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No. 16 Duke Drops Series Opener at No. 9 Florida State, 5-0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 16 Duke softball team was shut out by No. 9 Florida State, 5-0, to open the four-game ACC series on a rainy Friday night at the Seminole Softball Complex.

The Blue Devils (27-7, 15-7 ACC) were held to one hit in the contest while the Seminoles (25-6, 13-2) tallied three runs in the bottom of the third inning and tacked on two insurance runs in the sixth.

Florida State scored on an RBI single and hit a two-run home run in the next at bat to plate three runs in the third frame.