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No. 4/5 Softball Picks Up Wins Over Marshall & Georgia Tech at Florida Classic
Friday, February 13, 2026 | Softball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 4/5 Florida softball team improved to 9-0 with a pair of wins on the first day of the Florida Classic at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Friday evening.
The Gators opened the day with a 6-3 win over Marshall, before securing a come-from-behind victory over Georgia Tech, 8-5, in the nightcap.
Jocelyn Erickson swung a hot bat, hitting a combined .714 (5-for-7) on the day, including four RBI, a double and two home runs against the Yellow Jackets.
Olivia Miller (1-0) earned the first win of her junior season in the circle, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.
Ava Brown (13-0) picked up the victory in game one and the save in game two, striking out a team-high five batters on the day.
NOTABLES:
Florida faces FIU and Marshall at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., respectively, on Saturday. For the full Florida Classic tournament schedule, click here.
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The Gators opened the day with a 6-3 win over Marshall, before securing a come-from-behind victory over Georgia Tech, 8-5, in the nightcap.
Jocelyn Erickson swung a hot bat, hitting a combined .714 (5-for-7) on the day, including four RBI, a double and two home runs against the Yellow Jackets.
Olivia Miller (1-0) earned the first win of her junior season in the circle, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.
Ava Brown (13-0) picked up the victory in game one and the save in game two, striking out a team-high five batters on the day.
NOTABLES:
- Jocelyn Erickson has now hit two home runs in the same game three times in her career: at Mississippi State (March 29, 2024), vs. New Mexico State (Feb. 22, 2025) and now vs. Georgia Tech (Feb. 13, 2026)
- With her save tonight, Ava Brown has two saves on the season and nine in her career
- She is now in sole-possession of sixth-most saves in program history
- Keagan Rothrock earned her first save of the season and third in her career against Marshall
- In each of her three career saves, Brown has been the winning pitcher
- Her last save was at Mississippi State on March 29, 2024
- Olivia Miller now holds a 8-0 career record in the circle
- Her last win came on April 9, 2025, at Stetson
- Kenleigh Cahalan hit her third home run of the season vs. Marshall, a two-run shot in the second inning
- Cahalan had three RBI against the Thundering Herd, her team-best fifth multi-RBI outing of the season
- With 18 RBI, the senior infielder currently leads the Southeastern Conference
- She's also on a team-best eight-game hitting streak
- Four Gators have reached base in all nine games this season: Brown, Cahalan, Taylor Shumaker and Cassidy McLellan
- Florida improves to 8-1 all-time against Georgia Tech and 5-0 against Marshall
- The Gators turned a pair of double plays against Marshall, their first two of the season
Florida faces FIU and Marshall at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., respectively, on Saturday. For the full Florida Classic tournament schedule, click here.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Ava (3-0)
L: King, Jules (2-2)
S: Rothrock, Keagan (1)
Batting:
HR: Burko, Sydni 1
RBI: Burko, Sydni 2 ; Adkins, Hale 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gerlach, Bel 1 ; Burko, Sydni 1 ; Blake, Ava 1
Batting:
2B: Walker, Madison 1 ; Thomas, Townsen 1
HR: Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
RBI: Brown, Ava 1 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 3 ; Walker, Madison 1 ; Thomas, Townsen 1
SF: Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Matsuno, Kalie 1 ; McLellan, Cassidy 1 ; Brown, Ava 1 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1 ; Walker, Madison 1
HBP: Walker, Madison 1
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