Saturday, April 25
Orlando, Fla.
6 p.m.
Florida Gators
45-7
7
at
0
UCF
36-14-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| UCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Townsen Thomas hit her first career grand slam in the top of the third inning.
No. 5/8 Softball Sweeps Two-Game Series Over No. 22/21 UCF
Saturday, April 25, 2026 | Softball
ORLANDO, Fla. – Behind a five-RBI game from Townsen Thomas, the No. 5/8 Florida softball team (45-7) secured the two-game series sweep over No. 22/21 UCF (36-14-1) with a 7-0 victory on Saturday evening at the UCF Softball Complex.
The Gators shut out the Knights in back-to-back games, outscoring them 14-0 and allowing just four total hits over 14 innings.
In her first start of the season, Olivia Miller (8-0) twirled her fourth career complete-game shutout, limiting UCF to just one hit, a season-low for the Knights, allowing no walks with two strikeouts.
It was the Orlando native's third top-25 victory of the season in the circle and her first complete-game shutout since Feb. 14, 2025 vs. Providence.
At the plate, Thomas slugged her first career grand slam in the top of the third, finishing the game with five RBIs, matching a career-best.
Cassidy McLellan drove in Florida's other two runs with an RBI triple, the first of her career, and a sacrifice fly.
All nine of Florida's starters recorded at least one hit, led by Thomas, Kenleigh Cahalan and Jocelyn Erickson who each had two hits apiece.
NOTABLES:
The Gators host Florida State in the Gators' final regular-season home game on April 28 at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network.
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The Gators shut out the Knights in back-to-back games, outscoring them 14-0 and allowing just four total hits over 14 innings.
In her first start of the season, Olivia Miller (8-0) twirled her fourth career complete-game shutout, limiting UCF to just one hit, a season-low for the Knights, allowing no walks with two strikeouts.
It was the Orlando native's third top-25 victory of the season in the circle and her first complete-game shutout since Feb. 14, 2025 vs. Providence.
At the plate, Thomas slugged her first career grand slam in the top of the third, finishing the game with five RBIs, matching a career-best.
Cassidy McLellan drove in Florida's other two runs with an RBI triple, the first of her career, and a sacrifice fly.
All nine of Florida's starters recorded at least one hit, led by Thomas, Kenleigh Cahalan and Jocelyn Erickson who each had two hits apiece.
NOTABLES:
- Florida is now 27-7 all-time over the Knights and 8-4 against them in Orlando
- Saturday marked just the third time Florida has shut out UCF on the road and first since April 19, 2006
- Townsen Thomas' grand slam was Florida's third of the season
- Kenleigh Cahalan hit a grand slam vs. Jacksonville on Feb. 11 and Jocelyn Erickson hit one versus East Texas A&M on Feb. 26
- Thomas extended her hitting steak to 11 games, her second double-digit hitting streak this season
- Olivia Miller holds a 15-0 career record in the circle with 117.1 career innings pitched
- With two runs on the night, Taylor Shumaker has now scored 76 runs this season, the fifth-most in a single season in program history
The Gators host Florida State in the Gators' final regular-season home game on April 28 at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miller, Olivia (8-0)
L: Reagan Vokoun (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
3B: McLellan, Cassidy 1
HR: Thomas, Townsen 1
RBI: Thomas, Townsen 5 ; McLellan, Cassidy 2
SF: McLellan, Cassidy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shumaker, Taylor 2 ; Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Grover, Kendall 1 ; Thomas, Townsen 2 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
HBP: Brown, Ava 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
5
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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