This Is Florida State Softball

Florida State has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 34 times, with 11 trips to the WCWS.
- In 2018, the Seminoles won their first National Championship with a win over Washington.
- Florida State also has two AIAW National Titles.
The Seminoles have made appearances in four of the last seven WCWS (2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021).
Florida State is 100-75 All-Time in the NCAA Tournament and 48-29 under head coach Lonni Alameda
- Regional:70-41
- Supers: 11-12
- WCWS: 19-22

Florida State has won 18 ACC Championships in their 30 years in the Conference.
- This includes a streak of six in a row from 2014-2020.
Florida State is 73-20-1 all-time in the ACC Tournament and 371-10-1 all-time against ACC opponents.
Florida State has finished ACC play undefeated three times since 2002
ACC Honors
- Coach of the Year
  - JoAnne Graf (1992-93, 97, 01, 03-04)
  - Lonni Alameda (2013-2017)
- Player of the Year
  - Toni Gutierrez (1992)
  - Cindy Lawton (1995)
  - Shamalene Wilson (1996)
  - Leslie Malerich (2001)
  - Jessica van der Linden (2003-04)
  - Maddie O’Brien (2014)
  - Alex Powers (2016)
  - Jessica Warren (2017-18)
- Pitcher of the Year
  - Sarah Hamilton (2009)
  - Lacey Waldrop (2014-15)
  - Jessie Burroughs (2016-17)
  - Kylee Hanson (2018)
- Defensive Player of the Year
  - Sydney Sherrill (2019, 2021 and 2022)
- Freshman of the Year
  - Shamalene Wilson (1993)
  - Kristy Hull (1995)
  - Jessica van der Linden (2001)
  - Veronica Wootson (2004)
  - Tiffany McDonald (2005)
  - Monica Montez (2007)
  - Jessie Warren (2015)
  - Sydney Sherrill (2018)
- First Team All-ACC
  - 141 individuals

Known as one of NCAA softball’s best venues, JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex is a modernized athletic facility that caters quite well to student-athletes, coaches and fans. Since opening in 1999, Florida State has enjoyed the benefits of playing on their home field. The Seminoles have recorded 554 victories in their 20 years at JoAnne Graf Field.
The complex’s unique design was featured in Athletic Business Magazine’s 2002 Architectural Showcase. Approaching nearly 12,000 square feet, the FSU Softball batting facility is functional, unique and aesthetically pleasing. The facility, which was awarded the 2011 AIA Tallahassee Chapter Design Achievement Honor Award, is endorsed for its combination of external features, comfortable nature and multiple purposes within the sport of softball.
In 2015, FSU finished remodeling the lower level, complete with an all-new locker room, as well as an updated training room with brand new contrast baths.
In 2020, a new shade structure was installed over the chairback seats to shield the fans from the elements. Over $1.8 million was raised from donors for the project to continue to improve the fan experience and create a true home-field advantage for the Seminoles.

Named after one of FSU’s most celebrated and renowned alumni couples, The Mary Ann Stiles & Barry Smith Team Building is home to the Florida State Softball and Soccer teams. Mary Ann, a pioneer in fundraising for women’s athletics, was among the first Golden Chiefs to financially support the women’s programs at Florida State. Barry was instrumental in building the Varsity Club and was one of the first inductees into FSU’s Hall of Fame. The top level of the team building houses the coaches’ offices, featuring a nice view of the playing field, a reception area, a traditions room housing both teams’ many accolades, a film review/team meeting room, and team lounges. The lower level contains locker room spaces for the team, staff and visiting teams as well as an athletic training space, and an equipment room.

The Florida State softball program boasts 52 All-Americans, among 35 student-athletes, including 13 who have earned multiple All-American accolades.
Under head coach Lonni Alameda, the Seminoles have had 18 All-Americans, among 11 student-athletes, including six who have earned multiple All-American accolades and two that were named three-time All-Americans.
- Jessica Burroughs – 2016-17
- Sara Hamilton – 2009
- Kylee Hanson – 2018
- Megan King – 2019
- Morgan Klaevemann – 2017
- Maddie O’Brien – 2014
- Alex Powers – 2016-17
- Sydney Sherril – 2018-19
- Lacy Waldrop – 2013-15
- Jessica Warren – 2016-18
- Kathryn Sandercock – 2021

Entering her 15th season as the head coach of the Florida State softball program in 2021, 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 four times in the last seven complete seasons (2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021), including winning the program’s first NCAA National Championship in 2018, a WCWS semifinals appearance in 2016, as well as seven consecutive trips to the NCAA Super Regionals (2013-19). Florida State has earned seven ACC regular season/division titles in a row, six straight ACC Tournament titles and now owns 17 ACC Championships.
FSU has played in the NCAA postseason every year under Alameda, and is one of only nine 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 11 ACC Championship game appearances in 13 full seasons, with titles in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022.

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

Assistant Florida State softball coach Travis Wilson will begin his 12th season at Florida State in 2022 as he leads the Seminole offense and defense. FSU has earned seven ACC regular season/division titles, seven ACC tournament championships, eight trips to the NCAA Super Regionals, four appearances in the Women’s College World Series and won the 2018 NCAA National Championship, while posting a 538-124-2 record (.812 winning percentage) in his 11years at Florida State. Wilson, along with head coach Lonni Alameda and former assistant coach Craig Snider, earned 2018 NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
The Noles have turned their offensive production around under Wilson, as they have had at least 335 runs scored, 460 hits, 50 home runs and 300 RBI in nine of the last 10 full seasons. When Wilson arrived at Florida State after the 2011 season, the Seminoles had finished the year with 286 runs scored, 40 home runs and 238 RBI. Overall, the top seven home run totals in program history have come during his time at FSU.

