Lonni Alameda - Florida State University Softball Head Coach On Core Values, Common Language, & Taking Care Of Your People

#146: Lonni Alameda is the Florida State University Softball Head Coach. In 2018 She led the Seminoles to a National Championship. 

She is entering her 16th season as the head coach of the Florida State softball program. Coach Alameda has guided the Seminoles into one of the nation’s best teams. After seven Women’s College World Series appearances from 1987-2004, the Seminoles have returned to the final site of women’s collegiate softball five times in the last eight complete seasons (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023), including winning the program’s first NCAA National Championship in 2018 and two WCWS Finals appearances in 2021 & 2023.

She has been selected 6x ACC Coach of the Year and during her tenure at FSU they are 7x ACC regular season champs, as well as 9x ACC Tournament champs. 

FSU has played in the NCAA postseason every year under Alameda and is one of only nine schools to participate in the NCAA Tournament in every season since 2000.

On the show she shares her story, growing up, playing softball, getting into coaching, building programs, building trust, having standards, being vulnerable, core values, common language, and much more. 

Enjoy the show!