The third ranked Florida softball team opened play at the Citrus Classic on Friday at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. The Gators took on Syracuse and Fordham and finished the day with two shutouts. The final scores were 2-0 against Syracuse and 4-0 against Fordham. Junior Aleshia …
Read More »Florida Softball Team Has Strong Start to Season; Home Opener this Weekend
After the first week of play for college softball, the Florida Gators have already made their mark this season. Florida earned the No. 1 ranking in both polls when they went 5-0 in Tampa last weekend. Two of the five wins were against ranked teams including a 10-inning battle against …
Read More »Florida Softball Team Starts 2017 Season in Tampa
This year the Florida softball team will set out to redeem themselves from an unexpected early close to their season last year. After winning the national title two years in a row, the Gators still had one of the best teams in the country, but lost to Georgia in the …
Read More »FEATURE: Florida Baseball and Softball Team Up with UF Army ROTC
On Nov.30, both the Gator baseball and softball teams tested their strengths and wits in a Field Leadership Reaction Course. The event is run by the University of Florida Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. The purpose of the training is to evaluate the physical and mental will of the players, see how they react to …
Read More »Florida Softball Advances to NCAA Super Regionals After Shutout
The Florida Gator softball team (56-5) advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals on Sunday after beating the UCF Knights (38-22) by way of an 8-0 run-rule victory. Florida sophomore Aleshia Ocasio started in the circle for the Gators, improving her record to 22-1 while UCF’s senior pitcher Shelby Turnier fell …
Read More »No. 1 Gator Softball Advances in NCAA Regional
No. 1 ranked Gator softball shutout the Alabama State Hornets 11-0 in Game 1 of the NCAA Gainesville Regional Championships on Friday. After a slow start in the first two innings of the game, starting pitcher Aleshia Ocasio kicked off the third inning strong, only allowing one hit. In the …
Read More »Florida Softball Ends Regular Season With SEC Shutout, No-Hitter
In their final regular season game, the top ranked Florida softball team (52-4) shut out Arkansas (17-39) 8-0 to complete a three game SEC series sweep in Gainesville. Freshman pitcher Kelly Barnhill started in the circle for Florida and earned her first career no hitter while improving her record to 15-0. …
Read More »Florida Softball Starts SEC Series With Shutout, No-Hitter
The Florida Gator softball team is 43-3 following a 16-0 rout at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (24-21) on Friday. UF pitcher Delanie Gourley is now 14-2 on the season after throwing the third no-hitter of her career while MSU’s Mackenzie Toler fell to 0-2 on the year. Gourley …
Read More »UF Softball Blanks In-State Rival USF
The top ranked Florida softball team (42-3) beat in state rival USF (39-11) 3-0 Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida sophomore pitcher Aleshia Ocasio is now 15-1 on the season after earning the win for Florida, while USF senior Erica Nunn’s record dropped to 22-7. Florida put all three of their pitchers in the circle throughout …
Read More »Florida Softball Completes Sweep in Top-Five Matchup
The Florida Gator softball team is 41-3 after this weekend’s three game homestead against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (32-6). The Gators wrapped up the weekend sweep with a 3-0 victory over ULL and Delanie Gourley earned the win for Florida after striking out eight batters in four innings. Florida …
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