The Florida Gators softball team enters the 2020 season with high rankings in polls and high expectations in the dugout despite losing five seniors from 2019. Preseason Polls There is not one ranking that defines women’s college softball as a whole. Of the four major polls that have come out, …
Read More »Three Former Gators Return with Team USA for Exhibition Game
Three former Gators will return to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium to face Florida as members of Team USA in an exhibition game on Feb. 11. Michelle Moultrie, Aubree Munro and Kelsey Stewart will have the chance to play at their Alma matter one more time before representing the US in …
Read More »Gators Athletics Finishes No. 3 in the Learfield IMG College Directors Cup
All University of Florida sports lay dormant for these scorching summer months, but the Gators are still making waves in the sports world. Florida Gator athletics finished third in the Learfield IMG College Director’s Cup. Florida has placed in the top-5 in these rankings each of the last 11 years. …
Read More »Florida Softball Knocked Out of WCWS
For the first time, Florida softball went 0-2 and barbecue out in Oklahoma City. The Alabama Crimson Tide jumped all over Florida early to send the Gators home by a run-rule score of 15-3. Not only is it the first time Florida went winless in OKC but the 2019 Gators …
Read More »Florida Softball Faces Potential Early WCWS Exit
One pitch was the difference in Florida’s first game of the 2019 Women’s College World Series. Now, Gators softball’s back is against the wall. The fifth-seed Florida Gators were downed by the 13th-seed Oklahoma State Cowgirls 2-1 on Thursday night. They face Alabama in the loser’s bracket Saturday. The loss …
Read More »Gators Softball Starts WCWS Against the Cowgirls
Florida’s stretch of familiar opponents won’t stop with the Tennessee Lady Vols during this postseason run. The fifth national seed Florida Gators begin their Women’s College World Series run against the 13th-seed Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. A win would get Florida off on the …
Read More »The Trifecta: Gators Softball World Series Bound Again
It was smiles all around in the postgame presser for Amanda Lorenz, Jaimie Hoover, Kelly Barnhill and Hannah Adams. Why? Because Florida Gators Softball is Oklahoma City-bound for the third-straight year. After suffering a defeat on a walk-off the night prior, the Florida Gators defeated the Tennessee Lady Vols 2-1 …
Read More »Lady Vols Force Game 3 in Super Regionals Against Gators Softball
It’ll be a win or go home situation for the Florida Gators on Sunday afternoon. Florida dropped a 3-2 thriller wackier than a Donald Duck cartoon in extra innings to the Tennessee Lady Vols on Saturday. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1132481481534791680 A raucous and record crowd couldn’t help as Florida’s back is against the …
Read More »Gators Softball One Win from WCWS
Early runs led to an early lead in the 2019 Gainesville Super Regional. The Florida Gators defeated the Tennessee Lady Volunteers 3-0 in game one of the NCAA Tournament’s second round matchup. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1132102974992347136 Tim Walton on the win: Different Gators Contribute A different Gator batter drove in each of Florida’s …
Read More »SEC Softball Teams Battle in Super Regionals
A total of six teams are in the NCAA Super Regionals Softball competition this weekend. The matchups include Florida vs. Tennessee, Minnesota vs. LSU, Ole Miss vs. Arizona, Alabama vs. Texas and Kentucky vs. Washington. The winners of the Super Regionals will advance to the Women’s College World Series taking …
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