2011 FSU Softball Starts Friday

As most of you well know, a large part of my FSU fanaticism involves the softball and baseball teams in addition to the football team. I love all of my Noles, don’t get me wrong, but I have a passion for those three sports mainly. Since football season is long over, and the hoopla that so many follow call National Signing Day is past us, it’s time to enjoy the upcoming spring with the two sports than signal warmer temperatures, better weather and the daydreams of summer. It’s time to get ready for the two marathon seasons that require deeper dedication, in my opinion, to enjoy and follow than football. It’s time for softball and baseball. For the FSU Softball team, excellence is a standard. The Noles compete for the ACC Championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament nearly every year. Head Coach Lonnie Alameda did a great job of modernizing the program over the last few years (pregame routines were one obvious place to my casual eye) after Dr. JoAnne Graf ret...