No. 10 Florida State extended its winning streak to 22 on Thursday, beating Notre Dame 7-2 to start off Players Weekend in Tallahassee. Jazzy Francik earned the win (13-1), going five innings with four hits allowed, one earned run, three walks and seven strikeouts on 80 pitches.
The win streak is tied for sixth-best in school history.
FSU started off strong, scoring three runs in the first inning. Isa Torres tripled off the left-field wall and scored on a throwing
error by left fielder Tenley Sweet. Anna Hinde followed with a bases-loaded walk to bring in Jaysoni Beachum and Kennedy Harp added a sacrifice fly to plate Ashtyn Danley.
Notre Dame freshman Lily Hagan hit a solo home run on the first pitch of the second inning, sending it over the left-field wall to cut the deficit to 3-1. Starter Micaela Kastor then struck out two straight FSU hitters with runners at second and third to keep it there.
Torres doubled to right-center in the third, driving in two to make it 5-1. In the fifth, Hayley Griggs hit a two-run homer to center (her third of the year) to extend the Seminoles’ lead to 7-1.
Hagan hit a second homer in the sixth, a solo shot to center off reliever Makenna Reid on a full count, to make it 7-2. Reid hit then walked a batter, leading to Ashtyn Danley replacing her on the mound. A strikeout and groundout prevented any other damage.
Torres went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBIs. Notre Dame went 0-for-13 with runners on base and stranded eight. Fellow freshman Ava Zachary drew three walks for the Irish.
The series continues Friday at 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra, with Saturday’s finale set for 2 p.m. on ACC Network.
All-time FSU win streaks
- 32: 1985 (March 4-26)
- 29: 2017 (Feb. 23-April 9)
- 27: 2003 (March 22-May 11)
- 25: 1992 (Feb. 9-March 18)
- 24: 2017 (March 3-April 9)
- 22: 2026 (Feb. 22-present), 2016 (Feb. 20-April 3), 2019 (Feb. 8-March 4)
- 21: 1993 (Feb. 13-March 19)
- 20: 1991 (March 21-April 9), 2018 (March 3-April 6)
- 19: 2022 (Feb. 11-March 5)
- 18: 1986 (March 10-23), 1992 (April 11-May 16), 1998 (March 13-28), 2023 (April 15-May 20)
