No. 3 FSU close in on a win from OKC with a dominant win over No. 14 UGA – 247Sports

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TALLAHASSEE – #3 State of Florida Softball (54-9) is one win away from the Women’s College World Series with an 8-1 win over No. 14 Georgia (42-14) on Thursday night at JoAnne Graf Field. Kathryn Sandercock scored their 26th win of the season by keeping the Bulldogs’ strong offense to one run over 5.2 innings. The offense produced two four-run frames to secure a game one win. Kaley Mudge led the offense with three hits and three RBI.

FSU: 8 runs / 9 hits / 0 misses

UGA: 1 run / 6 hits / 2 misses

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After hitting one run in 14 innings at the Tallahassee Regional on Sunday, the offensive failed to hit a run in the first two frames. But they broke out in time when they posted a wrong number on the scoreboard in the third round.

Josie Muffley with a single guided by the frame. Kaley Mudge This was followed by a double into the center right gap to hit Muffley. The double was Mudge’s 16th of the season.

two batters later Kalei Harding smoked a double himself into the left-center gap to hit Mudge. The double was FSU’s 116th that season and set the school record for most doubles in a season. The Seminoles started the weekend with the most doubles in the country.

After the double Michaela Edenfield shot a one-hopper past the UGA shortstop for an RBI single. He narrowly passed Edenfield, who finished second at the throw Autumn Belviy. In a 4-6 fielder selection, Belviy never stopped chasing third place, scoring from second place to extend the lead to three.

The four-run third was ample support for Sandercock. UGA came on the board with a leadoff solo shot from Sydney Kuma. Aside from that, Sandercock repeatedly made gentle contact to organize another quality gig in the circle. She hit the home run for three straight frames, including a fourth 1-2-3 with the help of an unassisted double play by Mack Leonard.

FSU led 4-1 and reached the end of the fifth quarter. Harding led out of the frame with her second double before two walks weighed down the bases. Hallie Wacaser snuck a chopper through the right side of the infield to defeat a pair and extend the lead to five.

Mudge came through with two outs and extended the lead to seven. FSU led 8-1 to five after posting their second four-run frame.

Sandercock eliminated the first two batters of the sixth before being replaced by Ali DuBois. Sanderock scored a closing line of 5.2 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 R and 63 pitches. DuBois knocked out a batter to end the frame. She returned to the circle for the seventh time, scoring a 1-2-3 frame to earn the win in the first game.

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Next: Game two of the Super is scheduled for Friday at 8:00 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.