Gators Softball

The season is over…abruptly…for the University of Florida softball team. With three players kicked off the team to start the NCAA Regional the Gators hosted, it came down to a matchup Sunday with South Florida to stay alive in the tournament and the Gators fell short, losing 1-0 to the …

For the tenth consecutive year, the Florida Gators softball team (46-11) will host an NCAA Regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators are the No.5 overall seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, marking the fifth straight year they have earned a top five seed.  They will play host to an all Florida regional as …

The Gator softball team advances in the SEC Tournament being held in Alabama after nipping LSU 1-0 on Thursday.   The Gators will play Tennesee today at 3pm after the Lady Vols edged Auburn 2-1. Florida’s only run came in the fifth inning but it was enough to support the fine …

University of Florida senior softball player Michelle Moultrie has been named the SEC Player of the Year for 2012.  The league made the announcement today on the eve of the SEC Tournament which starts Thursday. Moultrie leads the SEC in hitting and is 10th nationally in runs scored per game; …

The Gator softball team was denied a tie for the SEC regular season championship on Sunday when it was beaten at Alabama 5-3.   With the win, the Tide captures the SEC regular season championship. Alabama (47-6) took two of three from Florida (44-10) in the much anticipated series and the …

With the weekend series tied up going into the final matchup, the second ranked Florida softball team came up short to Kentucky on Sunday losing 5-1.  The game was tied 1-1 after five innings, but the Wildcats put up four runs in the sixth taking the lead and with a strong pitching performance by Chanda Bell, …

The second ranked Gators softball team spilt a double-header Tuesday night at Katie Seahole Pressley stadium against the LSU Tigers.  Florida (42-6, 19-3 SEC) needed extra innings to take the first game over the Tigers, (33-16, 14-8 SEC) and won it in the bottom of the eighth to take it 2 to 1. With …

The Gators softball team came through with their seventh consecutive SEC series win this past weekend after completing a sweep of the Auburn Tigers with a 5-2 victory on Sunday. Sophomore righty Hannah Rodgers pitched six scoreless innings for the Gators for her 19th complete game of the season, giving up …

With 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and two appearances in the Women’s College World Series Final, the top ranked University of Florida softball program has seen a great deal of success since its inaugural season. However, the players and coaches who make up the program insist the team is more than …

The third ranked Gators softball team lost 2-0 to the UCF Golden Knights in Orlando Wednesday  night in front of 747 fans, the second largest crowd in UCF softball history.  The Gators fall to 35-5 on the season, while the Knights improve their record to 30-10. UCF was led by pitcher Mackenzie …