All around the country, madness in college sports is coming early. It’s also coming on the softball diamond — not the basketball court. Through Sunday, six top 10-ranked softball teams had lost this weekend. The No. 8-ranked Florida Gators were not one of them. As part of a 13-game Bubly …
Read More »UF sweep on Sunflower Saturday
One walk off, one run-rule, two shutouts and a lot of sunflowers. The No. 8/11-ranked Florida Gators’ softball team picked up their fifth consecutive victory and fourth consecutive shutout in day two of the Bubly Invitational in Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Saturday. Saturday’s games also marked the first Sunflower …
Read More »901: Gators go 2-0 in day one of Bubly Invitational
This weekend was slated to be a big one for the No. 8-ranked Florida Gators’ softball team. For the first time this season, the gates of Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium will be open on the weekend as the Gators host the Bubly Invitational. Florida’s docket of games which include playing …
Read More »Gator Softball Hosts Bubly Invitational
Three days. Three doubleheaders. Six games. A rigorous schedule lies ahead for the Gator softball team this weekend in the Bubly Invitational in Gainesville. Florida (5-1) faces North Dakota State and Longwood twice on Friday and Saturday. Southeastern (SE) Louisiana and Florida A&M await the Gators on Sunday. Senior Gator …
Read More »First-inning surge puts away Ospreys
Hailey Raulerson’s pitch was high and outside — level with the the orange “14” stitched on Jordan Roberts’ blue jersey. And a short time after it left the hand of Raulerson, the ball was sailing over the grass of Katie Seashole Pressley Stadium. It left the yard and neared Museum …
Read More »UF Softball to host Team USA, three former Gators
For the Gators, a trip to Oklahoma City this May is the goal. For Team USA, a trip to Tokyo this July is imminent. But before either team goes anywhere, they will meet on the dirt of Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Tuesday night — the home of the Florida …
Read More »Gator Softball: Lugo Lifts Gators in 2020 Season Opener
The number 7/9-ranked Florida softball entered its season opener with a lot of questions. And while it’s still early, through their first game of the season, they left not only with a 4-1 win over Illinois State — but with some answers. Productive pitching Perhaps the biggest question surrounding Florida …
Read More »Gators Competing in USF-Rawlings Invitational
The Florida Gators Softball new-look team will start the season in Tampa against Illinois State at the USF-Rawlings Invitational. The teams at the USF-Rawlings Invitational The Gators will play against five teams in three days, starting with the Redbirds. The other teams in the invitational are Fresno State, Georgia State, …
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, …
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