Softball. Florida State And Marshall Rally Past St. John's To Open Citrus Classic

Feb. 25, 2012

Box Score

Kissimmee, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2012)-- The St. John?s softball team opened the 2012 Citrus Classic with matchups against the Florida State and Marshall, but fell in both games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports, 5-1 to the Seminoles and 8-0 to the Thundering Herd.

Despite some strong innings from sophomores Ashley Beza and Aleshia Link, the Red Storm couldn?t manufacture enough runs, stranding seven runners between the two games,

In the opening game, St. John?s faced No. 25 Florida State. The Red Storm tried to recreate the magic that helped them upset the then-No. 23 Seminoles, 11-6, to open the 2011 season, but fell short in the 2012 meeting.

Florida State plated the first run in the bottom of the first inning, as Tiffani Brown scored on a passed ball. St. John?s responded in the top of the second as senior Kacee Cox hit a solo home run over the centerfield wall for her fourth bomb of the year.

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The Seminoles regained the lead as Brown tripled to right field to bring home FSU?s Morgan Bullock and Erika Hoffner, making it a 3-1 game. Red Storm sophomore hurler Ashley Beza kept the game close, allowing just five hits on the day, but the undefeated Seminoles added two more in the sixth to make it a 5-1 game.

St. John?s rallied in the top of the seventh, getting senior Meghan Gwynn and freshman Erin Burner on base, but could not close the gap, sealing the final score.

In the second game, Marshall opened quickly, plating seven runs in the first two innings to race out to a 7-0 lead. However, their hot bats cooled down when Link entered the game, as she threw 2.2 innings, allowing just two hits, and no earned runs to finish the contest.

Beza (1-5, 3.53 ERA) took both losses for St. John?s, making the start in both games.

The Red Storm (1-8) will continue with the first weekend of the 2012 Citrus Classic on Saturday it takes on Wisconsin at 12:15 p.m. and Maryland at 4:45 p.m.

For all of the latest news on St. John?s softball as they continue the Citrus Classic, log on to RedStormSports.com and follow the team (@STJ_Softball). You can join the conversation with the hashtag, #stjsb.

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