d2F5cyBoYXZlIHRoZSBsYXN0IHZlcnNpb24KICAgIHMuc3JjID0gImh0dHBz She was a two-time All-Big Eight selection as a first and third baseman while hitting .359 as a senior in 1992. Alameda's approach has not only worked at FSU. Sophomore infielder Sydney Sherrill (First Team) and redshirt senior pitcher Meghan King (Second Team) each earned NFCA All-America honors, while the duo along with Dani Morgan, Elizabeth Mason, Carsyn Gordon, Cali Harrod, Cassidy Davis and Makinzy Herzog were among the eight Seminoles to be named to the NFCA Southeast All-Region Teams, which led the country and marked the most All-Region honorees in school history. Brown and Shayla Jackson also were named to the NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team. Win No. Their number two national seed was the highest seeding that Florida State softball has had in the NCAA Tournament in program history. Those 70 home runs ranked fourth in a season in school history and led to 363 runs, the sixth-most in a season in school history. Since then, the Seminoles have enjoyed the success only reserved for national powers. YS1oYXMtbWFkZS1mc3Utc29mdGJhbGwtaW50by1hLXBvd2VyIgogIH0pOwog Among her noteworthy feats, Hamilton became the first hurler in FSU history to finish with at least 1,000 career strikeouts, ending her four-year stay with 1,005 Ks. Conference tournament champion, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lonni_Alameda&oldid=1091739591, Sportspeople from Sacramento County, California, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, NFCA West Region Coach of the Year (2005), This page was last edited on 6 June 2022, at 02:31. "I think what people don't realize is the amount of hours she puts in," said assistant coach Travis Wilson, who has been with the program for six years. 400 March 30, 2014 (FSU) at North Carolina, 6-0 Postseason invitational champion Alameda led FSU to a 15-13 record against NCAA postseason teams throughout the year, which included nationally-ranked victories over No. That includes the time she sacrificed a day of her vacation to have dinner with one of her players in a central Georgia mall. Burroughs, Powers and Warren were named NFCA All-Americans, marking the sixth time that FSU had three All-Americans in the same season. Everything On Her Ethnicity, Husband And Net Worth. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The offense was led by transfer Mack Leonard who led the team with a .375 batting average, eight home runs and 49 RBI. Under Alamedas guidance, the 2011 Seminoles created a noteworthy program achievement for the first time in school history, FSU softball reached 12 consecutive NCAA Regionals. 
They had been through a couple interviews and had not found the right fit. I wanted to be good for her.". best friend's mothers was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. The Seminoles finished the 2009 campaign with a 44-16 record and achieved the best conference record in school history at the time with a 17-4 league mark. She'll be paid $10,000 if FSU wins the ACC regular-season championship and $10,000 if FSU wins the ACC Tournament. Sydney Sherrill capped off her career with a .321 batting average and 16 more doubles to finish her career with an ACC and FSU record of 82 career doubles. ewogICAgYzE6ICIyIiwKICAgIGMyOiAiNzI0MTQ2OSIsCiAgICBjNTogIjIw Florida State made it into the NCAA Tournament for the 22nd straight year and hosted a regional for the eighth consecutive season. "My family has always been very giving," Alameda said. The most recent example came when redshirt sophomore pitcher Meghan King learned one of her best friend's mothers was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. The Seminole defense was a big reason why the Noles finished with 54 wins. 3 Auburn (4-3), marking the highest-ranked wins at FSU under Alameda, and both coming away from Tallahassee as the Auburn win came on the road and the Michigan victory at the WCWS. [3], After going 2535 in her first season as head coach of UNLV in 2004, Alameda led UNLV to a historically best 4419 record in 2005 and first NCAA Tournament appearance in nine years, for which Alameda earned Mountain West Conference (MWC) Coach of the Year honors. 1 ranking in the NFCA poll for the first time, holding the spot for eight consecutive weeks.
