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Beachum and Edenfield Named NFCA All-Americans
5/29/2024 2:06:00 PM | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY - For the sixth time in the last eight seasons, Florida State softball has multiple All-Americans as the NFCA named Jaysoni Beachum and Michaela Edenfield to their All-America teams on Wednesday afternoon. Beachum was named a Second Team All-America selection while Edenfield was named a Third Team selection.Â
Beachum and Edenfield become the 36th and 37th players in school history to earn All-America honors. In total, FSU has garnered 56 All-America honors in its history, 24 of those coming under Head Coach Lonni Alameda. Florida State is one of 12 teams to have multiple All-Americans this season.Â
Beachum continues to make history in her first season with the Garnet and Gold. Beachum is just the third true freshman in school history to earn All-America status joining Sydney Sherrill in 2018 and Veronica Wootson in 2004. Both players went on to be three-time All-Americans. The unanimous National Freshman of the Year by the NFCA, D1Softball and Softball America led the team in batting average, hits, home runs, RBI and on-base percentage. The ACC Freshman of the Year broke the school's freshman record for RBI in a single season with 66 which was the fifth-most in school history. Beachum ended the season with a .417 batting average which was the third-highest batting average in program history. Her 16 home runs are tied for the sixth-most in program history. Beachum's .743 slugging percentage ranked eighth in program history.Â
One of the most dangerous hitters in all of college softball can cross "All-American" off her checklist as Edenfield earned her first All-America honor in her third season with the Seminoles. Edenfield's power has always been a mainstay of her game, but this year, Edenfield had the most consistent season of her career with a career-high .381 batting average which was second on the team behind Beachum. Edenfield did not hit higher than .300 in her first two seasons with the Seminoles. The power was still there for Edenfield as she hit 15 home runs this season to go along with 46 RBI. For the last month of the season, Edenfield was playing with a broken finger that caused her to miss nine games. Edenfield did not miss a beat when she returned to play, hitting .333 with four home runs and 12 RBI in her final 15 games. Edenfield was terrific behind the dish as she emerged as a leader with the young pitching staff and continuously made great blocks behind the plate. Not many tried to test Edenfield behind the plate as opponents had just 39 stolen base attempts in 53 games against Edenfield. Edenfield ended the season with just one error behind the plate.Â
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Beachum and Edenfield become the 36th and 37th players in school history to earn All-America honors. In total, FSU has garnered 56 All-America honors in its history, 24 of those coming under Head Coach Lonni Alameda. Florida State is one of 12 teams to have multiple All-Americans this season.Â
Beachum continues to make history in her first season with the Garnet and Gold. Beachum is just the third true freshman in school history to earn All-America status joining Sydney Sherrill in 2018 and Veronica Wootson in 2004. Both players went on to be three-time All-Americans. The unanimous National Freshman of the Year by the NFCA, D1Softball and Softball America led the team in batting average, hits, home runs, RBI and on-base percentage. The ACC Freshman of the Year broke the school's freshman record for RBI in a single season with 66 which was the fifth-most in school history. Beachum ended the season with a .417 batting average which was the third-highest batting average in program history. Her 16 home runs are tied for the sixth-most in program history. Beachum's .743 slugging percentage ranked eighth in program history.Â
One of the most dangerous hitters in all of college softball can cross "All-American" off her checklist as Edenfield earned her first All-America honor in her third season with the Seminoles. Edenfield's power has always been a mainstay of her game, but this year, Edenfield had the most consistent season of her career with a career-high .381 batting average which was second on the team behind Beachum. Edenfield did not hit higher than .300 in her first two seasons with the Seminoles. The power was still there for Edenfield as she hit 15 home runs this season to go along with 46 RBI. For the last month of the season, Edenfield was playing with a broken finger that caused her to miss nine games. Edenfield did not miss a beat when she returned to play, hitting .333 with four home runs and 12 RBI in her final 15 games. Edenfield was terrific behind the dish as she emerged as a leader with the young pitching staff and continuously made great blocks behind the plate. Not many tried to test Edenfield behind the plate as opponents had just 39 stolen base attempts in 53 games against Edenfield. Edenfield ended the season with just one error behind the plate.Â
For updates and exclusive content, follow the Seminoles on X (FSU_Softball), Instagram (fsusoftball) and Facebook (Florida State Seminoles Softball).Â
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