Seminole Sunday Sauce — May 18, 2025: FSU Softball Opens NCAA Tournament with Consecutive Run-Rule Victories
Through two days of the NCAA Tournament, Florida State softball has felt little resistance. The Seminoles are one win away from the NCAA Super Regional round following a pair of run-rule victories to open the Tallahassee Regional.
No. 5 national seed FSU needed just five innings to dispose of Robert Morris on Friday, 10-1. After Isa Torres scored on FSU’s first swing of the day, the Seminoles blew things open with five runs in the third before adding four in the fourth.
Torres, Jahni Kerr and Jaysoni Beachum each had two hits. Beachum finished with three RBIs. In the circle, Annabelle Widra and Julia Aspel combined to hold the Colonials to just an unearned run on four hits.
Batting as the visitor, FSU rolled to an 8-0 win over South Florida on Saturday in six innings. Ashtyn Danley and Jazzy Francik combined to hold the Bulls to just two hits.
At the plate, Amaya Ross stole the show with two home runs and three RBIs. Shelby McKenzie added a 2-run homer to cap the scoring. Torres went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
FSU will now have two chances to beat Auburn once. The Seminoles and Tigers will square off at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
FOOTBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 21 nationally, seventh in ACC (9 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU’s season opener with Alabama will start at 3:30 p.m. ET.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: N/A (0 total commitments)
Wrap-up: We’re about six months from the start of a new era.
Track and Field
Ranking: No. 9 USTFCCCA South Region; women No. 6 USTFCCCA South Region
Past Week: Men finished fifth at ACC Outdoor Championships; women finished fourth
Upcoming: NCAA Preliminaries (May 28-31)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: Both FSU teams posted top-5 finishes at the ACC Indoor Championships.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 2 WGCA Coaches
Past Week: Currently fourth in stroke play
Upcoming: NCAA Championships (Sunday-Wednesday)
Recognitions: Amy Bond, HC (WGCA Coach of the Year watch list); Mirabel Ting (WGCA Player of the Year finalist); Lottie Woad (WGCA Player of the Year finalist)
Wrap-up: After a bit of a rough start to the NCAA Championships, FSU is in position to reach the national quarterfinals.
Softball
Record: 48-9
Ranking: No. 8 ESPN/USA Softball; No. 3 Softball America; No. 4 D1Softball; No. 6 NFCA Coaches; No. 5 seed NCAA Tournament
Past Week: (2-0), beat Robert Morris in NCAA Tournament on Friday in five innings, 10-1; beat South Florida in NCAA Tournament in six innings on Saturday, 8-0
Upcoming: vs. Auburn (Sunday, NCAA Tournament)
Recognitions: Isa Torres, IF (USA Softball National Player of the Year Top 10 finalist, NFCA All-Region first team); Kennedy Harp, OF (NFCA All-Region first team); Ashtyn Danley, P (NFCA All-Region first team); Katie Dack, OF (NFCA All-Region second team); Jahni Kerr, OF (NFCA All-Region second team); Michaela Edenfield, C (NFCA All-Region second team); Jaysoni Beachum, IF (NFCA All-Region second team)
Wrap-up: FSU will have two chances to win one game to reach the NCAA Super Regionals.
Baseball
Record: 37-13 (17-10 ACC)
Ranking: No. 2 D1Baseball; No. 5 Baseball America; No. 6 Perfect Game; No. 3 NCBWA; No. 2 USA TODAY Coaches; No. 2 seed ACC Tournament
Past Week: (2-2), beat California on Sunday, 5-1; lost to North Carolina on Thursday, 8-3; lost to North Carolina on Friday in seven innings, 11-1; beat North Carolina on Saturday, 5-4
Upcoming: vs. TBA (Friday, ACC Tournament)
Recognitions: Jamie Arnold, P (Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist); Alex Lodise, SS (Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist); Joey Volini, P (Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist)
Wrap-up: FSU bounced back from a rough couple of games to close the regular season on a high note. The Seminoles will be the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 11 GCAA Coaches
Past Week: Won Tallahassee Regional
Upcoming: NCAA Championships (Friday-May 28)
Recognitions: Luke Clanton (Fred Haskins Award finalist)
Wrap-up: Behind individual champion Luke Clanton, FSU cruised at the Tallahassee Regional and earned a berth in the NCAA Championships.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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