Florida State University Athletics
Thursday, May 23
Norman, Oklahoma
7 p.m.
Florida State
vs
Oklahoma
No. 15 Softball Begins Super Regional at No. 2 Oklahoma
5/22/2024 3:14:00 PM | Softball
TALLAHASSEE - The No. 15 Florida State softball team (46-14) will take center stage on Thursday night as the Seminoles will take on three-time National Champion No. 2 Oklahoma (52-6) in the 2024 Norman Super Regional at Love's Field. The teams will play at 7 p.m. eastern on Thursday night on ESPN2 and Friday at 8 p.m. Saturday's game time for the if necessary game is still to be determined. Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendoza and Holly Rowe will be on the call for ESPN in Norman.
Two of the Nation's Top Programs Meet in Norman
Two of the Nation's Top Programs Meet in Norman
- A heavyweight battle and a National Championship rematch is set for primetime this week in Norman, Oklahoma.
- The Seminoles and Sooners have met in two out of the last three Women's College World Series Championship Series.
- The two teams have combined to win four out of the last five National Championships.
- Every WCWS Championship Series since 2016 has featured either Florida State or Oklahoma.
- Other than Oklahoma, no team has won more games in the Women's College World Series than Florida State since 2018. FSU has won 14 games in OKC since 2018.
- Florida State is playing in its 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament and its 36th overall NCAA Tournament.
- FSU is making its 11th Super Regional appearance all-time. FSU has reached the Super Regional round in 10 out of the last 11 seasons.
- FSU holds a 111-78 record all-time in the NCAA Tournament and a 13-12 record in the Super Regionals.
- FSU has hosted a NCAA Regional in each of the last 10 seasons. They are one of just four programs to accomplish that feat joining Alabama, Oklahoma and UCLA.
- Florida State will be looking for its 13th Women's College World Series appearance.
- The Seminoles went through their home regional unharmed as they went 3-0 with wins over Chattanooga (3-2), UCF (5-1) and Auburn (10-4).
- It was the eighth time in the Super Regional era that FSU has gone 3-0 in a NCAA Regional and as the first time since 2021.
- FSU defeated Auburn 10-4 thanks to a seven-run sixth inning with all runs coming with two outs. It was the first time since 2019 that FSU has scored 10+ runs in an NCAA Tournament game.
- For just the second time in her coaching career with Florida State, Head Coach Lonni Alameda will return to Norman to play against her alma mater.
- Alameda played for the Sooner Softball team from 1989-92.
- Alameda was a two-time All-Big Eight selection for the Sooners.
- Alameda also played volleyball for the Sooners.
- After losing four out of five games to the likes of Alabama, Duke and Texas, the Seminoles are 28-5 in their last 33 games.
- 13 out of FSU's 28 wins have come via run rule.
- FSU entered April No. 26 in the RPI and jumped all the way to No. 13 before Selection Sunday allowing them to host a NCAA Regional for the 10th consecutive season.
- FSU has outscored its opponent 257-104 and are averaging 7.78 runs per game in its past 33 games.
- During its eight-game winning streak from Mar. 23-Apr. 3, FSU scored at least eight runs in all eight of those games during the winning streak. That tied the school record for the longest streak of scoring eight or more runs. The last time FSU accomplished the feat was from Mar. 19-31, 2019.
- Not many teams have gotten more production out of a duo than Florida State has from Jaysoni Beachum and Kalei Harding.
- Beachum (65) and Harding (64) are just the second duo in Florida State history to each have 60 or more RBI in a season. Beachum and Harding joined Jessi Warren and Alex Powers who each had 60+ RBI in 2016.
- Beachum and Harding are one of just three duos in the country to each have 60+ RBI.
- Beachum's 64 RBI ranks fifth all-time in school history for most RBI in a single season while Harding is right behind her with the sixth-most RBI in a single season. .
- Only two other Florida State players have had more RBI than Beachum and Harding in a single as Maddi O'Brien holds the single season record with 83 RBI while Jessi Warren had seasons of 78 RBI, 68 RBI and 70 RBI, respectively from 2016-18.
- Florida State has put together one of the best offensive seasons that this storied program has ever seen in 2024.
- FSU has scored 451 runs this season and needs just nine runs to break the school record for most runs in a single season.
- FSU is also on pace to break the school record for batting average in a single season. The 2019 team holds the record as they hit .330 that season. FSU is currently hitting .335.
