Florida State Seminoles softball
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| Florida State Seminoles softball | |
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| University | Florida State University |
| Athletic director | Michael Alford |
| Head coach | Lonni Alameda (18th season) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida, US |
| Home stadium | JoAnne Graf Field (capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Florida State Seminoles |
| Colors | Garnet 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, 2025 | |
| 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, 2025 | |
| 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, 2025 | |
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 Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The team has compiled an all-time win percentage of .764. The Seminoles have 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-seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament, appearing twenty-five consecutive times, advancing to the Super Regional round on twelve occasions, and reaching Women's College World Series on twelve occasions, going on to 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-eight Seminole players have been honored as All-Americans[2] while seven have been drafted into the National Pro Fastpitch League, three have been drafted into the Women Professional Fastpitch League, and one has been drafted into the Athletes Unlimited Softball League.[3] Florida State coaches JoAnne Graf and Lonni Alameda have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.[4]
The Seminoles play their home games at JoAnne Graf Field on the university's Tallahassee campus, and are currently led by head coach Lonni Alameda.
Florida State has been one of the most successful softball programs in the history of collegiate softball. As of the end of the 2025 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 42 forty-win seasons; under current head coach Lonni Alameda, the Seminoles have achieved 16 forty-win seasons, including eight straight from 2012 to 2019, which also included six consecutive ACC titles from 2014 to 2019.[5]
- 2018 season
The 2018 season saw the Seminoles win the ACC regular season title for the sixth consecutive year[6] and the ACC tournament title for the fifth consecutive year, defeating Pittsburgh in the ACC championship game with a walk-off homerun.[7] securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the sixth overall seed.
The Seminoles defeated Auburn[8] and Jacksonville State twice[9][10] to win the Tallahassee Regional and advance to the Tallahassee Super Regional, where they defeated LSU in a double header[11] after dropping the first game of the series,[12] clinching a spot in the Women's College World Series.
In the World Series, the Seminoles dropped their opener to UCLA[13] after blowing a late lead; they went on to win their next four games: defeating Georgia,[14] top-seed Oregon,[15] and UCLA[16][17] 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,[18][19] 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
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.[20]
Head coaches
- Records are through the 2025 season
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–2008 | JoAnne Graf | 30 | 1,483–487–6 | .752 |
| 2009–present | Lonni Alameda | 18 | 854–234–2 | .784 |
Current Coaching Staff
| Name | Position coachedf | Consecutive season at Florida State in current position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonni Alameda | Head coach | 17th | |
| Travis Wilson | Assistant coach | 14th | |
| Troy Cameron | Assistant coach | 6th | |
| Kaleigh Rafter | Assistant coach | 4th | |
| Kristin Tubeck | Director of Softball Operations | 5th | |
| Reference:[21] | |||
Records and results
Year-by-year results
| National Champions | Conference Champions |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, C = Conference
| Season | Coach | Conference | W | L | T | CW | CL | CT | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Independent | 46 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 26 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 37 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 54 | 7 | 0 | AIAW Slow-pitch National Champions | |||
| 1982 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 56 | 10 | 0 | AIAW Slow-pitch National Champions | |||
| 1983 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 46 | 11 | 0 | ASA National Runner-up | |||
| 1984 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 41 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 1985 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 50 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 1986 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 42 | 7 | 0 | NCAA Regional | |||
| 1987 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 50 | 14 | 0 | Women's College World Series | |||
| 1988 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 44 | 14 | 0 | NCAA Regional | |||
| 1989 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 39 | 14 | 0 | NCAA Regional | |||
| 1990 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 47 | 16 | 0 | Women's College World Series | |||
| 1991 | JoAnne Graf | Independent | 62 | 12 | 0 | Women's College World Series | |||
| 1992 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 63 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Women's College World Series |
| 1993 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 52 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Women's College World Series |
| 1994 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 50 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 1995 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 58 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 1996 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 51 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 1997 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 45 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 51 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 1999 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 40 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 51 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2001 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 58 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2002 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 55 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Women's College World Series |
| 2003 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 46 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2004 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 62 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Women's College World Series |
| 2005 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 35 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2006 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 44 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2007 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 44 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2008 | JoAnne Graf | ACC | 38 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2009 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 44 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2010 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 44 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2011 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 32 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2012 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 47 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2013 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 44 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2014 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 55 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | Women's College World Series |
| 2015 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 49 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2016 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 55 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | Women's College World Series |
| 2017 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 55 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2018 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 58 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | NCAA National Champions |
| 2019 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 55 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2020 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 49 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 1 | NCAA National Runner-up |
| 2022 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 54 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | NCAA Regional |
| 2023 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 58 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | NCAA National Runner-up |
| 2024 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 46 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2025 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 49 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2026 | Lonni Alameda | ACC | 43 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total: | 2,337 | 721 | 8 | 452 | 119 | 1 | |||
| Win Percentage: | .764 | .791 |
All-time record vs. ACC teams
Florida State maintains a winning percentage against all current ACC softball teams.
