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 »Florida Softball Predicted to Win SEC
The Poll The Florida Gators softball team is projected to win the SEC for the third straight season. The 13 SEC head coaches participated in the annual preseason poll to vote on who they believe will take the title. The coaches awarded points on a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 criteria and were not …
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 »Florida plays for something bigger than softball
Everyone knows of the dominant Gator Softball program. They are back-to-back National Champions, and are still ranked number one in the country. This weekend while facing No.7 Alabama will be alumni weekend, where former Gator greats will return to the Seashole stadium. However, both of the teams will be playing …
Read More »Softball Preview: No. 1 Florida at No. 6 LSU
This weekend the top-ranked Florida Gators will head to Baton Rouge to face the LSU Tigers in a three game series. LSU is currently ranked sixth in the country with a record of 26-5 (3-3 SEC). Last weekend, the Tigers played then-ranked No. 10 Texas A&M in College Station and …
Read More »Florida Softball Prepares For Diamond 9 Tournament
Florida Softball (6-0) has been dominant to start the season, opening up undefeated, and outscoring opponents by a margin of 54-1. The Gators are coming off of a doubleheader sweep vs. Jacksonville, in which the pitching duo of Aleshia Ocasio and Kelly Barnhill combined for 16 strikeouts and only one hit …
Read More »Florida Softball Drops First SEC Series to Kentucky
With the weekend series tied up going into the final matchup, the second ranked Florida softball team came up short to Kentucky on Sunday losing 5-1. The game was tied 1-1 after five innings, but the Wildcats put up four runs in the sixth taking the lead and with a strong pitching performance by Chanda Bell, …
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