The No. 2 Gator softball team is heading to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) after winning 5-3 against No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday evening. Freshman Jordan Matthews won the game when she drilled a three-run home run over the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning. Florida …
Read More »Gator Softball Drops Game 2 Against Aggies in Super Regional
The No. 2 Gator softball team lost 5-4 against No. 15 Texas A&M on Friday. Aleshia Ocasio (21-7) allowed nine hits in six innings including two home runs to center field in the second game of the Gainesville Super Regional. Payton McBride (3-0), the Aggies pitcher who gave up the …
Read More »Barnhill, Lorenz Named Top 4 Finalists for USA Softball Player of the Year
USA Softball named juniors Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz as top four finalists for the 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Barnhill and Lorenz are joined by Paige Parker of the Oklahoma Sooners and Rachel Garcia of the UCLA Bruins. Barnhill is the reigning Player of the Year …
Read More »No. 3 Florida Baseball Rallies to Squeak Past LSU
The Florida Gators (42-15) opened SEC Tournament play in Hoover, Alabama Wednesday night with a 4-3 victory over the LSU Tigers (34-24). Florida rallied from an early three-run deficit and won despite committing four errors. LSU Strikes First The Tigers got on the scoreboard first in the top of the …
Read More »Barnhill, Ocasio Combine for No-Hitter versus Bethune-Cookman In NCAA Regional
The No. 2 overall seed Gator softball team began play at home in its NCAA Regional with an 8-0 run-rule win over Bethune-Cookman. Kelly Barnhill and Aleshia Ocasio combined for the Gators’ eighth no-hitter of the season. Offensively, pinch-hitter Jaimie Hoover led Florida with five RBI on two hits including a three-run home run in …
Read More »NCAA Regional: Gators Softball Play Bethune-Cookman, Players Honored
The Florida Gators softball team will host its 14th consecutive NCAA Regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Only Oregon precedes the Gators as the nations top seed. Bethune-Cookman (31-24), South Florida (38-21) and Ohio State (34-14) are joining Florida in the Gainesville Regional. Florida will battle the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on …
Read More »No. 4 Florida Sweeps Missouri, Enters SEC Tournament as Top Seed
The fourth-ranked Gator softball team won 7-4 to complete a series sweep versus the Missouri Tigers on Sunday at Mizzou Stadium. Florida (47-8, 20-4 SEC) completed its sixth comeback victory of the season behind Kayli Kvistad’s seventh inning three-run home run. Nicole DeWitt homered early to put Florida on the scoreboard …
Read More »No. 4 Gator Softball on the Road in Missouri to Finish Season
The fourth-ranked Florida softball team finishes the regular season on the road against the Missouri Tigers starting Friday, May 4 at 8 p.m. After winning two of three against the Louisiana State Tigers last weekend, the Gators are looking to win their sixth-straight Southeastern Conference regular-season series. Florida (44-8, 17-4 SEC) …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Begins Big East Tournament Play
No. 6 Florida lacrosse hosts the Big East Tournament, which begins Thursday. The Gators lead the Big East and plays Marquette in the first game of the tournament. Florida’s 2018 Regular Season Play The Gators won the last eight games of the season and those eight games were all against conference opponents. Those last …
Read More »Lorenz, DeWitt Leads Gators to Series Win Versus No. 13 LSU
The fifth-ranked Florida softball team won 5-3 to win the series versus the No. 13 Louisiana State Tigers at home on Sunday. Florida was down 3-0 in the fifth but stormed back with four runs in the bottom of the inning. A three-run triple for Amanda Lorenz unloaded the bases …
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