FSU loses to Stanford, drops first ACC series

The No. 6 Florida State Seminoles lost to the Stanford Cardinal 7-2 on Saturday night in Stanford, California. The Seminoles are now 36-6 overall and 12-2 in ACC play, suffering their first ACC series loss of the season.

Stanford once again came from behind to win the game, scoring seven runs in the fourth inning to earn the win. Isa Torres once again gave the Seminoles an early lead, hitting a leadoff home run on the second pitch of the game. Bella Ruggiero made it a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth with a two-out double to score Kennedy Harp.

Stanford's offense roared to life in the bottom of the inning, scoring seven runs to take control of the game. It started with a leadoff walk before Bella Dimitrijevic got two easy outs and was on the verge of escaping with no damage done. Instead, Stanford made it a 2-1 game with a double off the wall before another walk put two runners on.

They took their first lead of the game with a three-run homer to right field, forcing a pitching change. Jazzy Francik did not have any better luck, walking the first batter she faced before a single and another walk loaded the bases with FSU down 4-2. Stanford hit a soft grounder to Marin Heller at second, who flipped it to Torres at second, but she was unable to catch it, and the runner was safe, allowing two more runs to score.