- FSU has also hit the second-most home runs in school history with 87, trailing the 2019 team that hit 105 home runs.
- Yes, some of Florida State's best production has come from a freshmen class that was ranked the No. 3 overall class by softball America.
- Jaysoni Beachum (.425) and Isa Torres (.360) hold two out of the top three batting averages on the team.
- Beachum and Torres have combined for 122 RBI this season. Beachum (65) holds the school record for most RBI by a true freshman while Torres is third on the true freshman RBI list with 57 RBI.
- Beachum was named the ACC Freshman of the Year and was a First Team All-ACC performer while Torres was named to the All-ACC Second Team.
- Both Beachum and Torres were named Top 25 finalists for the TUCCI/NFCA National Freshman of the Year award, and Beachum was named a Top 10 finalist for the award.
- In the circle, Ashtyn Danley has recorded a team-high 19 starts and 137.0 innings and leads the team with a 3.12 ERA.
- Mimi Gooden has also been a force for the Noles in the circle as she has pitched 52.2 innings and made 10 starts. Against UCF in the Tallahassee Regional, Gooden was phenomenal as she went 4.1 innings and allowed just three hits and one run in her first career NCAA Tournament appearance
- Kennedy Harp has also emerged and made a start in each game of the ACC Tournament. Harp has played in 53 games and made 20 starts in the outfield. Harp was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.
- The six freshmen have made a combined 163 starts this season.
- 178 out of the team's 501 (33%) hits have come from freshmen.
- 146 out of the team's 411 RBI (36%) have come from freshmen.
- 49% of the team's innings pitched have come from freshmen.
- The Florida State offense has been one of the best in the country this season
- FSU is averaging 7.51 runs per game which is sixth in the country and second in the ACC. FSU is hitting .335 as a team which ranks eighth in the country.
- In 60 games, FSU has scored 8 or more runs in 33 games. In 69 games last season, FSU scored eight or more runs just 22 times.
- FSU has scored 10 or more runs in 19 games so far this season after accomplishing that feat just eight times last season.
- A program that has continuously put together one of the best pitching staffs in the country has faced a new challenge this year....youth.
- 73% of innings thrown this year have been from either freshman or sophomores.
- 49% of the innings pitched have been from true freshmen.
- Freshmen and sophomores have combined to start 38 out of the Seminoles' 60 games this season.
- Jaysoni Beachum has continued to solidify herself as not only one of the best freshmen in the country but as one of the best players in the country.
- Beachum, a native of Tallahassee, leads the team with a .425 batting average, 77 hits, 15 home runs and 65 RBI.
- Her 65 RBI is the most ever by a Florida State freshman as she broke Sydney Sherrill's record of 58 RBI against UNC on April 27. It is the fourth-most RBI ever by a Seminole in a single season.
- Beachum is one of just four players in school history to record 15+ home runs and 60+ RBI in a single season.
- Beachum has recorded a hit in 44 out of the Seminoles' 60 games this season.
- Out of the 60 games this season, Beachum has had two or more hits in 27 games.
- Beachum has the highest batting average in the country among freshmen and has the 17th highest batting average in the country.
- Beachum is on pace to break the freshmen school record for batting average, hits, slugging percentage and on base percentage in a season.
- Beachum has had two multi-home run games this season. Beachum is the first true freshman since Kalei Harding in 2021 to have a multi-home run game.
- Beachum has also locked down the hot corner for the Noles making 59 starts at the positions. Beachum has committed just five errors this season.
- Beachum was the only freshman to be on the USA Softball National Player of the Year Top 26 list. Beachum is the first freshman in program history to be named a finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award.
- Beachum was named the ACC Freshman of the Year, the first Seminole to win the award since Sydney Sherrill in 2018.
- Beachum became just the third true freshman in program history and the first since 2004 to be named to the First Team All-Region team.
- Beachum was also named a First Team All-ACC performer and to the ACC All-Freshman Team.
- Beachum is also a Top 10 Finalist for the TUCCI/NFCA Division 1 Freshman of the Year award.
- Beachum was named the ACC Player of the Week on Apr. 23 and became the first FSU true freshman to win the award since Sydney Sherrill in 2018.
- Beachum was named Softball America's Freshman of the Month in February, March and April.
