SOUTH BEND, Ind. (theACC.com) – Florida State pushed past Syracuse, 4-1, in Thursday’s first quarterfinal of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference at Melissa Cook Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. The top-seeded Seminoles move on to the semifinals and will face the winner of the No. 4 Louisville and No. 5 Virginia Tech matchup.

Senior Mack Leonard had a three-hit, three-RBI day for the Seminoles, who won their 15th straight first-round game in the ACC Championship.

The Orange took a 1-0 lead with two outs in the second inning off a Madelyn Lopez RBI-single before the Seminoles rallied for a two-run lead in the third. Senior shortstop Josie Muffley hit a solo home run to left field to tie the game at 1-1.

Leonard followed that with a two-run double down the right field line to give Florida State a 3-1 advantage. She added another RBI single in the fifth inning to push the Seminoles’ lead to 4-1.

Freshman Makenna Reid earned the win in the circle for Florida State, striking out six and allowing just one run in three innings of work. She is now 12-0 on the season. ACC Pitcher of the Year Kathryn Sandercock earned her eighth save of the season.  

2023 ACC Softball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 10
Game 1: #9 Syracuse 8, #8 Virginia 2
Game 2: #10 Georgia Tech 8, #7 Notre Dame 1

Thursday, May 11
Game 3: #1 Florida State 4, #9 Syracuse 1
Game 4: #4 Louisville vs. #5 Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m., ACCN
Game 5: #2 Duke vs. #10 Georgia Tech, 5 p.m., ACCN
Game 6: #3 Clemson vs. #6 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m., ACCN

Friday, May 12
Game 7: #1 Florida State vs. Winner Game 4, 1 p.m., ACCN
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 3:30 p.m., ACCN

Saturday, May 13
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 1 p.m., ESPN2