19 Baylor. The new deal will see Alameda paid a base salary of $215,000 over each of the seven years, with additional compensation that begins at $235,000 in 2021 and scales up by $25,000 with each year all the way to $385,000 in 2028. "I had known an administrator here that was at Stanford. Along with her position with the Seminoles, Alameda also is the head coach for the USSSA Pride, which plays in National Pro Fastpitch, the only professional women's softball league in the United States. aWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNv Kalei Harding and Michaela Edenfield helped bring home the most runs for the Noles as Harding recorded 15 home runs and 11 doubles leading to a team-high 53 RBI. ", "Coach A cared so much, and she saw something in me and knew that wasn't me," Burroughs recalled. ", Talk about this story with other Florida State fans on The Tribal Council, PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAo King, Alameda and the rest of the program sent Holly Svekis, who lives in South Florida, a care package filled with inspirational notes to let her know she was not alone. 2018 Musial Award
d2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVy Hamilton ended her illustrious career as one of the best pitchers in school history, with Alameda playing a large role in her success. The five-run comeback with two outs in the top of the seventh against the 13th-seeded Jaguars personified the teams never-say-die attitude. Florida State led the ACC and was ranked 22nd in the country in fielding percentage (.975) in 2021 and finished with the second-best team ERA in the ACC and 11th best in the NCAA (1.82). FSU finished with a 44-19 record and Alameda was named the ACC Coach of the Year, along with a school-record four All-ACC First Team selections and five overall. MjI3MzMwOTciLAogICAgYzc6ICJodHRwczovL2Zsb3JpZGFzdGF0ZS5yaXZh Who Is Lauren Kimball Reese From sMothered TLC? Florida State matched its record from 2016 by placing six members on the 2017 All-ACC First Team, including Jessica Burroughs (Pitcher of the Year) and Jessie Warren (Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year). All rights reserved. Reach Curt Weiler at cweiler@tallahassee.com or follow him on Twitter@CurtMWeiler. It is also unknown if she is single, married, or dating anyone secretly. The 2019 FSU Softball team posted a record year offensively, finishing with a program-best 105 home runs, which ranked third in the country and surpassed the previous best of 76 from 2018. Just to talk to me and see what was going on. During the summer of 2016 and 2017, Alameda coached the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch league. From watching game film to organizing team functions, she's dedicated in a variety of ways. 200 May 9, 2009 (FSU) vs. North Carolina, 4-1 
The Seminoles added their fifth straight ACC regular-season title, posting a 24-0 record in league play, culminating in their 15th ACC tournament championship. There are also a few performance-based incentives Alameda can earn each year. In 2012, the Seminoles achieved a mark of 47-16, their most wins since going 62-12 in 2004. The Seminoles topped the collegiate softball world in 2018, earning their first NCAA National Championship with an 8-3 win over No. Wynn and Gober (both second team) were also student-athletes coached by Alameda who were recognized as All-ACC players. Her 30 wins were the second-most in the country. The Florida State offense showed some power in 2021 finishing with 70 home runs as a team. "You can ask every person on this team who they want to win this national championship for. The Seminoles placed three players on the All-Region First Team, six players on the All-ACC Team, and five members on the ACC All-Tournament Team. Shayla Jackson and Jen Lapicki joined Hamilton on the 2011 all-conference squad. Burroughs and Warren were also named NFCA First Team All-Americans, while Morgan Klaevemann (second team) and Alex Powers (third team), also earned a spot on the national teams. The Seminole defense also turned and ACC leading 33 double plays, which ranked second in the nation. JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Zi5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShqLGYpOwogICAgICAgIHdpbmRv The Seminoles finished the season with a 54-7 record and a .885 winning percentage. This is her love. And from that moment, I turned it around. 300 March 17, 2012 (FSU) vs. Fairfield, 2-0 Her first job as a head coach came in 2004 when she took over the UNLV program. Florida State was the first school in the country to have multiple players win the award. Florida State posted its best season in a decade with a 55-9 record in 2014 to finish ranked No. 400 at North Carolina on March 30, 2014). 2005 MWC Coach of the Year 10 ranking in the final poll by the NFCA. dCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5q "She drove all the way to my town in Warner Robins and met me at the mall where I was shopping with my mom. Despite making the conference tournament in Atlanta as the No. They'll both be playing with Alameda and the Pride when FSU's season comes to an end. Alameda went 25-35 in her first season at UNLV in 2004, which was a four-game improvement over 2003s final tally. Be that as it may, follow her on Twitter under theusername@Coach_Alameda. [2] Alameda graduated from Oklahoma with a communications degree in 1992 and played professional softball in the Netherlands in 1993. Despite all these, she was a softball player for three years, holding an infielder pitcher position. After winning 25 games in her first season, Alameda led the Rebels to 44 wins in Year 2. "With her being here all the time, whether it's after class, after practice, after tutoring, all of that, they can come by here late at night and she's here for all of them. b3JpZGFzdGF0ZS5yaXZhbHMuY29tJTJGbmV3cyUyRmJ5LWJ1aWxkaW5nLWEt Alameda has made the NCAA Regional Tournament every year she's been at FSU, but the program took the next step in 2013 when it reached a super regional for the first time since 2006. After being predicted to finish last in the league, UNLV excelled, placing second in the league in both the regular season and Mountain West Conference tournament. She puts as many hours into this as a mother would into her family.". 