Judging off the first inning of each game, it would’ve been pretty easy to predict Saturday’s doubleheader as a pair of blowouts for UF.
Against a lineup like Florida’s, opposing pitchers never get so much as a second to breathe.
Although Florida’s bats have been the team’s strong suit all season, hitting alone usually isn’t enough to get the job done against ranked teams.
UF sophomore Michelle Moultrie would be batting leadoff for just about every other team in the nation.
In softball, a team that averages two home runs per game is considered an elite power team.
The Gators proved Saturday that how you start is much less important than how you finish.
Coming into the season the junior battery of Stephanie Brombacher and Tiffany DeFelice was expected to carry the bulk of the load for the Gators.
LSU came into Gainesville riding a nation-best 24-game winning steak, and left on a three-game losing streak.
In a matchup that was billed as the pitching of LSU versus the hitting of Florida, the Gator’s pitchers proved that they too can throw with the best there is.
The Florida softball team prides itself on doing the little things well.
On a team filled with experienced players, it was a pair of freshmen who stepped up when the Gators needed it most.
Although the Gators are one of the most prolific offensive teams in the nation, everything seems to change when they go up against top pitching.
For Florida and Alabama, March Madness applies to more than just basketball.
If Saturday’s doubleheader proved anything, it was that no lead is safe in the Southeastern Conference.
After having the worst performance of her pitching career in their first meeting, Gators ace Stephanie Brombacher had without question her best Thursday night, throwing a perfect game in a victory over USF.
Gators ace Stephanie Brombacher may get a second opportunity against a lineup that gave her all she could handle in the teams’ first meeting when USF (14-14) travels to Gainesville to take on No. 6 Florida (20-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) today at 4 p.m.
Although they are taking a break from the rigors of Southeastern Conference play, the No. 6 Gators (20-3, 4-1 SEC) will still have something to prove as they travel to Waco, Texas to take on Baylor (18-7) in a weekend series, with the first game starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
With a lineup as strong as Florida’s, it was only a matter of time before things started to click.
While the Southeastern Conference has been a dominant force in football and basketball for years, its softball teams have only started to earn national recognition recently.
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