The 14th-ranked LSU Tiger softball team evened its series with home standing Florida with a 3-0 win on Saturday. The Gators honored right-handed pitcher Aleshia Ocasio, first baseman Kayli Kvistad, third baseman Nicole DeWitt and catcher Janell Wheaton for Senior Day as well but the joy was dampened by LSU. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/990318629492211713 …
Read More »Florida Softball Hosts LSU Tigers
The No. 5 Florida softball team hosts the No. 14 LSU Tigers Friday night to kick-off a weekend series. The Gators (42-7, 15-3 SEC) will look to extend their win streak to six games against the Tigers (36-11, 9-8 SEC) that began in 2015. In 2015, the Gators handily beat …
Read More »No. 5 Florida Defeats No. 8 Florida State in Midweek Pitching Battle
The fifth-ranked Gators softball team defeated the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles 5-1 at home Wednesday. In a pitching battle, Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill (22-1) edged FSU pitcher Meghan King (14-6) with 10 strikeouts in 98 pitches. Amanda Lorenz is celebrating her 21st birthday with a win after scoring off …
Read More »No. 5 Gator Softball Prepares for No. 8 FSU
The Florida Gator softball team (41-7) gets its chance to defeat in-state rival, Florida State University (38-8) on their home field, the same way FSU did in Tallahassee earlier this season. The rivals will meet Wednesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium at 6 p.m. Last season FSU and UF split …
Read More »No. 5 Gators Complete Sweep of No. 19 Bulldogs in Doubleheader
The fifth-ranked Gator softball completed the series sweep against the 19th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs after winning both games (6-2, 3-0) in a doubleheader Saturday. Florida (41-7, 15-3 SEC) has now swept four SEC series so far this season. The Gators are now 36-19 all-time against the Bulldogs. Heroics from …
Read More »No. 5 Gators Softball on Road Versus No. 19 Mississippi State
The fifth-ranked Florida softball team (38-7, 12-3 SEC) is back on the road to take on No. 19 Mississippi State (33-12, 6-9 SEC) in a three-game series beginning Friday at 7 p.m. The Gators are 33-19 all-time against the Bulldogs, sweeping them in their last series in April 2017 at home. …
Read More »No. 5 Florida Softball Dominates Florida A&M Midweek
The fifth-ranked Gators softball team dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers 19-3 in five innings Wednesday. With a season-high 19 runs, the 16-run difference tied the 7th largest margin of victory in UF history. Freshman Natalie Lugo (2-0) pitched 4.1 innings in her second start, striking out seven batters. In a …
Read More »Florida Softball Beats South Carolina in Game One
The sixth-ranked Florida Gator softball team bounced back Friday to defeat No. 11 South Carolina at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium 3-1 The Gators (35-7, 10-3 SEC) defeated South Carolina (34-8, 8-5 SEC), 3-1, to take the first game of the series. The Gamecocks are in third in the Southeastern Conference standings, …
Read More »No. 6 Gator Softball Set to Host No. 11 Gamecocks in Weekend Series
The sixth-ranked Florida Gators Softball team will play the eleventh-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in a three-game series this coming weekend. The Gators come into this weekend off a loss to in-state rival Florida State in the mid-week Sunshine Showdown. The race for the SEC regular-season championship remains close as Florida leads, …
Read More »No. 6 Gator Softball Struggles Against No. 13 Florida State, Lose 4-1
The Florida Gator Softball team fell to the Florida State Seminoles 4-1 in the first game of the 2018 Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown series on Wednesday night in Tallahassee. Florida managed to get only two hits, while the Seminoles had five. Seminoles Early Lead Florida State got on the …
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