Florida State Seminoles softball

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Florida State Seminoles softball
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University Florida State University
Head coach Lonni Alameda (17th season)
Conference ACC
Location Tallahassee, FL
Home stadium JoAnne Graf Field (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Florida State Seminoles
ColorsGarnet and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
2018
AIAW Slow-pitch Tournament champions
1981, 1982
NCAA WCWS runner-up
2021, 2023
NCAA WCWS appearances
1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023
AIAW Slow-pitch WCWS appearances
1981, 1982
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Conference championships
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Conference Division champions
2018, 2019

The Florida State Seminoles women's softball team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of softball. Florida State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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The team has won nineteen ACC championships (winning both the regular season and tournament titles on fourteen of those occasions), two AIAW slow-pitch national championships, and one NCAA championship. Florida State has made thirty-six appearances in the NCAA Tournament, appearing twenty-four consecutive times, and advancing to the Women's College World Series on twelve occasions, reaching the semifinals on five occasions and the championship series on three occasions. Jessica van der Linden and Lacey Waldrop have won the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award while thirty-nine Seminole players have been honored as All-Americans [2] while seven have been drafted into the National Pro Fastpitch League and three have been drafted into the Women Professional Fastpitch League. Florida State coaches JoAnne Graf and Lonni Alameda have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame. [3]

The Seminoles play their home games at JoAnne Graf Field on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus, and are currently led by head coach Lonni Alameda.

Program history

Florida State has been one of the most successful softball programs in the history of collegiate softball. As of the end of the 2024 season, only nine teams in the history of the NCAA have made more WCWS appearances than FSU, and no school east of Arizona has been to more NCAA Tournaments than the Seminoles. Florida State has made a regional appearance every year since 2000. Florida State has never endured a losing season and the Seminoles have achieved 40 forty-win seasons; under head coach Lonni Alameda, the Seminoles have achieved 14 forty-win seasons, including eight straight from 2012 to 2019, and won six consecutive ACC titles from 2014 to 2019. [4]

2018 season

The 2018 season saw the Seminoles win the ACC regular season title for the sixth consecutive year [5] and the ACC tournament title for the fifth consecutive year, defeating Pittsburgh in the ACC championship game with a walk-off homerun. [6] securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the sixth overall seed.

The Seminoles defeated Auburn [7] and Jacksonville State twice [8] [9] to win the Tallahassee Regional and advance to the Tallahassee Super Regional, where they defeated LSU in a double header [10] after dropping the first game of the series, [11] clinching a spot in the Women's College World Series.

In the World Series, the Seminoles dropped their opener to UCLA [12] after blowing a late lead; they went on to win their next four games: defeating Georgia, [13] top-seed Oregon, [14] and UCLA [15] [16] twice in the semifinals to advance to the national championship for the first time to face Washington. Florida State went on to sweep the Huskies to win the national title, [17] [18] becoming the first team to lose their first game in the World Series and go on to win the title during the championship series era. The Seminoles also tied the record for most elimination game wins, going 6-0 over the course of the postseason.

Venue

Florida State plays home games at JoAnne Graf Field. JGraf FIield FSU.JPG
Florida State plays home games at JoAnne Graf Field.

The softball team plays at the Seminole Softball Complex; the field is named for JoAnne Graf, the winningest coach in school history and the second-winningest coach in college softball history. [19]

Head coaches

TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
1979–2008 JoAnne Graf 301,483–487–6.752
2009–present Lonni Alameda 17778–217–2.781

Current Coaching Staff

NamePosition coachedfConsecutive season at
Florida State in current position
Lonni Alameda Head coach 16th
Travis WilsonAssistant coach13th
Troy CameronAssistant coach5th
Kaleigh RafterAssistant coach3rd
Kristin TubeckDirector of Softball Operations4th
Reference: [20]

Records and results

Year-by-year results

National Champions Conference Champions

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, C = Conference

All-time record vs. ACC teams

Florida State softball maintains a winning percentage against all current ACC teams.

OpponentWonLostTiePercentageStreakFirst Meeting
Boston College 4940.925Won 42001
California 010.000Lost 12015
Clemson 7001.000Won 72022
Duke 1150.688Lost 22019
Georgia Tech 72260.735Won 261990
Louisville 2181.717Won 22002
North Carolina 78270.743Won 41984
North Carolina State 47130.783Won 82004
Notre Dame 3070.811Won 131991
Pittsburgh 2530.893Won 32002
Stanford 210.667Won 22013
Syracuse 2940.879Lost 12001
Virginia 91190.827Won 11986
Virginia Tech 36200.643Won 42005
Totals5001371.784

Rivalries

OpponentWonLostTiePercentageStreakFirst Meeting
Florida 23290.442Lost 11997
Totals23290.442

College World Series

Florida State has made 12 trips to the Women's College World Series, winning the title in 2018 and finishing as runner-up in 2021 and 2023; the Seminoles have advanced to the semifinals on five occasions, in 2002, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023.

