With one pitch, eight months of waiting was over. The second ranked Florida Gator softball team started its 2018 campaign off to a good start Friday, winning 9-0 against the Illinois State Redbirds (0-3) at a tournament being held in Tampa this weekend. Exceeding Both Ways The crowd at the …
Read More »Florida Softball Selected First in the SEC
In the 2018 SEC Softball Preseason Coach’s Poll Wednesday, Florida placed on top of the SEC after receiving 11 first place votes. This SEC ranking should come as no surprise. Last year, Florida held a 20-3 conference record. The top five in this year’s poll also included Tennessee, Texas A&M, …
Read More »WCWS Preview: Gators Try to Avoid Elimination
After a long Game 1 in the Women’s College World Series Championship, the Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners are back at it tonight. Monday night’s game was the longest game in championship series history and Florida’s history. The game was 17 innings long, lasting five hours and twenty-eight minutes. During the game, …
Read More »Gator Softball Heading to Championship Series
The Florida Gator softball team is heading to the Women’s College World Series Championship Series after a 5-2 victory over the Washington Huskies on Sunday. The Gators are now 13-2 in the WCWS since 2014. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/871446522293960704 Recap Delanie Gourley started in the circle for the Gators on Sunday. Gourley only allowed …
Read More »Gators Softball Gets Second WCWS Win
The Florida Gator softball team (57-8) was on a role Friday night as they shutout LSU 7-0. This makes it the second shutout for the Gators in the 2017 Women’s College World Series. Recap Kelly Barnhill (26-3) once again started for the Gators as she had a dominant performance and …
Read More »Florida Wins WCWS Opener
The Florida Gators have secured their first win in the 2017 Women’s College World Series. The Gators crushed Texas A&M Thursday afternoon winning 8-0. The Gators are well on their way to becoming the third school to hold three NCAA Softball titles in just four years. In the beginning Kelly …
Read More »UF Softball Pitcher Kelly Barnhill Awarded With Player Of The Year Honor
It was quite a year for Florida sophomore softball pitcher Kelly Barnhill and because of it, she was honored as the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She becomes just the second Gator ever to be given this award and just the second sophomore ever to win it. RT to congratulate …
Read More »Delanie Gourley and the Gators Force Game 3
The Florida Gator Softball team (54-8) shutout Alabama on Friday night behind ace Delanie Gourley to force Game 3 of the NCAA Super Regional Play in Gainesville. Recap Delanie Gourley only needed a couple of runs from the offense to set the tone and once again it was up to the …
Read More »Florida Falls Short in Game 1 of Super Regionals
The Florida Gator softball team (53-8) fell short to rival Alabama 3-0 on Thursday night in the first game of the best-of-three Super Regional. Kelly Barnhill had 11K's in 5 Innings, Aleshia Ocasio kept Alabama off the board but the #Gators fall to the Crimson Tide 3-0 in Game 1. …
Read More »Gator Softball Bounces Back Against OSU, Advances to NCAA Super Regional
The Florida Gator softball team (53-7) earned the Gainesville Regional title after bouncing back 5-0 against the OSU Cowgirls (38-25) in Game 7. Florida advances to the NCAA Super Regional after falling 1-0 against Oklahoma State in Sunday’s early game. Game One struggles Despite racking up 13 strikeouts and giving …
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