TALLAHASSEE –  Florida State freshman pitcher Jazzy Francik was named a Top 25 Finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year award on Friday afternoon. Francik is the ninth Seminole to have been named a Top 25 Finalist for the award. FSU’s nine honorees are the third-most in the country. FSU’s Jaysoni Beachum won the award last season. 

Francik is one of two players from the ACC to make the list and the only pitcher from the ACC to crack the list. The Rockledge, Florida, native has been spectacular in her first season with the Noles. In 68 innings, Francik holds a 1.85 ERA which is the lowest on the team among the pitchers who have thrown 50 or more innings. Francik’s 1.85 ERA is also the lowest in the ACC and third-lowest in the country among freshmen. 

Francik holds a 7-2 record in her 27 appearances and has recorded six saves this season. Her six saves are the most in the ACC, the sixth-most in the country this season and are tied for the second-most in school history with teammate Makenna Reid. Francik has continued to get better as the season has gone on, and in her last six appearances, she has allowed just two earned runs in 18.1 innings with 17 strikeouts compared to just four walks. 

The list for the award will be trimmed to 10 on May 8 with the three finalists being announced on May 22. The winner will be announced in Oklahoma City on May 27 prior to the Women’s College World Series. 

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2025 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25

AnnaLea Adams, Auburn

Ilove’a Brittingham, BYU

Morgan Brown, ULM

Makenzie Butt, Boise State

Jada Cooper, Grand Canyon

Alexis DeBoer, Washington

Tori Edwards, LSU

Addisen Fisher, UCLA

Bella Foran, FAU

Jazzy Francik, Florida State

Kelly Fricker, Lehigh

Miali Guachino, Ole Miss

Ella Harrison, Rutgers

Jayden Heavener, LSU

Maddie Johnson, Georgia Southern

Sophia Kardatzke, USC Upstate

Jordan Lynch, Virginia Tech

Rylee McCoy, Oregon

Ella McDowell, Arkansas

Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, Oklahoma

Lauren Putz, Michigan

Dakota Redmon, Radford

Taylor Shumaker, Florida

Audrey Vandagriff, Alabama

Isabella Vega, UCF

 

NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Winners

2024 – Jaysoni Beachum, Florida State; 2023 – NiJaree Canady, Stanford; 2022 – Jordy Bahl, Oklahoma; 2021 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma; 2019 – Danielle Williams, Northwestern; 2018 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma; 2017 – Rachel Garcia, UCLA; 2016 – Amanda Lorenz, Florida; 2015 – Paige Parker, Oklahoma; 2014 – Annie Aldrete, Tennessee & Kasey Cooper, Auburn

Most Top 25 Finalists

11 – Oklahoma

10 – UCLA

9 – Florida State

8 – Alabama, Arizona

7 – Florida, LSU, Tennessee

6 – Texas, Virginia Tech

5 – Arkansas, Auburn, Oregon, Washington