2023 Florida SouthWestern Softball News
Florida SouthWestern sophomore Samantha Smith is moving on after graduating from FSW following her second straight National Championship this spring, but she isn’t going too far as Tuesday the Bucs two-way star signed at Florida A&M University where she will suit up for the Rattlers next season.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will have a pair of Sand Sharks at the University of South Carolina Beaufort next season as outfielder Gabby Martin has signed to join 2023 FSW teammate Jaden Goodwin in the Palmetto State this fall.
After finishing the season red hot, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Jaden Goodwin will look to carry that right into her NCAA career as the left handed slugger has signed at the University of South Carolina Beaufort where she will play for the Sand Sharks during the 2023-2024 season.
Florida SouthWestern speedster Shenita Tucker will be staying close to home for the next two years of her collegiate Softball career as the two time All-American and National Champion has signed with Lamar University.
After winning a pair of NJCAA National Championships at the NJCAA level, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Carys Platt is set to take her winning ways to the Bayou as the Bucs infielder has signed at the University of Louisiana Monroe to play for the Warhawks next season.
Florida SouthWestern sophomore Belle Sardja battled through another tough field of candidates to claim yet another superlative award for her 2022-2023 efforts as the Bucs ace has been named the FCSAA Female Athlete of the Year as announced by the State Office Friday.
Two time NJCAA National Champion Camille Graham is set to soar to even higher next season as the sophomore catcher has signed at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have three golden trophies sitting in their trophy case after winning back to back to back NJCAA National Championships from 2021-2023. However, for the first time in program history, they will now have a Gold Glove sitting next to them as freshman Sydney McCray earned the Bucs first Gold Glove in program history as announced by the NFCA on Friday.
After two years as a Buccaneer at Florida SouthWestern, sophomore first baseman Caroline Figueroa will remain a Buccaneer for two more years, but it won?t be in Fort Myers as the Bucs two time National Champion is headed to Barry University next season.
Florida SouthWestern ace Belle Sardja completed her postseason award trifecta on Wednesday as the sophomore star followed up NJCAA 1st Team All-American and NFCA National Pitcher of the Year honors with the most prestigious on field award for any NJCAA pitcher as she was named the 2023 NJCAA Division I National Pitcher of the Year.
For the second time in three seasons, Florida SouthWestern Head Coach Robert Iamurri and his staff have been named the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year as announced by the NFCA Wednesday.
For the seventh consecutive season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have multiple NJCAA All-Americans as Tuesday it was announced that sophomore Belle Sardja earned 1st Team All-American honors while freshman Sydney McCray was a 2nd Team selection.
It will be a Buccaneer reunion of sorts next year in Macon, Georgia as Florida SouthWestern All-American Laura Vigna has signed to play at Mercer University where she will play for former FSW All-American Courtney Gettins who is an Assistant Coach for the Bears.
Another day and another award for Florida SouthWestern star pitcher Belle Sardja on Monday as the Bucs ace was named the 2023 TUCCI/NFCA National Pitcher of the Year following her spectacular sophomore season for the Purple and Aqua.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association released their 2023 Division I All-American Teams on Friday with three freshly crowned National Champion Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers included on their First Team.
For the first time in program history the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) put together an Academic All-District Team for the At-Large College Division, and in it’s first year, 10 different Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneer student-athletes earned their way onto the list. The 10 Bucs female student-athletes to earn the honors marked the most of any school in the two-year ranks.