YearWLPercent
1987 02.000
1990 12.333
1991 02.000
1992 02.000
1993 22.500
2002 22.500
2004 12.333
2014 02.000
2016 22.500
2018 61.857
2021 53.625
2023 32.600
Total:2224.478

Championships

National championships

SeasonTypeCoach
1981 AIAW slow-pitch JoAnne Graf
1982 AIAW slow-pitchJoAnne Graf
2018 NCAA fast-pitch Lonni Alameda
Total National Championships3

Conference regular season championships

SeasonRecordCoach
19924–2 JoAnne Graf
19934–0JoAnne Graf
19949–2JoAnne Graf
19956–0JoAnne Graf
19977–1JoAnne Graf
19996–2JoAnne Graf
20006–2JoAnne Graf
20017–1JoAnne Graf
20026–0JoAnne Graf
20038–0JoAnne Graf
20049–1JoAnne Graf
201318–2 Lonni Alameda
201424–3Lonni Alameda
201520–3Lonni Alameda
201621–2Lonni Alameda
201724–0Lonni Alameda
201821–3Lonni Alameda
202322–2Lonni Alameda
Total Conference Titles18

Division championships

SeasonDivisionCoach
2018Atlantic Lonni Alameda
2019AtlanticLonni Alameda
Total Division Titles2

Conference tournament championships

Florida State has made twenty-six appearances in the ACC Championship, with a 19–7 record.

SeasonCoach
1992 JoAnne Graf
1993JoAnne Graf
1995JoAnne Graf
1996JoAnne Graf
1997JoAnne Graf
1998JoAnne Graf
1999JoAnne Graf
2000JoAnne Graf
2003JoAnne Graf
2004JoAnne Graf
2011 Lonni Alameda
2014Lonni Alameda
2015 Lonni Alameda
2016 Lonni Alameda
2017Lonni Alameda
2018 Lonni Alameda
2019 Lonni Alameda
2022 Lonni Alameda
2023 Lonni Alameda
Total Conference Championships19

Individual honors and awards

Lacey Waldrop received several honors during her time as a Seminole. Lacey Waldrop pitching (2014).jpg
Lacey Waldrop received several honors during her time as a Seminole.

National awards

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year winners
YearPlayer
2004 Jessica van der Linden
2014 Lacey Waldrop
NFCA National Freshman of the Year
NFCA National Freshman of the Year winner
YearPlayer
2024Jaysoni Beachum
Softball America Freshman of the Year
Softball America Freshman of the Year winner
YearPlayer
2024Jaysoni Beachum
Broderick Award
Broderick Award winner
YearPlayer
1982 Darby Cottle
Gold Glove Award
Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner
YearPlayer
2022Sydney Sherrill
Honda Sports Award
Honda Sports Award (Softball) winner
YearPlayer
2004Jessica van der Linden

Conference awards

ACC Player of the Year
ACC Pitcher of the Year
ACC Freshman of the Year
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year

All-Americans

Retired jerseys

Retired jersey numbers
NamePositionCareerNumber
Darby Cottle SS 1979–8215
Jessica van der Linden P 2001-0499

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Florida State University Athletics Brand Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Softball Head Coach Lonni Alameda to be Inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame on Friday".
  4. ↑ "Softball Earns 40th Win With 7-0 Victory Over BC".
  5. ↑ "Florida State Wins 2018 ACC Regular Season Championship".
  6. ↑ "Anna Shelnutt Hits Walk-Off HR As Seminoles Earn 2018 ACC Championship".
  7. ↑ "Carsyn Gordon's Inside-The-Park, Walk-Off HR Carries Noles Over Auburn".
  8. ↑ "Kylee Hanson Fans 13 In Five-Inning No-Hitter Against JSU".
  9. ↑ "Kylee Hanson Tosses Gem As FSU Wins NCAA Tallahassee Regional".
  10. ↑ "Back To OKC! Florida State Takes Two Over LSU To Advance To WCWS!".
  11. ↑ "Seventh-Inning Rally Comes Up Short As Noles Fall To LSU, 6-5".
  12. ↑ "No. 6 Seminoles Fall, 7-4, to No. 3 UCLA In Game One Of 2018 WCWS".
  13. ↑ "Seminoles Top Georgia To Advance In 2018 WCWS".
  14. ↑ "FSU Advances To NCAA Semifinals With 4-1 Win Over No. 1 Oregon".
  15. ↑ "Seminoles Top UCLA, 3-1, To Force Decisive WCWS Game".
  16. ↑ "Florida State Advances To WCWS Championship Series!".
  17. ↑ "One Win Away! The Seminoles Shutout Washington To Open WCWS Championship Series!".
  18. ↑ "National Champions!".
  19. ↑ "JoAnne Graff". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  20. ↑ "Florida State Seminoles Softball Coaches". Seminoles.com. Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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