No. 9 Florida State softball set to host Tallahassee Regional: Team previews, how to watch, game threads

Florida State softball is officially in the post season, and will be hosting the Tallahassee Regional as the No. 9 overall seed. They will host the Stetson Hatter, UCF Knights, and Jacksonville State Gamecocks this weekend. Their first game will be against Stetson.

Stetson Hatters (36-20, 18-6 ASUN)

New Hatters

• Nicole Edmiaston ( @ Florida Southestern): .398 BA / 68 H / 29 R / 48 RBI / 18 BB

Key Departures

• Addison Foster: .411 BA / 53 R / 72 H / 7 HR / 45 RBI / 33 BB
• Kami Eppley: .339 BA / 35 R / 63 H / 44 RBI / 17 BB

Key Returners

• Irianis Garcia: .385 BA / 53 R / 70 H / 11 HR / 44 RBI / 25 BB
• Gabby David: .339 BA / 21 R / 42 H / 30 RBI / 21 BB
• Ava Braswell: 3.03 ERA / 152.2 IP / 135 H / 71 R / 54 BB / 63 SO / .233 B/AVG

UCF Knights (38-16-1, 14-9-1 Big 12)

New Knights

• Kalista Birkenstock ( @ FGCU): .429 BA / 13 R / 6 H / 0 RBI / 1 BB
• Kayla Alexandre ( @ FAMU): .210 BA / 9 R / 17 H / 1 HR / 12 RBI / 7 BB
• Carley Jo Penner ( @ Kent St): 9.29 ERA / 49 IP / 96 H / 81 R / 43 BB / 14 SO / /403 B/AVG
• Kendall Trimm: ranked 57th overall player in 2026 freshman class

Key Returners

• Sierra Humphreys: .390 BA / 46 R / 62 H / 13 HR / 56 RBI / 24 BB
• Kendall Yarnell: .358 BA / 29 R / 49 H / 14 HR / 44 RBI / 24 BB
• Beth Damon: .333 BA / 24 R / 51 H / 15 HR / 49 RBI / 15 BB
• Isabella Vega: 2.89 ERA / 140.2 IP / 103 H / 71 R / 66 BB / 98 SO / .203 B/AVG

Jacksonville State Gamecocks (45-14, 24-3 CUSA)

Key Departures

• Kat Carter: 2.50 ERA / 140 IP / 129 H / 63 R / 55 BB / 102 SO

Key Returners

• Morgan Nowakowski: .358 BA / 46 R / 67 H / 42 RBI / 34 BB
• Amber Reed: .356 BA / 34 R / 48 H / 24 RBI / 14 BB
• Jaliyah Holmes: 2.98 ERA / 124.1 IP / 115 H / 60 R / 55 BB / 73 SO / .248 B/AVG

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