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 . 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 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. Florida State coaches JoAnne Graf and Lonni Alameda have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.
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 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.
2018 season The 2018 season saw the Seminoles win the ACC regular season title for the sixth consecutive year and the ACC tournament title for the fifth consecutive year, defeating Pittsburgh in the ACC championship game with a walk-off homerun. securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the sixth overall seed.
The Seminoles defeated Auburn and Jacksonville State twice to win the Tallahassee Regional and advance to the Tallahassee Super Regional, where they defeated LSU in a double header after dropping the first game of the series, clinching a spot in the Women's College World Series.
In the World Series, the Seminoles dropped their opener to UCLA after blowing a late lead; they went on to win their next four games: defeating Georgia, top-seed Oregon, and UCLA 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, 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.
Head coaches
Records are through the 2026 season
TenureCoachYearsRecordPct. 1979–2008 JoAnne Graf 30 1,483–487–6 2009–present Lonni Alameda 18 863–236–2
Current Coaching Staff NamePosition coachedfConsecutive season atFlorida 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 5thReference:
Records and results
Year-by-year results National ChampionsConference champions Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, C = Conference SeasonCoachConferenceWLTCWCLCTPost 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 52 10 0 21 3 0 NCAA Regional Total: 2,346 723 8 455 119 1 Win Percentage:
All-time record vs. ACC teams Florida State maintains a winning percentage against all current ACC softball teams. OpponentWonLostTiePercentageStreakFirst Meeting Boston College 52 4 0 Won 7 2001 California 6 1 0 Won 6 2015 Clemson 10 1 0 Won 3 2022 Duke 15 5 0 Won 4 2019 Georgia Tech 77 26 0 Won 31 1990 Louisville 23 9 1 Lost 1 2002 North Carolina 81 27 0 Won 7 1984 North Carolina State 50 13 0 Won 11 2004 Notre Dame 33 7 0 Won 16 1991 Pittsburgh 28 3 0 Won 6 2002 Stanford 3 4 0 Won 1 2013 Syracuse 32 4 0 Won 3 2001 Virginia 93 20 0 Won 2 1986 Virginia Tech 39 21 0 Won 1 2005Totals5441441
Rivalries OpponentWonLostTiePercentageStreakFirst Meeting Florida 25 30 0 Lost 1 1997Totals25300
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 0 2 1990 1 2 1991 0 2 1992 0 2 1993 2 2 2002 2 2 2004 1 2 2014 0 2 2016 2 2 2018 6 1 2021 5 3 2023 3 2 Total: 22 24
NCAA Tournament seeding history Florida State has been a national seed in the tournament thirteen times since national seeding began in 2005. Years →'09'14'15'16'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25'26Seeds →1689846410231559
Championships
National championships SeasonTypeCoach 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 SeasonRecordCoach 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 2026 21–3 Lonni Alameda Total Conference Titles 20
Division championships SeasonDivisionCoach 2018 Atlantic Lonni Alameda 2019 Atlantic Lonni Alameda Total Division Titles 2
Conference tournament championships Florida State has made twenty-eight appearances in the ACC Championship, with a 20–8 record. SeasonCoach 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 2026 Lonni Alameda Total Conference Championships 20
Individual honors and awards
National awards USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year winnersYearPlayer 2004 Jessica van der Linden 2014 Lacey Waldrop
NFCA National Freshman of the Year NFCA National Freshman of the Year winnerYearPlayer 2024 Jaysoni Beachum
Softball America Freshman of the Year Softball America Freshman of the Year winnerYearPlayer 2024 Jaysoni Beachum
Softball America Defensive Player of the Year Softball America Defensive Player of the Year winnerYearPlayer 2026 Isa Torres
D1 Softball National Player of the Year Softball America Player of the Year winnerYearPlayer 2026 Isa Torres
Broderick Award Broderick Award winnerYearPlayer 1982 Darby Cottle
Gold Glove Award Rawlings Gold Glove Award winnerYearPlayer 2022 Sydney Sherrill 2026 Isa Torres
Honda Sports Award Honda Sports Award (Softball) winnerYearPlayer 2004 Jessica van der Linden
Conference awards
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 Sarah Hamilton (2009) Lacey Waldrop (2014, 2015) Jessica Burroughs (2016, 2017) Kylee Hanson (2018) Kathryn Sandercock (2023) Jazzy Francik (2026)
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 JoAnne Graf (1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004) Lonni Alameda (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025, 2026)
All-Americans Jaysoni Beachum Serita Brooks Jessica Burroughs Susan Buttery Myssi Calkins Darby Cottle Danielle Cox Ashtyn Danley Lisa Davidson Natalie Drouin Michaela Edenfield Renee Espinoza Jazzy Francik Kristy Fuentes Toni Gutierrez Kylee Hanson Kennedy Harp Anna Hinde 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 Makenna Sturgis Brandi Stuart Isa Torres Jessica van der Linden Elisa Vasquez