Coach Lonni Alameda finishing first season of seven-year extension

 

coach Lonni Alameda finishing first season of seven-year extension

Florida State softball coach Lonni Alameda signed a seven-year extension to remain with the Seminoles long-term last July.

Through a new contract extension shared with the Democrat through a public records request, the FSU softball coach, who led the Seminoles to the program's first NCAA Championship in 2018, has a new deal which started in July of 2021 and goes through the 2028 season.

The contract was signed by Alameda on July 23 of last year and by former FSU director of athletics David Coburn on July 24, just over a month after the Seminoles' improbable postseason run ended up just one win short of the program's second national title in three seasons.

The new deal will see Alameda paid a base salary of $215,000 over each of the seven years, with additional compensation that begins at $235,000 in 2021 and scales up by $25,000 with each year all the way to $385,000 in 2028.

Additionally, the contract has $625,000 in retention bonuses over its full length, $125,000 over three combined longevity payments in years three, six and seven and a $25,000 signing bonus that was due by Aug. 1 of 2021.

In all, the guaranteed money for the length of the contract is $4.45 million.

There are also a few performance-based incentives Alameda can earn each year. She'll be paid $10,000 if FSU wins the ACC regular-season championship and $10,000 if FSU wins the ACC Tournament. Should FSU make an NCAA Super Regional she'll be paid $20,000 ($30,000 if FSU hosts a Super Regional) and $30,000 if FSU makes the Women's College World Series.

FSU will pay Alameda $30,000 if the team wins the NCAA Championship, $10,000 if FSU finishes runner-up in the WCWS, $15,000 if she is named National Women’s Softball Coach of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, $10,000 if she is named ACC Coach of the Year.

Off the field, Alameda can earn $5,000 if her team surpasses the 85% graduation success rate threshold and $5,000 more if FSU surpasses a team APR of 960.

It's a contract that puts Alameda in the company she belongs to be amongst as one of the highest-paid softball coaches in the country.