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Lead Story
For the first time since winning the 2018 national championship, Florida State softball is headed to the Women’s College World Series. The No. 10 nationally-seeded Seminoles clinched the spot with a 4-3 walk-off thriller over LSU in nine innings to win the Baton Rouge Super Regional.
After being blanked for five innings, FSU pushed across one run in each of its final four at-bats. Georgia Clark got the scoring started for seventh-seeded LSU with a 2-run home run in the fourth. FSU got on the scoreboard with an RBI single from Elizabeth Mason in the sixth before tying the game on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh.
In the top of the eighth, LSU went back in front on a solo home run by Taylor Pleasants, but Mason had an answer. With the Seminoles down to their last out, Mason’s solo homer in the eight forced a ninth. With two on and one out, Kiersten Landers ended the game for FSU with a walk-off single to score Dani Morgan.
Both teams finished with eight hits in the contest. Clark and Pleasants each had three for the Tigers.
Mason had the only multi-hit night for FSU. The Seminoles will move on to face either No. 2 seed UCLA or Virginia Tech in Oklahoma City.
Between the Lines
In addition to the FSU softball victory, FSU baseball wrapped up the ACC Tournament with a 6-3 win over Miami on Friday. FSU track and field continued the NCAA East Preliminaries. FSU men’s golf began the NCAA Championships.
On the Agenda
FSU track and field will wrap up the NCAA East Preliminaries on Saturday. FSU men’s golf will continue the NCAA Championships.
News and Notes
FSU baseball is projected as a No. 2 seed in the Hattiesburg Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Helpful Links
Fifth Quarter: 5-Year Nole Anniversary: Busby’s Walk-Off Single Lifts FSU Past Miami, Into ACC Title Game
Tomahawk Nation: Three up, three down: FSU baseball tops Miami in the ACC Tournament
The Osceola: Seminole Sidelines: Madden(ing) search for help on OL, Brooks vs Bryson & against all odds
Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson
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