After coasting through the NCAA Regional with three shutout victories, the Gator softball team found themselves on the receiving end of a shutout Thursday night. The Florida Gators (56-6) fell to the Georgia Bulldogs (44-18) 3-0 in the opening game of the Gainesville Super Regional. The Gators were stumped by the Bulldogs’ defense, …
Read More »Rivals Clash in NCAA Softball Regional
Two familiar SEC rivals face off in a best of three Super Regional series in Gainesville as the No. 15 Georgia Bulldogs (43-18) come to play the No. 1 Florida Gators (56-5). Both teams come off winning home regionals and this will be their first meeting this season. Get ready… It's …
Read More »Florida Softball Advances to NCAA Super Regionals After Shutout
The Florida Gator softball team (56-5) advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals on Sunday after beating the UCF Knights (38-22) by way of an 8-0 run-rule victory. Florida sophomore Aleshia Ocasio started in the circle for the Gators, improving her record to 22-1 while UCF’s senior pitcher Shelby Turnier fell …
Read More »Gator Softball Keeps Rolling, Shuts Out UCF on Second Day of Gainesville Regional
Through the first two days of the NCAA Gainesville Regional, the Gator softball team has made it look easy. A day after shutting out Alabama State, the Florida Gator softball team (55-5) shut out the UCF Knights (37-21) 5-0. The Gators were the visiting team in Saturday’s contest. Outfielder Amanda Lorenz scored …
Read More »No. 1 Gator Softball Advances in NCAA Regional
No. 1 ranked Gator softball shutout the Alabama State Hornets 11-0 in Game 1 of the NCAA Gainesville Regional Championships on Friday. After a slow start in the first two innings of the game, starting pitcher Aleshia Ocasio kicked off the third inning strong, only allowing one hit. In the …
Read More »Gators Ready for Softball Regional
The Gators will host a NCAA Regional for the 14th consecutive year and the fourth time they are the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. The regional will be played starting Friday and features the No. 1 Florida Gators, No. 23 Florida Atlantic Owls, UCF Knights, and the Alabama St. Hornets. Looking …
Read More »Gator Softball Falls in SEC Semis, But Earn No. 1 Overall Seed in NCAA
The Florida Gator softball team fell to the Auburn Tigers in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament 2-1 on Friday. While both teams entered the matchup averaging more than six runs per game it was a battle on the mound, as both teams combined for only three runs and 11 …
Read More »Florida Softball Ends Regular Season With SEC Shutout, No-Hitter
In their final regular season game, the top ranked Florida softball team (52-4) shut out Arkansas (17-39) 8-0 to complete a three game SEC series sweep in Gainesville. Freshman pitcher Kelly Barnhill started in the circle for Florida and earned her first career no hitter while improving her record to 15-0. …
Read More »Gator Softball Shuts Out Arkansas 5-0 on Senior Day
On a day filled with emotion, the top-ranked Florida Gator softball team (51-4) defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks (17-38) 5-0 to clinch the series versus the Razorbacks. Saturday served as Senior Day for the team in which five Gator seniors; Kelsey Stewart, Aubree Munro, Taylore Fuller, Taylor Schwarz and Kirsti Merritt were honored prior to …
Read More »Gator Softball Run-Rules Arkansas 9-0 in Opening Game of Final Home Series
Though Senior Day isn’t officially until Saturday, Friday night was all about Florida’s seniors. The Gator seniors shone Friday night as the top-ranked Florida softball team (50-3) defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks (17-37) 9-0 to take the first game of the series against the Razorbacks. Seniors Kelsey Stewart, Kirsti Merritt and Taylore …
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