2024-25 Florida SouthWestern Baseball News

  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Beau Brailey- Campbell
    July 17, 2025
    Florida SouthWestern’s Beau Brailey is headed back to the Division I level after coming to FSW from the University of Alabama and helping the Bucs to the Juco World Series this season, he has signed at Campbell University to play for the Fighting Camels next season.
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Jake Mueller- UNC Greensboro
    July 15, 2025
    Florida SouthWestern slugger Jake Mueller is taking his bat and heading to the Tar Heel State next season after signing with the University of North Carolina Greensboro where he will reunite with Bucs teammate Anthony Ruocco with the Spartans.
  • Former Buc Justin Thomas Taken By Houston Astros In MLB Draft
    July 14, 2025
    Former Florida SouthWestern Buccaneer Justin Thomas joined a growing list of FSW alumns to get an opportunity to play professional Baseball on Monday as he was selected in the 11th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros after a standout season at the University of Arkansas.
  • Athletics Snag Former Buc Jared Davis in MLB Draft
    July 14, 2025
    Former Florida SouthWestern Buccaneer Jared Davis will get an opportunity to live out his professional Baseball dream after being selected in the 17th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft by the Athletics on Monday. 
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Nathan Fink- Sam Houston St.
    July 11, 2025
    Florida SouthWestern’s Nathan Fink will trade in his Purple and Aqua for the Orange and White of Sam Houston State next season after signing with the Bearkats following a big year in the middle of the Bucs lineup.
  • Pereira Earns Bucs Baseball's First CSC Academic All-American Award
    July 09, 2025
    Florida SouthWestern’s Nik Pereira made school history on Wednesday, becoming the first male student-athlete to be named a CSC 1st Team Academic All-American.
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Anthony Ruocco- UNC Greensboro
    July 08, 2025
    A mainstay at the top of the Florida SouthWestern lineup all season long, sophomore Anthony Ruocco will look to make his impact in new colors next year as he has signed at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. 
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Josiah Velazquez- Tampa
    July 01, 2025
    Florida SouthWestern lefty Josiah Velazquez will be headed from one Championship program to another next season after wrapping up his Buccaneer career with Citrus Conference and FCSAA Championships this season and signing with the NCAA Division II National Champion University of Tampa Spartans for next season. 
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Brock Knoerr- Western Kentucky
    June 27, 2025
    The Florida SouthWestern pipeline to Bowling Green, Kentucky will continue this year as Brock Knoerr has signed to join NJCAA Hall of Fame Head Coach Marc Rardin and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers for the 2026 season.
  • 14 Bucs Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
    June 23, 2025
    14 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers put together years to epitomize the moniker ‘student-athlete’ this season, combining their performances in the classroom and on the court and fields in Fort Myers to earn 2025 CSC Academic All-District honors.
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Abel Albarran- Middle Tennessee St.
    June 23, 2025
    The Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers pipeline to Murfreesboro, Tennessee will continue this year as sophomore righthander Abel Albarran will join Middle Tennessee State University to play with former Bucs Landen Burch and Cooper Clapp for the Blue Raiders next season.
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Nik Pereira- Tampa
    June 17, 2025
    The most tenured Buccaneer in the Florida SouthWestern Baseball program is taking his talents up the coast next year as FSW backstop Nik Pereira has signed at 2025 NCAA Division II National Champion, University of Tampa, for the 2025-2026 season. 
  • FSW Transfer Spotlight- Andrew McLaughlin- South Carolina
    June 09, 2025
    On the heels of an All-Conference freshman season for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers, big righthander Andrew McLaughlin will be headed to the top Division I Baseball conference in the country next season as he has signed at the University of South Carolina.
  • FSW Sophomore Spotlight- Luke Orfi- Texas Tech
    June 02, 2025
    Today we begin a month long series highlighting our Florida SouthWestern Athletics class of 2025 heading to the next level next season. We begin today with FSW shortstop Luke Orfi who will be headed to Texas Tech University to play for the Red Raiders in 2026.
  • Bucs Season Comes to Heartbreaking End In Junction
    May 25, 2025
    In the midst of their first trip to the Juco World Series in program history, the #6 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers got a true taste of what Baseball in the Rockies is all about on Sunday night under the lights at Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction, Colorado as they went back and forth with #5 Blinn Buccaneers before watching a 13-10 9th inning lead erased on one swing of the bat to lose 14-13 and end their historic 2025 season. 
  • Bucs Have Forgettable Debut at World Series
    May 24, 2025
    It was a night of highs and lows for the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers on Saturday under the bright lights of Stocker Stadium in Grand Junction as the Bucs had the high of taking the field in the Juco World Series for the first time in program history, but the result was on the opposite side of history as FSW was hammered 16-2 by #15 Salt Lake, their most lopsided loss in program history. 
  • Bucs Draw 3 Seed For First World Series
    May 20, 2025
    The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will head to their first Juco World Series in program history as the #3 seed in the bracket as the NJCAA released the matchups for the 10 team event Tuesday afternoon. 
