Sorry Jordi, You’re NOT The FSU Softball Coach, Lonni Alameda TBA
Posted by NoleCC
Florida State University is prepared to announce Lonni Alameda as the new Head Coach of Seminole Softball. Alameda heads to Tallahassee after coaching UNLV since June of 2003. Alameda posted a 132-118 157-158-1 record during her tenure there. The Rebels started off last season hot, defeating highly ranked opponents to go 9-1-1, but finished 25-40-1 overall and 5-15 in the Mountain West Conference. Prior to UNLV, she spent eight seasons at Stanford as an assistant coach, where she produced three All-American pitchers as the pitching coach.
Let the comments begin…
UPDATE:Â
News from the Las Vegas Review Journal: UNLV Loses Softball Head Coach
UPDATE:
Official Word from Seminoles.com – Florida State Hires Lonni Alameda To Head Softball Program
Of interest from the article on Alameda – “To Alameda, academics are just as important as on-the-field production. Since taking over the program, the Rebels have had 58 Academic All-MWC honorees. Over the past five years, the team has had 10 or more honored four times, including 11 softball student-athletes in 2008. The softball program has had 21 MWC Scholar-Athletes selected, as well.
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.”
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Ah. I tried. Once again, TK ignored me. Way back when, as I walked across that graduation stage, I asked ol’ TK to come party with me. He ignored me then as he ignores me now. That’s ok. I’m not a sore loser. Best of luck to Coach Alameda.
Spetman’s quote kills me…
“Lonni possesses all of the qualities that we are looking for in a head coach at Florida State,” Florida State Director of Athletics Randy Spetman said. “Her priority is the overall development of the student-athlete and she has a passion for the sport of softball. We are excited to have her on board.”
Great… so mediocrity will be tolerated as long as everyone is getting good grades. Damn, if only FSU had that with the baseball team when I was going there, I’d have been starting at 1B in the late 90’s maybe.
Good luck to the new coach.
FYI to NoleCC if FSU was going to put up with mediocrity they would have just promoted the existing staff instead of going and getting someone from clear, across the country.
Who doesn’t hire the associate head coach when the head coach retires? FSU doesn’t when you loose to Jacksonville State in the 1st round of the regionals.
I’m assuming your comments are direct at comments I made elsewhere SF… and as I’ve talked about before, the Jacksonville State loss was bad yes, but it showed two things… 1) The lack of pitching on the team and 2) That FSU was well scouted, most likely due to the fact that Kayla Collins (former Nole) plays for Jacksonville State.
Sorry NoleCC, but I didn’t see your previous comments. I still say that no matter how good of a job that Jana McGinnis and her Jacksonville State staff do at scouting the Noles, just based on raw talent the Noles should win hands down.
Yes pitching depth was not great this year but a team ERA of 2.3 is pretty good. I hope the new coach gets the bats going b/c the Noles have always pitched well but have never been an offensive powerhouse.
SF… you make a fair point, but the pitching staff numbers are skewed… McDonald was asked to throw every important game, with an offense that was inept in most big games. That was the story of her career at FSU.
Gober had 30 appearances and a 3.23 ERA… brutal for fast-pitch. I’d even argue that 2.3 is less than respectable as a team if playoff contention is a must (Champion ASU was 1.48 Team ERA). McDonald had a respectable 1.69 ERA, but was 18-11 because of the offense (as you pointed out) and Hamilton, was used as relief for Gober, many times, after the game was out of hand.
Then toss in the fact that for the season, the Noles gave up 66 Unearned runs and you have a very mediocre team to begin with. (ASU gave up 26 unearned runs).
Look at the College World Series… Fresno State got hot at the right time, they were far from the most talented. Sometimes talent doesn’t get you a W.
NoleCC, I concur.
My next hope is that the new staff will be able to attrach more of the top notch FL talent that now sees UF softball as supreme in the state.
Hopefully SF… it will be interesting to see who Lonni hires as assistants.
Ok, one down. Her trusty assistant from UNLV is headed to tally. Good choice b/c i doubt she was going to take a chance hiring someone she hasn’t worked with in the past.
Now time for the pitching coach…this will be interesting for sure. Does she go for a big name or someone that is a good teacher. Hopefully it will be both
I was under the impression that Lonni would serve as the pitching coach… I believe she did that at UNLV.
Yes, Lonni served as UNLV’s pitching coach– and will most likely do this at FSU. But for their sake, I hope they get someone else. UNLV had no pitching– that is what innings this paslost games for them in the 6th and 7tht season. Check out their ERA– not good!