UF routs USF in first game of season
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Feb. 6, 2014A 12-batter fourth inning gave Florida what it needed to seal the win in Tampa on Thursday.
A 12-batter fourth inning gave Florida what it needed to seal the win in Tampa on Thursday.
Tim Walton’s team has plenty of depth to start the 2014 season.
With the longest season of her career behind her, Hannah Rogers is ready to return to the pitching circle.
After a five-and-a-half-hour, 15-inning win against Nebraska on Saturday night, Florida had little left to give in its next contest.
It took nearly five and a half hours, but UF survived Nebraska in 15 innings Saturday night to preserve its season.
After a disastrous start against Tennessee in the Women’s College World Series, Florida could not recoup.
With two outs remaining in the bottom of the seventh Sunday against UAB, freshman Kelsey Stewart made one of Florida’s biggest defensive plays of the year.
For the fifth time in six seasons, the Gators are bound for Oklahoma City.
After Florida stumbled with bases loaded in the sixth against UAB, sophomore shortstop Katie Medina delivered the winning hit in the bottom of the seventh.
When Taylore Fuller arrived at Florida, the expectations were high.
Despite recording only one hit against USF, Florida found a way to march on to the Super Regionals.
Behind a career day from sophomore Lauren Haeger, Florida made quick work of USF.
When sophomore right-hander Alyssa Bache learned she would be the Gators’ starter in their first contest of the NCAA Tournament, she was ready to make a statement.
With Florida down 2-0 to Missouri in the bottom of the second Saturday night, senior outfielder Kelsey Horton came to bat with a chance to even the score.
After fanning Missouri’s Mackenzie Sykes for the final out of the seventh, junior right-hander Hannah Rogers ran to Taylore Fuller and hugged the freshman catcher as their teammates dashed out of the bullpen and joined the celebration.
For the first time since 2009, Florida swept the regular season and Southeastern Conference Tournament titles.
Thanks to a hot start offensively, Florida has reached its second Southeastern Conference Tournament title game in as many seasons.
After Florida relinquished a 4-0 lead to Alabama during the top of the fifth, Kirsti Merritt fueled UF’s offense with a home run to left field.
Competing in a doubleheader with South Carolina on Saturday, Florida earned the series victory but lost its first contest to USC in 10 years.
Hannah Rogers made quick work of the Gamecocks on Friday night.