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The NCAA softball tournament is only a few hours old. Yet, Stetson has already produced a signature upset.
The Hatters muscled their way to an early lead over host Florida State and then just kept extending it in the Tallahassee Regional opener on May 15. They won 8-3 at JoAnne Graf Field.
The stunner over the nation’s ninth-ranked squad gave Stetson its second NCAA Tournament victory ever, joining a 2014 triumph over UCF. It also served as the Hatters’ first win over the Seminoles since 1987 and first over a power-conference opponent since beating Maryland on Feb. 25, 2024.
Here are three takeaways.
How explosive was Stetson on Friday? By the end of the fourth inning, it had already established a new program record for runs in an NCAA Tournament game with seven.
Amber Chumley led the charge.
The left fielder went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. She singled to lead off the second inning and came around for the first run of the game when catcher Logan Forman smashed a homer over the left-field wall.
After FSU got a run back in the bottom of the second, Chumley ripped a three-run dinger of her own to give the Hatters a 5-1 cushion.
They pushed it to 7-3 with two tallies on a single by center fielder Annabella McClerren in the fourth inning and solidified it at 8-3 with a sixth-inning, RBI single by Chumley. Who else?
Forman and right fielder Gia Napoli notched two hits apiece.
Off a trio of standout pitching performances in the ASUN Tournament, Stetson's sophomore right-handers, Hayley Arnold and Ava Braswell, kept rolling against the Seminoles.
Battling a lineup ranked 16th in the country at 7.42 runs per game, Arnold drew the start and limited Florida State to three runs. Anna Hinde blasted a solo shot to center field in the second inning, and Ashtyn Danley lined a two-run jack over the wall in the third.
Arnold threw five innings. She struck out three, walked two and surrendered five hits before Braswell entered out of the bullpen.
Braswell allowed two hits and a walk across her two shutout frames to close the contest.
The Hatters’ snapped the Seminoles’ streak of 13 straight victories in regional openers.
After their historic win, the Hatters didn’t immediately know their next opponent.
It will be either UCF or Jacksonville State, the two programs that square off in the Regional’s second game of the afternoon. The Knights hold the second seed. The Gamecocks slot third.
Stetson already met UCF in the regular season. On April 15, the Hatters hung with the Knights, then ranked 20th, in Orlando. Stetson jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning before UCF grabbed two runs in the bottom of the third and prevailed 5-3.
The Hatters’ second regional matchup is set for noon on May 16.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Stetson softball upsets FSU in NCAA Tournament Tallahassee Regional
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The Hatters muscled their way to an early lead over host Florida State and then just kept extending it in the Tallahassee Regional opener on May 15. They won 8-3 at JoAnne Graf Field.
The stunner over the nation’s ninth-ranked squad gave Stetson its second NCAA Tournament victory ever, joining a 2014 triumph over UCF. It also served as the Hatters’ first win over the Seminoles since 1987 and first over a power-conference opponent since beating Maryland on Feb. 25, 2024.
Here are three takeaways.
1. Amber Chumley spearheads productive Stetson lineup
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How explosive was Stetson on Friday? By the end of the fourth inning, it had already established a new program record for runs in an NCAA Tournament game with seven.
Amber Chumley led the charge.
The left fielder went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. She singled to lead off the second inning and came around for the first run of the game when catcher Logan Forman smashed a homer over the left-field wall.
After FSU got a run back in the bottom of the second, Chumley ripped a three-run dinger of her own to give the Hatters a 5-1 cushion.
They pushed it to 7-3 with two tallies on a single by center fielder Annabella McClerren in the fourth inning and solidified it at 8-3 with a sixth-inning, RBI single by Chumley. Who else?
Forman and right fielder Gia Napoli notched two hits apiece.
2. Hayley Arnold, Ava Braswell keep Florida State in check
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Off a trio of standout pitching performances in the ASUN Tournament, Stetson's sophomore right-handers, Hayley Arnold and Ava Braswell, kept rolling against the Seminoles.
Battling a lineup ranked 16th in the country at 7.42 runs per game, Arnold drew the start and limited Florida State to three runs. Anna Hinde blasted a solo shot to center field in the second inning, and Ashtyn Danley lined a two-run jack over the wall in the third.
Arnold threw five innings. She struck out three, walked two and surrendered five hits before Braswell entered out of the bullpen.
Braswell allowed two hits and a walk across her two shutout frames to close the contest.
The Hatters’ snapped the Seminoles’ streak of 13 straight victories in regional openers.
3. Stetson will play winner of UCF vs. Jacksonville State next
After their historic win, the Hatters didn’t immediately know their next opponent.
It will be either UCF or Jacksonville State, the two programs that square off in the Regional’s second game of the afternoon. The Knights hold the second seed. The Gamecocks slot third.
Stetson already met UCF in the regular season. On April 15, the Hatters hung with the Knights, then ranked 20th, in Orlando. Stetson jumped ahead 1-0 in the first inning before UCF grabbed two runs in the bottom of the third and prevailed 5-3.
The Hatters’ second regional matchup is set for noon on May 16.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Stetson softball upsets FSU in NCAA Tournament Tallahassee Regional
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