- Kalei Harding or "Ocho" continues to be a consistent force for the Florida State lineup and is solidifying herself as one of the top hitters in program history
- Harding is currently hitting .337 with 64 RBI which is the fifth-most in school history.
- Harding has reached base in 28 out of the last 30 games and has reached base in her last 14 games.
- In her last 10 games, Harding has hit four home runs and driven in 11 runs.
- Her seven RBI game against Charlotte tied Anna Shelnutt (2017) for the school record for RBI in a single game.
- Harding is second all-time in school history for career doubles (57), third in school history for career home runs (45), fourth for career RBI (207) and seventh in school history for career slugging percentage (.584). She needs just three RBI to pass Sydney Sherrill for the third-most RBI in a career at Florida State.
- After being slowed down by an offseason surgery, Kaley Mudge has made her way back to the top of the lineup and has been one of FSU's most consistent players since the start of ACC play.
- Mudge hit .400 in ACC play with 10 RBI.
- Her average is up to .335 after hitting .362 in the Seminoles' last 33 games.
- Against Notre Dame, Mudge went 7-for-10 (.700) with two doubles and a triple.
- Mudge has been the Seminoles' leadoff hitter in 38 out of the last 39 games.
- After redshirting her freshman season, Michaela Edenfield has taken the sport by storm and has been one of the nation's best power and clutch hitters.
- In her first two seasons, Edenfield has recorded two 50+ RBI seasons. Edenfield is one of just seven Seminoles who have ever recorded two 50+ RBI seasons as a Seminole.
- Edenfield joined Jessi Warren and Sydney Sherrill as the only Seminoles to have 50+ RBI in their first two seasons in the Garnet and Gold.
- Edenfield will look to join Warren as the only two Seminoles who have recorded three 50+ RBI seasons. Warren had four 50+ RBI seasons as a Seminole. Edenfield needs just four RBI to reach the 50 RBI mark.
- Last season, Edenfield was phenomenal when it mattered most. In 2023, 25 out of her 39 hits (64%) resulted in a run being scored. So far in 2024, 22 out of Edenfield's 51 hits (43%) have resulted in a run being scored.
- Edenfield missed nine games due to a broken finger but made her return against North Carolina as a designated player. Edenfield went 3-for-6 with one home run and three RBI against the Tar Heels.
- Edenfield is hitting .389 this season after having not finished with above a .300 batting average in her first two seasons as a Seminole.
- Edenfield currently sits tied for fourth in FSU history with 43 career home runs.
- Jaysoni Beachum has had the greatest freshman season in school history, but Isa Torres is not too far behind Beachum.
- Torres is third on the team in batting average (.360) and has driven in 57 runs this season which is tied for second among freshman in the country.
- Torres has the chance to have the second-most RBI ever by a true freshman in Florida State history as she needs just two RBI to move to second behind teammate Jaysoni Beachum.
- Among Florida State freshmen, Torres ranks third in single season RBI, fourth in home runs, sixth in batting average and eighth in hits.
- Torres has continued to make jaw-dropping plays at the shortstop position this season and holds a .963 fielding percentage this season.
- When the pressure is on, freshman Isa Torres has come up big on multiple occasions for the Seminoles.
- Torres has hit two-game clinching home runs as she hit a three-run home run in the Regional Final against Auburn to put the Noles up 10-3. Torres also hit a three-run home run against Florida to give the Noles a 6-2 lead in the win against the Gators.
- Torres has hit two walk-offs in the bottom of the seventh this season to lead the Noles to victory.
- Torres hit a two-run walk-off home run against NC State on Mar. 28 to put the Seminoles on top 8-6. Torres was the first true freshman to hit a walk-off home run since Jessi Warren in 2015 against Notre Dame.
- Torres also hit a two-RBI walk-off single against Texas Tech on Feb. 9 to win the game for the Noles.
- Remember Devyn Flaherty? Yes, she's back to her old self and has been leading the charge for the Noles at the plate in the past 33 games.
- Flaherty has hit .434 in her last 33 games compared to just a .207 average in her first 27 games.
- Against Boston College, she put the game away with a two-run home run to complete FSU's seventh inning comeback against the Eagles.
- Flaherty is still as dangerous as ever on the base paths as she has 16 stolen bases on 18 attempts.
- Flaherty has played in 271 games as a Seminole which is the second-most among active Division 1 players behind Florida's Skylar Wallace.
- Last season, Flaherty stole 31 bases on 32 attempts which led the ACC.
