No. 6 Gators Set for Top-25 Showdown at No. 22 Ole Miss
Jade Caraway is hitting .346 (9-for-26) with six runs scored over the last 10 games for the Gators.
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Thursday, March 28, 2019

No. 6 Gators Set for Top-25 Showdown at No. 22 Ole Miss

For this weekend's series against the Rebels, Kyle Crooks will have the call live on WGGG (92.1/1230 AM) and WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM), while the SEC Network + broadcast will be hosted by Seth Austin and Missy Dickerson.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 6 Florida hits the road for a top-25 Southeastern Conference showdown with No. 22 Ole Miss with a three-game series this Friday through Sunday at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.
 
The Gators (28-6, 2-4 SEC) take on the Rebels (22-8, 3-2 SEC) for their third SEC series, second on the road, of the season. UF opened the season at home against Tennessee then followed up with a road series against LSU.
 
For this weekend's series against the Rebels, Kyle Crooks will have the call live on WGGG (92.1/1230 AM) and WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM), while the SEC Network + broadcast will be hosted by Seth Austin and Missy Dickerson.
 
Notable Notes
  • Junior Kendyl Lindaman earned Louisville Slugger/National Fastpich Coaches Association Player of the Week and SEC Co-Player of the Week after a series of successful outings at the plate for the Gators.
    • Stephanie Tofft was the last UF player pick up both awards in the same week; she earned the awards the week of April 21, 2014.
  • Senior Kelly Barnhill struck out her 1,000th career batter against Minnesota last week and now has her sights on the all-time record of 1,116 set by Stacey Nelson (2006-'09). Barnhill currently sits with 1,017 career strikeouts and is the NCAA's active career leader in the category.
  • Florida has posted 13 shutouts on the year so far and rank fourth nationally in the category.
  • UF enters this week ranked No. 6 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll.
 
Opposition Overview
No. 22 Ole Miss  
Head Coach Mike Smith (5th Season)
Career Record at Ole Miss 168-100 (.627)
All-Time Record vs. 48-9 (.842)
Streak Lost Last Meeting
Last Meeting May 11, 2017 | L, 2-0
SEC Tournament | Knoxville, Tenn.
 
History vs. Ole Miss | Last 10 Results
Date       Location W/L Score
3/8/2014 Gainesville, Fla. W 10-3
3/9/2014 Gainesville, Fla. W 2-0
4/8/2016 Oxford, Miss. W 8-0
4/9/2016 Oxford, Miss. W 6-1
4/10/2016 Oxford, Miss. W 4-2
5/12/2016 Starkville, Miss. W 1-0
4/21/2017 Gainesville, Fla. W 2-0
4/22/2017 Gainesville, Fla. W 3-0
4/23/2017 Gainesville, Fla. W 5-0
5/11/2017 Knoxville, Tenn. L 0-2
 
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