The No. 2 Gator softball team is heading to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) after winning 5-3 against No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday evening. Freshman Jordan Matthews won the game when she drilled a three-run home run over the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning. Florida …
Read More »Gator Baseball Lost In A Fog, Eliminated From SEC Tournament
The Gators played in a fog in more ways than one Friday night, but it wasn’t until Saturday morning when their SEC Tournament Championship hopes came to an end. A fog delay in the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday forced the umpires to suspend the game until the …
Read More »Gator Softball Drops Game 2 Against Aggies in Super Regional
The No. 2 Gator softball team lost 5-4 against No. 15 Texas A&M on Friday. Aleshia Ocasio (21-7) allowed nine hits in six innings including two home runs to center field in the second game of the Gainesville Super Regional. Payton McBride (3-0), the Aggies pitcher who gave up the …
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 »Gators Lose 13-6 to MSU in Regular Season Finale
After Mississippi State found a way to score six runs in the eighth inning, Florida found themselves in the “L” column once again, ending the 2018 regular season on a four-game losing streak. The Bulldogs got out to a 4-1 lead to begin the game and never looked back. Starting pitcher …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Series to Mississippi State
The Gator baseball team’s (41-14, 20-9 SEC) 19-straight regular season series winning streak came to close Friday night after falling to the Mississippi State Bulldogs (30-24, 14-15 SEC) 12-4 in Starkville. Florida’s last series loss was April 7-9, 2017 against Tennessee in Gainesville. The loss to the Bulldogs also marks …
Read More »Barnhill, Ocasio Combine for No-Hitter versus Bethune-Cookman In NCAA Regional
The No. 2 overall seed Gator softball team began play at home in its NCAA Regional with an 8-0 run-rule win over Bethune-Cookman. Kelly Barnhill and Aleshia Ocasio combined for the Gators’ eighth no-hitter of the season. Offensively, pinch-hitter Jaimie Hoover led Florida with five RBI on two hits including a three-run home run in …
Read More »NCAA Regional: Gators Softball Play Bethune-Cookman, Players Honored
The Florida Gators softball team will host its 14th consecutive NCAA Regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Only Oregon precedes the Gators as the nations top seed. Bethune-Cookman (31-24), South Florida (38-21) and Ohio State (34-14) are joining Florida in the Gainesville Regional. Florida will battle the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on …
Read More »No. 1 Gator Baseball Set To Take On No. 15 Georgia
The top-ranked Gator baseball team (39-11, 18-6 SEC) will host the 15th ranked Georgia Bulldogs (34-14, 15-9 SEC) for a big SEC series starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. Games 2 and 3 will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Friday and Sunday’s games will be …
Read More »Gator Baseball Hosts USF In Final Midweek Matchup
Coming off its 18th consecutive regular season series win, the Gator baseball team (38-11, 18-6 SEC) is set to take on the USF Bulls (29-15, 11-7 AAC) in its final midweek game of the season Tuesday night. The game will be at 6 p.m. in Gainesville and will be broadcast …
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