- Flaherty cracked the all-time top 10 list for most career stolen bases in school history. Flaherty picked up her 100th career stolen base against UCF. Flaherty is just the seventh player in Florida State history to record 100 stolen bases in her career.
- Flaherty was one of four players in the NCAA in 2023 to steal 30 or more bases while only being caught once.
- It's fair to say that no one has improved more this season than Ashtyn Danley in the circle.
- Danley has made a team-high 19 starts for the Seminoles this season and holds a 18-5 record. Danley's 18 wins is the third-most ever by a Florida State freshman.
- In her last 26 appearances, Danley holds a team-leading 2.17 ERA in 90.1 innings while striking out 69 batters.
- Danley was named to the All-ACC Second Team.
- Redshirt junior Jahni Kerr is back for the Seminoles after a breakout season in 2023.
- In 2024, Kerr is hitting .314 with 38 RBI in 52 games. Kerr missed seven games this season due to injury.
- Kerr was named to the All-ACC Third Team.
- Against Pitt, Kerr hit three home runs in three games for the Noles.
- As one of the top recruits in the country coming out of high school, Kerr struggled in her first two seasons as a Seminole as she dealt with the implications of COVID and was recovering from a knee injury that she suffered her freshman season.
- The tide turned for Kerr in 2023, and it all started with a home run in a primetime ESPN slot against Alabama at the 2023 Clearwater Invitational. Kerr came into the game starting in just three out of the Seminoles nine games and was 2-for-10 at the plate.
- Kerr led the team with a .356 batting average while adding eight home runs and 40 RBI in 2023.
- Kerr earned First Team All-ACC honors for the first time in her career and was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team.
- Fans have known the name Amaya Ross for awhile but mainly for her insane speed on the base paths. Now, Ross has found herself in the FSU lineup for more than just her speed.
- Ross has started all 60 games this season after making just 18 starts the past two seasons.
- Ross has surpassed her hit, RBI and home run numbers this season from the last two seasons combined.
- Ross had one of the best weeks of her career at the Dugout Club Classic.
- In six games, Ross recorded 10 hits in 15 at-bats (.667) with six RBI and three triples.
- Ross was involved in 17 out of the Seminoles 47 runs scored in the Dugout Club Classic and was a perfect 5-for-5 on the base paths.
- Ross's seven triples is third in the country.
- Ross is 21st in the country and first in the ACC with 28 stolen bases this season.
- Ross currently holds a .324 batting average with eight home runs.
- Ross has stolen 55 bases in 60 attempts over the course of her career.
- No one has embraced the utility role more in her career than Kalei Harding.
- Harding, who was recruited as a catcher, has played all but three positions (Pitcher, catcher, second base) during her career at Florida State.
- Harding is one of just three active players in the NCAA to have played six or more positions in their career.
- This season, Harding has already played left field, right field, third base and first base.
- Last season, FSU was one of the best teams in the country at staying patient at the plate and this year doesn't seem to be any different.
- Last season, FSU drew 249 walks which ranked third in the country.
- In 60 games, FSU has drawn 230 walks which is currently ranked sixth in the country.
- The Seminoles return a plethora of experience on the offensive side as FSU will return six out of their top seven hitters from the 2023 team that posted the program's highest batting average (.300) since 2019.
- FSU will return six All-ACC players from the 2023 season, the most of anyone in the conference.
- FSU's offensive formula was pretty simple in 2023, get on base and cause chaos on the base paths and nothing has changed in 2024.
- So far this season, FSU has stolen 85 bases on 100 attempts.
- FSU led all Power Five schools with 134 stolen bases in 153 tries in 2023.
- FSU's 134 stolen bases ranked ninth in the country and were the fifth-most in school history and the most since the 2018 National Championship team.
- 113 out of the Seminoles 134 stolen bases were by returning players.
- No one in the country was better at hitting for extra bases last season than the Florida State Seminoles, and the Seminoles are once again one of the best teams in the country at hitting for extra bases.
- So far in 2024, FSU has hit 95 doubles this season which leads the ACC and is sixth in the country.
- FSU hit a school record 122 doubles in 2023 which was the fifth-most in NCAA history.
- FSU also hit 13 triples last season.
- Kalei Harding led the way with 22 doubles last season which was the second-most in school history.
- Kaley Mudge also hit 18 doubles which was tied for fifth in school history.
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