cook Stadium
The Seminoles dominated all aspects of the game as they outhit the Irish 13-1 and committed just one error compared to the Irish's four errors.
For the second straight game, the Seminoles wasted no time getting the offense going as Kaley Mudge led off the game with a double. Kalei Harding drew a walk, and Mack Leonard moved the runners to second and third on a groundout. Michaela Edenfield then hit one into shallow center field to score both Mudge and Harding.
The Irish had their biggest threat of the game in the bottom of the first as a fielding error and a hit by pitch put runners on first and second, but the Seminoles turned their 10th double play of the season to get out of the inning.
The game then entered a 20 minute weather delay in the second inning, but the Seminoles came back in the top of the third as Harding hit her eighth home run of the season to give the Noles a 3-0 in the third inning.
The Seminoles then exploded in the fourth inning as 14 batters came to the plate. The Seminoles scored eight runs on eight hits which was highlighted by Edenfield's two-run home run. Mudge, Jahni Kerr, Bethaney Keen and Harding each picked up an RBI in the inning.
The Seminoles added one more run in the top of the fifth after Krystina Hartley led off with a double and advanced to third on a throwing error. Flaherty then reached on an error to score Hartley.
Kathryn Sandercock got the start in the circle and was phenomenal as she pitched 3.2 innings and allowed just one hit. Makenna Reid came in and closed it out and did not allow a hit in 1.1 innings pitched. Sandercock was credited with the win to improve to 18-3 this season.
The Seminoles will return to the field on Wednesday as they take on No. 15 Florida in Gainesville. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
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FSU baseball
Freshman DeAmez Ross hit a go-ahead three-run home run – the first of his career – in Florida State’s 12-8 loss at Notre Dame on Sunday. Ross is the ninth Seminole with a home run this season.
Colton Vincent and Jaime Ferrer combined to add four hits and five RBI, while Treyton Rank had three hits and scored a pair of runs.
Ross’s home run came in Florida State’s four-run third inning, erasing the Irish’s 2-0 lead. The game was tied at 5-5 after Ferrer’s RBI double before Notre Dame scored seven consecutive and led 12-5 entering the seventh inning.
The Seminoles scored the final three runs, and Brennen Oxford pitched the final 2.1 innings without allowing a run, but FSU’s comeback fell short with a scoreless ninth inning.
UP NEXT:
Florida State plays No. 4 Florida Tuesday at 6:00 pm at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville. The game will not be televised but can be heard on 100.7 FM in Tallahassee, through the TuneIn app and the FSU Gameday App.
OF NOTE:
DeAmez Ross gave FSU a lead with a three-run home run, his first career home run. His three RBI tied a career high.
Jaime Ferrer hit his team-best 18th double, and third of the weekend. He had two hits, two total RBI and now leads FSU with 36 RBI and 18 multi-hit games.
Ross and Ferrer have a team-high five-game hitting streak.
James Tibbs drew his 33rd walk of the season, 17 more than the next-closest Seminole (Cam Smith, 16). He also hit two doubles, his ninth and 10th of the year.
Florida State turned its 34th double play of the season.
Jordan Carrion walked and improved to 3-for-3 on stolen base chances.
Colton Vincent was hit by a pitch for a team-high eighth time. He reached safely all four times, with a walk, HBP, a single and double.
Treyton Rank and Vincent both tied a career high with two runs scored. Rank tied a season high with three hits.
Saturday's recaps
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – The fourth-ranked Florida State softball team (42-8, 18-2) scored six runs in the top of the first and never looked back in an 11-2 win in five innings over Notre Dame (29-15-1, 11-11-1) to secure their seventh ACC series win of the season.
The win marked Head Coach Lonni Alameda's 700th win as FSU's head coach. Alameda holds a 700-195-1 record for a .781 winning percentage and has led the Noles to eight ACC titles four Women's College World Series appearances and a national championship in 2018.
