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There wasn’t much doubt, but shortstop Isa Torres was named the ACC’s player of the year and defensive player of the year on Wednesday after leading the league in hitting and not committing an error in 2026.

She joins Jessi Warren as the only FSU player to earn ACC player of the year and defensive player of the year in the same season. Warren was FSU’s last ACC player of the year (2018).

Torres hit .537 (third in Division I), hit 16 home runs with 52 RBI and scored an impressive 69 runs. She had just 11 strikeouts and was aggressive at the plate, walking just 23 times in 46 games. Torres had an impressive .608 on-base percentage, which was fourth in Division I.

The honor was among many for FSU players in the ACC’s year-end awards. Jazzy Francik was named the ACC’s pitcher of the year, while Lonni Alameda was named the ACC’s coach of the year.

Francik went 20-2 with a 1.85 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 128.2 innings. She as 9-1 with a 1.87 ERA in ACC games, pitching no-hitters at Georgia Tech and Boston College.

Alameda has now won the ACC coach of the year award in back-to-back seasons and three times in four years. She has won the award an ACC-record eight times.

This is the second time that FSU has won four or more of the ACC’s year-end awards.

FSU also had eight selections on the All-ACC team. Torres, Francik and Jaysoni Beachum were named first-team picks, while Ashtyn Danley, Shelby McKenzie and Marin Heller were selected to the second team. Anna Hinde and Hayley Griggs were picked to the third team. Griggs, Hinde and Heller were named to the ACC all-freshman team.

Beachum hit .404 with eight home runs, 59 RBI and 46 runs scored.

Danley hit .352 with eight home runs, 47 RBI and 43 runs scored. In the circle, she went 12-1 with a 2.12 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 86 innings.

McKenzie hit .405 with four home runs in ACC play. Heller hit .370 with two home runs and nine RBI in ACC games prior to her injury. She did not commit an error at second base.

Griggs hit .371 in ACC games with four home runs and 11 RBI. Hinde hit .359 with three home runs and 20 RBI in ACC games.

FSU (46-8) will play the Notre Dame-Georgia Tech winner on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the ACC Tournament. All games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be on the ACC Network.

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