SEC softball has been dominating this season with three teams ranked in the D1 Softball Top 25 poll. LSU and Tennessee are ranked sixth and seven, respectively, and Georgia is No. 9 and Florida is No. 10. And five more SEC teams are in the next 10 in the poll: …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Baseball Making Things Interesting
The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend and I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I know I did. 10. Let us start with baseball where the Gators had two walk-off wins in a series for the first time in 10 years. On Friday night, …
Read More »Florida Softball Completes Comeback to Clinch Series Win At MSU
The No. 10 Florida Gators softball team defeated the No.17 Mississippi State Bulldogs 7-6 to win the series Saturday at Nusz Park in Starkville. The Gators (31-5, 7-2 SEC) came back from a 6-2 deficit against the Bulldogs (25-9, 6-6). Jocelyn Erickson hit a two-run home run in the seventh …
Read More »Gators Softball Blows Six-Run Lead, Drops First Game Against Bulldogs
The No. 10 Florida Gators softball team lost to the No. 17 Mississippi State Bulldogs, 13-12, at Nusz Park in Starkville on Thursday. The Gators (29-5, 5-2 SEC) led by as many as six runs, but the Bulldogs (25-7, 6-4) rallied for seven runs in the sixth inning to stun …
Read More »Florida Seals Second SEC Series With 9-1 Win Over Kentucky
The No. 10 Florida Gators softball team defeated the No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats 9-1 in six innings Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators (28-4, 4-1 SEC) hit three home runs to secure a program-record 23rd run-rule win of the season and capture their second SEC series. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1771648739108667630 Brown …
Read More »Home Runs Help Gators Softball Rout Florida Gulf Coast
The 10th-ranked Florida Gators softball team defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 9-0 in five innings Wednesday at the FGCU Softball Complex. The Gators recorded their nation-leading 17th shutout of the season. Home runs were the main source of offense for the Gators (26-4). MIDWEEK SHUTOUT ✅#GoGators | Presented by …
Read More »Gators Softball Looks to Push Win Streak To Five
The No. 10 Gators softball team is headed to Fort Myers, Florida, to take on Florida Gulf Coast University Wednesday at 5 p.m. Four-for-Four The Gators are on a four-game winning streak and beat the Indiana Hoosiers twice last weekend. The Gators began this winning streak with a game against …
Read More »Gators Bats Erupt to Secure Softball Series Win Over Alabama
The 13th-ranked Florida Gators defeated the 11th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 11-2 in five innings Sunday in Tuscaloosa. The Gators (21-3, 2-0 SEC) had struggled against Power Five competition before producing 11 runs and 10 hits to run-rule Alabama (19-3, 0-2) for the first time since 2011 to win the SEC …
Read More »Gators Softball Opens SEC Slate at 10th-ranked Alabama
The No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team (19-1) will play host to the No. 13 Florida Gators (19-3) in a three-game series beginning Saturday. After both teams had solid starts to their season during non-conference schedules, it’ll be a pivotal series for both squads to avoid starting with a …
Read More »Florida Softball Bested Again By Michigan In Judi Garman Classic
The Florida Gators softball team lost to the Michigan Wolverines 10-2 (five innings) in the final game of the Judi Garman Classic on Saturday. Michigan snapped the Gators’ 11-game win streak and eight-game streak without allowing a run. The Wolverines (11-9) are now 2-0 against the Gators (19-3), accounting for …
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