Clermont, FLORIDA - The Seminole State Softball team fell to the two-time defending NJCAA (and #3 ranked) National Champion Florida SouthWestern, 9-4.  

SSC jumped out to an early lead, plating two runs in the top of the first. Lindsay Corazzini hit a lead off with a single and Angelina Badalaments' sharp hit to shortstop lead to a fielding error. Both advanced on an error by the FSW catcher. Avery Brewer drove Corazzini with a hit to left. Taylor Malz reached on an error, scoring Badalament. FSW countered with one in the bottom of the first.

FSW capitalized on four Raider fielding errors to score three in the third and three in the fourth and take a 7-2 lead. The Raiders got two back in the top of the fifth, but left the bases loaded. The Bucs collected another two in the sixth to close the scoring.

The Raiders will next face Indian River in the losers' bracket of the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 tournament on Sunday, May 7 at 10 a.m at the National Training Center in Clermont.

RAIDER NOTES:

• All home games are streamed via https://video.ibm.com/channel/4d5r5AqugTP
• Tickets for home games (cash only) are $5 for adults/$3 for youth & seniors. Season tickets are $30. All are available at the gate.
• 13 Raider Student-Athletes were named Academic All NJCAA for 2021-22
• 43 Raider Student-Athletes were named Academic All Mid-Florida Conference (3.0 & higher) for 2021-22
• Coach Courtney Miller won her 1,200 career Softball game on April 6, 2023. The program reached the 1,000 win mark on February 6, 2020.
• Sponsorship and facility rental opportunities are available, for information send an email to esserk@seminolestate.edu 
• To donate to any of the athletic programs click: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/buildingraiders 

About the Seminole State Raiders:

The Raider Athletics Department of Seminole State College lives by the Mission of "preparing Raiders for their Next Steps in Life." "Next steps" can include moving on with an athletic scholarship to a four-year university, an AA or AS degree or preparing to finish a bachelors' degree at Seminole State.

The Raiders were established in 1965 and initially led by Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach Joe Sterling. Seminole State sponsors five sports all competing in the NJCAA Division I.  Both Baseball and Softball facilities are located on College Drive on the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus.

For more about Raider Athletics, visit SeminoleStateRaiders.com, follow us on Twitter: @buildingRaiders and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/buildingRaiders/.  Fans can follow the Raider Softball team on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/seminolestatesoftball).

Media contact: Kurt Esser, Director of Athletics, 407.708.2092, esserk@seminolestate.edu