The Florida Softball team starts an eight-game homestand with a doubleheader against Oakland on Wednesday. The Gators are now ranked number one in the latest ESPN/Coaches Poll and stand 8-1 after losing their first game of the season this weekend. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/965986415761940480 Gators Fall in Extra Innings After defeating the Louisiana Ragin’ …
Read More »Louisiana Defeats Gator Softball As UF Loses First Game Of Year
The 18th ranked University of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns ended the second ranked Florida’s eight game win streak Sunday afternoon. After Florida blanked Louisiana in a doubleheader on Saturday, the Gators were beaten 4-3 in 11 innings on Sunday. Florida Came Out Swinging The Gators (8-1) brought the heat early on. …
Read More »Preview: Gator Softball Travels to Louisiana-Lafayette
The Florida Softball team is on the road again this weekend. This time they travel to Lafayette, Louisiana to take on the Ragin’ Cajuns. The second ranked Gators will play three games in two days against number Louisiana and both these teams are coming into this weekend series 6-0. Florida …
Read More »No. 2 Gator Softball Defeats No. 18 Michigan and Georgia State
The second ranked Florida softball team added two more wins to their 2018 record, putting them at 3-0. Florida defeated No. 18 Michigan, 2-0, and Georgia State, 11-0, during the second day of the USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament. Florida (3-0) vs. Michigan (2-1) The Gators handed Michigan their first loss of …
Read More »Gator Softball Near the Top of Pre-Season Polls
The Women’s Softball pre-ranking polls looks a lot like how the softball season ended last year. The 2017 reigning College Softball National Champions, the Oklahoma Sooners, were ranked No. 1 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll and the Florida Gators are …
Read More »Santa Fe Saints Softball Season Starts Off With a Bang
The FCSAA No. 9 Santa Fe Saints left the weekend feeling pretty good about themselves. They are 5-0 right now, all 5 wins coming from games this weekend. The women not only came out on top of the Leadoff Classic series in Clearwater on Saturday, but swept the University of …
Read More »Florida Softball Selected First in the SEC
In the 2018 SEC Softball Preseason Coach’s Poll Wednesday, Florida placed on top of the SEC after receiving 11 first place votes. This SEC ranking should come as no surprise. Last year, Florida held a 20-3 conference record. The top five in this year’s poll also included Tennessee, Texas A&M, …
Read More »Tim Walton Weighs in on Gator Softball
To everyone’s surprise, Florida Softball Head Coach Tim Walton has not thought about Gator softball since leaving the World Series back in June. The Gators entered the final best-of-three series but fell to second place after losing to the Oklahoma Sooners. Walton weighs in on pitcher Aleshia Ocasio, saying that …
Read More »Kelly Barnhill Named Best Female Collegiate Athlete
Florida softball pitcher Kelly Barnhill has added another post season award during Wednesday nights ESPY’s. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/885316264146685953 The sophomore was named the Best Female Collegiate Athlete, beating out Stanford’s Inky Ajanaku (Volleyball), Former Washington Kelsey Plum (Basketball), Maryland’s Zoe Stukenberg (Lacrosse) and West Virginia’s Kadeisha Buchanan (Soccer). Kelly Barnhill Barnhill led the …
Read More »Three Gators Honored For Collegiate Women’s Sports Award
Every season, the Collegiate Women’s Sports Award program recognizes the top collegiate female student-athlete in 12 sports. This year, Florida athletes top three NCAA rosters. Kelly Barnhill, Alex McMurtry, and Belinda Woolcock all received invites to the 2017 Honda Sports Awards. Tonight, they will find out if they made the Top …
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