Staff Directory

Lonni Alameda

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Head Coach
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NFCA Hall of Famer (Class of 2023)
2026 ACC Coach of the Year
2025 ACC Coach of the Year
2023 ACC Coach of the Year
2023 National Runner-Ups
2021 National Runner-Ups
2018 NCAA National Champion
2018 NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year
2018 Musial Award
2017 ACC Coach of the Year
2016 ACC Coach of the Year
2015 ACC Coach of the Year
2014 ACC Coach of the Year
2013 ACC Coach of the Year
2007 MWC Coach of the Year
2005 MWC Coach of the Year
2005 NFCA West Region Coach of the Year

Entering her 19th season as the head coach of the Florida State softball program in 2027, Hall of Famer Lonni Alameda has guided the Seminoles back into one of the nation’s best teams. After seven Women’s College World Series appearances from 1987-2004, the Seminoles have returned to the final site of women’s collegiate softball five times in the last 11 complete seasons (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023), including winning the program’s first NCAA National Championship in 2018, two WCWS Finals appearances in 2021 and 2023, a WCWS Semifinals appearance in 2016, as well as eight consecutive trips to the NCAA Super Regionals (2013-19, 2021).

Alameda has led the Seminoles to 10 ACC Tournament Championships which is tied with JoAnne Graf for the most in ACC history. Alameda has also led the Noles to nine ACC Regular Season Championships. Alameda won six-consecutive ACC Tournament Championships from 2014-19 and six-consecutive ACC Regular Season Championships from 2013-18.

FSU has played in the NCAA postseason every year under Alameda and is one of only seven schools to participate in the NCAA Tournament in every season since 2000. Since Alameda has made Tallahassee her home, she has led the Seminoles to 14 ACC Championship game appearances in 16 full seasons, with titles in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023. The Seminoles have hosted a NCAA Regional the last 12 seasons and are one of just four programs (Alabama, Oklahoma and UCLA) to host a regional in each of the last 12 seasons.

Under Alameda, the Seminoles have reached the 50-win mark eight times in her 18 seasons and has reached the 40-win mark in 17 out of her 18 seasons with the Noles. FSU has reached the NCAA Super Regionals 11 times.

Coach Alameda has won the ACC Coach of the Year award eight times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025, 2026) and helped her staff earn the 2018 NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year Award following the National Championship.

Coach Alameda has produced 30 All-America honorees at FSU. Alameda also helped Lacey Waldrop win the USA Softball National Player of the Year award in 2014 and Isa Torres to the D1Softball National Player of the Year award in 2026.

As one of the best pitching coaches in the game, Alameda has helped eight FSU pitchers to ACC Pitcher of the Year awards and the Noles have finished in the top 20 nationally in team ERA 14 times in Coach Alameda's 18 seasons.

Alameda faced one of her biggest challenges during the 2025 season. Alameda announced on March 31, 2025, that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Alameda continued to lead the Seminoles and did not miss a game as the softball community rallied around her. She led the Noles to its 19th ACC Regular Season Championship, another NCAA Super Regional and a 49-12 record. FSU advanced to its 14th ACC Championship game in the last 16 seasons and hosted another NCAA Regional for the 11th consecutive season as the No. 5 seed. FSU fell to eventual National Runner-up Texas Tech in the Tallahassee Super Regional. Alameda was named ACC Coach of the Year for the seventh time in in her career.

Alameda carries an impressive coaching résumé on the international level and from 2004 to 2008 she helped in the development of Canada’s National Team. She aided Canada up until the 2004 Summer Olympics and resumed as an assistant following the Rebels’ 2005 season. In the summer of 2006, Canada qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after its strong showing in the World Championships. Alameda spent the summer of 2008 with the Canadian team, which ended its quest for the gold with a fourth-place finish at the Beijing Olympic Games. Alameda went back to the Olympics in the summer of 2021 with Canada as their pitching coach in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Alameda came to FSU from UNLV, where she spent five seasons reviving the Rebels’ program. She replaced Dr. JoAnne Graf, who retired after 30 seasons with the Seminoles. Alameda went 25-35 in her first season at UNLV in 2004, which was a four-game improvement over 2003’s final tally. She then posted a staggering 44-19 mark in 2005 and the program’s first trip to NCAA Regionals since 1996. Alameda was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2005 and the entire staff garnered NFCA West Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honors.

