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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Stakes will be high this weekend at JoAnne Graf Field as the third-ranked Florida State softball team (44-8, 19-2) will host Louisville (35-14, 15-4) with the ACC Regular Season Championship on the line. The teams will play on Friday at 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra with Saturday's (2 p.m.) and Sunday's (Noon) games being aired on the ACC Network. Sunday will also be Senior Day as the Seminoles will honor six seniors: Ali DuBois, Bethaney Keen, Mack Leonard, Kaia LoP...

TALLAHASSEE – Florida State defensive end Jared Verse was among 42 collegiate defenders named candidates for the 2023 Lott IMPACT Trophy on Thursday. Verse, a redshirt junior from Dayton, Ohio, led FSU with 17.0 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks in 2022 on his way to being named a first-team All-American and the leading vote-getter on the All-ACC defensive team. FSU’s Defensive MVP, Verse added three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery at Miami and one blocked field goal against LSU. Last...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – Florida State scored a season-high five runs in the first inning, but No. 4 Florida left 121 Financial Ballpark with an 7-5 victory Tuesday afternoon in front of 8,210 fans. After Florida scored four runs in the top of the first, the Seminoles responded with five of their own to take the lead. After DeAmez Ross singled, Jaime Ferrer hit an RBI double; James Tibbs hit an RBI single; Cam Smith hit his third triple of the season, tied for the team lead; and Smith scored on...

TALLAHASSEE — The No. 17 Florida State men's tennis team (19-8, 8-4) travels to play No. 44 Baylor (17-15, 2-3) for the second time this spring in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 11 a.m. at Carolina Tennis Center. The Seminoles return to play in a NCAA Tournament match in Columbia, South Carolina for the first time since 1994 and will look for the first-ever program win in the NCAA Tournament over Baylor. FSU last saw the Bears in the NCAA Tournament in 2016, falling 4...

TALLAHASSEE – The No. 24 Florida State women’s tennis team (16-10, 8-7 ACC) travels to Athens, Georgia, to face Illinois (18-8, 8-3 Big Ten) in the NCAA Tournament on Friday. The Seminoles enter this weekend ranked 24th, which is the highest this season, after winning seven of the last eight matches. Florida State is led by junior Anna Arkadianou, who is 64th nationally in singles and 52nd in doubles alongside freshman Millie Bissett. Senior Vic Allen enters the weekend with 14 wins in the s...

TALLAHASSEE – The No. 17 Florida State men’s tennis team has been selected to their 24th NCAA tournament in program history, it was announced Monday. The Seminoles will be traveling to Columbia, South Carolina to play Baylor in the first round of the NCAA tournament. South Carolina State and host South Carolina are the other teams in the region. Florida State has made 23 NCAA tournament appearances. This will be the Seminoles 9th NCAA tournament appearance in the last 10 years. In last year...

TALLAHASSEE – The No. 24 Florida State women’s tennis team has been selected to the NCAA Tournament for the 24th time in school history, it was announced Monday. Florida State will be traveling to Athens, Georgia, to face Illinois. Florida A&M and host Georgia are the two other teams in the Athens regional. The Seminoles have received a bid to six straight NCAA Tournaments, and 15 under head coach Jenifer Hyde. Hyde has led FSU to 16 of the program's 18 victories in the NCAA Tournam...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State sophomore Hallie Wacaser picked up her first career ACC Player of the Week award the conference announced on Tuesday morning. She is the first Seminole to win ACC Player of the Week this season, and the first Seminole to be named ACC Player of the Week since Sydney Sherrill on May 10, 2022. Wacaser put together the most impressive weekend of her career as a Seminole. Against Notre Dame, Wacaser hit .750 in three games against the Fighting Irish. In the second g...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The third-ranked Florida State softball team (43-8, 19-2) returns to action with a rivalry matchup with the 17th-ranked Florida Gators on Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ESPNU with Beth Mowins and Michelle Smith on the call. The two teams played just last week in Tallahassee as the Seminoles came away victorious with a 5-3 win over the Gators. This marked the Seminoles' fourth-straight win over the ...

Tallahasse, Fla. – The No. 4 ranked Florida State Seminoles received the fourth bid for the NCAA Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. starting May 4. All matches will be played to decision   The Seminoles are looking to win their first national championship in program history. In 2022 the Noles lost in the championship round to Southern California 3-1.   The first match will take place on Thursday May 4 at 1:00 p.m. ET against No. 13 Florida International. Florida State is 13-3 all-tim...