It might look a little different this year, but Opening Day for the Florida Gators Softball team is almost here. The preseason No. 7/6 Gators kick off their 2021 campaign with a three-game series at USF, starting with a doubleheader on Saturday. This season marks another year where the Gators …
Read More »Checking in with former Gator Aleshia Ocasio
Former Gator softball pitcher Aleshia Ocasio joined Steve Russell on SportsScene Thursday to discuss her current role with Athlete’s Unlimited and reminisce on her days in the Swamp. Athlete’s Unlimited Ocasio is currently playing in the brand new professional softball league Athlete’s Unlimited. The league is devoted to increasing athletes’ …
Read More »Seven Former Gators to Compete in the Inaugural Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball League
Seven athletes will represent the Florida Gators in a new professional softball league founded by Athletes Unlimited. The league is comprised of only four teams who will share the Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Chicago. The six-week 30 game season will kick-off this Saturday, August 29th at 1 p.m. ET. …
Read More »Centralized Conference Realignment
How many different ways has it been said that this year has been a dumpster fire? For college athletics, the chaos of 2020 has unearthed deep cracks in a system of dysfunctional leadership divided by geography, politics, and mixed messaging. A single multi-billion dollar business in which a multitude of …
Read More »Walton Discusses Plans Moving Forward With Gator Softball
The UF softball team, like so many other squads throughout the collegiate and professional level, saw its season come to an abrupt end back in March due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 across the country. Now, what is the schedule moving forward for head coach Tim Walton, his staff …
Read More »SEC Changes Championship Hosting
After the NCAA decided to give spring athletes another year of eligibility, the SEC announced that schools set to host conference championships in 2020 will host those events in 2021. SEC schools scheduled to host Conference championship events that were cancelled in 2020 due to issues related to the coronavirus …
Read More »SEC cancels all spring athletic events
Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic crisis, the SEC has decided to take preventive action one step further. The SEC has canceled all regular-season conference and non-conference contests for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year. This includes all conference championships. ALERT-The @SEC has announced all regular season conference and non-conference competitions …
Read More »UF athletics undergoing changes amid coronavirus pandemic
As all the buzz in the sports world surrounds COVID-19, college athletic departments have to address the concerns regarding the virus. Changes include canceled games, crowd restrictions and other drastic alterations to the landscape of college sports. Some of these changes are coming to UF athletics. Lacrosse games wiped off …
Read More »Gator Softball Uses Pair of Two-Run Homers to Top No. 12 FSU 5-2
Two balls, two strikes and two outs with the score knotted at two. Deuces were wild for Kendyl Lindaman in the bottom of the fifth inning against Florida State on Wednesday night. Then, the Gator slugger slapped a ball to right-center that sank over the SEC Champions sign for a …
Read More »Gators host rival Seminoles in top-15 matchup
Softball fans are in for a treat tonight at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as the Sunshine Showdown comes to Gainesville. This is the first of two games between the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles. Due to all of the excitement surrounding this rivalry game, it’s fair to expect a …
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