Florida Gators softball will take on South Florida (29-17) in Game 1 of the NCAA Regional Tournament. Joining Florida in the Gainesville Regional will also be Baylor (27-21) and South Alabama (30-19). Florida has hosted this tournament every year under head coach Tim Walton. Walton has been the head coach …
Read More »Gators Softball Wins on Walk-Off, Advances to SEC Championship
Seven walk-off wins. Eleven comeback wins. When do Gator Softball fans accept this as a regularity? A dramatic finish to their game against Missouri in the semifinals in the SEC Tournament punched Florida’s ticket to the championship game. For the Gators, this is their sixth comeback win in their last …
Read More »Lindaman, Echols Launch Gators to SEC Softball Semis
Kendyl Lindaman, Charla Echols, Hannah Adams; these are starting to be household names in Gainesville. In fact, it seems to be expected that when Florida falls behind, their star names carry them out. On Thursday afternoon, the Gators fell behind early. In step Kendyl Lindaman and Charla Echols. The two transfers …
Read More »Echols’ Walk-Off Erases Early Deficit, Gives UF Softball Win Early; Then Sweep Series to Win SEC Title
An early deficit did not shut down the Gators Softball team against Texas A&M. With the Aggies posting three runs in the first three innings, the Gators trailed by one for much of Friday evening. However, Charla Echols added to her team-leading home run total in the final frame. A …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 7
The Front Nine comes at you with the full knowledge that Sunday it will officially be Bob Dooley Invitational week. It’s kind of like Masters week without the Champions Dinner. 1. We were talking about this on the Tailgate the other day – who are the third best teams in …
Read More »Miscues Make Difference, Gator Softball Takes Series
In the first inning, two miscues by South Carolina allowed the third ranked Florida softball team to score an unearned run with no outs. Just like their win on Saturday, Florida took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, led by Hannah Adams. Gator coach Tim Walton said after Saturday’s …
Read More »Hoover, Adams Help Gators Even Series with Gamecocks
On a night celebrating the seniors on the Gators Softball team, it was the upper classmen who made the difference. Senior Jaimie Hoover and Junior Hannah Adams provided early home runs to propel the Gators to victory. The Gators won 6-0 over South Carolina on Saturday night to improve to …
Read More »Softball Looks to Continue SEC Dominance Against South Carolina
The third-ranked Gator softball team (33-6, 12-3 SEC) is set to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (23-18, 2-13 SEC) in a three-game series starting Friday. Saturday, the Gators will hold their annual Senior Day, as the team is set to honor four seniors in Katie Chronister, Jaimie Hoover, Kendyl …
Read More »‘Bama Errors Lead to Gator Softball Series Victory
When two top-five teams play, one or two errors can be the difference. On Saturday, the number five Florida Gators took advantage of a handful of errors by number three Alabama. By the end of the game, the Gators put up nine runs, and the defense only allowed two. The …
Read More »Gators Softball Splits Saturday Doubleheader
Saturday’s doubleheader for Gators Softball provided differing opposition. The opening game welcomed Western Kentucky to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators used the first and sixth innings to run away from the Hilltoppers. Later, the Gators played an exhibition game against Canada Softball, which they lost 5-2 in an abbreviated …
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