SPRING SPORTS SEASON GAVE US
REASONS TO SMILE By BOB FERRANTE An unprecedented and abrupt ending. The spring sports season was just beginning to bloom – and the fruits of an offseason of labor were evident. A baseball team that made mistakes in the field but displayed quality pitching and took down No. 1 Florida in Gainesville. A softball program that knocked off No. 1 Alabama on back-to-back days on opening weekend. A men’s track and field program that surprised us with an ACC indoor title. A women’s tennis team that reached No. 2 nationally and came just a few points away from knocking off the No. 1 team. Individual titles on the golf course for John Pak. Whew. And we were just getting started. The threat of COVID-19 shut everything down on the afternoon of March 12. No practices, no games. 48
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“We regret having to take this action, but we believe it is in the best interest of our student-athletes and fans,” said athletics director David Coburn, of preventative guidance by the conference and NCAA offices. While the seasons ended far too quickly, we look forward to sports returning in the fall. And a proposal from the NCAA would allow for each athlete to earn a redshirt season for 2020, which would also pave the way for this year’s seniors to return in 2021. Let’s take a look back at the highlights from FSU’s spring sports season: Baseball: The Seminoles went 12-5 as they blended a group of newcomers with veterans. And FSU played some of its best baseball on March 10 at Gainesville, playing error-free
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