Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida softball team returns to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium tomorrow for a pair of games against Oakland University. The first game of the doubleheader is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.

The Gators (8-1) are coming off of a 3-1 week where Kelly Barnhill threw her third career no-hitter against North Florida (Feb. 14) and a series victory over then ranked No. 16 Louisiana (Feb. 17-18) in Lafayette at Lamson Park.

Florida opened the series with back-to-back shutouts of the Ragin' Cajuns, before the team fell in extra innings in the series final. It was the first time that Louisiana had been shut out in back-to-back games since 2007.  

The Gators upcoming opponent, Oakland (2-2), still has a pair of games to play before traveling to Gainesville. The Grizzlies will take on FGCU in Fort Myers, Fla. today in a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m.

This week the program retained its No. 2 ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll, but moved up to No. 1 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll as it garnered 10 first-place votes.

Tomorrow's midweek doubleheader will be broadcast via the radio on WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM) with Ryan Urquhart. Fans can also watch action on the SEC Network + as Kyle Crooks and Kelsey Horton will have the call.

The Gators will continue their 2018 campaign at home starting this Friday in the Aquafina Invitational. The team will compete against Illinois State, Maryland, Iowa State and Georgia Southern.

Notable Notes

• Junior Amanda Lorenz continues to carry a hot-streak at the plate. The Moorpark, Calif. native is currently riding a seven game hitting streak.
  • Lorenz has also reached base safely in every game this season.
  • Last year she reached base safely in all but two of the 68 games played last year.
• Senior Kayli Kvistad continues her chase of the all-time walks record after drawing five this past weekend in the three-game series against Louisiana.
  • Kvistad currently sits with fifth all-time with 137 career walks, just one behind Emily Marino (1998-2011) and Kirtsi Merritt's (2013-16) 138.
  • The Lake City, Fla. native also ranks fourth amongst active NCAA players in career walks.
• The Gators rank third in the nation with seven shutouts on the season.
  • Auburn (10) and Washington (9) are the only two teams ahead of Florida.
• Starting tomorrow Florida will play 13 games over the next 10 days.
• Florida has tallied 15 doubles through the first nine games of the season. Last season the Gators hit eight during the opening nine games of the year.

 
 

Broadcast Information
Live Stats	Link
Radio	WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM)
Audio	Link
SEC Network +	Link
Tickets	Link

 
Scouting the Grizzlies

Head Coach	Lauren Cognigni (1st Season)
Career Record	2-2
All-Time Record vs.	1-0 (1.000)
Streak	Won Last Meeting
Last Meeting	February 21, 2003 - W, 3-1

 
History vs. Oakland

Oakland			1-0
Home: 1-0	Away: 0-0		Neutral: 0-0
Date	Location	W/L	Score
2/21/03	Gainesville, Fla.	W	3-1

 
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