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NCAA Championships | 2014 & 2015 No. 2 WCWS Appearances | '08, '09, '10, '11, '13, 14, '15 & '17 SEC Champions | '98, '08, '09, '13, '15, '16 & '17 5-0 (0-0) SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 14, 2018 R 5-0 | H 0-0 | A 1-0 | N 4-0 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium USF WILSON-DEMARINI TOURNAMENT Gainesville, Fla. 2/9/2018 vs. Illinois State W, 9-0 BROADCASTS INFO 2/10/2018 vs. No. 18/16 Michigan W, 2-0 2/10/2018 vs. Georgia State W, 11-0 (5) RADIO 2/11/2018 vs. UAB W, 6-0 Ryan Urquhart FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA 2/11/2018 at USF W, 14-3 WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM) 5-0 W-L 2-3 2/14/2018 vs. North Florida SEC NETWORK + 6:00 PM 2/17/2018 at No. 16/19 Louisiana-Lafayette 4:00 PM SEC NETWORK + .310 AVG .262 2/17/2018 at No. 16/19 Louisiana-Lafayette 7:00 PM Bernie Guenther & Kelsey Horton 2/18/2018 at No. 16/19 Louisiana-Lafayette 2:00 PM 39 H 33 2/21/2018 vs. Oakland (DH) 4:00 PM IMPACT LEADERS 42 R 18 AQUAFINA INVITATIONAL Overall Season ________________________North Florida 2B Amanda Lorenz (.500) __ ____(.526) Navia Penrod 11 7 2/23/2018 vs. Maryland 4:30 PM Batting Avg. 2/23/2018 vs. Illinois State 7:00 PM Amanda Lorenz (7) _______ Hits _______ (10) Navia Penrod 2 3B 0 2/24/2018 vs. Maryland 2:00 PM Amanda Lorenz (6) _______Runs __________(3) Three Tied 2/24/2018 vs. Iowa State 4:30 PM Jordan Matthews (10) ______ RBIs ________(4) Navia Penrod 4 HR 0 2/25/2018 vs. Iowa State 11:00 AM Lorenz/Hannah Adams (3) __Doubles ____(4) Dominica Cocuzza 2/25/2018 vs. Georgia Southern 1:30 PM Ocasio/DeWitt (1) _______ Triples________________ N/A 22 BB 14 Jordan Matthews (2)_____Home Runs ______________ N/A JUDI GARMAN CLASSIC SB Lorenz/DeWitt (4) _______ Walks _____(4) Dominica Cocuzza 2 10 3/1/2018 vs.Loyola Marymount 5:30 PM Lorenz/Adams (1)______ Stolen Bases ______(3) Kayla McGory 0.68 ERA 1.65 3/1/2018 at Cal State Fullerton 8:00 PM Ocasio (3) _____________Wins ______ (1) Blourne/Matzko 3/2/2018 vs. Michigan State 12:30 PM 3/2/2018 vs. Charlotte 8:30 PM Three Tied (0.00) _________ ERA _____(1.31) Morgan Blourne 4 SH/O 1 3/3/2018 vs. Baylor 1:00 PM N/A _________________Saves ________________ N/A Aleshia Ocasio (15) _________Ks _______ (22) Sydney Matzko 1.000 FLD% .951 3/9/2018 vs. Kentucky* 6:00 PM 3/10/2018 vs. Kentucky* 6:00 PM THE FIRST PITCH 3/11/2018 vs. Kentucky* 12:00 PM 3/16/2018 at Georgia* 6:00 PM • The Gators are primed and ready to compete at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for the first time of 3/17/2018 at Georgia* 2:00 PM the 2018 season with a single game against North Florida on Valentine's Day. Florida went 5-0 during 3/18/2018 at Georgia* 2:00 PM opening weekend at the USF Wilson-DeMarini Tounrmanet in Tampa, Fla. 3/21/2018 vs. USF 6:00 PM • Florida stayed at No. 2 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll & ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll 3/24/2018 vs. Texas A&M* 5:00 PM after opening weekend - Oklahoma retained the top stop in both polls. 3/25/2018 vs. Texas A&M* 7:00 PM 3/26/2018 vs. Texas A&M* 7:00 PM • For the fifth consecutive season the Gators were picked by the league's head coaches to win the 3/28/2018 vs. FIU (DH) 4:00 PM SEC title. The league office announced the poll results on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The team picked up 11 3/30/2018 vs. Hampton 4:00 PM of the 13 available first place votes for a total of 143 points. 3/30/2018 vs. Jacksonville 6:30 PM 3/31/2018 vs. Hampton 1:00 PM • The Gators placed a league leading five on the 2018 Preseason All-SEC Team this season. Seniors 3/31/2018 vs. Jacksonville 3:30 PM Kayli Kvistad, Nicole DeWitt and Aleshia Ocasio joined juniors Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz on 4/4/2018 at UCF 6:00 PM the squad. All five were selected as 2017 All-SEC First Team selections after having very productive 4/7/2018 at Alabama* 1:00 PM seasons and Barnhill also earned SEC Pitcher of the Year honors. 