Florida State softball suffered its first defeat of the 2026 season on Thursday afternoon. The Noles led 1-0 most of the way against the No. 1 Texas Tech Red Raiders, before falling 3-2 late in the game.
FSU had its opportunities. They had the tying run on with one out and got doubled off when Texas Tech caught a ball that was literally inches from going over the fence to end the game.
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Florida State needs the bats to get hot and stay hot this season
FSU pitchers were not sharp, walking six batters (though two of those should have been strikeouts because the umpire was inconsistent). Freshman Bella Dimitrijevic started the game and went three scoreless innings, which is promising…