Seminole Sunday Sauce — April 6, 2025: FSU Softball Blanks Florida in Top-10 Showdown
Florida and Florida State will meet just once this regular season on the softball diamond. In what was a top-10 showdown, the contest was dominated by the Seminoles.
No. 8 FSU took down the third-ranked Gators on Wednesday by a score of 4-0. Jahni Kerr provided the offense, belting a 3-run home run in the first and a solo shot in the sixth.
In the circle, starter Ashtyn Danley gave FSU four shutout innings. Annabelle Widra followed by keeping Florida hitless over the final three. The Seminoles have now won seven of the last eight meetings.
The week started for FSU with its third straight ACC sweep as it took down NC State on Sunday, 7-4. The Seminoles erased an early 3-0 deficit with six straight runs. Michaela Edenfield’s 2-run single in the fourth broke a 3-3 tie and put FSU ahead for good. Like Edenfield, Annie Potter had two hits and two RBIs in the win.
FSU did suffer its first ACC loss on Friday night to Virginia, 2-0. A 2-run home run from Virginia’s Jade Hylton accounted for all the offense.
The Seminoles bounced back with an improbable 9-8 comeback on Saturday. FSU trailed 7-1 at one point in the contest.
FSU went ahead to stay with a 4-run sixth inning. Kennedy Harp’s 2-run home run gave FSU its only lead.
Harp went 2-for-4 with the two RBIs and two runs scored. Kerr was 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the win. Macee Eaton finished with three RBIs for Virginia in the loss. The teams will wrap up a 3-game series with the rubber game on Sunday.
While it was a winning week on the field, it was announced this week that head coach Lonni Alameda is battling breast cancer. Alameda will fulfill her duties at full capacity while she receives treatment.
FOOTBALL
Commitments: Bryce Williams, 2027 Unranked CB* (Unranked); Kaneilius Purdy, 2027 Unranked ATH* (Unranked)*
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 14 nationally, fourth in ACC (8 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU is getting a head start on its 2027 recruiting class.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 17-15
Recognitions: Jamir Watkins, G (CSC Academic All-District Team)
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: N/A (0 total commitments)
Wrap-up: New head coach Luke Loucks has already brought in multiple transfers. The program also named current NBA guard and former FSU standout Terance Mann its assistant general manager.
WomEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 24-9
Ranking: No. 22 AP; No. 24 USA TODAY Coaches; No. 6 seed NCAA Tournament
Recognitions: Ta’Niya Latson, G (John R. Wooden Award All-America Team)
Wrap-up: With Ta’Niya Latson in the transfer portal, this could be an interesting offseason.
Track and Field
Ranking: Men No. 16 USTFCCCA South Region; women No. 10 USTFCCCA South Region
Past Week: Participated in Florida Relays and Stanford Invitational
Upcoming: Tom Jones Invitational (April 18-19)
Recognitions: Micahi Danzy (ACC Rookie of the Week)
Wrap-up: FSU was busy this week with meets on each side of the country.
Men’s Tennis
Record: 16-7 (8-4 ACC)
Ranking: No. 19 ITA
Past Week: (3-0), beat North Carolina on Sunday, 4-0; beat Notre Dame on Thursday, 4-1; beat Louisville on Saturday, 4-2
Upcoming: vs. Miami (Friday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will ride a 6-match winning streak into its regular season finale.
Women’s Tennis
Record: 12-7 (3-6 ACC)
Ranking: No. 75 ITA
Past Week: (0-2), lost to Stanford on Sunday, 4-1; lost to NC State on Friday, 4-2
Upcoming: vs. Wake Forest (Sunday); at Duke (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: Although it wasn’t able to earn a win, FSU performed admirably against two very good teams.
Swimming and Diving
Ranking: Men No. 19 CSCAA
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: We’ve officially reached the offseason for FSU’s swimming and diving teams.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 7 WGCA Coaches
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: ACC Championships (April 16-19)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU has the nation’s top two ranked players in Mirabel Ting and Lottie Woad.
Softball
Record: 35-6 (10-1 ACC)
Ranking: No. 10 ESPN/USA Softball; No. 6 Softball America; No. 4 D1Softball; No. 8 NFCA Coaches
Past Week: (3-1), beat NC State on Sunday, 7-4; beat Florida on Wednesday, 4-0; lost to Virginia on Friday, 2-0; beat Virginia on Saturday, 9-8
Upcoming: vs. Virginia (Sunday); at Saint Mary’s (Wednesday); at California (Friday); at California (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: It was a winning week, highlighted by a rivalry victory.
Baseball
Record: 25-5 (8-3 ACC)
Ranking: No. 4 D1Baseball; No. 6 Baseball America; No. 6 Perfect Game; No. 4 NCBWA; No. 4 USA TODAY Coaches
Past Week: (4-1), beat Notre Dame on Sunday in seven innings, 4-2; beat Notre Dame on Sunday, 17-9; beat Jacksonville on Tuesday, 11-10; beat Wake Forest on Friday, 5-4; lost to Wake Forest on Saturday in seven innings, 12-0
Upcoming: vs. Wake Forest (Sunday); at Florida (Tuesday); at Virginia Tech (Friday); at Virginia Tech (Saturday)
Recognitions: Alex Lodise, SS (ACC Player of the Week, Perfect Game National Player of the Week); Joey Volini, P (ACC Pitcher of the Week, Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list); Wes Mendes, P (Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list); Jamie Arnold, P (Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list)
Wrap-up: FSU baseball played some competitive games this week but found a way in all but one of them.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 11 GCAA Coaches
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: Lewis Chitengwa Invitational (April 14-15)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will have one last event before the ACC Championships.
Beach VOlleyball
Record: 24-6
Ranking: No. 5 AVCA
Past Week: (4-1), lost to Texas in FSU Unconquered Invitational on Friday, 3-2; beat LSU in FSU Unconquered Invitational on Friday, 3-2; beat South Florida in FSU Unconquered Invitational on Saturday, 4-1; beat Florida Atlantic in FSU Unconquered Invitational on Saturday, 5-0; defeated South Carolina in FSU Unconquered Invitational on Saturday, 5-0
Upcoming: vs. USC (Friday, Center of Effort); vs. Stanford (Friday, Center of Effort); vs. Cal Poly (Saturday, Center of Effort); vs. TBA (Saturday, Center of Effort)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU bounced back from a heartbreaking loss with four straight home wins.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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