Florida Gators

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.