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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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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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TAMPA, FLA — Natalie Lugo had to feel good. The junior right hander retired 10 of the last 11 batters she faced tracing back to her one-run complete game in the season-opening contest against Illinois State. Now after two UF wins, she put away the first two batters in Saturday’s showdown with Michigan. Lugo held…
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Tampa, FL – The Gators wrapped up the 2020 USF-Rawlings Invitational with two wins to improve to 4-1 for the season. Florida needed just 5 innings to beat Georgia State in the first of Sunday’s double-header. Freshman pitcher, Rylee Trlicek, threw her first no-hitter as a Gator. Trlicek faced 16 batters in total, striking out…
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Game 1 Final: Florida 6, Fresno State 4 Win – Hightower (1-0) Loss – East (0-1) Save – Lugo (1) Tampa, FL – Natalie Lugo came in clutch in the seventh inning as Florida held for a 6-4 victory over Fresno State on the second day of the USF-Rawlings Invitational. The Gators improved to 2-0…