After taking down the No. 6 team in the nation, Stacey Nelson felt like she was just getting started.
Most teams use the first games of their seasons to prepare for their conference schedule and the postseason, but not the UF softball team.
For the UF softball team, the difference between a win and a loss might be the difference between facing great pitching and the best pitching.
The UF softball team's journey to California was more than just a chance to play some of the top teams in the country. It gave many Gators originally from the Golden State an opportunity to shine in front of their families and friends.
Conventional wisdom says, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
The UF softball team didn't let the rain keep it from catching fire at the plate this weekend.
Most college softball teams are lucky if they have one dominant pitcher, the kind who can throw a shutout on any given day.
After falling 1-0 to Baylor on Sunday, UF coach Tim Walton placed all the blame for the loss on his hitters. Wednesday, the Gators showed their true potential at the plate.
Sometimes a loss is just a loss - nothing more, nothing less.
Even the No. 1 team in the nation can stumble out of the gate.
Five minutes of tears washed away four months of dreams.
When Ali Gardiner steps into the batter's box, she only hears one voice resonating from the stands.
After finishing 70-5 and rewriting the school's record book last year, coach Tim Walton knew his team would enter this season with a target on its back.
UF coach Tim Walton confirmed junior All-American Francesca Enea re-injured her right knee during fall training in a press conference Monday.
With the last fall preseason games over, the Gators softball team has played its last contests until February and the start of the spring season.
When the UF softball team takes the field against Chipola College today, two Gators will know what it's like to be in the other dugout.
If the Gators softball team is looking to build on last year's success, they will need a lot more games like the ones they played this weekend.
When the Gators need someone to drive in a crucial run near the end of a big game this season, they won't be looking to the same player they depended on last year.
After the most successful season in the team's 12-year history, the Gators softball team took the field Sunday for the first time since falling to Texas A&M in the Women's College World Series national semifinals.
OKLAHOMA CITY - UF outscored Texas A&M 6-2 on Sunday.
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