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Lauren Haeger pitches during UF's win against UNF on April 1 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

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Softball squeaks by Kentucky in series opener

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 11, 2015

Lauren Haeger’s perfect season is still intact.

Bailey Castro bats during UF's win against UNF on April 1 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

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Gators softball hosts three-game series with Kentucky

By Luis Torres | Apr. 9, 2015

Bailey Castro is having the senior year she envisioned.

Bailey Castro bats during Florida’s 6-0 win against Jacksonville on Feb. 19, 2014, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

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Florida softball powers its way to road win over FSU

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 8, 2015

Bailey Castro has Florida State pitching figured out.

Kathlyn Medina shows bunt during Florida’s 7-6 win against Auburn on Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Medina rejoined the lineup against Auburn after sitting out 15 games.

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UF softball hits the road to face FSU

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 7, 2015

Even though Florida softball has owned Florida State in recent years, the historic rivalry’s intensity never seems to fizzle.

UF players meet senior Lauren Haeger at home plate following Haeger's home run during Florida's 10-2 win against South Carolina on Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

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Gators offense surges in weekend sweep of South Carolina

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 5, 2015

The Florida softball team swung the bats like no other team in program history last weekend against South Carolina, earning its first series sweep of the season and establishing a school record.

Lauren Haeger pitches during Florida's 14-10 loss to LSU on Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

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Gators softball sweeps South Carolina

By Luis Torres | Apr. 4, 2015

Coach Tim Walton has been preaching to his team that they have to better at the plate.

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Castro, Haeger power Florida to series-opening win against South Carolina

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 3, 2015

After falling down half way from second to third base trying to extend a double into a triple in the seventh inning of a 2-1 win against UNF Wednesday night, Bailey Castro got back up with a vengeance on Friday night against South Carolina.

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UF softball continues homestand with series versus South Carolina

By Luis Torres | Apr. 2, 2015

Lauren Haeger has been seen as a mentor by the younger pitchers on Florida’s staff this season.

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UF softball tops UNF in extra innings

By Patrick Pinak | Apr. 1, 2015

The No. 3 Florida softball team had the game in hand.

Aleshia Ocasio pitches during Florida's 4-1 win against Illinois State on Feb. 21 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

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Notebook: Freshman pitcher giving up late home runs

By Patrick Pinak | Mar. 31, 2015

Before the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against Mississippi State, the Gators looked like they were going to fly home from Starkville on the brooms they were going to sweep the Bulldogs with.

Coach Tim Walton was more than happy to empty his bench in Florida's 19-3 win over Florida A&M on Wednesday. “I think overall the main priority is to get everybody at-bats and to keep our timing right," he said.

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UF softball returns home for midweek against UNF

By Luis Torres | Mar. 31, 2015

With a schedule that’s been so jam packed with games throughout the season, the Florida softball team finds itself with only one day to prepare for its next game: a midweek matchup against in-state opponent UNF.