As it took the field Saturday in front of its home crowd at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, Florida’s softball team wasn’t focused on just wins and losses. The Gators had something else on their minds.
The sounds of about 1,600 clapping Gators fans resounded throughout Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as Kelly Barnhill readied herself for her final throw of the day.
The sounds of about 1,600 clapping Gators fans resounded in Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as pitcher Kelly Barnhill readied herself for the final throw of the day.
It was the hit that no one saw coming.
The crowd at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium fell silent in the top of the fourth inning. Then, it erupted in cheers as UF softball players funneled out of their dugout.
Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium fell silent Wednesday night with nothing but the wind blowing through the once echoing bleachers full of rowdy Gators fans.
Florida’s softball team got its stark-white uniforms plenty dirty on Wednesday night.
One of the most notable factors about Florida’s softball team this season is its deep roster.
Despite leaving Lafayette on Sunday with its first loss of 2018, the Florida softball team should be encouraged by its performance so far this season.
Pitcher Aleshia Ocasio bent over and picked up some clay on the mound with her right hand.
Nicole DeWitt waited.
It has been easy for the Florida softball team in the early going.
With a 1-1 count in the bottom of the first inning, Florida catcher Janell Wheaton got ready for a third pitch.
With runners on second and third base deep into the seventh inning, Florida freshman outfielder Jordan Matthews had one job.
Florida put on a batting exposition on Sunday, defeating UAB 6-0 and South Florida 14-3 at the USF Softball Complex in Tampa to improve its record to 5-0.
Florida’s softball team was back in action on Saturday, playing a doubleheader against No. 18 Michigan and unranked Georgia State. The Gators picked up respective victories of 2-0 and 11-0, pushing their record to 3-0.
One by one, Illinois State’s players approached the batter’s box.
Last year, the Gators turned to their underclassmen to fill pivotal roles. This year could prove to be similar.
It’s been 246 days since Florida’s softball team felt the pain of coming up two games short of a national championship, getting swept by Oklahoma 2-0 in the Women’s College World Series.
It’s just over a week until the start of the Florida softball team’s season, but if you walk up to the pool at the O’Connell Center, you just might find UF pitcher Kelly Barnhill doing laps.
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