The Gators (23-3) and the Bulls (22-12) have already squared off once this season. Florida won handily, 14-3 in five innings, to cap its week at the USF Wilson-DeMarini tournament in Tampa.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 6-ranked Florida softball team returns to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for a midweek contest against USF Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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The Gators (23-3) and the Bulls (22-12) have already squared off once this season. Florida won handily, 14-3 in five innings, to cap its week at the USF Wilson-DeMarini tournament in Tampa.
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Florida is coming off a week where the team dropped its first Southeastern Conference series since April 2016. Georgia took the series after winning the first two games by the scores of 5-4 and 11-1. The Gators bounced back in the series finale to win 5-1 behind a dominant pitching performance from
Aleshia Ocasio.
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Tomorrow's game will be broadcast on WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM). Ryan Urquhart and former Gator softball standout Kelsey Stewart will have the call.
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It will also be available on the SEC Network with Kyle Crooks, Kelsey Horton and Francesca Enea as hosts. Fans can find a link to the stream below or it can be found by searching on WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app.
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This weekend the Gators will jump back into SEC action against No. 8 Texas A&M (Mar. 25-26) at KSP Stadium.
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Notable Notes
- Florida dropped in the national rankings to No. 6 in both the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll but opened at No. 4 in the initial NCAA RPI rankings.
- The Gators are a perfect 12-0 at home entering this week. The team sports a .337 batting average and 0.58 ERA while on the field at KSP Stadium.
- UF has scored in the first inning 18 times this season out of the 26 games played and has outscored opponents 36-5 overall. The team also holds a 17-1 record when scoring in the first inning.
- Senior Aleshia Ocasio ranks second nationally is walks allowed per seven innings (0.45) and has only issued four walks over 62.1 innings pitched.
- Florida boasts five players in the national rankings in walks per game: Kayli Kvistad (3rd – 0.88), Hannah Adams (17th – 0.77), Nicole DeWitt (35th – 0.69), Amanda Lorenz (85th – 0.62) & Janell Wheaton (133rd – 0.57).
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| Scouting the Bulls |
| Head Coach |
Ken Erickson (22nd Season) |
| Record |
918-472 (.660) |
| All-Time Record vs. |
46-13 (.780) |
| Streak |
Won Last 13 |
| Last Meeting |
February 11, 2018 | W, 14-3 (5) |
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| Leaders |
| Avg. |
Lindsey Devitt (.393) |
| |
Wins |
Georgina Corrick (6) |
| Hits |
Astin Donovan (35) |
| |
ERA |
Cheyenne Eggens (1.27) |
| RBI |
Lindsey Devitt (30) |
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Saves |
Cheyenne Eggens & JoJo McGill (2) |
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| History vs. USF | Last 10 Results |
| USF |
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46-13 |
| Home: 22-9Â |
         Away: 21-3 |
Neutral: 3-1 |
|     Date       |
Location |
W/L |
Score |
| 5/19/13 |
Gainesville, Fla. |
W |
2-0 |
| 2/6/14 |
Tampa, Fla. |
W |
10-3 |
| 4/23/14 |
Gainesville, Fla. |
W |
17-1 (5) |
| 2/8/15 |
Tampa, Fla. |
W |
10-5 |
| 4/15/15 |
Gainesville, Fla. |
W |
7-0 |
| 2/14/16 |
Tampa, Fla. |
W |
11-1 (5) |
| 4/20/16 |
Gainesville, Fla. |
W |
3-0 |
| 2/12/17 |
Tampa, Fla. |
W |
8-0Â (6) |
| 3/22/17 |
Gainesville, Fla. |
W |
8-0 (5) |
| 2/11/18 |
Tampa, Fla. |
W |
14-3 (5) |
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| Broadcast Information |
| Live Stats |
Link |
| Radio |
WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM) |
| Audio |
Link |
| SEC Network |
Link |
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Promotions
- Season Ticket Holder Midweek Challenge: All 2018 season ticket holders are encouraged to sign the Midweek Challenge sheet located at the marketing table. All season ticket holders who attend every midweek game this season will earn a prize courtesy of Gators Softball.
- Chomp Squad Tailgate: A tailgate will take place down the 3rd baseline for the 2018 Chomp Squad.
- Kids Pregame Lineup:Â All Kids 12 & Under can take the field pregame with the Gators for the National Anthem.
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