Gators softball (29-4) will play two games against Western Kentucky (15-5) and an exhibition against Softball Canada this Saturday and Sunday. Florida head coach Tim Walton announced the addition of Western Kentucky to the schedule on Tuesday. The Gators previously only had Softball Canada on their schedule for the weekend.
The Gators will host Western Kentucky at 11 a.m. on Saturday and later Softball Canada at 1:30 p.m. Then they’ll wrap up the weekend against the Hilltoppers on Sunday at 11 a.m. The two games against Western Kentucky will air on SEC Network+.
Gators’ Success
Florida continued their winning ways with a doubleheader sweep of USF on Wednesday. The No. 5 Gators cruised to a six-inning 9-1 victory in the first game of the doubleheader and won in a narrower second game, 2-1.
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A special report from the UAA on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 5 Florida defeated USF, 9-1 (6) & 2-1, in a midweek doubleheader Wednesday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Charla Echols led the Gators (29-4) with four RBI through the two games, which included a key three-run home run in the first game against the Bulls (17-9) and an RBI double in game two that sealed the second victory of the day.
In the circle, UF picked up a complete-game from
Elizabeth Hightower (13-2), who allowed just one run on three hits, in game one and a solid start from
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Florida s Charla Echols rockets a double to the wall in the Gators second game in their doubleheader against USF. Echols s double scored Hannah Adams from first to give the Gators a 2-1 lead and the victory. (Photo Credit: @GatorsSB / Twitter)
Echols Leads Gator Softball to Doubleheader Sweep of USF
Charla Echols stepped to the plate in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against USF with two runners on base. She blasted the third pitch in the at-bat over the fence in right-center field to give the Gators an early 3-0 lead in the first game of the doubleheader.
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