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Florida State softball's Sandercock, Alameda named ACC Pitcher and Coach of the Year

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State pitcher Kathryn Sandercock was named the ACC Pitcher of the Year, and Head Coach Lonni Alameda was named the ACC Coach of the Year by the conference on Wednesday afternoon. The Noles also put an ACC-leading eight players on the All-ACC first, second and third teams. This matches a school record as the Seminoles also put eight players on the All-ACC teams in 2022 and in 1995.

Coach Alameda picked up her sixth ACC Coach of the Year award and her first since 2017. In total the Seminoles have now won 12 ACC Coach of the Year awards as the great JoAnne Graf also won six ACC Coach of the Year awards. Alameda guided the Seminoles through one of the toughest schedules in the country as the Seminoles played 20 games against ranked opponents, 19 of those games which were on the road. The Seminoles went 14-6 against ranked foes and cruised through a tough ACC schedule on their way to their 14th ACC Regular Season Championship.

Sandercock is just the seventh Florida State pitcher to be named the ACC Pitcher of the Year, and the Seminoles' first winner since Kylee Hanson in 2018. The senior from McLean, Va., was terrific in ACC play posting a perfect 14-0 record. Sandercock ended ACC play with a 1.03 ERA over the course of 74.2 innings.

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Sandercock was also named the All-ACC First Team and was joined by Jahni Kerr. Kerr was terrific for the Seminoles in ACC play as she led the team with a .390 average in conference play while hitting three home runs and driving in 19 runs. This is Kerr's first All-ACC selection.

The Seminoles put four players on the All-ACC Second Team as Michaela Edenfield, Devyn Flaherty, Kaley Mudge and Makenna Reid were all named to the team. This is the third consecutive season Flaherty has been named to an All-ACC team and the second straight year that Mudge and Edenfield have been named to one of the All-ACC Teams. Reid picks up her first All-ACC honor, and she was also named to the All-Freshmen Team.

Kalei Harding and Mack Leonard each were named the All-ACC Third Team as they picked up All-ACC honors for the second consecutive season.

The Seminoles will begin their quest for their 19th ACC Tournament Championship at 11 a.m. on Thursday against either Syracuse or Virginia.

2023 ACC Softball Awards

Player of the Year: Valerie Cagle, Clemson, Jr., P

Pitcher of the Year: Kathryn Sandercock, Florida State, Sr., P

Defensive Player of the Year: Carlli Kloss, Notre Dame, Jr., C

Freshman of the Year: Sarah Gordon, Louisville, Fr., C

Coach of the Year: Lonni Alameda, Florida State

First Team

C – Sarah Gordon, Louisville, Fr., C

INF – Ana Gold, Duke, So., 3B

INF – Abby Settlemyre, North Carolina, Sr., 2B

INF - Karina Gaskins, Notre Dame, Jr., 1B

INF – Joley Mitchell, Notre Dame., Sr., 3B

OF – D’Auna Jennings, Duke, Fr., OF¬¬

OF – Jahni Kerr, Florida State, So., OF

OF – Korbe Otis, Louisville, So., OF

P – Valerie Cagle, Clemson, Jr., P

P – Cassidy Curd, Duke, Fr., P

P - Kathryn Sandercock, Florida State, Sr., P

At-Large – Deja Davis, Duke, Gr., DP

At-Large – Aminah Vega, Duke, Fr., 2B

At-Large – Taylor Roby, Louisville, Gr., DP

At-Large – Yvonne Whaley, Pitt, Sr., SS

Second Team

Gisele Tapia, Duke, Sr., 1B

Jala Wright, Duke, Jr., P

Michaela Edenfield, Florida State, So., C

Devyn Flaherty, Florida State, Jr., 2B

Kaley Mudge, Florida State, Jr., OF

Makenna Reid, Florida State, Fr., P

Emma Kauf, Georgia Tech, Sr., C

Daisy Hess, Louisville, Sr., SS

Lilli Backes, North Carolina, So., P

Alex Brown, North Carolina, So., SS

Lexi Orozco, Notre Dame, Gr., DP

Kelsey Brown, Virginia Tech, Gr., OF

Emma Lemley, Virginia Tech, So., P

Bre Peck, Virginia Tech, So., DP

Emma Ritter, Virginia Tech, Jr., OF

Third Team

Caroline Jacobsen, Clemson, Gr., OF

Alia Logoleo, Clemson, Jr., SS

Ally Miklesh, Clemson, Gr., OF

Millie Thompson, Clemson, Jr., P

Kalei Harding, Florida State, Jr., 3B

Mack Leonard, Florida State, Sr., 1B

Easton Lotus, Louisville, So., 2B

Alyssa Zabala, Louisville, Fr., P

Carlli Kloss, Notre Dame, Jr., C

Kiersten Licea, North Carolina, Sr., 1B

Hannah Goodwin, NC State, So., 3B

Sarah Seamans, Pitt, Sr., 1B

Eden Bigham, Virginia, Fr, P

Jayme Bailey, Virginia Tech, Gr., 1B

Cameron Fagan, Virginia Tech, Jr., 2B

All-Freshmen Team

Cassidy Curd, Duke, Fr., P

D’Auna Jennings, Duke, Fr., OF

Aminah Vega, Duke, Fr., 2B

Makenna Reid, Florida State, Fr., P

Sarah Gordon, Louisville, Fr., C

Alyssa Zabala, Louisville, Fr., P

Mickey Winchell, Notre Dame, Fr., OF

Madison Knight, Syracuse, Fr. P

Eden Bigham, Virginia, Fr, P

Jade Hylton, Virginia, Fr., 2B

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State softball's Sandercock, Alameda earn ACC Pitcher, Coach of the Year honors