  • JUNCTION BOUND! FSW Wins First FCSAA Championship, Punches Ticket to Juco World Series
    May 13, 2025
    For the first time in program history, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers area headed to the Juco World Series! FSW punched their ticket to Grand Junction on Tuesday, holding on to defeat Central Florida 6-5 in the 2025 FCSAA Championship Game at Charlotte Sports Park. Michael McAloose had two big hits and three RBIs including a go ahead, two run home run in the 6th inning that proved to be the difference while three Bucs relievers combined for 3 2/3 innings of shutout baseball to lock the win down and start the celebration.
  • FCSAA Championship Game Washed Out Monday
    May 12, 2025
    The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers shot at history will have to wait one more day as the 2025 FCSAA Championship Game between FSW and Central Florida was rained out on Monday at Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte and will now be played on Tuesday at noon with a trip to the Juco World Series on the line. 
  • Patriots Take Shootout Over Bucs To Force Winner Take All FCSAA Championship Monday
    May 11, 2025
    On Friday, in their opening game of the FCSAA Final Four, 14 runs was more than enough for the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers.  For eight innings in Sunday's Championship it looked like it might be just enough too, but a five run 9th by the #24 Central Florida Patriots spelled doom for the Bucs as the Patriots completed their comeback with an 18-14 win to force a winner take all Championship Game number two Monday with the winner moving on to the Juco World Series and the loser packing it up and calling it a season. 
  • Bucs Get Past Pats to Advance to FCSAA Championship Game
    May 10, 2025
    For the first time in program history, the #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will play for an FCSAA Championship on Sunday after defeating #24 Central Florida 5-2 in the semifinals on Saturday to punch their ticket to the title game. 
  • Bucs Blast Way to Opening Round Win at FCSAA Final Four
    May 09, 2025
    The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers won a shootout in their opening game of the FCSAA Final Four on Friday, outlasting #22 State College of Florida 14-7 to advance to the semifinal round on Saturday where they will take on #24 Central Florida with a trip to the Championship Game on the line. 
  • Bucs Land Five on All-FCSAA Squad
    May 08, 2025
    Five Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers will be donning some new hardware in this weekend's FCSAA Final Four as Nik Pereira, Jake Mueller, Abel Albarran, Carlos Sanchez, and Devin Parks were honored on Thursday night at the FCSAA Championship banquet with All-FCSAA awards for their work during the 2025 season. 
  • Bucs Up One in Final National Rankings
    May 05, 2025
    For the second straight week, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made a jump in the NJCAA National Rankings on Monday, climbing the ladder one spot to #6 in the final rankings of the 2025 season.
  • 10 Bucs Earn All-Citrus Conference Honors
    May 05, 2025
    Coming off of their first Citrus Conference Championship in program history, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers were rewarded by the league on Friday as 10 players and Head Coach Zac Cole were named the All-Conference Team.
  • Bucs Score Nine Unanswered to Win Fort Myers Regional
    May 04, 2025
    As the old adage goes, it's not how you start, it's how you finish and thankfully for the #7 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers on Sunday that couldn't have been more true.  FSW fell behind Pensacola State 3-0 after an inning and a half of their winner take all game three of the Fort Myers Regional before storming back with nine unanswered runs to win it 9-3 and punch their ticket to the FCSAA Championships Final Four in back to back years for the first time in program history. 
  • Bucs Hammer Pirates to Force Deciding Game in Fort Myers Regional
    May 03, 2025
    After a disappointing opening game of the Fort Myers Regional Friday, the #7 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers flipped the script on Saturday, hammering the Pensacola State Pirates 11-3 in a seven inning run rule to force a deciding game three Sunday at Buccaneers Park with a trip to the FCSAA Final Four on the line. 
  • Bucs Battered In Regional Opener
    May 02, 2025
    A pair of big innings did the #7 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers in on Friday in their 2025 Fort Myers Regional opener against the Pensacola State Pirates as the upstart Pirates scored four in the 1st and five in the 6th to lead the way to a 12-6 win to put the Bucs in two must win situations Saturday and Sunday if their season is to continue. 
  • Bucs Shoot Back Into Top 10 After League Title
    April 28, 2025
    After clinching their first Citrus Conference Championship in program history, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers rose four spots in the NJCAA National Poll on Monday, landing at #7 to close out their regular season.
  • Bucs Clinch First Citrus Championship With Sweep of Polk
    April 26, 2025
    April 26, 2025 will not be a day that is soon forgotten by Florida SouthWestern Buccaneer fans as after celebrating their 14 sophomores playing their final regular season games as Bucs before the start of their doubleheader with the Polk State Eagles, and watching the Bucs Softball team clinch their ninth straight Conference Title next door at Buccaneers Park, the Bucs nailed down their first Citrus Conference Championship in program history with a dramatic late game comeback and ensuing walk off win in game one before crushing the Eagles in game two to clinch the title and start the celebration. 
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