The No. 7 Florida State softball team shut out Louisiana in five innings 8-0 on Tuesday night at the Seminole Softball Complex.
 
The Seminoles (9-2) improved to 13-9 all-time over the Ragin’ Cajuns (6-4), including a 5-2 edge in Tallahassee. Florida State has run-ruled Louisiana in each of their past three meetings. 
 
Freshman right-hander Bella Dimitrijević (1-0) made her fourth career start, earning her first career win in the Garnet and Gold. In a new career-high of 3.2 innings, she gave up three hits while striking out two and allowed no runs. Louisiana’s Lexie Delbrey (1-1) took her first loss. 
 
The Seminole offense put up five hits and drew six walks in the win. Junior shortstop Isa Torres continued her dominance at the plate, reaching base in all three of the appearances. She went 2-for-2 with a single and a double and drew a walk. 
 
The bats came alive in the bottom of the second inning. With the bases loaded, a hard-struck ball by freshman second baseman Marin Heller forced an error out of the Louisiana infield, allowing junior first baseman Angelee Bueno to score from third. Junior third baseman Jaysoni Beachum drew a walk in the next at-bat, advancing redshirt freshman Bella Ruggiero home. 
 
Junior utility Ashtyn Danley sent the ball up the middle, reaching on the fielder’s choice and allowing Torres to take home, making it 3-0. Freshman catcher Anna Hinde then powered a single into left field, scoring Heller from third and Danley from second. 
 
The Seminoles loaded the basepaths once more in the bottom of the fifth inning. A wild pitch gave Danley space to steal home, and sophomore utility Shelby McKenzie plated another run on a sacrifice fly by Bueno. Ruggiero’s second hit of the season couldn’t have come at a better time as she ripped a single through the middle infield to score freshman outfielder Makenna Sturgis. 
 
Danley entered the circle in relief in the fourth inning, throwing 1.1 innings. She allowed one hit while striking out one. 

Up next 

Florida State will continue their homestand when they host the Dugout Club Classic this weekend. The Seminoles will take on No. 9 Alabama, Dartmouth and Elon. First pitch against Dartmouth is set for 3 p.m. on Friday.