
Gators Set For Top-5 Series At Texas A&M To Open SEC Play
Thursday, March 6, 2025 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The third-ranked Florida softball team opens Southeastern Conference play in College Station, Texas, on Friday, facing No. 5/4 Texas A&M in a three-game series from March 7-9.
The series between the Gators and the Aggies is one of two Top-10 conference match ups during SEC Opening Weekend.
All three games between Florida and Texas A&M will stream on SEC Network+.
The Gators (24-1) enter conference play boasting one of the best offensives in the NCAA with 17 run-rule victories on the season and in seven straight games.
The Orange & Blue lead the country in batting average (.403), hits (255), home runs (48), on-base percentage (.494), RBI (219), total runs (243) and is tied for No. 1 in sacrifice flies (15).
The Florida pitching staff has combined for 10 shutouts, third-most in the NCAA, and holds a 1.58 earned run average.
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The series between the Gators and the Aggies is one of two Top-10 conference match ups during SEC Opening Weekend.
All three games between Florida and Texas A&M will stream on SEC Network+.
The Gators (24-1) enter conference play boasting one of the best offensives in the NCAA with 17 run-rule victories on the season and in seven straight games.
The Orange & Blue lead the country in batting average (.403), hits (255), home runs (48), on-base percentage (.494), RBI (219), total runs (243) and is tied for No. 1 in sacrifice flies (15).
The Florida pitching staff has combined for 10 shutouts, third-most in the NCAA, and holds a 1.58 earned run average.
No. 5 Texas A&M (20-2) | |
Head Coach | Trisha Ford |
Career Record | 496-264-1 (.652) |
Florida All-Time Record vs. | 31-6 |
Streak | Florida won the last six - dating back to March 20, 2022 |
Last Meeting | May 10, 2024 - SEC Championship | UF 7, TAMU 3 |
Florida Record In College Station | 11-4 |
History vs. Texas A&M | Last 10 Results | ||||
Texas A&M | 31-6 | |||
Home: 16-1 | Away: 11-4 | Neutral: 4-1 | ||
Date | Location | W/L | Score | |
5/10/24 | Auburn, Ala. | W | 7-3 | |
5/5/24 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 11-3 (6) | |
5/4/24 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 9-8 | |
5/3/24 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 2-1 | |
5/11/22 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 4-1 | |
3/20/22 | College Station, Texas | W | 11-3 | |
3/19/22 | College Station, Texas | L | 5-0 | |
3/18/22 | College Station, Texas | W | 3-2 | |
5/9/21 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 6-5 | |
5/8/21 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 4-0 | |
Friday | No. 5/4 Texas A&M | 7 p.m. (ET) | Watch | Listen | Live Stats |
Saturday | No. 5/4 Texas A&M | 5 p.m. (ET) | Watch | Listen | Live Stats |
Sunday | No. 5/4 Texas A&M | 1 p.m. (ET) | Watch | Listen | Live Stats |
- Florida has won six-straight SEC-opening series going back to 2019
- Under head coach Tim Walton, the Gators have won all but three of its SEC-opening series in 19 seasons
- Florida's last top-5 road win in the regular season was at No. 3 Alabama on April 17, 2021. The Gators took two of three from the Crimson Tide
- Texas A&M will be the third top-25 ranked team Florida has faced this season. The Gators split their two games over No. 14 Duke in Gainesville and defeated RV/No. 22 Michigan 13-1 in five innings during opening weekend in Tampa
- Florida holds a 64-92 all-time record against teams ranked in the top-5 of the NFCA Coaches Poll and is 60-53 all-time against teams ranked in the top-5 of the USA Softball/ESPN Poll
- The Gators went 4-0 against the Aggies in 2024, sweeping the regular-season series in Gainesville and in the quarterfinals of the SEC Championship in Auburn, Ala.
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