Florida Gators

Women's College World Series Bracket
 
OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 5-seed Florida softball team is set to compete in the 2019 Women's College World Series (WCWS) with its first game scheduled Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m. (ET) against No. 13-seed Oklahoma State on ESPN2.
 
This is the 10^th WCWS appearance for UF in the last 12 seasons, which is the more than any other program in the nation.
 
The Gators (49-16) advanced to the this year's WCWS after it posted three shutouts in the NCAA Gainesville Regional and defeated No. 12-seed Tennessee twice in the Gainesville Super Regional round.
 
This will be the first time this season that UF has faced Oklahoma State (xx-xx), but the teams has previously squared off against Alabama, UCLA, Washington and Minnesota earlier in the year. Florida holds a 4-5 record against those teams this season.
 
Fans can listen Gators play on the radio WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM) with Kyle Crooks and Ryan Urquhart on the call. Florida's first game against Oklahoma State will be aired on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Jessica Mendoza and Holly Rowe.
 
Opposition Overview
 

Oklahoma State
Head Coach	Kenny Gajewski
Career Record at OSU	153-88
All-Time Record vs.	4-1
Streak	Won Last Meeting
Last Meeting	May 21, 2017 | W, 5-0 | Gainesville, Fla.
Last Loss	May 21, 2017 | L, 1-0 | Gainesville Fla.

 

Oklahoma
Head Coach	Patty Gasso
Career Record at OU	1,257 – 330 – 2
All-Time Record vs.	1-7
Streak	Lost Last Three Meetings
Last Meeting	June 2, 2018 | L, 2-0 | Oklahoma City, Okla.
Last Win	Feb. 5, 2005 | W, 3-0 | Clearwater, Fla.

 

Alabama
Head Coach	Patrick Murphy
Career Record at UA	1,023-293
All-Time Record vs.	37-40
Streak	Won Last Meeting
Last Meeting	May 11, 2019 | W, 2-1 | College Station, Texas
Last Loss	April 20, 2019 | L, 3-0 | Gainesville, Fla.

 

Arizona
Head Coach	Mike Candrea
Career Record at UA	1,610 – 416 – 2
All-Time Record vs.	5-5
Streak	Won Last Five Meetings
Last Meeting	Feb. 9, 2019 | W, 3-2 | Tampa, Fla.
Last Loss	Feb. 25, 2001 | L, 5-0 | Tuscon, Ariz.

 

UCLA
Head Coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez
Career Record at UCLA	595-172-1
All-Time Record vs.	6-7
Streak	Lost Last Three Meetings
Last Meeting	March 1, 2019 | L, 4-0 | Fullerton, Calif.
Last Win	March 2, 2017 | W, 9-4 | Fullerton, Calif.

 

Washington
Head Coach	Heather Tarr
Career Record at UW	634-242-1
All-Time Record vs.	8-9
Streak	Won Last Four Meetings
Last Meeting	March 1, 2019 | W, 1-0 (8) | Fullerton, Calif.
Last Loss	May 25, 2014 | L, 4-3 | Gainesville, Fla.

 

Minnesota
Head Coach	Jamie Trachsel
Career Record at MINN	87-29
All-Time Record vs.	2-0
Streak	Won Last Two Meetings
Last Meeting	March 20, 2019 | W, 2-0 | Gainesville, Fla.
Last Loss	N/A

 
 
Notable Notes

• Florida holds a 26-16 (.619) record at the Women's College World Series and has made it to the championship series five out of its last nine appearances at the WCWS.
  • UF won back-to-back National Championships in 2014 & 2015 and are only one of four program's to have won back-to-back titles.
• Hannah Adams has been on a tear in the NCAA Tournament as she leads the team with a .429 average, nine hits and three doubles.
• Senior Amanda Lorenz currently holds a .419 batting average and is on track to be the only player in program history to hold a .400 batting average or higher in for three seasons – 2016 (.403), 2018 (.417) and 2019 (.419).
• Senior Kelly Barnhill is once again on the hunt for the program's single season record for strikeouts. In 2017, Barnhill came up just four shy of the 363-strikeout benchmark Stacey Nelson set in 2008, but has a chance to make another run at the record as she currently has 349 on the year.

 
 
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