Florida Softball 2026 Fall Ball Central

Friday, October 16

Gainesville, Fla.

6 p.m.

Florida Gators

Santa Fe College

Seven of Florida's eight exhibitions will be played at home.

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By: Lauren Staff

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida softball has announced its fall exhibition schedule, giving fans eight opportunities to see the 2026-27 Gators in action.

Matchups against Florida State and UCF headline the schedule, which also features a contest against local opponent Santa Fe College.

Seven of the eight exhibitions will take place at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville. The Gators' lone road exhibition is scheduled for Nov. 15 against UCF in Orlando.

The 2027 Florida softball roster features 21 players, including 14 returners from the 2026 squad and seven newcomers. The newcomers consist of five freshmen and two transfers.

Know Before You Go:

Gates: Gates will open one hour before first pitch
Admission: Admission to all seven home exhibitions is free and open to the public. Fans are encouraged to bring canned goods as their admission to support the Gators' canned food drive benefiting Bread of the Mighty Food Bank
Seating: Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis
Concessions: Concessions will be available at all fall exhibition games. Outside food and drinks also will be permitted
Game length: The fall opener against Santa Fe will be seven innings. All other fall exhibition games will be 10 innings

What You Cannot Bring:

Artificial noise-making devices
Backpacks
Cameras with detachable lenses larger than 6 inches
Clothing items determined offensive and/or disruptive by Game Day Staff, including items displaying offensive or hateful content
Flags
Ice chests, hard-sided coolers and ice bags
Alcoholic beverages
Tobacco products including vapes
Umbrellas
Video cameras/cases
Weapons
Any items deemed hazardous by game management personnel

Fall 2026 Schedule

Opponent	Date	Time	Location	Innings	Score
Santa Fe	Oct. 16	6 p.m.	Gainesville	7 inn.	W, 20-0
Carson-Newman	Oct. 17	6 p.m.	Gainesville	10 inn.	W, 29-1
UNF	Oct. 23	6 p.m.	Gainesville	10 inn.
USF	Oct. 27	6 p.m.	Gainesville	10 inn.
St. Leo	Nov. 6	6 p.m.	Gainesville	10 inn.
FSU	Nov. 13	6 p.m.	Gainesville	10 inn.
UCF	Nov. 15	2 p.m.	Orlando	10 inn.
JU	Nov. 20	6 p.m.	Gainesville	10 inn.

All dates and times are subject to change.

Game 1: Florida 20, Santa Fe 0

The Gators opened their fall schedule with a 20-0 victory over Santa Fe on Friday evening in front of a packed crowd at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

Shayla Bahr, Brooklyn Gidley, Kennedy Bradley, Tori Edwards, Kairi Rodriguez, Nina Carcone and Caroline Stanton each made their first fall appearances as Gators. Florida batted eight in the starting lineup, including six freshmen hitters and Stanton as the starting pitcher.

Edwards delivered a pair of home runs in back-to-back at-bats, launching a two-run shot into the scoreboard in the fifth inning before sending a solo home run onto the roof of the pitching lab in the sixth.

Rodriguez led the Gators with five RBIs, going 4-for-6 at the plate. She recorded two doubles, including a bases-clearing double in the first inning, and slugged a two-run home run in the second inning.

In the circle, Stanton tossed five hitless innings, allowing just two walks while recording three strikeouts. Olivia Miller pitched the final two innings, striking out four batters, including the side in order in the top of the seventh, while surrendering just one hit.

Game 2: Florida 29, Carson-Newman 1

The Gators secured their second victory of the weekend Saturday night, defeating Carson-Newman 29-1 to improve to 2-0 to open the fall slate. Florida hit .528 as a team, with nine different players recording multi-hit performances.

Ava Brown, who also started in the circle, went yard twice, launching a two-run home run in the first inning before following up with a three-run shot in the third. Brown finished 4-for-6 at the plate with two home runs, a double and a walk, leading the team in slugging percentage (1.833) and RBIs (6).

Taylor Shumaker made an immediate impact in her first at-bat of the fall, driving in Townsen Thomas with a two-run home run to left-center field.

Tori Edwards added her third home run of the fall in the third inning, finishing the night tied with Shumaker for the team-best batting average at .750 (3-for-4). Edwards drove in five runs against the Eagles, while Shumaker finished with four RBIs and a team-high five runs scored and a pair of stolen bases.

In the circle, Brown, Katelynn Oxley, Allison Sparkman and Keagan Rothrock combined to allow just five hits and one unearned run while recording 15 strikeouts. Rothrock led the staff with seven strikeouts, followed by Oxley with five, Brown with two and Sparkman with one. Florida's pitchers, who faced 34 batters, did not allow a walk on the night.