GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Coming off a top-five Southeastern Conference series win at No. 5/4 Texas A&M over the weekend, the No. 3 Florida softball team returns to Katie Pressley Stadium on Wednesday to host (RV) UCF.
First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Kyle Crooks and Aleshia Ocasio on the call.
Ryan Urquhart and Marty Pallman will have the radio call on ESPN 98.1FM/850AM WRUF.
The Gators are 13-1 at home this season and 6-0 against in-state opponents.
The Knights enter the matchup coming off a series victory at No. 5 Arizona over the weekend, the highest-ranked series win in program history.
| (RV) UCF (19-8-1) |
| Head Coach |
Cindy Ball-Malone |
| Career Record |
334-229-3 (.593) |
| Florida All-Time Record vs. |
25-7 (.781) |
| Streak |
Florida has won the last three matchups |
| Last Meeting |
March 8, 2023 - UF 3, UCF 0 (Gainesville) |
| Florida Record Vs In Gainesville |
17-3 |
History vs. UCF | Last 10 Results
| UCF |
|
25-7 |
| Home: 17-3 |
Away: 7-4 |
Neutral: 1-0 |
| Date |
Location |
W/L |
Score |
| 3/8/23 |
Gainesville |
W |
3-0 |
| 3/30/22 |
Gainesville |
W |
10-3 |
| 2/27/22 |
Orlando |
W |
12-11 |
| 4/14/21 |
Gainesville |
L |
7-0 |
| 3/24/21 |
Orlando |
L |
8-6 |
| 3/13/19 |
Gainesville |
W |
7-0 |
| 4/4/18 |
Orlando |
L |
8-6 |
| 4/19/17 |
Gainesville |
W |
5-0 |
| 5/22/16 |
Gainesville |
W |
1-0 |
| 5/21/16 |
Gainesville |
W |
9-1 (6) |
Notables
- Florida is off to its best 28-game start to a season since the 2017 team went 27-1
- The Gators are 6-0 against in-state opponents this season, recording wins vs. North Florida, USF, FGCU, Stetson, Jacksonville & FAMU
- Florida has run-ruled all six in-state opponents, outscoring them a combined 54-2 and allowing just one earned run over 31 innings
- Coming off a 2-1 series victory at No. 5/4 Texas A&M, The Gators have now won seven-straight SEC-opening series going back to 2019 and 17 times in 20 seasons under head coach Tim Walton
- Prior to this weekend in College Station, Florida's last top-5 road win in the regular season was at No. 3 Alabama on April 17, 2021. The Gators took two of three from the Crimson Tide that weekend
- Senior Kendra Falby has reached base in 28 straight games, the longest streak for a Gator since Skylar Wallace in 2023 (30)
- Falby is currently on a team-best 14-game hitting streak
- Freshman Taylor Shumaker was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week on Tuesday. It is her second weekly conference honor this season
- Senior Reagan Walsh tallied her 20th career sacrifice fly vs. the Aggies. She needs just one more to tie Megan Bush and Charla Echols for the school record of 21
- Walsh has hit a combined seven home runs over the last seven games, including two multi-home run games vs. Western Michigan and Texas A&M
- Florida has recorded 17 multi-home run games, including in the last four games and in six of the last seven outings
- Five different Florida players combined for eight home runs against Texas A&M – Mia Williams (2), Jocelyn Erickson (2), Reagan Walsh (2), Taylor Shumaker (1) and Kenleigh Cahalan (1)
- 12 different Gators have hit 56 home runs this season – Taylor Shumaker (13), Reagan Walsh (9), Mia Williams (9), Jocelyn Erickson (8), Kenleigh Cahalan (7), Korbe Otis (3), Rylee Holtorf (2), Gabi Comia (1), Ava Brown (1), Brooke Barnard (1), Kendra Falby (1) and Cassidy McLellan (1)
Single-Game Ticket Information
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