Florida State Seminoles softball

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Florida State Seminoles softball
UniversityFlorida State University
Head coachLonni Alameda (9th season)
ConferenceACC
LocationTallahassee, FL
Home stadiumJoAnne Graf Field (Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameFlorida State Seminoles
ColorsGarnet and gold[1]
   
AIAW Slow-pitch Tournament champions
1981, 1982
NCAA WCWS appearances
1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016
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
Conference Tournament championships
1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Regular Season Conference championships
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

The Florida State Seminoles 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).

In the thirty-nine year history of the Seminoles softball program, the team has won fifteen ACC titles and two AIAW slow-pitch national titles. Florida State has made thirty appearances in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Women’s College World Series on nine occasions. Jessica van der Linden and Lacey Waldrop have won the USA National Softball Player of the Year Award while thirty Seminole players have been honored as All-Americans[2] and four have been drafted into the National Pro Fastpitch League.

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, also the coach of the USSSA Pride.

Program history

FSU has been one of the most dominant softball programs in the history of collegiate softball. Only five teams in the history of the NCAA have been to more WCWS than Florida State 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 have achieved 33 forty-win seasons.

Venue

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 softball history.[3]

Head coaches

  • Records are through the 2017 season
Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1979–2008 JoAnne Graf 30 1,483–487–6 .752
2009–Present Lonni Alameda 9 420–135–1 .756

Current coaching staff

  • Head coach: Lonni Alameda
  • Associate coach: Craig Snider
  • Assistant coach: Travis Wilson
  • Strength and Conditioning coach: Caitlin Quinn

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 National Champions
1982 JoAnne Graf Independent 56 10 0 AIAW 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 Tournament
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 51 6 1 24 0 0
Total: 1,906 621 7 289 88 0  
Win Percentage: .754 .767  

All-time record vs. ACC teams

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

Opponent Won Lost Tie Percentage Streak First Meeting
Boston College 35 2 0 .946 Won 28 2001
Georgia Tech 58 26 0 .690 Won 12 1990
Louisville 9 4 0 .692 Won 5 2002
North Carolina 70 24 0 .745 Won 15 1984
North Carolina State 32 11 0 .744 Won 4 2004
Notre Dame 13 5 0 .722 Won 5 1991
Pittsburgh 15 0 0 1.000 Won 15 2002
Syracuse 15 2 0 .882 Won 11 2001
Virginia 82 18 0 .820 Won 9 1986
Virginia Tech 27 16 0 .628 Won 9 2005
Totals 357 108 0 .768

Rivalries

Opponent Won Lost Tie Percentage Streak First Meeting
Florida 15 25 .375 Won 1 1997
Totals 15 25 0 .375

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College World Series

Florida State has made 9 trips to the Women's College World Series, with a 8-18 record.

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
Total: 8 18 .308

Championships

National championships

Season Type Coach
1981 AIAW slowpitch JoAnne Graf
1982 AIAW slowpitch JoAnne Graf
Total National Championships 2

Conference regular season championships

Season Coach
1992 JoAnne Graf
1993 JoAnne Graf
1994 JoAnne Graf
1995 JoAnne Graf
1997 JoAnne Graf
1999 JoAnne Graf
2000 JoAnne Graf
2001 JoAnne Graf
2002 JoAnne Graf
2003 JoAnne Graf
2004 JoAnne Graf
2013 Lonni Alameda
2014 Lonni Alameda
2015 Lonni Alameda
2016 Lonni Alameda
2017 Lonni Alameda
Total Conference Titles 16

Conference tournament championships

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
Total Conference Championships 15

Awards

USA National Softball Player of the Year

National Softball Player of the Year winners
Year Player
2004 Jessica van der Linden
2014 Lacey Waldrop

Broderick Award

Broderick Award winner
Year Player
1982 Darby Cottle

All-Americans

  • Serita Brooks
  • Jessica Burroughs
  • Susan Buttery
  • Myssi Calkins
  • Darby Cottle-Veazey
  • Danielle Cox
  • Lisa Davidson
  • Natalie Drouin
  • Renee Espinoza
  • Kristy Fuentes
  • Toni Gutierrez
  • Casey Hunter
  • Christy Larsen
  • Cindy Lawton
  • Marla Looper
  • Leslie Malerich
  • Susan Painter
  • Alex Powers
  • Toni Robinette
  • Jan Sikes
  • Brandi Stuart
  • Jessica van der Linden
  • Lacey Waldrop
  • Jessica Warren
  • Shamalene Wilson
  • Veronica Wootson
  • Bonquisha Wozniak

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)
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year – Jessica Warren (2017)
  • ACC Pitcher of the Year – Sarah Hamilton (2009), Lacey Waldrop (2014, 2015), Jessica Burroughs (2016, 2017)
  • 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)
  • ACC Coach of the Year – JoAnne Graf (1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004), Lonni Alameda (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

Retired jerseys

Retired jersey numbers
Name Position Career Number
Darby Cottle Shortstop 1979–82 15

See also

References

  1. ^ "Florida State University Athletics Brand Guide" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ http://www.seminoles.com/fls/32900//SB/2015-FSU-Softball-Almanac.pdf?ATCLID=209589633&SPSID=917058&SPID=157119&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32900
  3. ^ "JoAnne Graff". Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  4. ^ http://floridagators.com/news/2017/4/12/softball-no-3-gators-down-no-1-seminoles-in-front-of-record-crowd.aspx?path=softball

External links

  • Seminoles.com – Official website of the Florida State Seminoles softball team.