Kathryn Sandercock has found her groove, and now Florida State is one win away from returning to the Women’s College World Series.
Sandercock allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings as No. 3 seed Florida State defeated No. 14 seed Georgia 8-1 in Game 1 of the Tallahassee Super Regional on Thursday.
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