The Seminoles put together another impressive offensive performance, and it did not take long for the Seminole bats to get hot. The first four batters of the game all singled as Kalei Harding and Mack Leonard each picked up an RBI. Devyn Flaherty doubled down the left field line to score Harding. Hallie Wacaser then hit her first home run of the game into left field to score three more runs for the Noles to give Ali DuBois a 6-0 lead before she even stepped into the circle.
The Irish got a run back in the bottom of the first, but DuBois settled in and got a strikeout to strand runners on second and third. Both teams were scoreless in the second inning, but it was Wacaser again who hit her second three-run home run of the afternoon to score Edenfield and Flaherty. This was Wacaser's first career multi-home run game, and she also set a career high with six RBI. She is the second Nole this season to drive in 6 runs joining Edenfield who did it on Apr. 1 against Georgia Tech.
Leonard and Kaley Mudge each added an RBI off a fielder's choice in the fourth and fifth inning.
DuBois was credited with her sixth win of the season to improve to 6-3. DuBois pitched three innings allowing just two earned runs. Allison Royalty pitched the final two innings and did not allow a single run.
The Seminoles will look for the sweep Sunday at noon on ACC Network Extra.
FSU baseball
Notre Dame beat Florida State, 12-2, Saturday afternoon to even the weekend series between the teams. The rubber match is set for Sunday at 3:00 pm.
The Seminoles led 2-0 after solo home runs from James Tibbs and Nander De Sedas. Tibbs’ home run was his team-high 13th of the season and was his second leadoff home run of the year. De Sedas now has six home runs, one shy of his career-high seven in 2021.
The Irish took the lead with six runs in the fourth inning; Notre Dame also scored six runs in the eighth inning.
After Treyton Rank’s double in the fourth inning, Notre Dame retired 14 straight Seminoles until De Sedas’s single in the ninth inning.
UP NEXT:
Sunday’s finale will start at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
OF NOTE:
Before last week, Florida State went nearly six years without a leadoff home run, with its last coming in June of 2017. In just five games in the leadoff spot, James Tibbs now has two leadoff home runs in the past eight days. He leads FSU with 13 home runs, 35 RBI and 45 runs scored
Nander De Sedas extended his hitting streak to a team-high six games with a solo home run, his sixth of the year. He now has 19 home runs in his career, second on the team behind Tibbs’ 23. De Sedas’s two hits tied a season high.
DeAmez Ross singled to extend his hitting streak to four games. He also stole his team-high fifth base of the year.
Jaime Ferrer hit his team-high 17th double of the year (and second of the series). He leads FSU in doubles and hits (59); Ferrer has a four-game hitting streak.
Andrew Armstrong made his 26th pitching appearance and second of the weekend. He entered the series Top 10 nationally in pitching appearances. Brennen Oxford is now tied for second on the team with 19 pitching appearances.
Florida State turned its 33rd double play of the season, surpassing its 2022 total.
Friday's results
Link Jarrett's return to Notre Dame is off to a winning start.
Jackson Baumeister pitched six innings and struck out nine hitters – while allowing just one run – in FSU's 3-2 victory at Notre Dame Friday evening.
Doug Kirkland earned his second save in as many games with 2.1 scoreless innings.
The Fighting Irish (23-17 overall, 11-11 ACC) stranded eight runners in the game as Baumeister needed 106 pitches to complete his six innings.
He has struck out nine batters in back-to-back games as he improved to 3-4 on the season.
Andrew Armstrong got two outs in the seventh inning before Kirkland earned his second career save with 2.1 scoreless innings to close out the contest.
The Seminoles (15-25 overall, 6-16 in the ACC) scored a pair of runs against Aidan Tyrell in the third inning on Jaime Ferrer’s two-run double. Ferrer’s 58th hit of the season scored DeAmez Ross and James Tibbs III, who both reached on walks.
After Estevan Moreno cut the lead in half with a solo home run in the fifth inning for the Irish, FSU and Notre Dame traded runs in the seventh inning. Colton Vincent singled to score Nander De Sedas in the top of the inning, while Moreno singled to score Brooks Coetzee in the bottom of the frame.
