FSU softball picked to make it to the Women's College World Series

The Florida State softball team has not made it to the Women's College World Series since 2023, a drought they are trying to end this season. The first step in their journey to Oklahoma City is this weekend, when they host the Tallahassee Regional as the No. 9 overall seed in the NCAA Softball Tournament.

The Seminoles are set to compete with the No. 2-seeded UCF Knights, No. 3-seeded Jacksonville State Gamecocks, and No.

4-seeded Stetson Hatters. Softball America believes it is one of the easier regionals in the country, and now they have been picked to win the regional by Molly Keshin and Stewert Mandel of The Athletic . The two don't just think they will win the regional, they are also projecting them to beat the UCLA Bruins in the Super Regional round and punch their ticket to the WCWS.

While FSU beat UCLA 11-7 earlier this season, this series would take place on UCLA's campus, where they are 18-2 this season, and FSU is 13-4 on the road. While FSU has a young team, they have one of the best players in the country in Isa Torres and several other veterans that The Athletic mentioned as reasons for their success this season. Florida State coach Lonni Alameda led a freshman-heavy squad to both the ACC regular-season and conference tourney titles.