With runners on second and third base in the bottom of the seventh inning, shortstop Kelsey Stewart threw to first.
The Gators (20-0) outclassed their opponents on Saturday, winning both games of their doubleheader in dominating fashion on the second day of the Aquafina Invitational in at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Delanie Gourley’s bid for a perfect game ended when Florida International right fielder Dominique Grossman homered to left field with one out in the sixth inning — the first home run that Florida’s pitching staff has allowed in 2016.
Aleshia Ocasio was dominant on Saturday.
The Gators will hit the Golden State desert for their third tournament of the year.
When Aleshia Ocasio got the strikeout to put the lid on a Saturday doubleheader, a sigh of relief swept across the dugout.
It was supposed to be a clash between the two top teams in the country — a rematch of last season’s dramatic Women’s College World Series — when No. 1 Florida squared off against No. 2 Michigan in the USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament in Tampa on Saturday.
After winning back-to-back national championships, Florida entered the 2016 season hoping to pick up where it left off.
The Florida softball team will begin its national championship defense from the same place it started last season’s: The top.
Depth and versatility are two qualities essential to any championship team.
With the loss of Florida phenom Lauren Haeger to National Pro Fastpitch, UF’s softball team will need to bolster its pitching department. Haeger, the 2015 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year threw a jaw-dropping 222.1 innings last season, more than all other pitchers on the team combined.
Florida will be well represented when the USA Softball Women’s National Team competes internationally this Summer.
The Florida softball team has a chance to do something incredible this year — become the second team in history to three-peat in the Women’s College World Series.
UF assistant softball coach Jen Rocha on Wednesday was named head coach of the Dallas Charge, a team in the National Pro Fastpitch League.
Lauren Haeger continues to pile on the awards.
The Florida softball team has just lost one of its most important pieces on the team.
Tim Walton knew a repeat wasn’t going to be easy.
Florida softball’s outgoing senior class should be remembered forever.
Haylie Wagner wasn’t ready to go home.
On softball’s biggest stage, Florida leaned on the nation’s best player — Lauren Haeger.
Solutions by The State News
