Former FSU Softball Star Joins FGCU Coaching Staff
Florida Gulf Coast first-year head coach Lindsay Fico has made a huge addition to her coaching staff, announcing the addition of former Florida State infielder Devyn Flaherty.
Last season, Flaherty coached with Fico at Mercer, who was hired by FGCU in late May. She follows Fico to revamp the Eagles program.
For Flaherty, this is a chance to return home to Florida and be closer to her family.
"There is something special about being back in Florida - it feels like home and the perfect place to grow in the next chapter," Flaherty said via press release. "It's an honor to be a part of a program with such a strong culture, talented student-athletes, and a clear vision for success. I can't wait to get to work and be a part of something very special in Fort Myers."
This is another off-season move of former FSU staff that is impacting softball programs around the country.
Flaherty was part of the Seminole squad led by Hall of Fame coach Lonni Alameda from 2020-2024 where she appeared in two Women's College World Series championship series against the Oklahoma Sooners.
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
— Florida State Softball 🥎 (@FSU_Softball) February 12, 2024
Congrats to Devyn on surpassing 200 career hits and also cracking FSU’s all-time top 25 for career hits this past weekend 🍢#ALL4ONE pic.twitter.com/dGSlxN5Srt
While at Florida State, Flaherty was a 2021 All ACC Freshman, All-ACC Team Member, 2022 All-ACC Second Team and All-ACC Tournament Team, 2023 All-ACC Second Team and 2023 NFCA Southeast Region All-Region Third Team and 2024 All-ACC Second Team player.
Flaherty hit a career .322 in a Seminole uniform with 190 runs, 252 hits, 17 home runs, 121 RBIs while maintaining a slugging percentage of .462.
Allison Smith is an expert in leadership and organizational behavior in collegiate and professional women’s sports. Smith is a professor (Georgia State University), researcher, and writer. Smith holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in Kinesiology and Sport Studies. Smith’s research centers on combatting the underrepresentation of women leaders in sport, lack of organizational structure for work life integration for sport employees, and lack of programming and oversight for preparing athletes to transition to life after sport. Since graduating with a bachelor’s in journalism in 2011, Smith has sought opportunities to write about sports as a contributing writer focused on the growth of women’s collegiate, Olympic, and professional sports in this new age and movement for multiple outlets including Athletic Director U, and now Forbes.com. As a former Division I and II pitcher and Division III pitching coach Smith will bring unique insight and expertise to Softball on SI.
Follow allisonbsmith15