Florida State softball coach Lonni Alameda earned her 1,000th career win on Sunday night as the No. 10 Florida State softball team took down Clemson 7-3 on Sunday night.
The Seminoles (32-4, 9-0 ACC) have now won 21 consecutive games, which is the nation’s longest active winning streak.
Alameda becomes the 12th active head coach to eclipse 1,000 career wins. Alameda holds a 1,000-388-3 (.720). Her .720 winning percentage is the 9th-best percentage among active coaches who have reached 1,000 wins.
The Seminoles got on the board early as Isa Torres and Jaysoni Beachum recorded back-to-back infield singles, and Ashtyn Danley walked to load the bases for Anna Hinde. Hinde drove in a run on a groundout to give the Seminoles an early 1-0 lead.
After both teams went three up and three down in the second, Torres led off the third with a deep shot to straightaway center field to put the Noles up two. Clemson (23-13, 6-6) responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the third to cut within one, but the Seminoles got that run right back in the top of the fourth. Kennedy Harp walked, and Marin Heller doubled to put runners in scoring position for Hayley Griggs who put the ball in play to bring home Harp.
Beachum picked up her second hit of the evening to lead off the fifth and eventually came home on RBI single from Anna Hinde to put the Seminoles up 4-1.
The Seminoles continued to apply pressure in the sixth as Harp and Griggs each hit singles to set the stage for Torres who hit her second home run of the evening to blow the game open and put the Seminoles up 7-1. Clemson scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Seminoles secured the sweep.
Jazzy Francik got the start for the Seminoles, pitching three innings and allowed one earned run on three hits. Makenna Reid (5-1) came in relief and was terrific as the senior retired the first eight batters she saw as the Seminoles built the lead to 7-1. Ashtyn Danley relieved Reid in the seventh and retired all three batters she faced.
Up next
The Seminoles will return to action on Thursday as they begin another ACC series with Notre Dame. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
