GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 3 Florida is set to host Bubly Invitational Feb. 22-24, as Illinois State, Syracuse and Florida A&M all make the trip to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Gators (12-0) will play six games over the three-day stretch with a pair of games each scheduled against the Redbirds, the Orange and the Lady Rattlers. UF holds an all-time 33-2 record against the Bubly Invitational field entering the weekend.
Fans can listen to Florida this weekend via the radio on WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM) as Kyle Crooks and Ryan Urquhart will have the call.
Notable Notes
Barnhill Earns Second Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week Award
Senior pitcher
Kelly Barnhill earned her second-consecutive SEC Pitcher of the Week honor after she picked up a pair of wins and two saves last week. The accolade is Barnhill's 11
th of her career and she is now just five shy of tying for Tennessee star Monica Abbott's record of 16 SEC Pitcher of the Week Awards.
Barnhill (6-0) picked up a decision in all four of her appearances over the week. The Marietta, Ga. native started with a pair of saves over UNF and Illinois State then she earned fifth victory of the season in a complete-game effort over No. 14 Arizona State where she struck out a season-high 14.
The right-handed pitcher concluded the week with a solid 4.0 inning outing against Central Michigan where she struck out eight more batters.
Barnhill struck out 28 batters over just 13.0 innings of work and limited the opposition to just a .116 batting average.
Lorenz Closing In On Career Walks Record
Senior
Amanda Lorenz is just two walks away from tying former Florida standout
Kayli Kvistad's career walks record and just seven from breaking it. The Moorpark, Calif. native currently has 184 career walks and has drawn eight so far this year.
Kvistad set the new benchmark number of 186 last season as the Gators went on to break the NCAA DI single season record with 360 walks.
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Gators Move Up In National Polls
After a 12-0 start to the season and three top 25 wins, including a win this past weekend over then ranked No. 14 Arizona State, the Gators have moved up to No. 3 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll.
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Opposition Overview
| Illinois State |
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| Head Coach |
Melinda Fischer (34th Season)Â |
| Career Record |
1,034-770-4 at Illinois State |
| All-Time Record vs. |
12-2 (.833) |
| Streak |
Won Last 12 |
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| Last Meeting |
Feb. 15, 2019 - W, 2-1
Littlewood Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) |
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| Syracuse |
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| Head Coach |
Shannon Doepking (1st Season) |
| Career Record |
1-6 at Syracuse |
| All-Time Record vs. |
3-0 (1.000) |
| Streak |
Won Last Three |
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| Last Meeting |
Feb. 24, 2017 – W, 2-0
Diamond 9 Citrus Classic (Kissimmee, Fla.) |
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| Florida A&M |
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| Head Coach |
Veronica Wiggins (29th Season) |
| Career Record |
741-861 at Florida A&M |
| All-Time Record vs. |
18-0 (1.000) |
| Streak |
Won Last 18 |
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| Last Meeting |
April 18, 2018 – W, 19-3 (5 Innings) |
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Bubly Invitational Schedule
Live Stats | Radio (Florida Games Only)
| Date |
Home |
Away |
Time |
| Friday, Feb. 22 |
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Illinois State |
Syracuse |
11 a.m. |
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Syracuse |
Florida A&M |
1:30 p.m. |
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Florida |
Illinois State |
5 p.m |
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Florida |
Florida A&M |
7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 23 |
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Florida |
Illinois State |
11 a.m. |
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Florida |
Syracuse |
1:30 p.m. |
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Florida A&M |
Illinois State |
4 p.m. |
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Syracuse |
Florida A&M |
6:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 24 |
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Illinois State |
Florida A&M |
9:30 a.m. |
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Florida |
Syracuse |
12 p.m. |
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Florida |
Florida A&M |
2:30 p.m. |
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