Jarrett coached Notre Dame for three seasons and before being hired by FSU last summer.
UP NEXT:
Due to weather, game two between the Seminoles and Fighting Irish will be played Saturday at noon am on ACCNX.
OF NOTE:
Jaime Ferrer hit a two-run double in the third inning to start the scoring. He leads FSU with 58 hits and 16 doubles; he is tied with James Tibbs with 34 RBI.
Tibbs drew his team-high 32nd walk of the season and scored on Ferrer’s double. He has 17 more walks than the next closest Seminole and also leads FSU with 44 runs scored.
Jackson Baumeister struck out nine batters for the second straight game. He leads FSU with 75 on the season. He has also accounted for three of FSU’s four wins by a starting pitcher this season.
Doug Kirkland earned his second career save Friday night, after earning his first in FSU’s last game Sunday against Virginia Tech. Kirkland did not allow a hit over the final 2.1 innings.
McGwire Holbrook singled in his first at-bat, extending his hitting streak to a season-high seven games. It is the longest active streak on the team. Nander De Sedas singled and has a five-game hitting streak. Ferrer, Colton Vincent and DeAmez Ross have three-game hitting streaks.
Jordan Carrion recorded his fourth sacrifice bunt, tied with De Sedas for the team high.
Andrew Armstrong made his 25th pitching appearance. He entered the weekend Top 10 nationally in pitching appearances. Doug Kirkland is now tied for second on the team with 19 appearances; Armstrong and Kirkland lead FSU with two saves apiece.
FSU’s win snapped a 14-game road losing streak and a 12-game ACC road losing streak.
FSU softball
The No. 4 Florida State softball team (41-8, 17-2) completed its largest comeback of the season in a 5-4 win over Notre Dame (29-14-1, 11-10-1) on Friday night in eight innings.
The first four innings featured a classic pitcher's duel as the Seminoles recorded two hits while Kathryn Sandercock held the Fighting Irish hitless through four innings. Notre Dame was able to push four runs across in the bottom of the fifth and looked to push the fifth run of the inning across, but the runner left first base early wiping the run off the board.
That would be a costly mistake as the Seminoles recorded singles from Kaley Mudge and Mack Leonard to put runners on first and second with two outs. Jahni Kerr delivered to bring Mudge home to give the Seminoles their first run of the game. Michaela Edenfield then stepped in and hit a no-doubter home run that landed over the scoreboard into the wind at Mellissa Cook Stadium to tie the game at four.
Makenna Reid came in and retired the Irish in order in the bottom of the sixth to give the Noles a chance to take the lead in top of the seventh, but the Seminoles stranded a runner on second. The Irish would get the leadoff runner on base thanks to an error, but Reid recorded two popups and a strikeout to end the threat to send the Seminoles to their first extra innings game of the season.
Kalei Harding led off the eighth inning with a double, and Leonard moved her to third with a groundout. Kerr battled through an 0-2 count with four foul balls before finally putting the ball in play. Harding got caught in a rundown but kept the play alive long enough to allow Kerr to advance to third. A passed ball allowed Kerr to race home to give the Noles its first lead of the game.
The Irish got a two-out double in the bottom of the eighth, but Reid recorded her third strikeout of the game to give the Seminoles the win. Reid improved to 11-0 after pitching three innings and allowing just one hit.
The two teams will meet for the second game of the series tomorrow at noon on ACC Network Extra.
FAMU update
FAMU baseball dropped a 1-0 decision at Alabama State Friday, while the softball team fell at Jackson State 9-6 in a game televised by ESPNU.
FAMU and Alabama State entered their three-game series as co-leaders in the SWAC East at 15-3 each.
Rattlers starter Hunter Viets allowed one earned run on five hits in seven innings.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: College Scoreboard: Sunday results of FSU and FAMU baseball, softball
