Durham, North Carolina (theACC.com) – No. 2 seed Florida State defeated No. 6 seed Georgia Tech, 10-2 in five innings, in the semifinals of the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Championship at Duke Softball Stadium. He decided to participate in consecutive matches. game.
The Seminoles are scheduled to face No. 1 seed Duke in a rematch of the 2023 ACC Softball Championship on Saturday, May 11 at 2:30 p.m., with the game to be broadcast on ESPN2. The championship game will feature the top 15 teams in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll: Duke University, ranked No. 5, and Florida State University, ranked No. 13.
Georgia Tech took a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Mallory Black scored on a wild pitch, and in the top of the fourth Bridget Condon scored on a bases-loaded walk and FSU’s Ashtyn Danley put the Seminoles ahead. I got out of the jam.
The Seminoles finished with 10 points, including nine points in the fourth inning.
Isa Torres led the Seminoles at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. The freshman took the lead in the fourth inning with a double to left-center field, then Michaela Edenfield hit a two-run homer to left-center field to tie the game at 2-2.
With the bases loaded for Florida State, Kaylee Mudge hit a two-RBI single into the left field seats to make the score 4-2. Jasoni Beachum added another run with an RBI double down the left field line.
Torres returned to the plate and hit his eighth home run of the season and first grand slam of his career, giving FSU a 9-2 lead heading into the fifth inning.
In the fifth inning, Amaya Ross walked, reached third base on Harry Wacasar’s single to center field, and Mudge hit the go-ahead hit across the plate, sealing Florida State’s ticket to the championship game. Obtained.
Florida State won its 19th ACC Championship title last year in dramatic fashion as the Seminoles defeated Duke University 2-1 on a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning. This gave Florida State the title for the second time in history with a walk-off victory, and the Seminoles won their second consecutive ACC Championship title. The 2023 championship marks the Seminoles’ eighth out of the past nine championships.
For more information on the 2024 ACC Softball Championship, please visit the 2024 ACC Softball Championship page.
2024 ACC Softball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 8th
Game 1: #9 Boston College 1, #8 Syracuse 0 | Box Score
Game 2: #10 Notre Dame 7, #7 North Carolina 4 | Box Score
Thursday, May 9th
Game 3: #1 Duke 2, #9 Boston College 0 (10 in) | Box Score
Game 4: #5 Clemson 8, #4 Virginia 1 | Box Score
Game 5: #2 Florida State 2, #10 Notre Dame 0 | Box Score
Game 6: #3 Virginia Tech vs. #6 Georgia Tech | Box Score
Friday, May 10th
Game 7: #1 Duke 4, #5 Clemson 3 (in 10) | Box Score
Game 8: #2 Florida State 10, #6 Georgia Tech 2 (in 5) | Box Score
Saturday, May 11th
Game 9: No. 1 Duke University vs. No. 2 Florida State University | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2
