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Few college hitters are swinging the bat as well as Charla Echols right now. The sophomore third baseman leads the SEC in hits (25) and sits second in total bases (47) three weeks into the softball season. Yet, Echols’ bat may be making so much noise because many of the sluggers around her remain silent.…
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Final: Florida 6, Nebraska 3 #7 Florida capped off the long weekend with one more win to finish the Mary Nutter Classic with a record of 4-1 (16-2 overall). Florida defeated Nebraska 6-3 on Sunday to cap the California trip. For the trip, the Gators defeated three ranked teams (#5 Arizona, #16 Arizona State, #25…
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Cathedral City, California – The seventh ranked Florida Gators kicked off the 2020 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with two nail-biting victories, defeating #5 Arizona and #25 Northwestern each by a score of 3-2. Florida improved to 14-1 overall (2-0 in the Mary Nutter Classic), while Arizona dropped to 11-3 overall (2-2) and Northwestern fell to…
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Gainesville, FL – The newly seventh ranked Florida Gators (11-1) hosted the Jacksonville Dolphins (7-3) on Wednesday night at KSP Stadium in the final game of its long homestand. It was Jacksonville’s first road game of the season as the Dolphins hosted back-to-back weekend invitationals to kick off the season. Florida entered the contest with…
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Charla Echols came to Florida with high expectations. The sophomore third baseman transferred from Michigan State immediately after leading the Spartans in on-base percentage (.456), hits (45) and runs (31) in 2019. And she came to Gainesville to help the Gators recover from a huge loss. UF lost one of the best pure hitters in…
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Gainesville, FL- Florida wrapped up the Bubly Invitational on Sunday with their third doubleheader in three days. The Gators defeated both Southeastern Louisiana and Florida A&M by scores of 13-1 (5 innings) and 2-1, respectively. Florida finished the weekend with the best record among the five competing teams at 6-0. North Dakota State and Southeastern…
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Gainesville, FL – Florida swept day two of the Bubly Invitational, defeating both North Dakota State and Longwood for the second day in a row. The Bison entered with a 2-1 record, having lost to Florida yesterday by a score of 5-0, while Longwood entered its matchup with a 1-1 record after being run-ruled by…
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Gainesville, FL – The 8th ranked Florida Gators won both of their first two games in the Bubly Invitational on Friday. Florida beat North Dakota State in the first of the double-header, 5-0. In the second game, the Gators run-ruled Longwood in 5 innings by a score of 9-0. Both of Florida’s opponents kicked off…
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Final: Florida 10, UNF 2 (5) Win: Rylee Trlicek (2-0) Loss: Hailey Raulerson (0-2) Gainesville, FL – The 8th ranked Florida Gators hosted the UNF Ospreys on Wednesday night in a non-conference showdown. Florida entered the game with a 4-1 record, coming off an exhibition loss to Team USA on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, UNF carried…
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Final: Team USA 5, Florida 3 Win: Monica Abbott (4-0) Loss: Natalie Lugo (0-1) Gainesville, FL – The Florida Gators (4-1) hosted the U.S. Women’s National Team (6-0) in its home opener on Tuesday night. While Florida kicked off its season in Tampa this past weekend, Team USA went undefeated across Tampa Bay in Clearwater,…