Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 3 Florida is set to host No. 1/2 Florida State in the Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown tomorrow at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The contest, slated to start at 7 p.m., is the first game of a home and away series between the two programs this season.

The Gators (37-2, 13-1 SEC) come off their third three game SEC sweep of the season while the Seminoles (38-1-1, 18-0 ACC) enter with an undefeated conference start in the ACC. FSU's last loss came by the hands of Texas A&M 29 games ago and have since tied once against Michigan.

Fans can follow the action as it will be broadcast on the SEC Network with play-by-play commentary from Adam Amin and analyst Amanda Scarborough or via radio on WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM).

Thinking that a 7 p.m. game in the middle of the week will keep you from getting to work on time the next day. Don't worry, the Gators have a signed excuse for you just in case. Link can be found at the top of the page.

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Gator Notables

• Sophomore Amanda Lorenz enters the contest with a 39-game reached base streak.
  • Former Gator Kelsey Stewart put a similar streak together during her 2014 campaign where she reached safely in 41 consecutive games.
• The Gators are 14-1 so far this season against teams ranked inside the Top 25 and 4-0 against Top 25 teams that are out of conference.
  • Feb. 11 – No. 6 Michigan – W, 2-1 (10)
  • Feb. 12 – No. 25/24 USF – W, 8-0 (6)
  • Mar. 2 – No. 23/18 California – W, 4-0
  • Mar. 2 – No. 7/8 UCLA – W, 9-4
• Florida has shut out eight of the 15 Top 25 opponents faced so far this season and have held five more to just one run.
• Florida, the nation's No. 1 pitching staff (0.72 ERA) and fielding percentage defense (0.986), will square off against the nation's best in batting average (.367) and on base percentage (.469) in Florida State.

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All-Time Series
Florida leads the all-time series against in-state rival, Florida State, 23-14; this includes an 11-7 advantage at home and a 12-7 mark in Tallahassee. Since Tim Walton became Florida's head coach before the 2006 season, the Orange and Blue are 17-3 vs. the Garnet and Gold.

The Gators have now won 16 of the last 17 games against the Seminoles.
 

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2016 Recap & Notes

April 13, 2016/May 4, 2016 | The No. 1-ranked Florida (49-4) softball team has swept the season series with No. 5-ranked Florida State (42-7) with a pair of wins on Wednesday at JoAnne Graf Field. The Gators downed the Seminoles in the  regularly scheduled contest, 7-1, and defeated FSU, 1-0 (12 innings), in these two teams' halted game back on April 13 in Gainesville.

In the second game for UF, sophomore Aleshia Ocasio hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Gators to victory. It was the second home run of her career and first since Feb. 22, 2015 against Mercer.

The Gators are now 4-2 against the Seminoles in extra-inning games.

# 8 FLORIDA STATE (31-5) -VS- # 1 FLORIDA (39-3)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12		R	H	E
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	4	0
Florida	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	4	1

 
Win: Aleshia Ocasio (14-1); Loss: Burroughs, J (18-3)
Game Details
DATE | 4/13/2016            START | 7:03 pm             TIME |3:11                        
ATTENDANCE | 1429      SITE | Gainesville, Fla. (KSP
HR: Aleshia Ocasio (1)
 
# 1 FLORIDA (49-4) -VS- # 5 FLORIDA STATE (42-6)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Florida	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	7	9	1
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1

 
Win: Delanie Gourley (17-3); Loss: King, M. (19-3)

Game Details
DATE | 5/4/2016              START | 5:03 pm              TIME | 1:58                       
ATTENDANCE | 1,712     SITE | Tallahassee, Fla. (JoAnne Graf Field)

HR: Taylore Fuller (1)
 

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Seminole Notables

• Jessica Warren is the team's leading hitter. Overall, she has a .458 average at the plate and a .596 mark in ACC play. Warren has leads the Seminoles with 15 home runs, which is the second most in the ACC and leads the conference with 55 RBIs this season.
• Morgan Klaevemann is the team's second leading hitter. She has a .443 average on the season overall and a .509 average in conference play. Klaevemann has the most hits in the ACC with 54 and leads the team in stolen bases with 31 out of 35 attempts.
• Sydney Broderick and Alex Powers round out the top five batters in the ACC. Broderich has an average of .412 and Powers follows close behind at .405 clip.
• Jessica Burroughs is the team's leading pitcher. On the season overall, she has a 0.60 ERA and a 0.27 ERA in ACC play. She has 20 wins this season, which is the most in the ACC, and she has the best ERA. She also leads the ACC in strikeouts with 186.