Softball teams, families and fans travel from all over the nation to meet in the heart of Oklahoma. Thousands of fans fill bleachers to witness NCAA Division 1 College softball players make history at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. There are 7,300 seats in the stadium, but just …
Read More »Florida Eliminated by Oklahoma in Women’s College World Series
The second-seeded Florida Gators fell 2-0 to the fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) on Saturday night. The Gators could not find a rhythm on offense against Sooners pitcher Paige Parker (31-3), allowing two hits in seven innings. Parker had already pitched a shutout win against …
Read More »Gator Fans Unite for Women’s College World Series
WRUF’s Courtney Mims tells the story of some interesting Gator fans who have come from different walks of life and are now at the Women’s College World Series. Over 9,311 fans attended the Florida vs. UCLA game Friday night. Florida moves on to play Oklahoma at 7 p.m. ET Saturday.
Read More »Gator Softball Falls To UCLA in Women’s College World Series
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 »Gator Softball Run-Rules Georgia in Women’s College World Series
Oklahoma City — The number two seed Florida softball team came out swinging in Game 1 at the Women’s College World Series to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs, 11-3 on Thursday night in Oklahoma City. For the fourth time in program history, the Gators run-ruled an opponent at the WCWS. The …
Read More »Matthews’ Three-Run Home Run Leads Gators to Women’s College World Series
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 »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, …
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