It was supposed to be a clash between the two top teams in the country — a rematch of last season’s dramatic Women’s College World Series — when No. 1 Florida squared off against No. 2 Michigan in the USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament in Tampa on Saturday.
After winning back-to-back national championships, Florida entered the 2016 season hoping to pick up where it left off.
The Florida softball team will begin its national championship defense from the same place it started last season’s: The top.
Depth and versatility are two qualities essential to any championship team.
With the loss of Florida phenom Lauren Haeger to National Pro Fastpitch, UF’s softball team will need to bolster its pitching department. Haeger, the 2015 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year threw a jaw-dropping 222.1 innings last season, more than all other pitchers on the team combined.
Florida will be well represented when the USA Softball Women’s National Team competes internationally this Summer.
The Florida softball team has a chance to do something incredible this year — become the second team in history to three-peat in the Women’s College World Series.
UF assistant softball coach Jen Rocha on Wednesday was named head coach of the Dallas Charge, a team in the National Pro Fastpitch League.
Lauren Haeger continues to pile on the awards.
The Florida softball team has just lost one of its most important pieces on the team.
Tim Walton knew a repeat wasn’t going to be easy.
Florida softball’s outgoing senior class should be remembered forever.
Haylie Wagner wasn’t ready to go home.
On softball’s biggest stage, Florida leaned on the nation’s best player — Lauren Haeger.
Freshman Nicole DeWitt didn’t get her chance to win the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Lauren Haeger was probably waiting for another chance to face the LSU Tigers.
Lauren Haeger had never homered in the Women’s College World Series — until today.
The Capital One Cup has become one of the most sought after awards in collegiate athletics the past couple of years.
It might be easy to assume that Florida softball, the No. 1 overall seed and defending national champions, should win another title the following year.
Lauren Haeger has been named the 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She was presented the award in Oklahoma City at a banquet on Tuesday night.
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