2023-2024 Florida SouthWestern Softball News
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Bucs Hang On Late In Wild State Tournament Opener
May 08, 2024The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers rode the roller coaster in their FCSAA State Tournament opener against the Eastern Florida State Titans Wednesday afternoon in Clearwater, falling behind early 4-0 before coming back to take an 8-4 lead, just to hang on late with the tying runs in scoring position for an 8-6 win to move on to the tournament semifinals. -
Bucs Ace Signs With Redhawks
May 07, 2024Florida SouthWestern ace Lea Chevrier has found her landing spot for next season as the Bucs righthander has inked her National Letter of Intent to play at Miami University in Ohio for the 2024-2025 season.
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Six Bucs Named to FCSAA All-State Team
May 07, 2024Six Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were honored by the State ahead of the FCSAA State Tournament on Wednesday as D’Yani McKinley, Lea Chevrier, and Sietske Drijvers led the group as 1st Team All-State selections while Sydney McCray, Esmee Ames, and Virginia Mambelli were named 2nd Team All-State picks.
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Bucs Fill Citrus Conference All-Conference Team
May 05, 2024On the heels of their eighth straight Conference Championship, a league high 10 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were honored by the Citrus Conference on Friday as eight Bucs were named 1st Team All-Conference with Lea Chevrier honored as the Pitcher of the Year and Head Coach Robert Iamurri the Coach of the Year.
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Moore Headed Home to the Garden State, Signs With Georgian Court
May 01, 2024Two years in the fun and sun of Florida was enough for Florida SouthWestern slugger Ella Moore as she has signed to return home to New Jersey where she will play at Georgian Court University next season.
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Bucs Backstop Signs With Eastern Illinois
April 29, 2024Florida SouthWestern catcher Jenna Teakert is headed back to the Midwest next season after signing alongside her teammates at Eastern Illinois University on Spring Signing Day at FSW.
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Bucs Close Regular Season Ranked #3 in National Poll
April 29, 2024The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers wrapped up their sixth consecutive season spending all 10 weeks of the NJCAA National Rankings ranked inside the Top 5 on Monday as the Purple and Aqua remained in a familiar place at #3 in the 2024 Week 10 poll to close out the regular season.
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Back to Back to Back to Back to Back to Back to Back to Back! FSW Wins 8th Straight Conference Championship
April 27, 2024The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers won a Conference Championship in the third different conference in the past three seasons on Saturday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers, sweeping the Polk State Eagles to give the Bucs their eighth consecutive Conference Title overall and their first in the inaugural year of the Citrus Conference.
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Ames Tabbed State's Top Pitcher In Week 13
April 23, 2024After hurling 11 scoreless innings in a pair of FSW wins last week, righthander Esmee Ames has been named the FCSAA Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season as announced by the state on Tuesday.
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McCray Earns Second Player of the Week Nod of 2024
April 23, 2024For the second time this season, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Sydney McCray has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week after hitting .667 across four Buccaneer games last week.
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#3 FSW Splits With #4 Indian River to Claim 50th Win
April 23, 2024For the second time during the 2024 regular season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and the Indian River Pioneers collided in an NJCAA Top 5 matchup Tuesday afternoon in Fort Pierce and for the second time the showdown ended in a split as #4 Indian River took game one 8-5 before #3 FSW captured game two 7-3 for their 50th win of the season. The Bucs reach the 50 win mark for the seventh time in eight complete seasons since their inception in 2016.
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Winners of 11 Straight, Bucs Remain at #3 in National Poll
April 22, 2024The red hot Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers remained at #3 in the NJCAA National Rankings on Monday, marking the 85th consecutive week the Bucs have garnered a top five nod.
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Tale of Two Games For Bucs in Sweep of Eastern Florida
April 20, 2024It was a tale of two games for the #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers on Saturday at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers as FSW dominated the visiting Eastern Florida State Titans 11-0 in a five inning run rule in game one of the doubleheader before being forced to hang on late for a 6-5 win in game two to finish off the sweep and run their winning streak to 11 games.
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Allegood Earns FCSAA Pitcher of the Week Honors
April 16, 2024For the first time in her Buccaneer career, Florida SouthWestern righthander Emily Allegood has been named the FCSAA Pitcher of the Week as announced by the state on Tuesday.
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Bucs Run Win Streak to Nine With Sweep of Hillsborough
April 16, 2024The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued their late season run on Tuesday, making the trip to Tampa and sweeping the Hillsborough Hawks by scores of 6-1 and 10-2 to run their winning streak to nine and inch closer to clinching the Citrus Conference crown.
