No. 10 Florida State softball falls to No. 8 Florida; splits series
Florida State softball traveled to Gainesville on Tuesday, to face the Florida Gators for the second time. In yet another close game, the Seminoles came out on the losing end on the road. Lineup SS – Isa Torres (JR) 3B – Jaysoni Beachum (JR) LF – Ashtyn Danley (JR) C – Anna Hinde (FR) RF – Bella Ruggiero (R FR) CF – Kennedy Harp (JR) DP – Shelby McKenzie (SO) 1B – Hayley Griggs (FR) 2B – Makenna Sturgis (FR) RHP – Bella Dimitrijevic (FR) Recap 1st Inning The Seminoles and the Gators had a pitchers dual, clean inning.
Both Bella Dimitrijevic and Olivia Miller tossed a scoreless frame. Each side also allowed baserunners. 2nd Inning FSU quickly had the bases loaded in the top of the next inning, after Miller allowed two singles and a walk.
Hayley Griggs’ single brought in one run before the first out. NOLES STRIKE FIRST🍢🍢 Hayley comes through with the bases loaded 📺SEC Network #Team43 pic. twitter.
com/zAd5oK2ZeW — Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) April 28, 2026 Still with bases loaded, a sacrifice fly from Isa Torres extended the lead to 2-0 before UF was able to end the inning. 3rd Inning After a 1-2-3 inning of the FSU offense, Dimitrijevic’s first batter of the bottom half was a walk. Following the walk, the Gators capitalized with a RBI double, to make it 2-1.
Two outs later, a single tied the game. 4th Inning The ‘Noles had runners on in the top of the inning, both against Miller and reliever Keagan Rothrock. After a zero on the board, Marlee Gaskell took over for Dimitrijevic.