Softball

The Florida Gator softball team was defeated by the Arkansas Razorbacks Friday night 6-2 in Fayetteville. This was the first of a three-game series between the two SEC teams this weekend. Elizabeth Hightower started for Florida but did not have her usual stuff in the circle. She threw just 3.1 …

The No. 8 Florida softball team (23-5) travels to No. 12 Arkansas (22-8) Friday night for a top 15 SEC matchup. This will be the first of three games against the Razorbacks starting Friday and ending on Sunday. Florida is coming off four straight losses against Arkansas last season including …

The Santa Fe Saints softball team got their first conference win of the season against the Daytona State Falcons as they won 3-0. The Saints were coming off a three-game losing streak after the College of Central Florida swept them in their three-game series. After this win, the Saints improved …

Newberry Panthers win 14-13 over the Hawthorne Hornets in the eighth inning The Panthers with a .500 record welcomed the visiting Hornets on this beautiful Thursday night girls’ softball matchup. It was clear skies and 82 degrees at first pitch but cooled off into the 70s as the sun went …

On Tuesday night, the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave defeated the Newberry Panthers 8-5. After a good start offensively by the Panthers, they were unable to keep the lead. In the fourth inning, P.K. Yonge started producing hits and scoring runs. Although they were not yet in the lead, the Blue …

The Florida Gator softball team defeated the Stetson Hatters Wednesday night 4-1 on the road. The Gators were one out away from a Lexie Delbrey no-hitter. She gave up a home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but was able to finish off the complete game. …

The Florida Gators softball team started SEC play with a home series win against the Missouri Tigers. The Gators started the first game of a doubleheader on Friday with a loss. However, they won two straight games 4-3 to take 2 out of 3 games against the Tigers. Florida has …

The eighth-ranked Florida Gator softball team crushed the Mercer Bears 14-3 Friday afternoon in the Gators’ first game of the Bubly Invitational. Florida run-ruled Mercer in just five innings. The Gators were scheduled to play Louisiana in the second game. However, it was postponed to Sunday because of weather complications …

The No. 8 Florida softball team will host a trio of schools — Mercer, Louisiana and Rutgers — this weekend at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in the fifth annual Bubly Invitational. The Gators will play back-to-back doubleheaders against Mercer and Louisiana on Friday and Saturday before they face Rutgers on …

The Buchholz high school softball team faced its rival of Gainesville High on Tuesday night. The Bobcats went out strong with the intention to break the 9-year losing streak. Although the team gave it their all, it came down to the seventh inning when Buchholz fell short. Rival Showdown The …