Lonni Alameda

Biography

NFCA Hall of Famer (Class of 2023) 2025 ACC Coach of the Year 2023 ACC Coach of the Year 2023 National Runner-Ups 2021 National Runner-Ups 2018 NCAA National Champion 2018 NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year 2018 Musial Award 2017 ACC Coach of the Year 2016 ACC Coach of the Year 2015 ACC Coach of the Year 2014 ACC Coach of the Year 2013 ACC Coach of the Year 2007 MWC Coach of the Year 2005 MWC Coach of the Year 2005 NFCA West Region Coach of the Year Entering her 18th season as the head coach of the Florida State softball program in 2026, Hall of Famer Lonni Alameda has guided the Seminoles back into one of the nation’s best teams. After seven Women’s College World Series appearances from 1987-2004, the Seminoles have returned to the final site of women’s collegiate softball five times in the last 10 complete seasons (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023), including winning the program’s first NCAA National Championship in 2018, two WCWS Finals appearances in 2021 and 2023, a WCWS Semifinals appearance in 2016, as well as eight consecutive trips to the NCAA Super Regionals (2013-19, 2021). Florida State had earned seven ACC regular season/division titles in a row and six straight ACC Tournament titles heading into the 2021 season and now owns 19 ACC Tournament Championships while adding 15 ACC Regular Season Championships. FSU has played in the NCAA postseason every year under Alameda and is one of only seven schools to participate in the NCAA Tournament in every season since