Thursday, April 17
Gainesville, Fla.
6 p.m.
Florida Gators
vs
Alabama
Softball Set For Home Series With No. 22/17 Alabama
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The No. 8/7 Florida softball team welcomes No. 22/17 Alabama for a top 25 three-game Southeastern Conference series kicking off Thursday.
The series opener is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Kyle Crooks and Aleshia Ocasio on the call.
Game two will air on SEC Network on Friday at 6 p.m. and the series finale on Saturday will air on ESPN2 at 2 p.m.
Beth Mowins (play-by-play) and Michele Smith (analyst) will have the call for game two and three.
Coming off its third SEC road victory at No. 19 Ole Miss, Florida (37-9, 9-6 SEC) is looking to secure its first home conference series win of the season against the Crimson Tide.
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Thursday, April 17
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The series opener is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Kyle Crooks and Aleshia Ocasio on the call.
Game two will air on SEC Network on Friday at 6 p.m. and the series finale on Saturday will air on ESPN2 at 2 p.m.
Beth Mowins (play-by-play) and Michele Smith (analyst) will have the call for game two and three.
Coming off its third SEC road victory at No. 19 Ole Miss, Florida (37-9, 9-6 SEC) is looking to secure its first home conference series win of the season against the Crimson Tide.
| No. 22/17 Alabama (30-16, 7-8 SEC) | |
| Head Coach | Patrick Murphy |
| Career Record | 1,334-410-2 (.765) |
| Florida All-Time Record vs. Alabama | 43-46 |
| Last 10 | The teams are 5-5 in the last 10 meetings |
| Last Series | Florida took two of three in 2024 in Tuscaloosa |
| Florida Record vs. in Gainesville | 14-22 |
| History vs. Alabama | Last 10 Results | ||||
| Alabama | 43-46 | |||
| Home: 16-24 | Away: 15-18 | Neutral: 12-4 | ||
| Date | Location | W/L | Score | |
| 6/2/2024 | Oklahoma City | W | 6-4 | |
| 3/11/2024 | Tuscaloosa | L | 3-0 | |
| 3/10/2024 | Tuscaloosa | W | 11-2 (5) | |
| 3/9/2024 | Tuscaloosa | W | 2-0 | |
| 4/11/2022 | Gainesville | W | 12-7 | |
| 4/10/2022 | Gainesville | L | 2-1 | |
| 4/9/2022 | Gainesville | L | 8-3 | |
| 5/15/2021 | Tuscaloosa | L | 4-0 | |
| 4/18/2021 | Tuscaloosa | L | 4-2 | |
| 4/17/2021 | Tuscaloosa | W | 9-2 | |
| Thursday | Alabama | 6 p.m. (ET) | SEC Network+ | Watch | Live Stats | Listen |
| Friday | Alabama | 6 p.m. (ET) | SEC Network | Watch | Live Stats | Listen |
| Saturday | Alabama | 2 p.m. (ET) | ESPN2 | Watch | Live Stats | Listen |
- Mia Williams earned her first SEC Co-Player of the Week honor on Tuesday afternoon
- The sophomore second baseman slugged 1.455 with three home runs in Florida's series victory at No. 19 Ole Miss, including a pair of solo shots in the series opener, her first multi-home run performance of her career
- With three RBI against the Rebels on April 12, Taylor Shumaker set a new Florida freshman record for runs driven in at 61
- Florida has scored 41.4% (150-of-362) of its runs this season off of home runs
- 15 of the Gators' 28 runs scored at Ole Miss (53.5%) came off of a combined seven home runs
- The Gators are looking for its first home SEC series win of the season. All three of their series victories have been on the road: at Texas A&M, Auburn & Ole Miss
- Kendra Falby has reached base in all 46 games this season and in 48 straight dating back to the 2024 Women's College Series
- She's also tallied at least one hit in 42 games this season and in every SEC match up
- Falby is four stolen bases shy of tying Skylar Wallace for the Florida career stolen base record (119)
- She has swiped 115 bags in her career, including 33 this season
- Assistant coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro was a two-time NFCA All-American as a two-way player at Alabama, graduating in 2007. She also spent 2012-2021 as the Tide's pitching coach
- Gator third baseman Kenleigh Cahalan spent her first two season as the Crimson Tide's shortstop and was a All-SEC Second team selection in 2024. She is a Trussville, Ala., native
- Korbe Otis has tallied multi-hit outings for the Gators in four of the last six-games, including matching her season-high three hits in the series opener at Ole Miss
Thursday, April 17
- Military Day
- Letter Station to Troops
- Honorary First Pitch by Florida volleyball head coach Ryan Theis
- Tykes Day: Tykes Flag Giveaway (First 250 fans)
- Kids Run The Bases (Post Game)
- Tim Walton Bobble head Giveaway (First 500 fans)
- Post-Game Autographs (Junior & Sophomore classes)
Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683.
FOLLOW THE GATORS
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Florida Softball on Twitter
Head Coach Tim Walton on Twitter
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