The No. 10 Florida State Seminoles beat the No. 21 Clemson Tigers 4-1 on Friday at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. They have won 19 straight games to improve to 30-4 overall and 7-0 in the ACC.
FSU opened the scoring in the top of the fourth inning thanks to back-to-back singles by Ashtyn Danley and Bella Ruggiero. Shelby McKenzie gave them a 1-0 lead with a one-out single before Kennedy Harp scored Ruggiero with a sacrifice fly. Marin Heller capped it off with a RBI double, putting FSU up 3-0.
Clemson wasted no time responding, loading the bases with one out off of Jazzy Francik. Makenna Reid allowed one run on a sacrifice fly, but that was all.
FSU got the run back in the seventh when Hayley Griggs singled before Isa Torres reached on a fielder’s choice and stole second. She came around to score on a single by Jaysoni Beachum on an impressive slide.
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FSU had several chances to extend their lead throughout the game, but went 4-18 with runners on and stranded five runners. They also hit into four doubles plays as Clemson’s pitcher’s and fielder’s did a great job executing in pressure situations.
Francik, Reid, and Ashtyn Danley combined to allow just the one run on four hits and three walks. They did not strikeout a batter.
The two sides will return for Game Two of the series on Saturday at noon ET. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network.
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