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 »Gator Softball Bounces Back Following First Loss of Season, Defeats Winthrop 7-0
The Gator softball team took the field on Wednesday for the first time since losing their first game of the season on Monday against Auburn. Luckily for the Gators, Wednesday’s result was much better as they defeated Winthrop 7-0 in Gainesville. The Gators got off to a fast start in the first inning. Freshman …
Read More »Gators Softball Faces Winthrop
The No. 1 Florida Gator Softball team will be facing the Winthrop Eagles Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at the Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium right here in Gainesville. This game will be the kickoff to a four-game homestand for the Orange and Blue as they will continue play this weekend against No. …
Read More »Florida Drops First Game of the Season to Auburn, 5-4
The No. 1 ranked Florida Gator softball team (26-1, 2-1 SEC) lost their first game of the 2016 campaign Monday night against the No. 3 ranked Auburn Tigers (22-3, 1-2 SEC). The Gators took a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh against their SEC counterpart, but blew that lead which …
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 »Florida Gator Softball Wins Aquafina Invitational
The Florida Gator softball team won the Aquafina Invitational on Sunday in Gainesville after defeating Illinois State and Florida A&M at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium. The pair of victories improves the team’s record to 22-0. Aquafina Invitational Champions! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/5wvg07C5Te — Gator Softball (@GatorsSB) March 6, 2016 The Gators were down …
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 »Top-Ranked Florida Softball Opens Home Slate Today
Following a perfect opening weekend at the USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament, the number one team in the country returns home on Wednesday for a doubleheader with Jacksonville University. “It’s exciting…you can feel that opening day is getting ready to happen. It’s a cool feeling,” head coach Tim Walton said. The Gators dispatched …
Read More »Florida Gator Softball Team finishing their regular season against Mizzou
The number one ranked Florida softball team travels to 11th ranked Missouri (37-11, 13-8 SEC) to take on the Tigers for the last series of the regular season. Florida (47-4, 16-4 SEC) is coming off a three game sweep against Texas A&M on Senior Weekend. According to Gator coach Tim Walton …
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 …
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