FLORIDA 9, FLORIDA A&M 0   RUNS HITS ERRORS FAMU 0 0 0 FLORIDA 9 9 0   The Florida Gators softball team began the quest for a third national championship with a 9-0 run-rule victory over Florida A&M in the opening game of the NCAA tournament on Friday.  Florida was led by the pitching…

The Florida Gators softball team was named the number one overall seed for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.  Florida finished the season 50-6 and won the SEC regular season title. Florida lost their first game in the SEC tournament to eventual champion Mississippi last Thursday.  Florida will host Florida A&M, Florida International, and Oklahoma State…

The Southeastern Conference announced the yearly softball awards and All-SEC teams on Tuesday.  Not surprisingly, Florida is well represented in both categories.   Florida head coach Tim Walton was named the SEC Coach of the Year after guiding the Gators to a 50-5 overall record and a 20-3 SEC record.  Florida finished 3.5 games ahead…

Florida sophomore pitcher Kelly Barnhill is in the midst of a historic season in the circle. Barnhill lowered her nation leading ERA to 0.16 after shutting out #8 Tennessee 5-0 on Friday in Knoxville.   On Tuesday, the SEC announced Barnhill as the SEC Pitcher of the Week. Barnhill held the Volunteers to two hits…

Florida first baseman Kayli Kvistad and starting pitcher Kelly Barnhill earned SEC weekly honors for their performances last week.  Kvistad was named the SEC Player of the Week after posting a .636 average to go along with 8 RBI.  Kvistad also broke the program record for most walks in a season.  The junior from Lake…

Florida senior left handed pitcher Delanie Gourley was selected in the third round of the 2017 National Pro Fastpitch Draft.  Gourley was selected with the 12th overall pick by the Scrap Yard Dawgs before being traded to the Texas Charge for the thirteenth and twenty-fifth picks in the draft.   Gourley has consistently been one…

It was an impressive week for the Southeastern Conference’s reigning Pitcher of the Week.  It culminated with Florida sophomore pitcher Kelly Barnhill earning her second consecutive SEC pitching award.  Barnhill began her week with a two inning performance against Florida State in which she earned a victory.  Florida State entered the game with the highest…

On Tuesday the Southeastern Conference announced the softball week eight players of the week.   Gators freshman catcher Jordan Roberts was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week. Per the SEC release:  Roberts posted a .545 batting average with six hits (including two home runs), 10 RBI and two runs scored as the Gators picked…

The Florida Gators softball program was in the national spotlight again Monday night.  However, this time it was for the wrong reasons.  The headlines across multiple sites told a story–an exaggerated, ugly and false tale. PER ESPN: Tim Walton of Florida Gators and Haley Fagan of Auburn Tigers get into postgame tussle. PER CBS NEWS:…

FINAL: FLORIDA 15, SOUTHERN CAL 10   1st 2nd OT FINAL USC 3 7 X 10 FLORIDA 7 8 X 15   GAINESVILLE, FL-  It feels like it’s been a long time since Florida’s season opening loss to #1 North Carolina.  On Friday, the Gators made that seem even more distant with a dominating 15-10…