In the second of a three game series Saturday in Gainesville, the top ranked Florida softball team (29-1) clinched their SEC series with a 4-2 win against the visiting Tennessee Volunteers (21-7). #GATORS WIN!!! UF opens SEC play with back-to-back series wins for the first time since 2014. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/uQmpT99wEP — Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) March …
Read More »UF Softball Blanks Tennessee In First Game Of Series
In their first conference game from Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, the Florida softball team (28-1) beat the Tennessee Volunteers (21-6) 5-0 Friday. The Gators shut out Tennessee for the first time since March 11, 2012. The Volunteers had won five of the past six meetings with Florida, and the Gators’ …
Read More »Florida Softball Sweeps Visiting South Dakota in a Doubleheader
The top ranked Florida softball team is 24-0 after sweeping South Dakota (2-20) on Wednesday by identical 9-0 scores. Florida’s first game saw some major offensive production from centerfielder Kirsti Merritt. In the first inning, she drove in Kelsey Stewart with a sacrifice fly and later rattled off home runs in both the …
Read More »Gators Improve to 14-0 with Impressive Showing
The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic is proving to be a great showcase for the Florida Softball team. The Gators took on UCLA and NC State last night and dispatched them both by the scores of 2-1 and 5-2. Through the team’s dominant pitching and solid defense, the games never felt as close as the score would …
Read More »PREVIEW: No. 1 Florida Softball Hosts Jacksonville in Home Opener
The 4-0 Florida Gator softball team is returning to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Wednesday for its first regular-season home game since they won the 2015 national championship. Florida will host the Jacksonville Dolphins (3-1) in a double header. The two-time defending champion Gators started off their season last weekend in Tampa, defeating all four opponents …
Read More »Florida Softball traveling to Athens to tame the Bulldogs
The number two ranked Florida softball team is in Athens, Georgia to take on the 11th ranked Georgia Bulldogs in a three game series starting Friday. Florida is coming off a mid-week win against USF, giving the Gators an eight game winning streak, their second longest winning streak of the …
Read More »Gators Softball Blanks USF 7-0
Delanie Gourley closes out the last two innings against USF, earning her second save for the season. The number two ranked Florida softball team moves to 41-4 on the season after blanking the USF Bulls 7-0 Wednesday in Gainesville. holding the Bulls to 7-0. Top UF hitter Lauren Haeger is …
Read More »Florida Softball sweeps Kentucky series with a 2-0 win Monday
The #3 Florida Gator Softball team defeated #13 Kentucky 2-0 Monday night at Katie Seashole Pressley Stadium. The Gators sweep the series and improve to 40-4 on the season. It was a low scoring game and both runs were scored by junior second baseman Kelsey Stewart and she is proud of …
Read More »Gator softball to host rival FSU Wednesday night
No. 3 Florida (31-1, 7-2 SEC) softball will host the Florida State Seminoles (26-10, 5-1 ACC) Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. It will be the first of two meetings between the in-state rivals this season. The Gators have won five consecutive games and are a coming off a …
Read More »Pitcher Haeger leads Florida into tilt with FSU
By: Charles Kingsbury In softball, the pitchers usually get all of the ink. The games are on their arms. The pitchers get the wins, but there’s a lineup of hitters who deal with the strike zone, the fast pitch and the pressure of producing runs. However, sophomore righty Lauren Haeger …
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