Despite defeating No. 12 national seed UCLA earlier in the day, FSU softball falls in elimination game to San Diego State Saturday evening by 1-0 score
Softball student-athletes Jessica Nori and Kirstin Austin advance to All-America ballot for possible nomination on first, second or third teams later this month
A very important piece to Florida State's pitching rotation ... broke through in 2011 in what was her first season in the circle ... pitches with plenty of speed and continues to harness her off-speed stuff.
Redshirt Freshman Season (2011): Finished 8-5 with a 2.84 ERA ... tossed three complete games ... threw 88.2 innings and struck out 40 while allowing 97 base hits ... opponents hit .278 against her ... walked just 21 batters all season, averaging one base-on-ball per four innings ... made 22 appearances, which includes 11 starts ... named an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... had two tremendous performances in the NCAA postseason, earning victories against Georgia State (no runs in 3.1 relief innings) and UAB (one run allowed in six innings pitched) ... ended the regular season with 6.1 scoreless innings pitched against Georgia Tech on May 8 and Virginia on May 14 ... pitched six or more innings in six of her 11 starts ... also threw five or more relief innings against Virginia Tech, Mercer, North Florida and Georgia ... earned first career victory over Middle Tennessee on Feb. 18, allowing one run on three hits while fanning five ... also posted wins versus Mercer, North Florida, Boston College and Georgia Tech ... one of her best relief appearances against nationally-ranked Georgia Tech on May 8 when she allowed just two hits in the final 4.1 innings to get the victory.
Freshman Season (2010): Stayed with FSU as a team manager.
High School: Extremely productive player at St. Thomas Aquinas High ... 2008 Sun Sentinel Second Team ... 2009 Miami Herald First Team ... 2010 Florida ASA state champions ... honor roll in all four years.
Personal: Born on Feb. 26, 1991 ... majoring in entrepreneurship ... daughter of Peter and Sandra Nori ... favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip ... wants to run her own company one day ... wears number 26 because it's the day of her birthday ... always bakes for road trips ... favorite home cooked meal are tacos ... most watched TV channels are ESPN and MLB Network ... favorite fast food meal is a Chick-Fil-A sandwich ... reads People Magazine and Sports Illustrated ... favorite movies are "Sweet Home Alabama" and "The Proposal" ... proudest moment was making the FSU softball team.