Florida State Softball Makes Major Decision After Campus Shooting
The Florida State softball program won't be hosting its senior weekend after a campus shooting took place Thursday.
Six people were injured, one critically, and Tallahassee police have confirmed they have "a man in custody," though it is unclear whether the person was the shooter.
FSU announced all athletic home events scheduled through Sunday, April 20, have been cancelled.
All Florida State athletics home events through Sunday, April 20, have been canceled.
— FSU Seminoles (@Seminoles) April 17, 2025
Further updates on events scheduled for next week will be communicated when available.
No deaths have yet been confirmed by officials. The first reports of a shooting came in around noon.
The No. 4 Seminoles were scheduled to host Georgia Tech 6 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday. The series finale was also supposed to be the team's finale home game of the regular season.
BREAKING: A suspect is in custody and multiple victims were reported in a shooting at Florida State University, AP source says. Follow for live updates. https://t.co/WgL7ED10Wp
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 17, 2025
As of Thursday afternoon, FSU's next game will be April 25 at Louisville.
The Seminoles have nine seniors listed on this year's roster: Amaya Ross, Krystina Hartley, Annabelle Widra, Katie Dack, Hallie Wacaser, Jahni Kerr, Julia Apsel, Annie Potter, and Michaela Edenfield.
This is sickening. Praying for those on campus today.
— Michaela Edenfield (@mje_51) April 17, 2025
FSU said classes are canceled through Friday.
Florida State University is one of Florida’s 12 public universities, with its main campus in Tallahassee. According to the school’s 2024 fact sheet, about 44,000 students are enrolled at the university.
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Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008. She has been covering college softball since 2016 for various outlets including Softball America, ESPNW and Hurrdat Sports. She is currently the managing editor of Softball On SI and also serves as an analyst for Nebraska softball games on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.