2026 Florida SouthWestern Softball News
Fresh off of being named the 2026 NJCAA National Player of the Year, Florida SouthWestern sophomore Noelani Livingstone has found her new home for next season, signing with the University of Alabama to play for the Crimson Tide in 2027.
Despite winning three consecutive National Championships and seeing three of their pitchers earn National Pitcher of the Year honors, there is one award that has eluded the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers, until now. For the first time in program history the Bucs had one of their own named the NJCAA National Player of the Year on Thursday as sophomore centerfielder Noelani Livingstone earned the award following a huge season for FSW.
After leading the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers to Citrus Conference and FCSAA Championships and a third place finish at the NJCAA World Series, sophomores Noelani Livingstone and Zoe Yzaguirre have been named 1st Team NJCAA All-Americans in a release by the National Office on Wednesday.
Florida SouthWestern sophomores Noelani Livingstone and Zoe Yzaguirre were honored for their standout performances this season on Tuesday as the duo were both named 1st Team NFCA All-Americans in a release by the organization.
Semifinal Saturday didn’t go as planned for the #1 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers in Oxford, Alabama as after entering the day just two wins from their fourth National Championship in program history, the Bucs fell flat, dropping both of their games on the day to eliminated them from the 2026 NJCAA World Series and force FSW to settle for a third place finish.
An early start and a change of venue didn’t deter the #1 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers Friday morning at the NJCAA World Series in Alabama as the Bucs broke out the whooping sticks in a 12-2 run rule win over #4 Temple to punch their ticket to the Final Four for the fifth time in the past six seasons.
For the second straight game, sophomore Megan Veilleux played hero for the #1 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers at the NJCAA World Series in Alabama as after FSW saw a 6-0 lead disappear late against #11 Eastern Florida, Veilleux drove in Noelani Livingstone from third for a 7-6 walk off winner for the Bucs in the bottom of the 7th to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.
For the third straight day, mother nature forced changes to the schedule at the 2026 NJCAA World Series in Oxford. After a walk off win against Eastern Florida Thursday morning in another postponed game, Florida SouthWestern’s quarterfinal matchup against Temple was delayed twice Thursday night before eventually being postponed to Friday at 10:00 AM (ET) along with a venue change to Jacksonville State University. Along with a time, date, and location change, the game will also now be streamed on the NJCAA Network instead of on ESPN+.
The Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers were set to take on Citrus Conference rival Eastern Florida Wednesday in the third round of the 2026 NJCAA World Series in Oxford, Alabama, but Mother Nature had different plans, wreaking havoc on the tournament schedule and eventually forcing the postponement of the contest and pushing it to an early morning start Thursday.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers won a pitcher’s dual in their opening game of the 2026 NJCAA World Series in Oxford, Alabama on Tuesday, sneaking by the San Jacinto Ravens 2-1 to advance to the third round on Wednesday where they will see a familiar face in fellow Citrus Conference mates, #11 Eastern Florida, with a trip to the quarterfinals on the line.
For the third time in program history, the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers will head to the NJCAA World Series as the #1 seed as revealed during the NJCAA Selection Show Tuesday night.
Fresh off their 2026 FCSAA Championship, three Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers were honored by the NFCA on Monday as Zoe Yzaguirre, Noelani Livingstone, and Stephanie Basso were named to the All-South Region Team.
For the second straight season, the Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers are the queens of the FCSAA after defeating Northwest Florida State 7-6 Friday in the FCSAA Championship Game, in what was a rematch of the 2025 NJCAA National Championship Game.
It took them a little bit to get going, but once the #1 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers did, they were rolling, scoring nine runs in the final three innings of a 9-1 run rule win over the #11 Eastern Florida State Titans to punch their ticket to the 2026 FCSAA Championship Game Friday against #2 Northwest Florida State.
Stephanie Basso blasted a pair of home runs to lead the way for the #1 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers in their FCSAA Championships opener Wednesday afternoon against #20 Seminole State in Clearwater as FSW downed the Raiders 5-1 to advance to the tournament semifinals Thursday night.
A pair of Florida SouthWestern legends received the top honor one can at the NJCAA level on Tuesday, as Bucs Head Coach Robert Iamurri and former All-American pitcher Courtney Gettins were announced as members of the NJCAA Softball Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