Troy Cameron joined the Florida State Softball staff for the 2020 season, coming to Tallahassee after seven years as the head baseball coach at St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Thrown into the fire immediately in his first season working in softball, Florida State posted a 17-7 record during the shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as half of the players on the roster were new like him (11-of-22 with six freshmen, three transfers and two redshirt freshmen) and the Seminoles played nearly half of their games against ranked teams (11-of-24). The Noles earned five ranked wins on the season, including a pair of wins over No. 1 Alabama, road wins at No. 21 Arkansas and No. 22 UCF, along with a win against No. 19 Baylor. FSU finished in the top 35 of the NCAA in 10 different categories, including ranking fifth in double plays (14), 11th in fielding percentage (.977) and 12th in scoring (6.83 runs per game).
During Cameron’s first full season with the Seminoles, he helped lead them to the Women’s College World Series as they earned a spot in the championship series against Oklahoma. Under his coaching, the Florida State defense recorded 33 double plays in 2021 which led the ACC and was second in the nation. Florida State was in the top-to in 11 different statistical categories, including No. 1 in double plays, fielding percentage, shutouts, stolen bases and walks. The Seminoles finished the season with a 49-13-1 record as they ended the season ranked second in the country.
In 2021, the Seminoles finished with a 49-5 record good for the best winning percentage in a regular season in school history (.907). The Seminole led the country in fielding percentage for most of the season and finished second nationally with a .982 fielding percentage. FSU finished the season with 70 home runs, good for the fourth-most in a season in school history. The Noles also ranked second nationally with 240 walks and fifth in the country with 20 shutouts.
A first-round draft pick by the Atlanta Braves in 1997 (29th overall), Cameron played nine years of professional baseball with five different organizations – Atlanta, Cleveland, Colorado, Chicago White Sox and San Diego. Cameron signed a national letter of intent to play college baseball at Florida State under Mike Martin but pursued professional baseball out of high school after he was drafted in the first round.

Florida State has been a mainstay in the collegiate softball scene since being one of the pioneer programs of the sport in 1978. Over the last 44 years, the Seminole program has done its part to help grow the game exponentially in that time span by churning out numerous All-America players, staffing quality coaches and stringing together many impressive seasons, including 11 trips to the Women’s College World Series as well as the 2018 NCAA National Championship and the 1981 & 1982 AIAW National Championships.
With the 2023 season marking head coach Lonni Alameda’s 15th as the Seminole skipper, the direction of the program remains on the right path. Forty-win seasons continue to be a staple of the program, with 38 in the program’s 44 years, including 20 51-win seasons. NCAA Championship appearances are always expected, with the Seminoles being one of just nine schools to make an NCAA Regional in every year since 2000.
Historically, there are not many programs that can match the numbers put up by Florida State: 18 Atlantic Coast Conference titles, 11 NCAA Women’s College World Series appearances, one NCAA National Championship, two AIAW national titles, 35 All-Americans with 52 total All-America honors and 33 NCAA Championship appearances.
Seminole Softball’s Core Values of Family, Smart, Aggressive, Committed, Competitive (FSACC) are the guiding principles behind the program. The commitment to living these values both on and off the field is what fosters such a unique and strong bond within the program.
Being a Florida State softball student-athlete does not mean the sole focus is your performance on the field. Joining the program puts you in an instantaneous family that is fostered by a fun, yet focused approach. The main goal of this staff is to develop each individual member of the team as a complete person, which benefits our athletes well beyond to completion of their playing careers end.

Seminole Softball completed over 1,000 hours of community service in the last academic year; a testament to the hard work and commitment of the FSU softball coaches and players.
The Seminoles recorded a 100 percent participation rate in a variety of activities, including Literacy Week, National Student-Athlete Day, Miracle League Softball, as well as meeting with cancer patients at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare.
The Noles also “adopted” Madison Marshall in 2016 through a partnership with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. The 16-year old from Clarksville, Fla., found out she had brain cancer in 2015.
Florida State Softball also adopted Hayden Stone in 2019 through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, after hearing about her recent diagnosis with soft-tissue cancer.
FSU earned the Athletic Director’s Cup For Service award in 2014, 2015 and 2018, given to the program with the highest amount of community service hours per student-athlete.
A team leadership group, known as ‘The Tribe’, meets weekly to help promote group activity among the team. The leadership council helps coordinate activities such as Dugout Club Socials, seasonal newsletters, community service activities and more.
The program carries several All-ACC Academic Honor Roll students, All-ACC Academic team members, postgraduate scholarship winners, CoSIDA/ESPN All-District and All-American performers.
The Seminoles placed five student-athletes on the 2019 All-ACC Academic Softball Team – Cassidy Davis, Carsyn Gordon, Dani Morgan, Anna Shelnutt and Kathryn Sandercock.
Florida State has been recognized three times in the last seven years with the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award for success both on and off the field Kelly Hensley (2013), Alex Powers (2017) and Kylee Hanson (2018).
Tessa Daniels earned the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award in 2018 for holding the highest GPA of any student-athlete at the Women’s College World Series.