Florida did not start graduation weekend in the best way. The seventh-ranked Gators dropped the series opener with Mississippi State 6-4 Friday night. The loss could have already sealed the Gators’ fate in terms of nabbing a top-eight seed for the postseason. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1124494648435777536?s=19 MSU Jumps Out Early The Bulldogs were …
Read More »Preview: Gator Softball Ends Regular Season Against Mississippi State
As thousands of Gator careers end with graduation over the weekend, Florida softball’s regular season also comes to a close. The seventh-ranked Gators (39-13, 11-10) host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (30-19, 7-14) for the final series of the regular season. UF enters the weekend after earning a series win over …
Read More »Gators win rubber match, defeat Auburn on the road
The No. 7 Florida Gators defeated conference opponent and No. 19 Auburn Tigers 6-1 to win the weekend series. Barnhill dominates…again All-American Kelly Barnhill was spectacular again Sunday afternoon as she struck out 10 Tigers en route to a complete game. She pitched a total of 17.2 innings over the …
Read More »Gator Softball drops Game 2 at Auburn in 10 innings 2-1
A long, grueling extra-inning contest did not go in favor of the Florida’s Softball team on Saturday. The Gators (38-13; 10-10) suffered a 2-1 loss to the Auburn Tigers (35-14; 10-10) at Jane B. Moore Field in Game 2 of the SEC series. Tigers’ starter Chardonnay Harris didn’t need anybody …
Read More »Barnhill Breaks Career Strikeouts Record Against Auburn
Florida ace Kelly Barnhill had a career night for Florida softball Friday night. The Gators defeated the 19th-ranked Auburn Tigers 7-0 in Auburn, Alabama. Barnhill added to her program record seven no-hitters and set a new career mark for total strikeouts. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1121973889679208449?s=19 A New Leader A little over a month …
Read More »Gator Softball back in action at Auburn
The No.7 Florida Gators return to the diamond as they travel to Auburn to take on the No. 19 Tigers over the weekend. Well Rested Tim Walton’s group gets back to play after being swept by the Alabama Crimson Tide last weekend in Gainesville. Florida will look to get back …
Read More »Gator Softball: Florida swept at home by Alabama for first time since 2011
For the first time since March of 2014, Florida’s softball team (37-12, 9-9 SEC) has been swept by an SEC opponent. The last time that happened was on the road to Tennessee. On this occasion, more than five years later, the Alabama Crimson Tide (45-4, 14-4 SEC) did the trick, …
Read More »Gators Softball Drops Both Sides of Friday Doubleheader
The Gators dropped both ends of a doubleheader against the Alabama Crimson Tide Friday night. Florida lost a close Game 1 by a score of 3-1 and couldn’t bounce back and lost Game 2 6-1. The losses snap an eight-game winning streak by Florida and drops the team to 9-8 …
Read More »Gators Softball Takes on First Place Crimson Tide
Florida Gators softball moves from one top five team to the next. The Gators (37-9) start a three game series with the fifth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (42-4) with a Friday doubleheader. Florida can make a move up the conference standings if it takes two games this weekend. Game 1 …
Read More »Gator Softball Earns Road Win Over FSU
Florida softball got revenge on the Florida State Seminoles Wednesday night. The sixth-ranked Gators defeated number four FSU 4-0 at JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee. It is Florida’s eighth straight win since their 2-0 loss at home to this exact team on April 3. 9⃣ strikeouts for Kelly Barnhill and …
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