The FSU softball team has landed another transfer, receiving a commitment from former Tennessee Lady Vols infielder Ella Dodge. The rising junior announced the news Friday on social media.
Dodge spent three years at Tennessee, playing in 120 games and making 113 starts over the final two years after redshirting in 2024. She will have two seasons of eligibility for the Seminoles and is from Bradenton, Florida.
She finished the 2026 seaon hitting .285 with 13 doubles, 11 home runs, and 46 RBI. She walked 30 times and struck out 24 times, stealing 11 bases in 14 attempts. Dodge played third last season and will have a shot to do the same for FSU after Jaysoni Beachum entered the transfer portal.
She is ranked as the No. 10 overall player and No. 4 middle infielder in the transfer portal by Softball America. She has a 94.00 grade. Beachum is the No. 3 overall player with a 97.00 grade.
Dodge hit .244 in 2025 with seven doubles and seven home runs in 135 at-bats. She finished with a .346 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage. She made 10 errors in her time in Knoxville, recording a .967 fielding percentage.
She is the second transfer that FSU head coach Lonni Alameda has signed this offseason, and the second infielder. The Seminoles already have a commitment from Nicole Edmiaston, who had a breakout junior season at Stetson playing first base.
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