The Gators continued their strong play in the USF Invitational with wins against the Michigan Wolverines and Arizona Wildcats as Kelly Barnhill stole the spotlight. Dominance on the mound Barnhill continued her strong start to the season pitching a complete game shutout giving up just two hits while striking out …
Read More »No. 5 Florida Gators Shutout Redbirds in Season Opener
Florida Gators softball made quick work of its first opponent in 2019. The No. 5 Gators (1-0) defeated the Illinois State Redbirds (0-3) 15-0 in the first game of the USF Opening Weekend Invitational. FINAL | The first game of the 2019 season is in the books and the #Gators …
Read More »UF Softball Opens Season in Tampa on Friday
The Florida softball team opens its 2019 campaign in Tampa on Friday, where it will play five games over the course of three days. Gators Look To Gain Early Momentum https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/1093538793330798592 No. 5 Florida will begin the USF Opening Invitational against Illinois State on Friday afternoon at 4:45 p.m. The …
Read More »Florida Eliminated by Oklahoma in Women’s College World Series
The second-seeded Florida Gators fell 2-0 to the fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) on Saturday night. The Gators could not find a rhythm on offense against Sooners pitcher Paige Parker (31-3), allowing two hits in seven innings. Parker had already pitched a shutout win against …
Read More »Gator Softball Falls To UCLA in Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY– The second-seeded Florida Gator softball team lost to the third-seeded UCLA Bruins 6-5 Friday night in the sixth game of the Women’s College World Series. 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Rachel Garcia improved to 29-3, defeating former Player of the Year Kelly Barnhill (29-2)in the …
Read More »NCAA Women’s College World Series: Florida Takes on UCLA in Game 2
The second-seeded Florida softball team will face three-seed UCLA in the winners’ bracket of the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) on Friday evening. The Gators 11-3 run-rule win against the Georgia Bulldogs came after going down 2-0 in the first inning. However, starting pitcher Aleshia Ocasio (23-7) gave Florida the …
Read More »A Walk-off Walk Gives Gators Softball Momentum against Texas A&M
Not often does one see the Gators softball team down on the scoreboard going into the 7th inning. If yesterday was any indication, however, teams will have to make sure they play well all seven innings to put away the 4th ranked team in the nation. After being down 4-2 …
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. 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 »Gator Softball Wins SEC Regular Season Championship; Take First Two Games Against Missouri
For the fourth year in a row, the Florida Gator softball team won the Southeastern Conference regular-season title. The fourth-ranked Gators defeated Mizzou, 4-2, Friday night at the Mizzou softball field. In the Books This is the eighth overall regular-season league title for the program. The Gators are the second …
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