2018 Florida State Seminoles softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2018
Team:	Florida State Seminoles
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	58–12
Conf Record:	21–3
Head Coach:	Lonni Alameda
Hc Year:	10th
Stadium:	JoAnne Graf Field
Champion:	National Champion NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional champion NCAA Tallahassee Regional champion ACC tournament champion ACC Regular season champion

The 2018 Florida State Seminoles softball team represented Florida State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Seminoles were coached by Lonni Alameda, in her tenth season. They played their home games at JoAmne Graf Field and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Seminoles were invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Tallahassee Regional, and the Tallahassee Super Regional, and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[1]

Schedule

Legend
	Florida State win
	Florida State loss
	Non-Conference game

2018 Florida State Seminoles Softball Game Log^[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Feb 9 vs * W 18–1^5 1–0 Feb 9 at * Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4–2 2–0 Feb 10 at Texas State* Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8–0^6 3–0 Feb 10 vs Portland State* Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 11–1^5 4–0 Feb 14 W 9–0^5 5–0 Feb 16 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 3–2 6–0 Feb 17 Minnesota* JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–3 7–0 Feb 17 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL L 0–1 7–1 Feb 18 Michigan* JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 8–1 Feb 20 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL L 1–6 8–2 Feb 21 at * L 1–3 8–3 Feb 21 at South Alabama* Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 14–1^5 9–3 Feb 23 vs * W 9–0^5 10–3 Feb 23 at Alabama* Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 0–3 10–4 Feb 24 at Alabama* Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 3–1 11–4 Feb 24 vs Georgia State* Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8–0^6 12–4
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 2 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL L 0–1^10 12–5 Mar 2 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL L 0–5 12–6 Mar 3 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 13–6 Mar 3 Hofstra* JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–0 14–6 Mar 4 Oregon* JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–1 15–6 Mar 8 vs * W 12–0^5 16–6 Mar 10 at * W 13–0 17–6 Mar 10 at North Florida* UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL W 9–6 18–6 Mar 16 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–0 19–6 1–0 Mar 17 Virginia Tech JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–3 20–6 2–0 Mar 18 Virginia Tech JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–2 21–6 3–0 Mar 21 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 12–2^6 22–6 Mar 21 Troy* JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 9–1^6 23–6 Mar 23 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 1–0 24–6 4–0 Mar 24 Syracuse JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 6–0 25–6 5–0 Mar 25 Syracuse JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 5–4 26–6 6–0 Mar 30 at W 13–2^5 27–6 7–0 Mar 31 at Georgia Tech Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA W 4–2 28–6 8–0
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 1 at Georgia Tech Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA W 11–3^6 29–6 9–0 Apr 4 Louisiana–Lafayette JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–0^5 30–6 Apr 4 Louisiana–Lafayette* JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 7–1 31–6 Apr 6 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–1 32–6 10–0 Apr 6 Pittsburgh JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL L 0–1 32–7 10–1 Apr 8 Pittsburgh JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–0^5 33–7 11–1 Apr 11 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–1 34–7 Apr 13 at L 0–1 34–8 11–2 Apr 13 at Boston College Boston College Softball Field • Brighton, MA W 5–4 35–8 12–2 Apr 14 at Boston College Boston College Softball Field • Brighton, MA W 5–0 36–8 13–2 Apr 21 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 4–0 37–8 14–2 Apr 22 Louisville JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–0^5 38–8 15–2 Apr 23 Louisville JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 3–1 39–8 16–2 Apr 25 at Florida* L 1–5 39–9 Apr 27 at W 9–2 40–9 17–2 Apr 28 at Notre Dame Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN W 11–2^6 41–9 18–2 Apr 29 at Notre Dame Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 1–3 41–10 18–3
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 4 at W 9–1^5 42–10 19–3 May 5 at NC State Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 5–0 43–10 20–3 May 6 at NC State Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 3–0 44–10 21–3
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank (seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 10 (8) Louisville (1) W 7–4 45–10 1–0 May 11 (5) Notre Dame (1) Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA W 6–1 46–10 2–0 May 12 (2) Pittsburgh (1) Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA W 5–4 47–10 3–0
Date Opponent Rank (seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 18 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–0^5 48–10 1–0 May 19 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 2–1^8 49–10 2–0 May 20 Jacksonville State JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 10–0 50–10 3–0
Date Opponent Rank (seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record SR record May 25 JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL L 5–6 50–11 0–1 May 26 LSU JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 8–5^11 51–11 1–1 May 26 LSU JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL W 3–1 52–11 2–1
Date Opponent Rank (seed) Site/stadium Score Overall record WCWS record May 31 (3) (6) L 4–7 52–12 0–1 June 2 (7) (6) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 7–2 53–12 1–1 June 2 (1) Oregon (6) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 4–1 54–12 2–1 June 3 (3) UCLA (6) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3–1 55–12 3–1 June 3 (3) UCLA (6) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 12–6 56–12 4–1 June 4 (6) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 1–0 57–12 5–1 June 4 (5) Washington (6) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 8–3 58–12 6–1

Notes and References

1. Book: 2021 Softball Media Guide. Florida State Seminoles. 8. October 29, 2021.
2. Web site: 2018 Roster. Florida State Seminoles. October 30, 2021.
3. Web site: 2018 Softball Schedule. Florida State Seminoles. October 29, 2021.