UCF Knights vs Florida State Seminoles
NCAA Softball Championship - Tallahassee Regional - UCF advances to Super Regional

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Florida State SeminolesFlorida StFSU
52-10
2
52-10
Final

UCF KnightsUCFUCF
41-17-1
4
41-17-1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Florida State Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
I. Torres SS |
J. Beachum 3B |
A. Bueno PR |
A. Danley DP |
M. Frey C |
a A. Hinde C-PH |
H. Griggs 1B |
S. McKenzie RF |
K. Harp CF |
B. Ruggiero LF |
M. Sturgis 2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .530 | .591 | .978 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .406 | .549 | .671 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .426 | .389 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .353 | .404 | .642 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .387 | .440 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .416 | .558 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .372 | .523 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .399 | .479 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .360 | .493 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .380 | .362 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 | .374 | .517 |
| 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
a-reached on infield single to shortstop for M. Frey in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BJ. Beachum (13, T. Payne)
- RBII. Torres (56), A. Hinde (43)
- 2Out RBIA. Hinde
- GIDPA. Hinde
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-5 (A. Danley 0-1, I. Torres 1-1, H. Griggs 0-1, A. Hinde 1-2)
- Fielding
- EI. Torres (2, fielding)
UCF Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Evans SS |
K. Yarnell DP |
B. Damon C |
A. Durant PR |
I. Mertes LF |
K. Birkenstock LF |
S. Humphreys 2B |
A. Griffin 1B |
C. Jaimes 3B |
Z. Calvez RF |
S. Rey CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .328 | .424 | .589 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .456 | .767 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .685 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .419 | .631 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .452 | .703 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .385 | .362 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .384 | .366 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .434 | .333 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .477 | .473 |
| 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
- Batting
- HRB. Damon (16, 1st inning off A. Danley 1 on, 1 Out); I. Mertes (12, 4th inning off B. Dimitrijevic 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB. Damon 2 (54), I. Mertes 2 (54)
- GIDPS. Humphreys
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP0-2 (B. Damon 0-1, I. Mertes 0-1)
- Fielding
- EZ. Calvez (3, throw)
Florida State Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Danley |
B. Dimitrijevic (L, 0-1) |
J. Francik |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65-39 | 2.02 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-11 | 5.25 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-15 | 1.86 |
| 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 103-65 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA. Danley 11/16; J. Francik 3/5; B. Dimitrijevic 1/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA. Danley-11-3-12-13; J. Francik-6-0-4-5; B. Dimitrijevic-5-1-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA. Danley 8-3; J. Francik 1-4; B. Dimitrijevic 1-0
UCF Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Payne (W, 4-0) |
L. Elkins |
R. Vokoun |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100-48 | 2.23 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-5 | 3.18 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 3.71 |
| 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 118-55 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedL. Elkins 4/5; R. Vokoun 1/1; T. Payne 10/26
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesL. Elkins-2-0-0-3; R. Vokoun-1-0-0-1; T. Payne-13-4-13-18
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL. Elkins 1-1; T. Payne 9-8
Scoring Summary
Inning | FSU | UCF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B. Damon homered to right center, K. Yarnell scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | A. Hinde singled to center, J. Beachum scored, A. Danley to second. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4th | I. Torres singled to right, K. Harp scored, M. Sturgis to third, I. Torres to second on throwing error by right fielder Z. Calvez. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4th | I. Mertes homered to left center, A. Durant scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
FSU vs UCF Videos
Kalista Birkenstock flashes the leather late for UCF
Izzy Mertes belts a home run
Beth Damon clubs a homer for UCF
Game Information
Joanne Graf Field
2:45 AM, 18 May 2026
Tallahassee, Florida