TALLAHASSEE –  Jazzy Francik threw her second career no-hitter, a pair of third inning RBI singles powered the No. 7 Florida State softball team (1-0) to a 2-0 win over Samford (1-1) at JoAnne Graf Field in its Thursday night season opener.

Franick was dialed in all night long as she recorded seven strikeouts on 98 pitches, 65 of which were thrown for strikes. Francik’s no-hitter is just the second time an FSU player has thrown a no-hitter on opening night as Julie Larsen did it in 1986 against West Florida. 

 

The Seminoles challenged the Bulldogs early with doubles by Marin Heller in the first inning and Hayley Griggs in the second inning. Jaysoni Beachum opened the third inning with a single, and plated the Seminoles’ first run off of a single by Ashtyn Danley. On the following at-bat, Anna Hinde notched her first career RBI, driving in Shelby McKenzie with a single to bring the score to 2-0.  The hits by FSU freshmen Heller, Griggs, and Hinde were all career firsts.

 

Jazzy Francik earned the win for the night, pitching her second career no-hitter in her fourth career complete game. With 98 total pitches on the night, Francik struck out seven Samford batters in her season debut.

Florida State will face Iowa on Friday for their second game of the JoAnne Graf Classic. The game will air at 5:30 pm on ACCNX.

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SCORING SUMMARY:

B3 | SAM 0, FSU 1             Danley singled, Beachum scored

B3 | SAM 0, FSU 2             Hinde singled, McKenzie scored

Of Note

• Francik is the first Seminole to throw a no-hitter on opening night since Julie Larsen in 1986.
• Thursday was Francik’s second no-hitter as a Seminole as she threw a no-hitter against Virginia Tech on May 3, 2025.
• Francik is the first Seminoles since Meghan King to have two or more career complete-game no-hitters. 
• Freshmen Marin Heller, Anna Hinde, Hayley Griggs and Makenna Sturgis all made their first career starts on Thursday night. This is the first time Lonni Alameda has started four or more freshman in her time at FSU.
• FSU improved to 15-0 all-time against Samford. 
• FSU improved to 30-5 all-time in the JoAnne Graf Classic.