2018 NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year She has 15k followers on Twitter and tweets almost every day regarding her work. During her tenure at UNLV, Alameda also stressed the importance of community service and had players volunteer their time at the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation and Child Haven while participating in breast cancer walks and blood drives. The Noles have earned a record of 147-18 in their last 165 ACC regular-season games. In 2016, Alameda led Florida State back to the WCWS, reaching the semifinals for the third time in school history and ending with a No. Carly Wynn was named an All-ACC First Team selection and Terese Gober, Sarah Hamilton and Ashley Stager were each placed on the All-ACC Second Team. 700 February 9, 2020 (FSU) vs. Detroit Mercy, 12-0 The Noles tied for the most All-Americans in the nation with Florida and Arizona and it marked the first time in the fastpitch era that Florida State softball had received four All-American accolades. Alex Powers (2017) and Kylee Hanson (2018) also have been named ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The Noles finished second in the ACC regular season and did not win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2014 but that did not affect their postseason run as the Noles won 10 games in the NCAA Tournament and were one game away from being crowned national champions for the second time in program history. Adding to Alamedas on and off-field influence, Sarah Hamilton became just one of two conference players in 2011 to be named to the All-ACC Team for the third time in her career. cyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg [3] The 2008 UNLV team began with a 911 record and the first top-25 ranking in program history, but injuries to four starters caused the team to finish 25401. Win No. In her 13 seasons at Florida State, Alamedas academic priorities have been apparent. 30-day Free Trial offer. Since Alameda has made Tallahassee her home, she has led the Seminoles to 11 ACC Championship game appearances in 13 full seasons, with titles in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. The 44 wins were the third-most in the programs history, while the 17 Mountain West Conference wins were the most-ever since joining the league in 1999. Win No. The contractwas signed by Alameda on July 23 of last year and by former FSU director of athletics David Coburn on July 24, just over a month after the Seminoles' improbable postseason run ended up just one win short of the program's second national title in threeseasons. bD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov "They've always wanted to help people, and that's always been in my nature.". 1 team in the country as an 11th-inning home run by Alex Powers gave the Noles a 3-1 victory over Florida on May 3. bjsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFy Alameda and the Noles made program history in 2017, as Florida State earned a No. Aside from the five total All-ACC Team members in 2013, Alameda coached her first ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year when Kelly Hensley was recognized for the honor. In 2014, 2015 and 2017, the Seminole softball program earned the FSU Directors Cup for Service as they averaged over 50 hours of community service per student-athlete to lead all 20 FSU varsity sports. FSU also earned its first win over the NFCA No. Florida State earned a 58-12 record in 2018, the most wins in a single season under Alameda and it marks the fourth time in the last five seasons that FSU has topped the 50-win plateau. 23 North Carolina twice and Womens College World Series participant LSU. eTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo=, PCEtLSBCZWdpbiBjb21TY29yZSBUYWcgLS0+Cgo8c2NyaXB0PgogIHZhciBf "That's what makes her such a good coach and such a good mentor for everyone that she's around.". The Noles also set school records with 423 RBI and a .330 team batting average. She then posted a staggering 44-19 mark in 2005 and the programs first trip to NCAA Regionals since 1996. Prior to her stint at Stanford, Alameda spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Barry University (Miami Shores, Fla.). Is She Married. These are her kids. Now a redshirt senior, Burroughs is the two-time Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year. But the team's road to Oklahoma City actually began nine years ago when it hired Alameda to become the second head coach in school history. #family https://t.co/hxjGoZhmD6, Lonni Alameda (@Coach_Alameda) June 11, 2021. Get a yearly subscription for $99.95/year or $9.95/month. The youth on the field was matched in the coaching staff as Troy Cameron joined the team, along with many new members of the support staff in several departments. [3][4], Alameda debuted at Florida State in 2009 with a 4419 record and NCAA Regional appearance. Please update it here.
Freshman Sydney Sherrill tallied 29 of those doubles to tie the NCAA single-season record and set the FSU and ACC mark, on her way to earning ACC Freshman of the Year and NFCA Third Team All-American accolades. If there was someone who needed a place to border their horse, the Alamedas always obliged. 22 UCF, along with a victory against No. Hamilton was also named ACC Pitcher of the Year, an ACC First Team member and to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Southeast Region Team. Of course it's for this team because we've put so much hard work into it, but it's for her. As the pitching coach, Alameda was influential on one of the most dynamic duos in the nation in Lacey Waldrop and Monica Perry. Not only did FSU get off to its best start since 1993 by starting the year 20-2, but the team capped off the year with high marks in a bevy of categories.
She has coached three ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, three academic All-Americans, eight NCAA postgraduate scholarship award winners, 16 academic all-district team members and 41 All-ACC Academic Team players. The NPF recently held its college draft, which saw Burroughs go first and Seminoles first baseman Alex Powers go in the second round. 2014 ACC Coach of the Year Under Alamedas direction, the Rebels enjoyed recognition at the conference and regional level. Both pitchers finished in the Top 30 nationally in earned run average, making FSU one of just five programs to have multiple pitchers in the top 30. In the summer of 2006, Canada qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after its strong showing in the World Championships. 