The third ranked Florida softball team finally opened up SEC play on Saturday as they took on 24th ranked Missouri in Gainesville. The Gators won the series during Sunday night’s 1-0 win, and will look to sweep the Tigers on Monday night. Saturday The Gators opened SEC play with a 6-0 victory over Missouri on Saturday. Florida …
Read More »Florida Softball Set to Play in First SEC Series
This weekend, the #3 Florida Gators softball team will face the #24 Missouri Tigers at home in their first SEC series of the season. This will be the first meeting between the programs since 2015. The Gators (20-1) are coming off of a strong performance last weekend in California where …
Read More »Florida Softball Sweeps at Judi Garman Classic
The No. 3 Florida Gators went 5-0 in California this weekend at the Judi Garman Classic. They finished the weekend with a 7-4 win over Northwestern on Saturday. Friday The Gators took two wins against ranked opponents. They beat No. 23 California 4-0. Junior Kayli Kvistad was 3 for 3 …
Read More »Florida Softball Takes Two to Start the Citrus Classic
The third ranked Florida softball team opened play at the Citrus Classic on Friday at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. The Gators took on Syracuse and Fordham and finished the day with two shutouts. The final scores were 2-0 against Syracuse and 4-0 against Fordham. Junior Aleshia …
Read More »Florida Softball Team Has Strong Start to Season; Home Opener this Weekend
After the first week of play for college softball, the Florida Gators have already made their mark this season. Florida earned the No. 1 ranking in both polls when they went 5-0 in Tampa last weekend. Two of the five wins were against ranked teams including a 10-inning battle against …
Read More »Florida Softball Team Starts 2017 Season in Tampa
This year the Florida softball team will set out to redeem themselves from an unexpected early close to their season last year. After winning the national title two years in a row, the Gators still had one of the best teams in the country, but lost to Georgia in the …
Read More »FEATURE: Florida Baseball and Softball Team Up with UF Army ROTC
On Nov.30, both the Gator baseball and softball teams tested their strengths and wits in a Field Leadership Reaction Course. The event is run by the University of Florida Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. The purpose of the training is to evaluate the physical and mental will of the players, see how they react to …
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 »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 »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. …
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