FSU softball beats North Carolina, snaps losing streak
The FSU Seminoles snapped their losing streak with a dominant win over North Carolina on Friday.
The No. 12 Florida State Seminoles softball team beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 8-4 on Friday at JoAnne Graf Field. They snapped their three-game losing streak with the win, improving to 37-7 overall and 13-3 in ACC play.
FSU wasted no time taking control of the game, loading the bases with no outs in the first inning. Anna Hinde made it a 1-0 game with a sacrifice fly. Bella Ruggiero made it a 2-0 game with a single before Kennedy Harp blew it open with a three-run homer, giving them a 5-0 lead.
They added on in the second inning when Isa Torres hit a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly from Jaysoni Beachum. The Tar Heels got in on the scoring in the fourth inning after Jazzy Francik issued a leadoff walk. A triple made it a 6-1 game before a sacrifice fly drove in another run.
Fracik was able to get back-to-back groundouts to keep the threat and prevent North Carolina from chipping further away at the lead. Francik allowed just two runs in six innings of work, striking out seven batters and holding North Carolina to two hits and two walks. Makenna Reid started the seventh inning for FSU but was unable to close it out, as North Carolina loaded the bases on two walks and two singles.