Florida Gators

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The second-seeded Florida softball team is set to take on No. 7-seed and Southeastern Conference foe Georgia Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m. (ET) in its first game of the Women's College World Series (WCWS).
 
The Gators (55-9) advanced the WCWS after winning three-straight during the NCAA Gainesville Regional with decisions over Bethune-Cookman and Ohio State twice. UF advanced the its ninth overall WCWS after taking a thrilling three-game series against No. 15-seed Texas A&M.
 
Jordan Matthews crushed a walk-off three-run home run in the seventh inning to win the deciding game three 5-3 over the Aggies.
 
Every game that the Gators play at the WCWS will be broadcast on WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM). Kyle Crooks and former Gator softball standout Kelsey Horton will have the call for each game.
 
Tomorrow's game against the Bulldogs (48-11) is set air on ESPN 2 with Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michelle Smith and Holley Rowe providing the play-by-play and coverage.
 
Notable Notes:

• Kelly Barnhill, Amanda Lorenz and Nicole DeWitt each earned NFCA All-American honors today. This is Lorenz's third All-American accolade while it's Barnhill's second and DeWitt's first.
• The nine Women's College World Series appearances are the most by any program in the country since 2008. During that span, the Gators have made the championship series five times and have won two national titles (2014 & 2015).
• UF leads the nation with 348 walks on the season and is just two away from breaking the current NCAA single-season record, which Auburn set in 2016 with 349.
• Amanda Lorenz is hitting .615 (8-for-13) in NCAA postseason play with six RBI, six runs scored, 12 walks and 1.000 slugging percentage.
• Georgia took the regular season series earlier this year, 2-1, in Athens, Ga.

 

Scouting the Bulldogs
Head Coach	Lu Harris-Champer (22nd Season, 18th at UGA)
Record	Career: 1,069-383-1 | at UGA: 860-319
All-Time Record vs.	39-27 (.603)
Streak	Won Last Meeting
Last Meeting	April 10, 2017 | W, 3-0

 

Leaders
Avg.	Cortni Emanuel (.437)	|	Wins	Kylie Bass (15-3)
Hits	Cortni Emanuel (90)	|	ERA	Mary Wilson Avant (1.65)
RBI	Alyssa DiCarlo (66)	|	Saves	Brittany Gray, Kylie Bass & Mary Wilson Avant (2)

 

		History vs. Georgia | Last 10 Results
Georgia				39-27
Home: 18-15		Away: 18-9		Neutral: 3-3
Date		Location	W/L	Score
4/18/15		Athens, Ga.	W	8-4
4/18/15		Athens, Ga.	W	4-3
5/26/16		Gainesville, Fla.	L	3-0
5/27/16		Gainesville, Fla.	L	3-2
4/8/17		Gainesville, Fla.	W	5-0
4/9/17		Gainesville, Fla.	W	4-1
4/10/17		Gainesville, Fla.	W	3-0
3/16/18		Athens, Ga.	L	5-4
3/17/18		Athens, Ga.	L	11-1
3/18/18		Athens, Ga.	W	5-1
Broadcast Information
Live Stats	Link
Radio	WGGG (92.1 FM/1230 AM) & WMOP (100.1 FM/900 AM)
Audio	Link
TV	ESPN2
WatchESPN	Link

 
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