If Saturday’s doubleheader proved anything, it was that no lead is safe in the Southeastern Conference.
After having the worst performance of her pitching career in their first meeting, Gators ace Stephanie Brombacher had without question her best Thursday night, throwing a perfect game in a victory over USF.
Gators ace Stephanie Brombacher may get a second opportunity against a lineup that gave her all she could handle in the teams’ first meeting when USF (14-14) travels to Gainesville to take on No. 6 Florida (20-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) today at 4 p.m.
Although they are taking a break from the rigors of Southeastern Conference play, the No. 6 Gators (20-3, 4-1 SEC) will still have something to prove as they travel to Waco, Texas to take on Baylor (18-7) in a weekend series, with the first game starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
With a lineup as strong as Florida’s, it was only a matter of time before things started to click.
While the Southeastern Conference has been a dominant force in football and basketball for years, its softball teams have only started to earn national recognition recently.
After going just 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position in Game 2, Florida got the big hits right when it needed them Sunday.
After starting the day with a run-rule victory, the No. 4 Gators (17-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) saw just how big of a difference a new pitcher can make, falling 6-4 in the nightcap to Brittany Barnhill and the Ole Miss Rebels (16-9, 3-1 SEC).
On the final day of the DeMarini Invitational the Gator hitters continued to tear up lesser competition, pounding out a combined 30 hits in run-rule wins over UC Davis (7-11) and Loyola Marymount (3-8).
Less than 24 hours after being shut out by No. 10 Stanford, the Florida bats returned to form.
Although No. 3 Florida (13-2) effortlessly pounded out 12 runs in its first game against Pacific (5-7), it was unable to get a runner past second base in its 2-0 defeat at the hands of No. 10 Stanford (13-2) in the nightcap.
Although the Gators have to travel almost 2,400 miles to get there, this weekend’s DeMarini Tournament in Fullerton, Calif., will be a homecoming experience for seven Gators.
On senior Francesca Enea’s 22nd birthday, her teammates gave her the gift of a 10-1 win over Northwestern State on Sunday.
On a day when the weather was cold, the Florida bats came out hot.
No matter what style of play Northwestern State (8-2) brings to Gainesville this weekend, the Gators figure to be ready for it.
The Florida softball team (9-1) earned itself the Lipton Invitational title by capping off a 5-0 weekend with a 1-0 win over East Carolina (2-7) on Sunday.
Another day, another two wins for the Gators.
No. 3 Florida (6-1) earned a pair of entertaining wins Friday night on the opening day of the Lipton invitational.
After a 4-1 start, Florida will be facing a new set of challenges this weekend as they host the Lipton Invitational.
After a weekend in which the offense and defense took turns carrying the load, the Gators were able to finally put it all together with a 6-1 win over Jacksonville in their home opener.
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