Florida Walk-on Tryouts Meeting Announced
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | Softball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida softball team, winners of two-consecutive NCAA Championships, will host tryouts for the 2016 squad.
Interested full-time enrolled University of Florida students are required to attend a 5:15 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
UF posted a 60-7 record in 2015, taking the Southeastern Conference title as well as the NCAA crown. UF reached the 60-win plateau for just the third time in history and posted its third-highest win percentage (.895).
The Gators ranked first nationally in winning percentage, they tied for first in wins, were first in fielding percentage (.981), fourth in ERA (1.63), 11th in on-base percentage (.438), 22nd in scoring (6.55 runs per game), 29th in slugging percentage (.514) and 32nd in home runs per game (1.19).
Defensively, Florida's .981 fielding percentage was the best mark in school history, eclipsing the .979 mark set in 2013. The Gators committed just 33 errors in 67 games, seven fewer than any previous UF squad.
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