Category: Softball

  • #GatorMade: Amanda Lorenz named NPF Rookie of the Week

    Former Gators softball star Amanda Lorenz is no stranger to earning weekly honors. On Tuesday, Lorenz earned her first professional weekly honor as she was named National Pro Fastpitch’s Rookie of the Week. Announcing Week 3 players of the week! Congratulations! https://t.co/Ld3PzxHhby@jengilbert25 @Jcaira29 @amandalorenz18 @CanadianWildSI @USSSAPride #NPF2019 #PlayersoftheWeek pic.twitter.com/1OA7ajO818 — NationalProFastpitch (@profastpitch) June 18, 2019…

  • SB: Gators run ends in OKC with Alabama annihilation

    Final: Alabama 15, Florida 3 For most of the year the Florida softball team looked like a team that had little shot of making a trip to Oklahoma City and the Women’s College World Series. The team then went on an incredible run and claimed the SEC Tournament title with four straight victories over Top-20…

  • SB: Cowgirls put on Show; top Gators in WCWS opener

    Final: OSU 2, Florida 1 Just four days after a jubilant Gators softball team raced across the diamond celebrating yet another College World Series berth, Florida finds themselves, once again, on the brink of elimination. The margin of error for this team has been microscopic all season, and Thursday’s loss to Oklahoma State in the…

  • W2W4: WCWS Preview and Prediction

    Just a few weeks ago few thought the Gators softball team would be in this situation. Florida had just slumped their way to a .500 record in conference play and were forced to play on day one of the SEC Tournament. The ride that ensued was exciting, if not unexpected. A come from behind victory…

  • WCWS Bound: Hoover’s clutch hit leads Gators back to OKC

    For the third consecutive year, the Florida Gators are headed to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. And for the second straight year, the Gators advanced thanks to a walk-off. The Gators and Tennessee duelled to extra innings for consecutive nights, however this time the Gators came through with the clutch hit. Jaimie…

  • SB: Gators top Tennessee; One win from WCWS berth

    The Florida Gators are just one win away from packing their bags and heading to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. The Gators used a familiar formula in taking the opening game of the best-of-three series: score early, and Let Kelly Barnhill do her thing. Florida opened the scoring in the first inning.…

  • W2W4: Gainesville Super Regional

    Teams: No. 12 Tennessee (42-15) No. 5 Florida (47-15) Postseason path: Tennessee- defeated Longwood 8-0 (6), defeated Ohio State 12-4, lost to North Carolina 1-0, defeated North Carolina 2-0. Florida- defeated Boston 3-0, defeated Boise State 8-0 (5), defeated Boise State 5-0 in the Gainesville Regional. The Gators will look to advance to the Women’s…

  • Super Regionals Bound: Gators defeat Boise State to advance in NCAA Tournament

    The Florida Gators are headed to the NCAA Super Regionals for the seventh straight year. Florida topped Boise State 5-0 on Sunday to continue their post-season journey. Florida took an early 2-0 lead as both Amanda Lorenz and Kendyl Lindaman came around to score after reaching base via a single (Lorenz) and a walk (Lindaman).…

  • SB: Gators no-hit Boise State in run-rule rout

    Gainesville, FL- Kelly Barnhill and Natalie Lugo together tossed the program’s eighth combine no-hitter. After defeating Boise State 8-0 on Saturday, the Gators now stand just one win away from a super regional berth. Florida, playing as the visiting team, piled on six runs in the first inning before the Broncos had a chance to…

  • SB: Gators top Boston 3-0 in NCAA opener

    For much of Friday’s NCAA Opener, the Gators looked much more like the team that found themselves with a .500 SEC record than the team that swept past three Top-20 programs in three days in the conference tournament. The Gators spent four innings leaving runners on base or watching strike three go past them. For…