Super Regional: Florida Welcomes Alabama To Gainesville

Thursday, May 25

Gainesville. Fla.

7 PM

Florida Gators

Alabama

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Super Regional: Florida Welcomes Alabama To Gainesville

Monday, May 22, 2017 | Softball

By: Herb Brooks

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida and Alabama will square off for the first time this season May 25-27 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium during the NCAA Super Regional round.

The Gators (53-7) won the Gainesville Regional with a 5-0 victory in game seven over Oklahoma State while the Crimson Tide (45-16) advanced out of the Tuscaloosa Regional with a 1-0 win over Minnesota.

Super Regional Schedule

Thursday, May 25	7 p.m. (ET)	ESPN
Friday, May 26	8 p.m. (ET)	ESPN2
Saturday, May 27	5 p.m. (ET)	ESPN

Ticket Information
Tickets for the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament will go on sale Tuesday, May 23 at 1 p.m.

Tomorrow all session passes will be available for purchase for all three areas (reserved, general admission and berm/outfield) along with single game tickets for general admission and berm/outfield sections.

If available, single game tickets for reserved sections will go on sale Wednesday, May 24 at 8:30 a.m.

Super Regional Prices

Type/Area (On Sale Date)	Price
Tournament Reserved (5/23)	$25
Tournament General Admission (5/23)	$20
Tournament Berm or Outfield (5/23_	$10
Single Game Reserved (5/24)	$12
Single Game General Admission (5/24)	$7
Single Game Berm or Outfield (5/23)	$5

How To Order Gator Softball Tickets
Online through www.floridagators.com/tickets
Over the phone: 1-800-34-GATOR or (352) 375-4683
In person: At the Gator Ticket Office, located on the West side of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

All-Time Series Notes

Florida and Alabama will meet for the 67^th time this upcoming weekend. The Gators trail in the series 31-35.
First time the two programs will meet in the NCAA Super Regional round but the fifth time overall in the NCAA Tournament.
The Gators and Crimson Tide met all five times at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
The last time the two met in the NCAA Tournament was during the 2014 WCWS Championship series when Florida defeated Alabama 5-0 & 6-3 to claim the program's first ever national championship.
Florida and Alabama did not play each other during the 2017 regular season. Alabama claimed the last regular season series meeting 2-1 (2-1, 2-3 & 3-0) in Gainesville at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

2017 Super Regional Notes

Florida holds a 15-5 (.750) record in Super Regional play.
Program makes its 10^th overall Super Regional appearance.
- Has advanced to the WCWS seven out of the nine previous times.
Alabama will be the fourth SEC team that Florida will face at a Super Regional.
- 2007 |Texas A&M* | L, 2-1 (2-0, 2-3 & 2-0) Joined the SEC in 2011
- 2015 | Kentucky | W, 2-0 (7-0 & 1-0)
- 2016 | Georgia | L, 2-0 (3-0 & 3-2)

2017 Regional Notes
Delanie Gourley

Pitched 12.0 shutout innings during this year's NCAA Regional round. She only allowed one hit and two walks while she struck out 19 batters.
- Threw her fourth individual no-hitter of her career against Florida A&M (5/19). It's the most no-hitters by a Gator over their career.
  - 5/19/17 - Florida A&M – W, 9-0 (5)
  - 4/22/16 – Mississippi State – W, 16-0 (5)
  - 3/9/2016 – South Dakota – W, 9-0 (5)
  - 5/16/2014 – Florida A&M – W, 8-0 (5)
- Hurled a one-hitter against Oklahoma State in an elimination game to advance to the Super Regional round.
  - It was her fourth individual one-hitter of the season and 11^th over her career.
    - Ranks as the second-most one-hitters by a Gator behind Stacey Nelson's 15.

Kelly Barnhill

Tossed 13.0 innings. Only allowed four hits total and one earned run with three walks and 28 strikeouts.
- She threw her fourth individual one-hitter of the season May 20, against Oklahoma State.
  - It was the sixth overall one-hitter of her career.
Struck out the side four times in two games against the Cowgirls.
- She has now struck out the side 44 times on the year.
Now has 310 strikeouts on the season, which ranks third overall in Florida history behind Stacey Nelson (363 – 2008 & 357 – 2009).
Produced 10 or more strikeouts 16 times this season and recorded her 12th shutout of the year in the 2-0 win against Oklahoma State (5/20).

Amanda Lorenz

Led off the Gators elimination game against Oklahoma State with a double and was driven home by Nicole DeWitt's two-run home run in bottom of the first.
Hit her 10th home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning against Florida A&M (5/19)
- First season with 10 + home runs. The 10 home runs tie her for 10th amongst all sophomores in Florida history.

Lorenz finished the regional 5-for-11 at the plate with three RBIs, two runs scored, a double and a home run.
Now has 21 multi-hit game of the season and 10 multi-RBI game of the season.

Nicole DeWitt

In the bottom of the first, she hit the crucial two-run home run to put the Gators up 2-0 in the elimination game against Oklahoma State.
Went 3-for-9 in the regional with three runs scored, three RBIs, two walks and a hit by pitch.

Overall Program Notes

Program advanced to its 10^th NCAA Super Regional and now holds a 38-19 record in NCAA Regional play.
Won 14 straight NCAA Regional games dating back to 2012 and tallied 12 straight by way of shut out until Oklahoma State defeated Florida 1-0 in the first game on the final day.
Current pitching staff in NCAA Regional play: 54.0 innings, 11 hits, 1 run, 11 walks and 103 strikeouts.