Two fervent crowds in Gainesville made Sunday’s game seem more like a pep rally than a softball game.
The Ragin’ Cajuns showed up red hot and ready for game two Saturday afternoon in Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Under the glow of the Friday-night lights, the stage was set at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for Florida’s first top-10 bout at home. The air was cool, the competition was stiff and the crowd was electric.
A different kind of March madness is set for this weekend in Gainesville.
The Gators proved their top-10 ranking with multiple wins over ranked teams this past weekend.
It was one extra inning of play for a ton of extra confidence.
The Gators’ dreams came true in Big League Dreams Park tonight with their first two wins over ranked opponents this season.
A labyrinth is a meandering, but meaningful, maze designed to test the navigators and push them to their limits. The schedule this weekend will do just that for the Gators.
Natalie Lugo stepped out of the circle and was greeted by an elated crowd of her teammates after pitching the first solo complete-game of her career in which she no-hit the Dolphins.
Five hits. Four runs. One player: Charla Echols.
One came down to the final inning, the other was over in five.
The Gators dominated the first day of the Bubly Invitational at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida had little trouble defeating both North Dakota State and Longwood, winning by a combined score of 14-0. It will face both teams again Saturday morning starting at 11:30.
Lions, Bison and mares, oh my!
It was a senior versus a freshman.
Three former Gators made the trip back to Gainesville last night in a different uniform.
If the USF-Rawlings Invitational were a rollercoaster, Saturday would have been the sudden, heart-wrenching drop for the Gators.
A strong start to the day was quickly halted for Florida softball.
For seven months, all of college softball’s eyes have been on the Gators. What would they do without an All-American in the circle? How could a winning program revamp its style of play and expect to contend at that same elite level as it did before?
What were once commanding voices of leadership in the locker room, bullpen and dugout have now vacated Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The echoes of all-time athletes like Kelly Barnhill, Amanda Lorenz and Alex Voss interfere with loud whispers of doubt from the rest of college softball, generating feedback in Gainesville.
Five games. Three days. One reinvented team.
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