Seminole Sunday Sauce — May 25, 2025: Stellar Seasons End for FSU Women’s Golf, Softball
Two stellar seasons in Florida State women’s sports came to an end this week. Florida State women’s golf finished two wins shy of a national championship. FSU softball was swept by No. 12 Texas Tech in the Tallahassee Super Regional.
FSU women’s golf’s run ultimately came to an end on Tuesday against No. 1 Stanford, 3-1. After falling behind 2-0, FSU was forced to pull out three very close matches. Alexandra Gazzoli was able to get the Seminoles on the board with a win in a playoff hole, but Lottie Woad fell to Stanford’s Megha Ganne in 20 holes.
The Seminoles finished fourth in stroke play with Mirabel Ting leading the way with a second-place finish. Woad also placed in the top 10.
FSU then topped USC in the quarterfinals, 3-1. Ting, Woad and Kaylah Williams rolled to victories in the win over the Women of Troy. The national semifinal finish is the best ever for the program since the NCAA Championships went to the current format.
Ting was honored on Tuesday with the ANNIKA Award, which annually goes to the top college player in women’s golf. Luke Clanton was also recognized for being just that for the FSU men as he was presented with the Ben Hogan Award.
For FSU softball, it was a tough week. The fifth-seeded Seminoles, however, found a way to win their first elimination game of the postseason. After Auburn beat FSU 8-3 on Sunday to force a decisive game of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, the Seminoles advanced with a 4-0 victory.
Michaela Edenfield set the tone early with a 2-run home run in the first inning. In the circle, Ashtyn Danley and Jazzy Francik combined to hold the Tigers to just five hits. Shleby McKenzie homered in the fifth for FSU.
During the Super Regional, however, FSU had no answer for Texas Tech pitcher Nijaree Canady. No. 12 Texas Tech opened the Tallahassee Super Regional on Friday with a 3-0 victory over the Seminoles. In addition to holding FSU to just two hits, Canady homered at the plate for the Red Raiders. Alana Johnson also homered in the win.
On Friday, Texas Tech punched its ticket to the Women’s College World Series for the first time ever with a 2-1 win. Four FSU errors led to two unearned runs for Texas Tech.
The Seminoles missed multiple scoring opportunities, failing to get runners in from third base with one out in both the fifth and seventh innings. Trailing 2-0, FSU broke up the shutout in the seventh on an RBI groundout from McKenzie that also moved the tying run to third base. Hallie Wacaser and Jaysoni Beachum followed with pop-outs to end the game.
With the defeats, FSU ends the year with a record of 49-12. FSU baseball, men’s golf and track and field remain the only sports still in action for the athletic year.
FOOTBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 24 nationally, eighth in ACC (9 total commitments)
Wrap-up: We’re about four months from the start of the regular season.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2026 Recruiting Class Rank: N/A (0 total commitments)
Wrap-up: After a busy start for Luke Loucks, it was a bit of a quiet week.
Track and Field
Ranking: No. 19 USTFCCCA; No. 9 USTFCCCA South Region; women No. 6 USTFCCCA South Region
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: NCAA Preliminaries (Wednesday-Saturday)
Recognitions: Kyvon Tatham (ACC Outdoor Championships Field Most Valuable Performer); Shenese Walker (ACC Outdoor Championships Track Most Valuable Performer)
Wrap-up: FSU’s track and field athletes will try to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships this week.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 2 WGCA Coaches
Past Week: Finished fourth in stroke play at NCAA Championships; beat USC in NCAA quarterfinals, 3-1; lost to Stanford in NCAA semifinals, 3-1
Recognitions: Mirabel Ting (ANNIKA Award)
Wrap-up: A season to remember ended two wins shy of a title. Mirabel Ting’s year to remember ended with a nice piece of hardware.
Softball
Record: 49-12
Ranking: No. 8 ESPN/USA Softball; No. 3 Softball America; No. 4 D1Softball; No. 6 NFCA Coaches; No. 5 seed NCAA Tournament
Past Week: (1-3), lost to Auburn in NCAA Tournament on Sunday, 8-3; beat Auburn in NCAA Tournament on Sunday, 4-0; lost to Texas Tech in NCAA Super Regional on Thursday, 3-0; lost to Texas Tech in NCAA Super Regional on Friday, 2-1
Recognitions: Jazzy Francik, P (Softball America All-Freshman team); Isa Torres, IF (Softball America All-America first team)
Wrap-up: It was a rough Super Regional for FSU but doesn’t take away from a stellar season.
Baseball
Record: 38-14 (17-10 ACC)
Ranking: No. 6 D1Baseball; No. 9 Baseball America; No. 11 Perfect Game; No. 4 NCBWA; No. 6 USA TODAY Coaches; No. 2 seed ACC Tournament
Past Week: (1-1), beat Duke in ACC Tournament on Friday, 14-7; lost to North Carolina in ACC Tournament semifinals on Saturday, …
Upcoming: vs. TBA (Friday, NCAA Tournament)
Recognitions: Jamie Arnold, P (Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, All-ACC first team); Alex Lodise, SS (Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, All-ACC first team, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Defensive Player of the Year); Drew Faurot, 2B (All-ACC first team); Max Williams, OF (All-ACC second team); Joey Volini, P (All-ACC second team); Gage Harrelson, OF (All-ACC third team); Myles Bailey, 1B (ACC All-Freshman team)
Wrap-up: FSU will find out its NCAA Tournament seed and potential opponents on Monday.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 11 GCAA Coaches
Past Week: Currently fifth at NCAA Championships
Upcoming: NCAA Championships (Sunday-Wednesday)
Recognitions: Luke Clanton (Ben Hogan Award winner)
Wrap-up: During a week in which Luke Clanton was presented with the Ben Hogan Award, FSU finds itself in position to advance to the national quarterfinals.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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