Under Alameda’s direction, the Rebels enjoyed recognition at the conference and regional level. Five Rebels garnered Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Regional honors while 13 players earned all-Mountain West Conference accolades, including two pitchers of the year and one freshman of the year awards.

To Alameda, academics are just as important as on-the-field production. Since taking over the program, the Rebels had 58 Academic All-MWC honorees. Over that time span, the team had 10 or more honored in a season four times, including 11 softball student-athletes in 2008. The softball program had 21 MWC Scholar-Athletes selected, as well.

During her tenure at UNLV, Alameda also stressed the importance of community service and had players volunteer their time at the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation and Child Haven while participating in breast cancer walks and blood drives.

Alameda moved to Las Vegas after eight seasons as the assistant coach at Stanford University, where she helped guide the Cardinal to a 320-179-1 record and six straight NCAA Regional appearances. She oversaw the pitching staff there and produced three All-Americans: Becky Blevins, Marcy Crouch and Dana Sorenson.

Prior to her stint at Stanford, Alameda spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Barry University (Miami Shores, Fla.). She helped the Buccaneers to a fifth-place NCAA Division II finish in her first year. She also spent some time on the international stage, serving as an instructor for both the Aruba (1995) and Spanish (2000) national teams.

An all-around great athlete, Alameda began her collegiate career as a pitcher at St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, Texas) where she led the Rattlers to the NAIA Tournament in her only season. She later transferred to Oklahoma in 1989 and played softball and volleyball for the Sooners. She was a two-time All-Big Eight selection as a first and third baseman while hitting .359 as a senior in 1992.

Alameda earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Oklahoma in 1993 and played softball professionally in Europe for a season before beginning her coaching career.

Coaching History

Year	Record	Conf.	Finish	Postseason
UNLV
2004	25-35	7-13	5th	N/A
2005	44-19	17-3	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2006	26-37	8-12	4th	N/A
2007	37-27	12-8	2nd	N/A
2008	25-40-1	5-15	6th	N/A

Florida State
2009	44-16	17-4	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2010	44-18	12-9	3rd	NCAA Regionals
2011	32-28	9-11	1st	NCAA Regionals
2012	47-16	16-5	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2013	44-19	18-2	1st (R)	NCAA Super Regionals
2014	55-9	24-3	1st	Women’s College World Series
2015	49-14	20-3	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2016	55-10	21-2	1st	Women’s College World Series Semifinals
2017	55-8-1	24-0	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2018	58-12	21-3	1st	NCAA National Champion
2019	55-10	19-5	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2020	17-7	–	–	–
2021	49-13-1	26-5-1	2nd	Women’s College World Series Finals
2022	54-7	19-5	1st	NCAA Regional
2023	58-11	22-2	1st	Women's College World Series Finals
2024	46-16	19-5	2nd	NCAA Super Regionals
2025	49-12	18-3	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2026	52-10	21-3	1st	NCAA Regional

Overall: 1,020-394-3 (.721)
At FSU: 863-236-2 (.785)
ACC: 326-70-1 (.822)

Win No. 100 – February 11, 2007 (UNLV) vs. Illinois-Chicago, 10-6
Win No. 200 – May 9, 2009 (FSU) vs. North Carolina, 4-1
Win No. 300 – March 17, 2012 (FSU) vs. Fairfield, 2-0
Win No. 400 – March 30, 2014 (FSU) at North Carolina, 6-0
Win No. 500 – April 6, 2016 (FSU) vs. Jacksonville, 4-0
Win No. 600 – March 10, 2018 (FSU) at North Florida, 9-6
Win No. 700 – February 9, 2020 (FSU) vs. Detroit Mercy, 12-0
Win No. 800 – April 17, 2022 (FSU) at North Carolina, 9-2
Win No. 900 - April 6, 2024 (FSU) at Louisville, 8-4
Win No. 1,000 - March 29, 2026 (FSU) at Clemson, 7-3