Florida State softball had its fate decided, as the committee awarded it the No. 9 national seed. This was not ideal since UCLA got the No. 8 national seed after beating them in the regular season. This looks like Florida State getting fleeced from the committee again.
The Seminoles announced that they would host a regional with teams such as Stetson, Jacksonville State, and UCF. The thought process was that Florida State softball would easily get through the regional and head to the West Coast to get revenge on the UCLA Bruins.
The first line of business was to take on the Stetson Hatters at noon today. Stetson has a 37-20 overall record (18-6 in conference). They are a solid team that is a capable of making some noise.
Florida State softball realized that Stetson came to play in the regional
The Seminoles were thought to have a chip on their shoulder after the snub of being the No. 8 national seed. However, on Friday afternoon, they got the worst possible news yet, as Florida State softball lost by a score of 8-3 to Stetson.
Stetson takes down #9 Florida State!#GoHatters | @StetsonHatters pic.twitter.com/5KWHZQesq6
— Stetson Softball (@StetsonSoftball) May 15, 2026
This is a disappointing result for a team that has one of the best players in all of college softball (Isa Torres). The Seminoles now have a 49-9 overall record, and they are 31-3 at home.
Pitcher Jazzy Francik suffered her third loss of the year. Stetson's Logan Forman hit a two-run home run in the second inning to give the Hatters confidence early on. When Florida State's Anna Hinde homered to cut the deficit to 2-1, I thought that the Seminoles would easily get themselves acclimated to the game.
However, Stetson didn't let up in their pursuit as Amber Chumley connected on a three-run home run in the third inning to extend the lead to 5-1 and show Florida State that they were a real threat.
Head coach Lonni Alameda is one of the best in the business, and her team has its back against the wall with elimination, where they will face the winner of UCF and Jacksonville State tomorrow. If anyone can overcome obstacles, it is Alameda, who has been with the program since 2009.
It's time to respond for Florida State softball.
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