No. 9 Florida State continues play at the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational against unbeaten Ohio State
Florida State (5-1), ranked ninth in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball poll opened its visit to the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Florida, with a victory on Thursday and continues play on Friday afternoon when it takes on Ohio State (4-0) at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex. The Buckeyes will be playing their first game at the event after an unbeaten run last weekend at the Elon Softball Classic. The Seminoles have played in the Super Regionals the last two seasons while Ohio State is looking for its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2022.
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Florida State won its fifth straight game on Thursday with a 9-1 run-rule victory over No. 16 Missouri in six innings. Michaela Edenfield got the rout started with a three-run homer in the top of the first, with Kennedy Harp, Katie Dack and Isa Torres adding long balls. Annabella Widra allowed a run on two hits over four innings to get the win to improve to 2-0. She has a 0.60 ERA and 0.60 WHIP in 11.2 innings over four appearances this season while Harp is 11-for-18 with two homers and 12 RBI and Dack has a team-high three homers.
The Buckeyes outscored their four foes 30-10 in Elon, North Carolina, last weekend, beating North Carolina Central, UNC Greensboro, host Elon and UConn. Jasmyn Burns was 10-for-14 in the event with a pair of homers and seven RBI while Kami Kortokrax went 8-for-14. In the circle, Lorin Boutte was 3-0 in three appearances, allowing just one unearned run and fanning 25 in 12.1 innings while posting a 0.24 WHIP.
Lonnie Alameda is 767-21-2 in her 17th season coaching the Seminoles, with five Women’s College World Series appearances and a national championship in 2018. Kirin Kumar came to Ohio State in June to replace Kelly Kovach-Schoenly, whose 12-year tenure ended with a mutual parting of ways. Kumar was 174-56-1 in four seasons at Miami (Ohio) and went to the NCAA tournament each year.
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