BRIGHTON, Mass. (AP) — Kylee Johnson hit a two-run dwelling run within the high of the seventh inning and the Clemson Tigers rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday within the championship recreation of the Atlantic Coast Convention Event.
Johnson’s homer despatched the second-seeded Tigers (44-12), who did not begin taking part in softball till 2020, to their first victory in eight all-time conferences with the top-seeded Seminoles (46-9). Clemson has made 5 straight journeys to the NCAA Event — all beneath head coach John Rittman.
Florida State took a 1-0 lead within the backside of the third inning on a solo dwelling run by Hallie Wacaser off Clemson starter Brooke McCubbin (15-5) and that is the place the rating stood heading to the seventh.
Seminoles starter Ashtyn Danley allowed two hits and three walks in three shutout innings to start the sport. Julia Apsel adopted with three hitless innings, however she was changed by Jazzy Francik (10-3) after issuing a leadoff stroll to Marian Collins. Francik struck out Taylor Pipkens on three pitches, however Johnson homered to heart area on a 2-2 pitch to place the Tigers forward.
McCubbin allowed leadoff singles to pinch-hitter Annabelle Widra and Isa Torres earlier than retiring the following three batters to earn the victory.
Florida State was taking part in in its twenty seventh ACC championship recreation after holding off Duke 3-2 within the semifinals. The Seminoles received their solely nationwide championship in 2018. They had been runners-up in 2021 and 2023 and have superior to the Girls’s Faculty World Sequence in 12 of 36 earlier NCAA Event appearances.
Clemson had by no means received the convention event and it is solely regular-season title got here in 2021. The Tigers are aiming for his or her first spot within the WCWS. They outscored their opponents 404-179 however did not play FSU throughout the common season.
Florida State beat Clemson 8-6 within the 2022 ACC title recreation. The Blue Devils beat Clemson 1-0 in 2021 of their solely different title recreation look.
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