When more than 20 former Florida softball alumni flock to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Saturday to catch a Gator game against Alabama, they might notice one thing: this has a chance at being the best softball team the Orange and Blue has ever fielded. The Gators (33-1, 8-1 SEC) are …
Read More »PREVIEW: Florida and Auburn Clash In A Battle Between Top Ranked Softball Teams
Any team that starts the season on a 24 game win streak is doing a lot of things right. From their dominant starting pitching, high powered offense and tight defense, the Florida softball team has been suffocating opponents in every aspect of the game. This weekend, the Gators will travel to …
Read More »Gators Improve to 14-0 with Impressive Showing
The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic is proving to be a great showcase for the Florida Softball team. The Gators took on UCLA and NC State last night and dispatched them both by the scores of 2-1 and 5-2. Through the team’s dominant pitching and solid defense, the games never felt as close as the score would …
Read More »Florida Gator Softball Team finishing their regular season against Mizzou
The number one ranked Florida softball team travels to 11th ranked Missouri (37-11, 13-8 SEC) to take on the Tigers for the last series of the regular season. Florida (47-4, 16-4 SEC) is coming off a three game sweep against Texas A&M on Senior Weekend. According to Gator coach Tim Walton …
Read More »Gators Softball Blanks USF 7-0
Delanie Gourley closes out the last two innings against USF, earning her second save for the season. The number two ranked Florida softball team moves to 41-4 on the season after blanking the USF Bulls 7-0 Wednesday in Gainesville. holding the Bulls to 7-0. Top UF hitter Lauren Haeger is …
Read More »Florida Softball sweeps Kentucky series with a 2-0 win Monday
The #3 Florida Gator Softball team defeated #13 Kentucky 2-0 Monday night at Katie Seashole Pressley Stadium. The Gators sweep the series and improve to 40-4 on the season. It was a low scoring game and both runs were scored by junior second baseman Kelsey Stewart and she is proud of …
Read More »Gallery: Florida vs. Alabama Softball
These were the sites from Florida softball’s matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide Sunday. The Gators lost to the Tide 7-0. Photos by Haley Stracher.
Read More »Pitcher Haeger leads Florida into tilt with FSU
By: Charles Kingsbury In softball, the pitchers usually get all of the ink. The games are on their arms. The pitchers get the wins, but there’s a lineup of hitters who deal with the strike zone, the fast pitch and the pressure of producing runs. However, sophomore righty Lauren Haeger …
Read More »What You Might’ve Missed in Weekend Sports
Florida Gymnastics Wins SEC Title: The top-ranked Florida Gators gymnastics team won its second consecutive SEC Championship Saturday night. Florida claimed its ninth overall SEC crown. March 23, 2013 ● Verizon Arena (5,395) Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total Florida 49.375 49.500 49.500 49.625 198.000 Alabama 49.550 49.300 49.400 49.550 …
Read More »Gators Softball Falls in Extras to Tennessee
For the second straight game Florida and Tennessee went to extra innings in front of over 1000 fans at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. After the Gators (26-3, 3-2 SEC) walked off with a win on Friday, it was the Volunteers (23-5, 3-2 SEC) who left with an 3-1 victory in eight innings on Saturday afternoon. Outfielder Melissa Brown …
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