The No. 4-seeded Florida Gators' (47-12) offensive production defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (37-20) 6-0 to take a Game 1 victory at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, Friday afternoon.
Florida softball redshirt senior shortstop Skylar Wallace was selected as the sixth selection by Athletes Unlimited in the College Draft for Pro Softball Tuesday evening. Ahead of the first round of the Gainesville Regional Friday, Wallace has decided to take her talents into a professional setting.
The Florida Gators softball team reigned in as the 2024 SEC Champions and will now host Florida Gulf Coast, Florida Atlantic and South Alabama in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
The No. 2-seeded Florida Gators (45-12, 17-7 SEC) defeated the No. 5-seeded Missouri Tigers (43-14, 13-11 SEC) 6-1 Saturday afternoon at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama, for its tenth appearance in the SEC Championship.
The freshman’s performance helped lead the Gators (45-12, 19-7 SEC) to a 7-3 victory over the Aggies (40-13) in Auburn, Alabama, and secured their championship spot in the SEC Tournament.
Due to poor weather conditions, the Gators softball quarterfinals matchup against the No. 7-seed Georgia was postponed to Friday morning. After an hour and a half delay, both teams endured a seven inning battle.
Erickson’s double led the Gators (43-12, 18-7 SEC) to record back-to-back walk-off wins and sweep Texas A&M (39-12, 15-9 SEC) 11-3 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Sunday.
Despite the Gators leading 8-3 after the fourth inning, the Aggies offense responded and brought the game to an 8-8 tie. Leavitt kept the Gators scoreless and allowed just three hits until Florida bounced back in extra innings to deliver a thrilling finish.
The Gators (41-12, 16-7 SEC) two-run frame defeated Texas A&M (39-10, 15-7 SEC) 2-1 to clinch Game 1 of the series.
The Gators (40-12, 15-7 SEC) offensive surge defeated Florida State (40-11 18-3 SEC)15-13 to clinch a win at the Seminole Softball Complex.
The Gators (39-12, 14-7 SEC) offensive surge defeated Georgia (37-13, 11-9 SEC)10-7 to clinch the series win.
The No.11 Georgia Bulldogs evened the series matchup against the No. 12 Florida Gators Saturday.
The offensive production earned Florida (38-11, 13-6 SEC) its 26th run-rule victory against the Bulldogs (36-12, 10-8 SEC) at Athens, Georgia.
Florida State used a 12-run fifth inning to beat the Florida softball team 12-3, Wednesday.
The Florida softball team earned a comeback win April 21 to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks and win another SEC series.
After a disappointing 11-13 record in SEC play in 2023, the Gators softball team had questions to answer coming into the 2024 campaign. With an entirely new pitching staff and coach, Florida hoped to improve its worst aspect of last season.
The South Carolina Gamecocks evened the series against the Florida softball team, Saturday.
Florida junior left fielder Korbe Otis has cemented herself as a key cog of the Gators lineup, and she delivered another stellar performance on Friday.
The No. 9 Gators softball team was able to grab the final game of its series against Missouri 3-1.
After falling short to South Florida in a midweek contest Wednesday, the Gators softball team headed on the road to compete in its fifth SEC series.
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