Florida State Seminoles softball

Florida State Seminoles softball
UniversityFlorida State University
Athletic directorMichael Alford
Head coachLonni Alameda (19th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationTallahassee, Florida, US
Home stadiumJoAnne Graf Field (capacity: 1,000)
NicknameFlorida 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, 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, 2026
Conference tournament championships
1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2026
Regular-season conference championships
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2025, 2026

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 twenty ACC championships (winning both the regular season and tournament titles on fifteen of those occasions), two AIAW slow-pitch national championships, and one NCAA championship. Florida State has made thirty-eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, appearing twenty-six 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 forty-one 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.

Program history

Florida State's field is named after former head coach, JoAnne Graf.

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 Seminoles 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.[20]

Head coaches

  • Records are through the 2026 season
Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1979–2008JoAnne Graf301,483–487–6.752
2009–presentLonni Alameda18863–236–2.785

Current Coaching Staff

Name Position coachedf Consecutive season at
Florida State in current position
Lonni AlamedaHead coach17th
Travis WilsonAssistant coach14th
Troy CameronAssistant coach6th
Kaleigh RafterAssistant coach4th
Kristin TubeckDirector of Softball Operations5th
Reference:[21]

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 maintains a winning percentage against all current ACC softball teams.

Opponent Won Lost Tie Percentage Streak First Meeting
Boston College5240.929Won 72001
California610.857Won 62015
Clemson1010.909Won 32022
Duke1550.750Won 42019
Georgia Tech77260.748Won 311990
Louisville2391.712Lost 12002
North Carolina81270.750Won 71984
North Carolina State50130.794Won 112004
Notre Dame3370.825Won 161991
Pittsburgh2830.903Won 62002
Stanford340.429Won 12013
Syracuse3240.889Won 32001
Virginia93200.823Won 21986
Virginia Tech39210.650Won 12005
Totals 544 144 1 .790

Rivalries

Opponent Won Lost Tie Percentage Streak First Meeting
Florida25300.455Lost 11997
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
198702.000
199012.333
199102.000
199202.000
199322.500
200222.500
200412.333
201402.000
201622.500
201861.857
202153.625
202332.600
Total: 22 24 .478

NCAA Tournament seeding history

Florida State has been a national seed in the tournament thirteen times since national seeding began in 2005.

Years → '09 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
Seeds → 1689846410231559

Championships

National championships

Season Type Coach
1981AIAW slow-pitchJoAnne Graf
1982AIAW slow-pitchJoAnne Graf
2018NCAA fast-pitchLonni Alameda
Total National Championships 3

Conference regular season championships

Season Record Coach
19924–2JoAnne 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
201318–2Lonni Alameda
201424–3Lonni Alameda
201520–3Lonni Alameda
201621–2Lonni Alameda
201724–0Lonni Alameda
201821–3Lonni Alameda
202322–2Lonni Alameda
202518–3Lonni Alameda
202621–3Lonni Alameda
Total Conference Titles 20

Division championships

Season Division Coach
2018AtlanticLonni Alameda
2019AtlanticLonni Alameda
Total Division Titles 2

Conference tournament championships

Florida State has made twenty-eight appearances in the ACC Championship, with a 20–8 record.

Season Coach
1992JoAnne Graf
1993JoAnne Graf
1995JoAnne Graf
1996JoAnne Graf
1997JoAnne Graf
1998JoAnne Graf
1999JoAnne Graf
2000JoAnne Graf
2003JoAnne Graf
2004JoAnne Graf
2011Lonni Alameda
2014Lonni Alameda
2015Lonni Alameda
2016Lonni Alameda
2017Lonni Alameda
2018Lonni Alameda
2019Lonni Alameda
2022Lonni Alameda
2023Lonni Alameda
2026Lonni Alameda
Total Conference Championships 20

Individual honors and awards

Lacey Waldrop received several national honors during her time as a Seminole.

National awards

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year winners
Year Player
2004Jessica van der Linden
2014Lacey Waldrop
NFCA National Freshman of the Year
NFCA National Freshman of the Year winner
Year Player
2024Jaysoni Beachum
Softball America Freshman of the Year
Softball America Freshman of the Year winner
Year Player
2024Jaysoni Beachum
Softball America Defensive Player of the Year
Softball America Defensive Player of the Year winner
Year Player
2026Isa Torres
D1 Softball National Player of the Year
Softball America Player of the Year winner
Year Player
2026Isa Torres
Broderick Award
Broderick Award winner
Year Player
1982Darby Cottle
Gold Glove Award
Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner
Year Player
2022Sydney Sherrill
2026Isa Torres
Honda Sports Award
Honda Sports Award (Softball) winner
Year Player
2004Jessica van der Linden

Conference awards

Jessica Burroughs received multiple conference honors during her time as a Seminole.
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)
  • Isa Torres (2026)
ACC Pitcher of the Year
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)
  • Isa Torres (2026)
ACC Coach of the Year

All-Americans

Retired jerseys

Retired jersey numbers
Name Position Career Number
Darby CottleSS1979–8215
Jessica van der LindenP2001–0499
Lacey WaldropP2012–1513

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