No. 6 Florida State softball drops final game of Clearwater Invitational to No. 3 Tennessee

Florida State softball has concluded their trip to Clearwater, capping it off with a matchup against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.

Lineup

• SS – Isa Torres (JR)
• 2B – Marin Heller (FR)
• 3B – Jaysoni Beachum (JR)
• RF- Ashtyn Danley (JR)
• C – Anna Hinde (FR)
• LF – Hayley Griggs (FR)
• CF – Makenna Sturgis (FR)
• 1B – Angelee Bueno (JR)
• DP – Bella Ruggiero (R-FR)
• LHP – Makenna Reid (SR)

Recap

1st Inning

Makenna Reid took the circle first, as FSU was the designated home team. The Lady Vols quickly got on base, with back to back singles. With two on base, the cleanup hitter for UT took advantage, with a 3 run homerun.

In the bottom of the inning, the Seminoles faced Sage Mardjetko. Mardjetko only allowed Isa Torres to reach, and struck out two of her three next batters.

2nd Inning

Looking to respond in the home half, Anna Hinde led off with a single. Marjetko loaded the bases, adding Angelee Bueno and Bella Ruggiero with two outs. With ‘Noles at every bag, a hit by pitch to Torres made it 3-1. Karlyn Pickens took over in the circle, getting the final out of the inning for Tennessee.

3rd Inning

Reid led off with a hit by pitch, before a fly out gave FSU an out. With a runner on base, Marlee Gaskell replaced Reid. In relief, Gaskell got an out before she had two walks and three singles to her line. All hits resulted in RBI’s, making it 7-1 in favor of the Lady Vols.

7th Inning

Both pitchers kept it 7-1 going into the final inning. Gaskell had a walk before UT put two more runs on the board via a 2 run homerun. Ashtyn Danley came in to pitch the last two outs, getting the Lady Vols on a fly out and ground out.

Pickens only allowed a single in the bottom of the inning, as FSU fell to the third ranked team in the country, 9-1.

Up Next

FSU will host the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns on Tuesday Feb. 17th in Tallahassee. You can find the game at 6 pm on ACCNX