No. 10 Florida State softball hosts Unconquered Invitational: preview, how to watch, game threads

As preseason winds down, Florida State softball hosts another home tournament. They welcome Rutgers and FGCU. This will also mean the homecoming of Devyn Flaherty, who is currently an assistant coach for FGCU. Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (5-9) The Eagles hosted a home tournament to kick off their seas

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As preseason winds down, Florida State softball hosts another home tournament. They welcome Rutgers and FGCU. This will also mean the homecoming of Devyn Flaherty, who is currently an assistant coach for FGCU.

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (5-9)

The Eagles hosted a home tournament to kick off their season, where they ended with a 2-2 record after losses to Charlotte and Southern Illinois, and with wins against Long Island and Ball State. Since then they have stayed at home, and gotten wins against Hofstra and FAU.

New Eagles

Ally Thompson ( @ McLennon Community College): .488 BA / 9 RBI / 16 R
Presley Smith ( @ Indian River State College): .429 BA / 4 HR / 56 RBI / 53 R
K’Mari Williams ( @ Florida Southwestern State): .324 BA / 59 R / 73 H / 2 HR / 16 BB
Kiki Daniels ( @ Mercer): .240 BA / 22 R / 29 H / 8 HR / 18 BB
Parris Wiggs ( @ Mercer): .282 BA / 51 R / 61 H / 29 RBI / 34 BB
Sietske Drijvers ( @ Mercer): .280 BA / 14 R / 30 H / 5 HR / 25 RBI / 19 BB
- 2026 top 5 player
Grace Taylor ( @ Mercer): 3.73 ERA / 324.1 IP / 328 H / 205 R / 128 BB / 140 SO / .259 B/AVG
- 2026 top 5 player
Julia Bacoulis: 2024 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year

Key Departures

Avery Viancos: .339 BA / 32 R / 59 H / 25 RBI / 16 BB
Allison Sparkman: 2.35 ERA / 169.2 IP / 143 H / 70 R / 86 BB / 98 SO / .222 BA

Key Returners

Olivia Black: .417 BA / 5 R / 20 H / 6 RBI / 4 BB
Tiffany Meek: .300 BA / 3 R / 8 H / 1 RBI / 5 BB
Victoria Ash: .300 ERA / 21 IP / 20 H / 13 R / 2 BB / 12 SO / 4 HR / .244 B/AVG

Rutgers Scarlett Knights (7-7)

Rutgers spent their

first weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, where they played NC Central, Tennessee, South Alabama, Notre Dame and Southeastern Louisiana, walking away with a 3-2 record. Since then, they have played at a tournament hosted by Mississippi State, as well as Mary Nutter.

New Knights

Etta Garofalo: 20th ranked nationally and 15th ranked infielder by LineDrive Media
Eva Garofalo: 9th ranked catcher

Key Departures

Jillian Anderson: .340 BA / 30 R / 49 H / 17 RBI / 34 BB
LA Matthews: .276 BA / 18 R / 45 H / 8 HR / 41 RBI / 11 BB
Ella Harrison: 2.61 ERA / 177 IP / 154 H / 103 R / 71 BB / 213 SO / 11 HR / .225 B/AVG