Florida Gators
21-1
UCLA
15-3
No. 4/6 Softball Splits Doubleheader at Judi Garman Classic
Saturday, February 28, 2026 | Softball
Ella Wesolowski led the Gators at the plate between the two games, hitting .667 (4-for-6) with three doubles and a home run. She matched a single-game program record of three doubles against the Bruins, a new career-high.
The Fullerton, Calif., native, Taylor Shumaker drove in a team-best five runs on the day, slugging a pair of solo home runs against UCLA, matching her career-best of four hits against the Bruins.
Despite taking the loss against UCLA, Keagan Rothrock (10-1) rebounded with a victory in the circle against LMU, her 10th of the season.
NOTABLES:
- Leah Stevens struck out the side for the first time in her career against UCLA in the top of the seventh inning, getting the No. 2, 3 & 4 hitters in the Bruin lineup swinging
- Ella Wesolowski became just the third Gator to hit three doubles in the same game in program history and first against a Power 4 opponent
- Nicole Kreipl hit three against Florida A&M on March 11, 2003, and Cheyenne Lindsey hit three against Georgia Southern Feb. 21, 2021
- Taylor Shumaker matched her career-best of four hits vs. UCLA. She also had four hits earlier this season against FIU on Feb. 14
- With two solo home runs against the Bruins, Shumaker recorded her second multi-home run performance of the season and sixth of her career
- Through four games in California, Shumaker has batted a team best .647 (11-for-17) with 15 RBI, three home runs, three doubles, three walks and a sacrifice fly
- Madison Walker hit her third home run against the Lions, the game-winning two-run home run in the top of the seventh
- Florida's 21 hits against the Bruins are the most UCLA has ever allowed in a single game in program history
- The Gators had 42 at-bats against the Bruins, their most in a game since March 7, 2020, against Auburn
The Gators cap off their weekend in California on Saturday vs. Oregon State at 3 p.m. ET at Anderson Family Field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cable, Natalie (3-1)
L: Rothrock, Keagan (9-1)
Batting:
2B: Woolery, Jordan 1
HR: Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Garcia, Aleena 1 ; Ramirez, Alexis 1
RBI: Woolery, Jordan 3 ; Bragg, Kaniya 1 ; Alejandre, Bri 2 ; Suarez, Ramsey 2 ; Garcia, Aleena 4 ; Ramirez, Alexis 3
SF: Alejandre, Bri 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slimp, Rylee 1 ; Grant, Megan 2 ; Woolery, Jordan 2 ; Bragg, Kaniya 3 ; Alejandre, Bri 2 ; Suarez, Ramsey 1 ; Garcia, Aleena 1 ; Ramirez, Alexis 1 ; Mercado, Jaella Ann 1 ; Phillips, Mia 1
HBP: Grant, Megan 1 ; Phillips, Mia 1
Batting:
2B: Wesolowski, Ella 3
HR: Shumaker, Taylor 2 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
RBI: Shumaker, Taylor 4 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 2 ; Grover, Kendall 1 ; Walker, Madison 1 ; Wesolowski, Ella 2 ; Comia, Gabi 1 ; Thomas, Townsen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shumaker, Taylor 3 ; Erickson, Jocelyn 2 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1 ; Grover, Kendall 1 ; Desiderio, Giulia 1 ; Walker, Madison 2 ; Wesolowski, Ella 2
HBP: Grover, Kendall 1 ; Comia, Gabi 1
