Florida coach Tim Walton’s club seems to like to rally from behind in games. For the third-consecutive game, the Gators used an immediate comeback after falling behind. This time, it was to earn an SEC series victory over number nine Kentucky. Tight victory Gator starting pitcher Natalie Lugo dealt in …
Read More »Lindaman, Hightower lead Gator Softball to Victory Over Kentucky
Kendyl Lindaman faced nine pitches in the at-bat. Florida’s designated player turned on a pitch and carried a pop fly all the way to the left-field fence. The ball clamored off the wall, and Hannah Adams and Charla Echols raced around the bases. Lindaman provided a 2-1 lead, and the …
Read More »Gators Host Rival FSU in Top 25 Showdown
The No. 5 Gators Softball team (13-0) will face their first top-25 opponent this weekend in a two-game series with No. 16 FSU (10-3). The two in-state rivals will play at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium and 6 p.m. on Saturday in Tallahassee. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1367867535341748228 The last …
Read More »Gators Softball Use Big First Inning to Beat New Mexico State
With one out in the bottom of the first inning, Jaimie Hoover took a ball to put the count at 1-0. On the next pitch, she sat back on a fastball and crushed it over the right-center wall, earning her first home run of the season. With two runners on …
Read More »Gators Softball overpowers UNF
The number six Florida Gators Softball Team (9-0) defeated the UNF Ospreys (1-5) 8-0 in five innings on Thursday night. Dominant across the board While the scoreboard would make one think UNF never got a handle in this game, they almost jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first …
Read More »Gator Softball Uses Big Fourth Inning to Overcome Georgia Southern
The Florida Gator softball team defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 8-3 on Friday night to open the Bubly Invitational. Recap The opening game of the Bubly Invitational started off slow for the Gator coach Tim Walton’s squad. For the first time in this young season, the Gators trailed. In the …
Read More »Trlicek, Lindsey lift UF to SEC win over AU
For Florida’s softball team, when the fists are pumping, the runs aren’t far behind. At least that was the case as the No. 7-ranked Gators shutout the Auburn Tigers 6-0 in UF’s SEC opener on Friday night. Twisting away from an erratic pitch, Florida’s Jaimie Hoover still felt the ball …
Read More »Florida Softball Set To Surprise
If college softball teams had franchise tags, Tim Walton’s Florida Gators would be tag-less. After losing Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz, Florida is searching for a new identity. And the search starts now. Circling Questions For years, the Gators have been notorious for their hard-nosed defense. And in softball, the …
Read More »Polls put Gators high as softball season approaches
The Florida Gators softball team enters the 2020 season with high rankings in polls and high expectations in the dugout despite losing five seniors from 2019. Preseason Polls There is not one ranking that defines women’s college softball as a whole. Of the four major polls that have come out, …
Read More »The Trifecta: Gators Softball World Series Bound Again
It was smiles all around in the postgame presser for Amanda Lorenz, Jaimie Hoover, Kelly Barnhill and Hannah Adams. Why? Because Florida Gators Softball is Oklahoma City-bound for the third-straight year. After suffering a defeat on a walk-off the night prior, the Florida Gators defeated the Tennessee Lady Vols 2-1 …
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