| Opponent | Won | Lost | Tie | Percentage | Streak | First Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 49 | 4 | 0 | .925 | Won 4 | 2001 |
| California | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | Won 6 | 2015 |
| Clemson | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | Won 3 | 2022 |
| Duke | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | Won 4 | 2019 |
| Georgia Tech | 76 | 26 | 0 | .745 | Won 30 | 1990 |
| Louisville | 23 | 9 | 1 | .712 | Lost 1 | 2002 |
| North Carolina | 81 | 27 | 0 | .750 | Won 7 | 1984 |
| North Carolina State | 50 | 13 | 0 | .794 | Won 11 | 2004 |
| Notre Dame | 33 | 7 | 0 | .825 | Won 16 | 1991 |
| Pittsburgh | 28 | 3 | 0 | .903 | Won 6 | 2002 |
| Stanford | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | Lost 3 | 2013 |
| Syracuse | 32 | 4 | 0 | .889 | Won 3 | 2001 |
| Virginia | 93 | 20 | 0 | .823 | Won 2 | 1986 |
| Virginia Tech | 38 | 21 | 0 | .644 | Lost 1 | 2005 |
| Totals | 538 | 144 | 1 | .788 |
Rivalries
| Opponent | Won | Lost | Tie | Percentage | Streak | First Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 | Lost 1 | 1997 |
| Totals | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 |
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.
| Year | W | L | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1990 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| 1991 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Total: | 22 | 24 | .478 |
NCAA Tournament seeding history
Florida State has been a national seed in the tournament twelve times since national seeding began in 2005.
| Years → | '09 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeds → | 16 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
Championships
National championships
| Season | Type | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AIAW slow-pitch | JoAnne Graf |
| 1982 | AIAW slow-pitch | JoAnne Graf |
| 2018 | NCAA fast-pitch | Lonni Alameda |
| Total National Championships | 3 |
Conference regular season championships
| Season | Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4–2 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1993 | 4–0 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1994 | 9–2 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1995 | 6–0 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1997 | 7–1 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1999 | 6–2 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2000 | 6–2 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2001 | 7–1 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2002 | 6–0 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2003 | 8–0 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2004 | 9–1 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2013 | 18–2 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2014 | 24–3 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2015 | 20–3 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2016 | 21–2 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2017 | 24–0 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2018 | 21–3 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2023 | 22–2 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2025 | 18–3 | Lonni Alameda |
| Total Conference Titles | 19 |
Division championships
| Season | Division | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Atlantic | Lonni Alameda |
| 2019 | Atlantic | Lonni Alameda |
| Total Division Titles | 2 |
Conference tournament championships
Florida State has made twenty-seven appearances in the ACC Championship, with a 19–8 record.
| Season | Coach |
|---|---|
| 1992 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1993 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1995 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1996 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1997 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1998 | JoAnne Graf |
| 1999 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2000 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2003 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2004 | JoAnne Graf |
| 2011 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2014 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2015 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2016 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2017 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2018 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2019 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2022 | Lonni Alameda |
| 2023 | Lonni Alameda |
| Total Conference Championships | 19 |
Individual honors and awards
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National awards
| USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year winners | ||||
| Year | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jessica van der Linden | |||
| 2014 | Lacey Waldrop | |||
| NFCA National Freshman of the Year winner | ||||
| Year | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jaysoni Beachum | |||
| Softball America Freshman of the Year winner | ||||
| Year | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jaysoni Beachum | |||
| Broderick Award winner | ||||
| Year | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Darby Cottle | |||
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner | ||||
| Year | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sydney Sherrill | |||
| Honda Sports Award (Softball) winner | ||||
| Year | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jessica van der Linden | |||
Conference awards
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- ACC Player of the Year
- Toni Gutierrez (1992)
- Cindy Lawton (1995)
- Shamalene Wilson (1996)
- Jessica van der Linden (2003, 2004)
- Maddie O'Brien (2014)
- Alex Powers (2016)
- Jessica Warren (2017, 2018)
- ACC Pitcher of the Year
- Sarah Hamilton (2009)
- Lacey Waldrop (2014, 2015)
- Jessica Burroughs (2016, 2017)
- Kylee Hanson (2018)
- Kathryn Sandercock (2023)
- ACC Freshman of the Year
- Shamalene Wilson (1993)
- Kristy Hull (1995)
- Jessica van der Linden (2001)
- Veronica Wootson (2004)
- Tiffany McDonald (2005)
- Monica Montez (2007)
- Jessica Warren (2015)
- Sydney Sherrill (2018)
- Jaysoni Beachum (2024)
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year
- Jessica Warren (2017)
- Sydney Sherrill (2019, 2021, 2022)
- ACC Coach of the Year
- JoAnne Graf (1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004)
- Lonni Alameda (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025)
All-Americans
- Jaysoni Beachum
- Serita Brooks
- Jessica Burroughs
- Susan Buttery
- Myssi Calkins
- Darby Cottle
- Danielle Cox
- Lisa Davidson
- Natalie Drouin
- Michaela Edenfield
- Renee Espinoza
- Jazzy Francik
- Kristy Fuentes
- Toni Gutierrez
- Kylee Hanson
- Kennedy Harp
- Casey Hunter
- Meghan King
- Morgan Klaeveman
- Christy Larsen
- Cindy Lawton
- Marla Looper
- Leslie Malerich
- Susan Painter
- Alex Powers
- Makenna Reed
- Toni Robinette
- Kathryn Sandercock
- Sydney Sherrill
- Jan Sikes
- Brandi Stuart
- Isa Torres
- Jessica van der Linden
- Elisa Vasquez
- Lacey Waldrop
- Jessie Warren
- Shamalene Wilson
- Veronica Wootson
Retired jerseys
| Retired jersey numbers | |||
| Name | Position | Career | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darby Cottle | SS | 1979–82 | 15 |
| Jessica van der Linden | P | 2001-04 | 99 |
| Lacey Waldrop | P | 2012-15 | 13 |
