No. 6 Florida State Softball travels to Clearwater Invitational: tournament preview, how to watch, game threads

The annual Shriner’s Children’s Clearwater Invitational has arrived, and Florida State softball has yet another daunting schedule ahead of them. N0...

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The annual Shriner’s Children’s Clearwater Invitational has arrived, and Florida State softball has yet another daunting schedule ahead of them.

N0. 1 Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-0)

In their first weekend, TT went undefeated in their two tournaments. In Lake Charles, they took down McNeese, UNT and ULM. Following that, they went to College Station, where they defeated a ranked Texas A&M team in addition to Providence.

New Red Raiders

Jackie Lis (@ Southern Illinois): .353 BA / 141 RBI / 175 H / 44 HR ,2024 MVC Most Valuable player
- 2026 top 5 team leader
Mia Williams ( @ Florida): .335 BA / 52 R / 44 RBI / 19 HR
- 2026 top 5 team leader
Lagi Quiroga ( @ Cal): .320 BA / 78 R / 110 H / 28 HR / 75 RBI
- 2026 top 5 team leader
Taylor Pannell ( @ Tennessee): .351 BA / 83 R / 124 H / 25 HR / 102 RBI
Desierae Spearman ( @ New Mexico St): .398 BA / 93 R / 101 H / 38 HR / 90 RBI, 2024 CUSA POY, 2024 CUSA FOY
Jasmyn Burns ( @ Ohio St): .377 BA / 71 R / 123 H / 34 HR / 109 RBI
Kaitlyn Terry ( @ UCLA): 2.50 ERA / 330.1 IP / 280 H / 134 R / 101 BB / 36 HR / .252 BA / 30 R / 35 H / 2 HR / 24 RBI , 2024 PAC-12 FOY
- 2026 top 5 team leader

Returning Red Raiders

2026 Numbers*

Mihyia Davis: .588 BA / 10 R / 10 H / 1 HR / 5 RBI
Lauren Allred: .400 BA / 3 R / 4 H / 3 RBI
Hailey Toney: .333 BA / 5 R / 5 H / 1 HR / 4 RBI
Samantha Lincoln: 1.40 ERA / 10 IP / 5 H / 2 R /0 BB / 11 SO / .143 B/AVG
NiJaree Canady: 1.91 ERA / 11 IP / 7 H / 3 R / 4 BB / 8 SO / .179 B/AVG

Florida Atlantic Owls (5-0)

Also undefeated, the Owls hosted Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Stonehill for the Paradise Classic at home

in Boca Raton.

New Owls

McKenna Mulholland ( @ Ball State): .284 BA / 88 R / 116 H / 78 RBI / 62 BB
- 2026 top 5 team leader
Madison Inscoe ( @ NC State): .230 BA / 20 R / 46 H / 4 HR / 33 RBI / 4.09 ERA / 251.1 IP / 279 H / 172 R / 147 SO / 37 HR / 76 BB / .272 B/AVG
Hannah Rivers ( @ Mercer): .316 BA / 23 R / 37 H / 5 HR / 35 RBI
Karson Davey ( @ Eastern Illinois): .291 BA / 53 R / 92 H / 32 RBI / 28 BB

Returning Owls

2026 Numbers*

Kylie Hammonds: .571 BA / 7 R / 8 H / 1 HR / 3 RBI / 1 BB
Lily Holtje: .556 BA / 4 R / 5 H / 1 HR / 6 RBI / 6 BB
Jesiana Mora: .533 BA / 5 R / 8 H / 1 HR / 5 RBI / 1 BB
Autumn Courtney: 1.40 ERA / 10 IP / 8 H / 2 R / 2 BB / 16 SO / .222 B/AVG

Key Departures

Kiley Channell: .330 BA / 34 R / 59 H / 2 HR / 44 RBI

No. 7 UCLA Bruins (5-0)

UCLA also opened the season at home, and also going undefeated. It was a week full of run rules, as they knotted all wins in less than 7 innings against UC Santa Barbra, Northern Colorado, Oregon State, Utah, and UC Riverside.

New Bruins

Mattie Beliveau ( @ Wisconsin): 9.33 ERA / 6 IP / 8 R / 1 BB / .448 B/AVG
Sydney Somerndike ( @ Arizona): 4.26 ERA / 46 IP / 51 H / 29 R / 14 BB / 40 SO / 14 HR
Soo-Jin Berry ( @ Iowa): .326 BA / 55 R / 91 H / 10 HR / 59 RBI / 29 BB
Brynne Nally ( @ Long Beach St): 3.22 ERA / 74 IP / 68 H / 38 R / 41 BB / 49 SO / /245 B/AVG
Mia Phillips ( @ Cal): . 315 BA / 28 R / 53 H / 4 HR / 33 RBI / 7 BB

Returning Bruins

2026 Numbers*

Rylee Slimp: .692 BA / 11 R / 9 H / 2 HR / 8 RBI / 2 BB
Jordan Woolery: .667 BA / 8 R / 10 H / 5 HR / 14 RBI / 3 BB
Megan Grant: .636 BA / 10 R / 7 H / 5 HR / 11 RBI / 6 BB
Taylor Tinsley: .64 ERA / 11 IP / 7 H / 1 R/ 3 BB / 14 SO / 0 HR / .189 B/AVG

Key Departures

Savannah Pola: .428 BA / 73 R / 98 H / 9 HR / 48 RBI / 23 BB
Kaitlyn Terry: 2.64 ERA / 148.1 IP / 122 H / 61 R / 34 BB / 172 SO / 16 HR / .222 B/AVG
Addison Fisher: 2.59 ERA / 113.2 IP / 105 H / 50 R / 41 BB / 100 SO / 7 HR / .241 B/AVG
Jessica Clements: .372 BA / 71 R / 83 H / 6 HR / 44 RBI / 23 BB

No. 3 Tennessee Lady Volunteers (5-0)

This is Tennessee’s second weekend in Clearwater. Last week, they beat BYU, Liberty, Rutgers, Boston College and Oregon in the NFCA Leadoff Classic.

New Lady Vols

Sophia Knight ( @ Boise St): .445 BA / 114 R / 188 H / 1 HR / 43 RBI / 30 BB, 2024 Mountain West FOY
- 2026 top 5 team leader
Makenzie Butt ( @ Boise St): .363 BA / 57 R/ 61 H / 22 HR / 77 RBI / 22 HR / 42 BB / , 2025 Mountain West FOY
Elsa Morrison: 11th ranked overall, 2nd ranked catcher, 2023 Tennessee Softball Gatorade POY
- 2026 top 5 team leader
Tally Holley: 7th ranked overall, 2nd ranked outfielder
- 2026 top 5 team leader
Peyton Hardenburger: 4th ranked overall, 2nd ranked pitcher, 2024 Kansas Gatorade POY
Kailey Plumlee: 22nd ranked overall, 9th ranked pitcher, 2024 Tennessee Softball Gatorade POY
McCall Sims: 54th ranked overall, 23rd ranked outfielder