Florida State University Athletics
Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2018
Veronica Wootson came to Florida State as a highly-touted recruit from Fontana, Ca. and started for the Seminoles in all 273 games of her career.
She helped lead the Noles to a 2004 ACC Championship and was a member of 2004 Women’s College World Series team that finished the season ranked No. 5 in the country. FSU advanced to the NCAA postseason every season that she played, and made its first appearance in the NCAA Super Regional round in 2006.
The 2004 ACC Rookie of the Year, Wootson earned second team NFCA All-America honors as a freshman. She was named a first team All-American in 2006 and was selected to the third team in 2007. She is just one of four players in the history of FSU Softball to be a three-time NFCA All-American during their career.
Wootson finished with a career batting average .322, which included a .360 average her junior year and .344 as a senior.
She totaled 282 hits over her career with 29 home runs, 137 RBI and stole 79 bases. She ranks in the FSU all-time Top 10 in 10 different categories, including doubles, triples, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage.
