Following a perfect opening weekend at the USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament, the number one team in the country returns home on Wednesday for a doubleheader with Jacksonville University. “It’s exciting…you can feel that opening day is getting ready to happen. It’s a cool feeling,” head coach Tim Walton said. The Gators dispatched …
Read More »Gator Softball Closes Regular Season with Series Sweep Against Arkansas
The seventh ranked University of Florida softball team completed regular season play on Sunday with a 5-1 victory to sweep Arkansas. Florida won its 21st consecutive game against the Razorbacks overall, and took the 16th consecutive meeting in Fayetteville. The weekend began with the Orange and Blue (45-10, 15-9 SEC) defeating Arkansas, 8-3 …
Read More »Top-Ranked Gators Softball Falls in Series Opener Against Alabama
The top-ranked Florida softball team could not piece together a comeback against the ninth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, losing 4-2 on Friday. The Gators (29-3, 4-3 SEC) had been held scoreless with one hit until the bottom of the seventh inning. The Crimson Tide (26-4, 7-0 SEC) jumped out to an …
Read More »Top-Ranked Gators Softball Hosts Alabama in Top-10 SEC Series
The top-ranked Gators softball team (29-2, 4-2 SEC) hope to fight the rising Tide when they host ninth-ranked Alabama for a weekend series. The Crimson Tide (25-4, 6-0 SEC) come into the matchup with the best record in the SEC. The Gators come into the weekend after taking advantage of …
Read More »Record crowd watches Gator softball walk-off in extras
The first of two matchups this year between the third-ranked Florida softball team and Florida State (26-22, 5-1 ACC) lived up to the hype. In front of the largest home crowd ever for a Gator softball game (2,443), Florida came from behind to defeat Florida State 7-3 on a walk-off grand …
Read More »Gators Softball Takes Series Opener Against Tennessee In Extras
Seven innings wasn’t enough to separate two of the top teams in the SEC on Friday night. Florida (26-2, 3-1 SEC) needed one more inning to top Tennessee (22-5, 2-2 SEC) 6-5 at Katie Seashole Pressely Stadium in front of UF’s largest home crowd of the year. Florida junior pitcher …
Read More »Gator Softball Gets Set to Host Three Game Tournament
The fourth-ranked Gator softball team returns home for the first time in two weeks and for only the second time this season. Florida will play host to Drake, Mount St. Mary’s, FAMU, and Presbyterian at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium all weekend. The Gators are coming off a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over …
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