4/8/2018 at Alabama* 3:00 PM 4/9/2018 at Alabama* 7:00 PM • Last season the Gators had four student-athletes named NFCA All-Americans in Delanie Gourley, 4/11/2018 at Florida State 8:00 PM Kelly Barnhill, Kayli Kvistad and Amanda Lorenz. Three of the four return for the 2017 season which is tied for the most returning All-Americans by any NCAA DI program in the nation. Florida also has a 4/13/2018 vs. South Carolina* 6:00 PM fourth NFCA All-American on the roster as Aleshia Ocasio earned the honor in 2016. 4/14/2018 vs. South Carolina* 1:00 PM 4/15/2018 vs. South Carolina* 1:00 PM • Barnhill and Lorenz landed on the Top 50 "Watch List" for the 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player 4/20/2018 at Mississippi State* 7:00 PM of the Year award. Last season Barnhill became only the second sophomore ever (Cat Osterman, 4/21/2018 at Mississippi State* 2:00 PM 2003) and second Gator (Lauren Haeger, 2015) ever to win the coveted award. This is Lorenz's first 4/22/2018 at Mississippi State* 1:00 PM appearance on the Top 50 "Watch List". 4/25/2018 vs. Florida State 6:00 PM 4/27/2018 vs. LSU* 5:30 PM • The Gators touted the nation's best fielding defense last season with a .985 fielding percentage. This 4/28/2018 vs. LSU* 12:00 PM season the team returns a majority of those players but welcomes in freshman Hannah Adams at 2B, 4/29/2018 vs. LSU* 12:00 PM while senior Nicole DeWitt will make the transition to 3B. 5/4/2018 at Missouri* 8:00 PM 5/5/2018 at Missouri* 3:00 PM 5/6/2018 at Missouri* 3:00 PM 5/9/2018 SEC Tournament Columbia, Mo. TBD Herb Brooks, Assistant Director of Communications 5/172018 NCAA Regional Campus Sites TBD E-Mail - [email protected] University of Florida Athletic Association 5/24/2018 NCAA Super Regional Campus Sites TBD Office - (352) 692-6617 | Cell - (352) 262-1080 P.O. Box 14485, Gainesville, FL 32604-2485 5/31?2018 NCAA Women’s College World Series TBD NOTES Ocasio Perfect In Season Opener DeWitt Makes Move To Third Patience & Power Junior Aleshia Ocasio received the first Senior Nicole DeWitt will make the move Senior Kaylie Kvistad crushed the UF single start in the circle to open the 2018 season over to third base for the 2018 season while season record for walks last year with 67. for the Gators. freshman Hannah Adams takes over duties That’s almost double the amount of free at second base. DeWitt started all 68 games bases she drew in 2016 (36) and way past The St. Cloud, Fla. native couldn't have at second last year. the number etched during her freshman had a better start as she opened with 5.0 campaign in 2015 (25). innings pitched against Illinois State without However, the Garden Grove, Calif. native is allowing a single base runner. no stranger to the position as she already The Lake City, Fla. native’s patience not has 20 starts at third in 191 games played only afforded her a record number of free Ocasio was relieved by Katie Chronister in as a Gator. Her last start on the "hot passes to first base last year, but it also the sixth and eventually Kelly Barnhill in corner" was 74 games ago against Ole Miss forced opposing pitchers to put the ball the seventh. Florida finished the game with (5/12/16). where Kvistad wanted it. allowing only one hit for the program's 23rd combined one-hitter. The result was more hits, more specifically Gators vs. The Top 25 extra base hits. The talented hitter more Later in the tournament Florida went on than doubled her doubles as she cranked record another one-hitter against Georgia Last season Florida notched a 24-6 record out 14 in 2017 while only producing six in State (Feb. 10). against teams ranked in the NFCA/USA 2016 and five in 2015. Today Top 25 and 22-6 mark against those ranked in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Top Matthews Mashes Her Way Into Lineup 25. Gators on National TV Freshman Jordan Matthews received her This weekend the Gators will face their first Late January, ESPN and the SEC Network first collegiate at-bat against Illinois State ranked opponent in No. 18 Michigan. Florida announced the television schedule for the (Feb. 9). Despite the result of the at-bat has defeated the Wolverines in its last three 2018 season. The Gators, scheduled to being a line drive out to third, she definitely contests. appear 14 times during the regular season, made enough of an impression to stay in recorded a 15-7 record in 2017 across the the lineup for another chance. ESPN family of networks.