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Bucs Up One Spot In National Poll After 6-0 Week
April 15, 2024The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers moved back into the #3 spot in the NJCAA National rankings on Monday after going 6-0 overall and 4-0 against Top 15 ranked opponents last week.
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Red Hot Bucs Sizzle Past Saints
April 14, 2024With the calendar just two weeks away from flipping to May, the #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers are getting hot at the right time as they swept the #14 Santa Fe Saints 6-2 and 8-1 Saturday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers to give them 15 wins in their past 16 games and to push them to 45-5 on the season.
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Bucs Arms Silence Patriot Bats In Top 10 Sweep
April 12, 2024Three Florida SouthWestern pitchers shut down the top offense in the state on Thursday at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers as Lea Chevrier, Esmee Ames, and Leah Meyer combined to allow just two runs on the afternoon as the 4th ranked Bucs swept the 8th ranked Central Florida Patriots by scores of 8-1 and 4-1 to take over the top spot in the Citrus Conference standings with 10 games left to go.
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Bucs Pick Up 40th Win With Sweep of Manatees
April 09, 2024The #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were tested in game one of their doubleheader against the State College of Florida Manatees, sneaking past their Citrus Conference rivals 4-2 before dominating game two of the twinbill in a 12-0 five inning run rule to top the 40 win mark for the eighth consecutive season.
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Bucs Down One Spot to #4 in Week Seven Rankings
April 08, 2024The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers dropped one spot in the NJCAA Top 20 Rankings on Monday, but continued their streak of remaining in the top five as they checked in at #4 in the week seven poll.
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Bucs Stunned by Daytona, Settle For Split
April 06, 2024The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers trip to the Fun Coast was not so fun on Saturday as the Bucs were shocked by the Daytona State Falcons 5-2 in game one of their Citrus Conference doubleheader before bouncing back for a 9-3 win in game two to salvage the split.
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Bucs Pitching Continues Domination Against Raiders
April 04, 2024The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued their dominance in the circle on Thursday, allowing just one unearned run in 14 innings of action, sweeping the visiting Seminole State Raiders 7-0 and 3-1 to make it eight straight games of two runs or less for their opponents.
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Ames Fires Way to FCSAA Pitcher of the Week Honors
April 02, 2024After firing nine shutout innings over a pair of FSW wins, Buccaneers righty Esmee Ames has been named the FCSAA Pitcher of the Week in a state release on Tuesday.
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#3 FSW Too Much For Titans In Twinbill Sweep
April 02, 2024The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers went on the road and made short work of the St. Petersburg Titans on Tuesday, sweeping a Citrus Conference doubleheader by scores of 10-1 and 7-0 to improve to 36-4 on the season.
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Bucs Stay Steady at #3 in National Rankings
April 01, 2024The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers remained the #3 team in the land on Monday as for the sixth straight week FSW landed in the third spot in the NJCAA National Poll.
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Brennan Homers Twice In Bucs Sweep of Polk
March 28, 2024Going into Thursday's doubleheader against Polk State, Florida SouthWestern freshman Skylar Brennan had one career home run. She came out of the twinbill with triple that number as she launched longballs in both ends of the doubleheader with #3 FSW taking game one 5-2 and game two 12-0 to improve to 34-4 on the year.
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Bucs Fend Off Sharks For Doubleheader Sweep
March 26, 2024The #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers got an outstanding effort in the circle from Esmee Ames in a 1-0 game one win over the Miami Dade Sharks and used some clutch hitting in game two for a 6-2 win as they swept the Sharks Tuesday afternoon at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers to remain in 1st place in the Citrus Conference standings at the midway point of the conference season.
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Bucs Ranked In Top 5 For 80th Straight Week
March 25, 2024The last time the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were not ranked in the Top 5 in the NJCAA National Rankings, Barack Obama was President of the United States. For the 80th consecutive regular season poll, the Bucs were ranked inside the Top 5 this week, checking in at #3 with their 30-4 record on the year.
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Bucs & Titans Trade Big Innings In Split
March 23, 2024In a day full of twists and turns, the #3 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were forced to settle for a split Saturday afternoon against the Eastern Florida State Titans as FSW scored five runs late in game one to sneak out a 5-4 win before Eastern ripped a walk off three run home run in extra innings in game two for a 7-6 win to split the doubleheader.
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Drijvers Named FCSAA Player of the Week
March 19, 2024For the first time in her Buccaneer career, Florida SouthWestern backstop Sietske Drijvers has been named the FCSAA Player of the Week as released by the state on Tuesday.
