TALLAHASSEE – The No. 6 Florida State softball team secured an 8–0 victory in six innings over Liberty (0-6) to improve to 6–0 on the season with another complete performance on both sides of the ball.

Jazzy Francik set the tone in the circle, allowing just two hits in four innings to earn the win and improve to 3–0. The Flames threatened in the fourth as they put runners first and second with no outs, but Francik caught a line drive for the first out, and Jaysoni Beachum turned a 5-3 double play to end the inning. Francik has now thrown 17 scoreless innings to start the season, and FSU’s starting rotation has thrown 24 innings, allowed just one earned run on nine hits. 

Marlee Gaskell and Bella Dimitrijevic came on in relief and threw two scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and striking out three. 

The Seminoles struck first in the third when Hayley Griggs worked a bases-loaded walk to force in Shelby McKenzie for a 1-0 lead.

Florida State broke the game open in the fifth with five runs. Griggs and Makenna Sturgis hit back-to-back RBI singles. Marin Heller picked up her third hit of the night with a RBI double to push the lead to 6-0. 

FSU added two more runs in the sixth as Shelby McKenzie homered to deep center field, and Angelee Bueno ended the game with a double to give FSU its third run-rule win of the season. 

FSU heads to Clearwater for the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational where they will open up with  No. 1 Texas Tech on Thursday. First Pitch is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN2.

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SCORING SUMMARY:

B3 | Liberty 0, FSU 1     Griggs walked, Mckenzie scored

B5 | Liberty 0, FSU 2     Griggs singled, Daniel scored

B5 | Liberty 0, FSU 4     Sturgis singled, Bueno and Griggs scored

B5 | Liberty 0, FSU 6     Heller doubled, Frey and Torres scored

B6 | Liberty 0, FSU 7     Mckenzie homered

B6 | Liberty 0, FSU 8.     Bueno doubled, Danley scored

Of Note

• Jazzy Francik has pitched 17 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. This is the longest streak to start a season since Meghan King in 2019 when King did not allow an earned run in her first 18 innings. 
• Freshmen Marin Heller and Hayley Griggs have reached base in all six games this season. 
• Six out of FSU’s seven RBI tonight came from freshmen
• Through six games, FSU’s starting pitchers have thrown 24 innings, allowed 1 earned run on nine hits while striking out 26 batters compared to just seven walks. 
• FSU’s pitching staff has allowed just seven earned runs in six games and are holding teams just a .163 batting average.
• Two out Shelby McKenzie’s four hits this season are home runs. McKenzie hit her second home run of the season tonight in the sixth inning. 
• FSU outscored its opponents this week 44-7 over the course of six games. 
• FSU improved to 4-0 all-time against Liberty
• FSU’s 6-0 start is its best start since 2022.