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10 WCWS APPEARANCES • 17 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 32 NCAA APPEARANCES TABLE OF CONTENTS 2021 Florida State Softball Table of Contents .......................................................1 Assistant Coach Travis Wilson ............................ 41 This is FSU: Tradition .................................................2 Assistant Coach Troy Cameron ...........................43 This is FSU: Community/Academics .................... 3 Softball Support Staff ...........................................44 This is FSU: Facilities ............................................... 4 This is FSU: Softball Coaches Club ...................... 5 2020 Review #FSACC (Five Core Values) ......................................6 2020 Final Statistics .............................................45 2018 National Champions .......................................7 2020 Team Game Highs.........................................46 2016 WCWS .................................................................8 2014 WCWS ..................................................................9 2020 Individual Game Highs ............................... 47 Play For Those Who Can’t ......................................10 2020 Game-By-Game Results ..............................48 2021 Softball Quick Facts .....................................11 Last Time It Happened ..........................................49 2021 Roster ................................................................12 History of the Program Student-Athletes Hall of Fame & All-Americans ...............................50 Caylan Arnold ............................................................ 13 Honors and Awards ................................................. 51 Cassidy Davis ............................................................ 14 All-Time Letterwinners ..........................................55 Dani Morgan ..............................................................16 Pro & International Players .................................56 Anna Shelnutt ...........................................................18 1981 & 1982 National Champions ....................... 57 Elizabeth Mason ......................................................20 Sydney Sherrill .........................................................22 Dr. JoAnne Graf .........................................................58 Danielle Watson .......................................................24 Josie Muffley.............................................................25 Results & Records Kathryn Sandercock ...............................................26 NCAA Records ...........................................................59 CREDITS Kaley Mudge ............................................................. 27 Team & Individual Records ..................................61 Devyn Flaherty ..........................................................28 All-Time Top 10 .........................................................62 The 2021 Florida State Softball Almanac is a Kiersten Landers .....................................................29 Single Season Top 10 .............................................63 publication of the FSU Sports Information Office. Maegan Tomlinson ..................................................30 Yearly Leaders ..........................................................64 Written and edited by Bret Clein. Page layout by Bret Kaia LoPreste ........................................................... 31 Yearly Team Statistics ...........................................66 Chloe Culp ..................................................................32 Clein. Featured photographers: Ryals Lee, Maury All-Time Postseason Results ...............................68 Brianna Enter ............................................................33 Neipris, NCAAPhotos, Phil Kelly, Steve Moakley, Wacaser/Kerr/Harding ...........................................34 Year By Year Results ...............................................69 Saabye/Belviy/Wilson .............................................35 Series Records .........................................................80 Larry Novey, Jordan Culver/Tallahassee Democrat, Prasad/Riggs/Edenfield ........................................36 Florida State Information Perrone Ford, Colin Abbey, Don Juan Moore and Ross University Administration ....................................90 Obley. Coaching Staff Media Information.................................................. 91 Head Coach Lonni Alameda ..................................37 2021 Team Photo Roster .......................................92 2021 SOFTBALL | PAGE 1 PAGE 1 | 2021 SOFTBALL 1981, 1982 AIAW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 2018 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 51 ALL-AMERICANS THIS IS FLORIDA STATE SOFTBALL A WORLD-CLASS PROGRAM BUILT ON TRADITION 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 43 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 10 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 2021 season marking head coach Lonni Alameda’s 13th 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 36 in the program’s 43 years, including 19 50-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: 17 Atlantic Coast Conference titles, 10 NCAA Women’s College World Series appearances, one NCAA national championship, two AIAW national titles, 34 All-Americans with 51 total All-America honors and 32 NCAA Championship appearances. Being a Florida State softball student-athlete does not mean the sole focus is just on the field. Joining the program puts you in an instantaneous family that is fostered by a fun-loving coaching staff that brings out the best in each player through team-building activities. In addition to the years of tradition etched in the Florida State softball program, the concept of team never holds a greater meaning than for those dressed in Garnet and Gold. Led by Alameda’s fun yet focused approach, Florida State softball student-athletes leave their careers with life-long memories. 2021 SOFTBALL | PAGE 2 10 WCWS APPEARANCES • 17 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 32 NCAA APPEARANCES THIS IS FLORIDA STATE SOFTBALL COMMUNITY AND ACADEMIC PRIORITIES Community and Academic Success • 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 partner- ship with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. The 16-year old from Clarks- ville, 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 a 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 Aca- demic Softball Team - Cassidy Davis, Carsyn Gordon, Dani Morgan, Anna Shelnutt and Kathryn Sandercock. • Florida State has been recognized three times in the last eight 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. 2021 SOFTBALL | PAGE 2 PAGE 3 | 2021 SOFTBALL 1981, 1982 AIAW NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 2018 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 51 ALL-AMERICANS THIS IS FLORIDA STATE SOFTBALL FACILITIES SECOND TO NONE The Seminole Softball Complex • 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