College Softball

Florida Gators softball is ranked No. 1 in D1 Softball’s preseason top-25, which was released Tuesday morning. Florida also tops the first preseason poll of the season by Softball America, announced Monday, Jan. 13. Continuing the Standard The Gators bring back the majority of their key players from last season, …

The Oklahoma Sooners, four-time defending women’s college world series national champions, are not the top-ranked team on Softball America’s preseason top 25 announced Monday. That title belongs to the Florida Gators. https://twitter.com/SoftbalAmerica/status/1878826878271938844   Erickson’s Return The Gators look to continue the success of their 54-win 2024 season. The team earned …

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday that allows athletes to be paid directly without following the NCAA rules. Instead, athletes are being offered compensation for their name, image and likeness. At the start of the next academic year, athletes will be able to collect money via NIL …

Florida softball coach Tim Walton has been busy adding talent to a roster that lost six players after finishing in the national semifinals. The Gators announced this week the signing of Washington graduate transfer infielder Rylee Holtorf and Alabama transfer infielder Kenleigh Cahalan, who will have two years of eligibility …

On the strength of 11 teams placing in the top five in their respective sports, Florida finished fourth in the 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings, the National Association of College Directors of Athletics announced Wednesday. Gators earns 4th in the Nation 🐊 🔸 Florida is the only program to finish …

The No. 2 national seed Oklahoma Sooners eliminated the No. 4 national seed Florida Gators 6-5 in eight innings Tuesday in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Three home runs in the first three innings were not enough for the Gators (54-15) …

The top-seeded Texas Longhorns (55-8) defeated the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal (50-17) on Monday to advance to their second Women’s College World Series Finals appearance in program history. After losing to the Oklahoma Sooners in 2022, the Longhorns are looking for revenge en route to their first softball national title. …

The No. 4 national seed Florida Gators beat the No. 2 national seed Oklahoma Sooners 9-3 Monday in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City to force another matchup with the Sooners. The Gators (54-14) used four home runs to do the damage …

The No. 4 seed Florida Gators beat the No.14 seed Alabama Crimson Tide 6-4 in the elimination game Sunday of the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City to advance to the semifinals. Jocelyn Erickson led the way for the Gators (53-14) with four RBIs, including a …

The top seed Texas Longhorns proved Saturday to be too much for the No. 4 national seed Florida Gators for a 10-0 win in five innings in the winner’s bracket of the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. The Gators (52-14) surrendered five-run innings in the …