OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The third-seeded Florida State softball team (58-9) will begin their third national championship series against No. 1 Oklahoma (59-1) on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. ADDITIONAL INFO HERE. This will not only be a rematch of the 2021 Women’s College World Series Championship Series but also the second meeting between the two teams this season as they played a midweek matchup in Norman on March 14. The Sooners took a tight one-run victory on the day. Series History This will be the 18th meeting between Florida State and Oklahoma. The two teams met earlier this year in Norman where OU took a 5-4 win. This is the third time the two teams have met in the postseason and the second time the teams have met in the Women’s College World Series National Championship.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A pair of outstanding Florida State Men’s Golf Alums and current PGA TOUR players have qualified for their first U.S. Open, which is scheduled to take place June 15-18 at The Los Angeles Country Club.
Hank Lebioda (2012-16 at FSU) and Vincent Norrman (2020-21) each clinched a spot in their first Major after moving past U.S. Open Final Qualifying. Lebioda shot 8-under in two rounds played at both the Northwood Club and the Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas to earn a spot, while Norrman was among three golfers who qualified at Lambton Golf & Country Club in Toronto – carding an 8-under.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The third-seeded Florida State softball team (58-9) clinched their place in the Women’s College World Series Finals after a home-run filled 5-1 win over fourth-seeded Tennessee (51-10) at OGE Energy Field. The Seminoles launched three home runs on the night for the second-most in a WCWS game in program history. Tennessee began the game with a solo home run in the first to take the early lead but Michaela Edenfield had the answer. In the Seminoles’ first at-bat in the second, she swung for the fences and crushed the full count ball up and out of the yard to tie the game at 1-1 after two. Edenfield became the first player to hit two or more home runs in this season’s world series. Bethaney Keen led off the top of third and replicated Edenfield’s feat with a monstrous home run over right center to take the lead at 2-1. This was her first home run as a Seminole and first long ball since May 13, 2021. Keen once again brought the offensive momentum with a sin
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The third-seeded Florida State softball team (57-9) earned a spot in the Women’s College World Series semifinals after a hard-fought 3-1 victory over seventh-seeded Washington (44-14) at OGE Energy Field. This marks the team’s first ever 2-0 start to the WCWS and fourth straight WCWS trip advancing to the national semifinals. Devyn Flaherty opened the bottom of the second with a scorching double into right center before Mack Leonard reached first on an error by the Washington third baseman. Designated player Katie Dack then drove a full count single into right and loaded the bases with one out. Josie Muffley then stepped into the batter’s box and delivered in another clutch situation with a single through the right side to move the runners over one base, allowing Flaherty to score the first run for the Seminoles. After a Huskies pitching change, Kaley Mudge skied out to left field for a sacrifice fly out which allowed Leonard to tally up the lead to two a
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Three members of the 2023 NCAA Semifinalist Florida State Beach Volleyball Team – Maddie Anderson, Paige Kalkhoff, and Anna Long – have been named to the Academic All-District team by the College Sports Communicators. Anderson, Kalkhoff and Long led the Seminoles to a 32-9 record, the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, and the No. 2 seed in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Championships during the 2023 season. “I’m so proud of these athletes, along with our entire team for the hard work, energy, and effort they all put into their academic success,” said Head Coach Brooke Niles. “These three players specifically are leaders on the court and in the classroom. What they do as student-athletes is extremely difficult. This is an amazing recognition that they deserve.” Anderson, a redshirt junior from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., holds a 3.747 grade point average as a finance major. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State at the