OKLAHOMA CITY– The second-seeded Florida Gator softball team lost to the third-seeded UCLA Bruins 6-5 Friday night in the sixth game of the Women’s College World Series. 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Rachel Garcia improved to 29-3, defeating former Player of the Year Kelly Barnhill (29-2)in the …
Read More »NCAA Women’s College World Series: Florida Takes on UCLA in Game 2
The second-seeded Florida softball team will face three-seed UCLA in the winners’ bracket of the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) on Friday evening. The Gators 11-3 run-rule win against the Georgia Bulldogs came after going down 2-0 in the first inning. However, starting pitcher Aleshia Ocasio (23-7) gave Florida the …
Read More »A New Season for UF Softball
Nine months. It has been nine months since UF softball fans have waited to see their team play. And with one pitch on Friday, the wait will finally be over. Learning From The Past The Florida softball team returns to the field February 9 with high expectations. After a disappointing …
Read More »Tim Walton Weighs in on Gator Softball
To everyone’s surprise, Florida Softball Head Coach Tim Walton has not thought about Gator softball since leaving the World Series back in June. The Gators entered the final best-of-three series but fell to second place after losing to the Oklahoma Sooners. Walton weighs in on pitcher Aleshia Ocasio, saying that …
Read More »Florida Falls Short of National Title
The Florida Gator softball team lost to the Oklahoma Sooners in Game 2 of the Women’s College World Series Championship, 5-4. After losing a 17-inning game on Monday night, the Gators were not able to prevent the Sooners from winning another title. Recap Aleshia Ocasio started in the circle for …
Read More »WCWS Preview: Gators Try to Avoid Elimination
After a long Game 1 in the Women’s College World Series Championship, the Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners are back at it tonight. Monday night’s game was the longest game in championship series history and Florida’s history. The game was 17 innings long, lasting five hours and twenty-eight minutes. During the game, …
Read More »Gator Softball Heading to Championship Series
The Florida Gator softball team is heading to the Women’s College World Series Championship Series after a 5-2 victory over the Washington Huskies on Sunday. The Gators are now 13-2 in the WCWS since 2014. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/871446522293960704 Recap Delanie Gourley started in the circle for the Gators on Sunday. Gourley only allowed …
Read More »Gators Softball Gets Second WCWS Win
The Florida Gator softball team (57-8) was on a role Friday night as they shutout LSU 7-0. This makes it the second shutout for the Gators in the 2017 Women’s College World Series. Recap Kelly Barnhill (26-3) once again started for the Gators as she had a dominant performance and …
Read More »Florida Wins WCWS Opener
The Florida Gators have secured their first win in the 2017 Women’s College World Series. The Gators crushed Texas A&M Thursday afternoon winning 8-0. The Gators are well on their way to becoming the third school to hold three NCAA Softball titles in just four years. In the beginning Kelly …
Read More »Florida’s SEC Match Up Will Open Women’s College World Series
The Florida Gators Softball team are preparing to kick off the 2017 WCWS Thursday at noon. For a small handful of the girls, this won’t be their first rodeo at this coveted contest. For most of them, it’s their first time ever-and things couldn’t be more exciting. Its hard to …
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