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UF senior Kelly Barnhill pitched her second complete game of the weekend against Arkansas on Sunday. She allowed only two hits and one earned run to go along with eight strikeouts.

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Florida wins all three over error-ridden Arkansas

By Mark Stine | Apr. 7, 2019

Jade Caraway jogged to second base.

UF first baseman Amanda Lorenz went 1 for 3 with two RBIs in the Gators 15-0 win over Bethune-Cookman.

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Gators run-rule Arkansas to clinch first SEC series win of the season

By Brendan Farrell | Apr. 6, 2019

Coach Tim Walton emphasized that he wanted to see his team take more chances offensively ahead of this weekend’s series against No. 14 Arkansas.

UF designated player Kendyl Lindaman hit the game winning home run in the 15th inning to give Florida a 5-2 win over Ole Miss.

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Mann helps Gators to victory over Arkansas

By Mark Stine | Apr. 5, 2019

Lily Mann darted toward the foul line from her position in right field. Arkansas’ Katie Warrick struck a pitch from Florida’s Kelly Barnhill with two outs in the top of the fourth, and the ball sliced toward the right-field line.

Kelly Barnhill pitched 2.2 innings, surrendered three hits, five runs and walked three in Florida's loss to Ole Miss.

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Florida stumbles into series vs Arkansas after loss to No. 3 FSU

By Brendan Farrell | Apr. 4, 2019

Florida’s softball team walks into its home series against No. 14 Arkansas on a three-game losing streak after being shut out by rival No. 3 Florida State and having lost its first three SEC series of the season.

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Kicking the Bucket: Gators fall to FSU, lose third-straight

By Mark Stine | Apr. 3, 2019

Florida State left fielder Makinzy Herzog powered a 1-0 pitch from UF pitcher Kelly Barnhill with one out in the fourth inning.

Florida coach Tim Walton said utility player Cheyenne Lindsey could be used more at the plate this week against Florida State.

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Florida needs to make changes before FSU game

By Mark Stine | Apr. 2, 2019

The UF softball team will welcome the defending national champion, Florida State, to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Wednesday night.

Gators catcher Jordan Roberts went 0 for 4 during Florida's 3-1 loss to Ole Miss on Sunday.

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Florida falls to Rebels, drops third-straight SEC series

By Mark Stine | Mar. 31, 2019

Ole Miss shortstop Mikayla Allee didn’t know the feeling of hitting a home run as a collegiate player.

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill held the Tigers hitless in the first four innings on Saturday, struck out 14 batters combined in her two starts and only allowed five earned runs in 13.1 innings of work.

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Gators drop game 2 against Ole Miss on walk-off grand slam

By Brendan Farrell | Mar. 30, 2019

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill started moving as soon as she heard the ping of the bat.

Kendyl Lindaman leads the team with 34 RBIs this season.

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Gators take Game 1 against Rebels in 15-inning marathon

By Brendan Farrell | Mar. 29, 2019

It was getting late.

UF catcher Kendyl Lindaman had four home runs and nine RBIs over the weekend in two games against Mercer.

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Gators travel to Ole Miss for weekend series

By Mark Stine | Mar. 28, 2019

The UF softball team has an important series with Ole Miss this weekend after its first two SEC series against Tennessee and LSU ended in defeat.

UF first baseman Amanda Lorenz went 3 for 3 with two home runs and five RBIs against Tennessee on Sunday.

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Gators rout Bethune-Cookman with run-rule win

By Mark Stine | Mar. 27, 2019

Amanda Lorenz jogged to first base like she expected to get out.

Coach Tim Walton said he plans to utilize the versatility of his roster. “Every series, we’ll have a different lineup," he said.

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UF sticking with new batting order ahead of the Wildcats

By Brendan Farrell | Mar. 26, 2019

The Gators softball team’s offense has been a work in progress all season, but when given a chance to experiment against one of the nation’s worst pitching staffs in Mercer, it finally saw positive results.

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Florida sweeps Mercer behind four home runs on Sunday

By Mark Stine | Mar. 24, 2019

UF catcher Kendyl Lindaman jogged to first base in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Sophomore Andy Andrade topped Zeke Clark in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) in Florida's 6-1 win over Illinois.

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Florida gets second-consecutive shutout in win over Kentucky

By Noah Ram | Mar. 23, 2019

It had been 33 days since the Gators last lost a match.

Junior Kendyl Lindaman went 5 for 9 at the plate with two home runs and six RBI's in the Gators series against LSU.

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Offensive explosion leads Gators past Mercer

By Mark Stine | Mar. 23, 2019

It’s a good thing there’s a net in front of the scoreboard at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

Jaimie Hoover had four runs in four at-bats in the Gators' Saturday doubleheader. Florida topped Illinois State 10-2 and defeated Syracuse 8-0.

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Mercer presents opportunity for struggling Florida offense

By Mark Stine | Mar. 21, 2019

The UF softball team carried its offensive struggles from SEC play into its midweek game against No. 20 Minnesota on Wednesday.

Kelly Barnhill leads the nation in hits allowed per seven innings pitched.

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Barnhill strikes out her 1000th batter in 2-0 win over Minnesota

By Brendan Farrell | Mar. 20, 2019

Kelly Barnhill looked over at pitcher Katie Chronister’s signal, looked down at her wristband on her left arm and exhaled.

Senior Kelly Barnhill pitched a complete-game shutout in the Gators 5-0 win against UCF on Wednesday.

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Struggling offense, shaky pitching shows in Florida's consecutive SEC series losses

By Brendan Farrell | Mar. 19, 2019

The No. 6 Florida softball team (24-6) suffered its second-consecutive series loss to open SEC play after a 3-2 walk-off loss against No. 8 LSU (24-6) on Monday. Here are how the Gators have lost back-to-back series for the first time since 2011:

Catcher Kendyl Lindaman hit a grand slam to give the Gators the 4-1 lead in the seventh inning. Florida topped Mississippi State 4-3 on Saturday.

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Gators lose two straight series for first time since 2011

By Mark Stine | Mar. 18, 2019

UF second baseman Hannah Adams stabbed at a ground ball with her glove hand, attempting to backhand the softball. She dropped it, picked it up and threw to first in attempt to beat the runner, Amber Serrett.

Pitcher Natalie Lugo gave up three solo home runs in three innings in the Gators 3-0 loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

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Gators hammered by LSU in run-rule loss

By Mark Stine | Mar. 17, 2019

UF outfielder Jade Caraway tracked a high, fly ball to the left-field wall in the bottom of the fifth inning. She leaped up and stretched her glove over the wall to attempt a home-run rob.