Softball Heads West To Judi Garman Classic

Thursday, February 26

Fullerton, Calif.

8 p.m.

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Senior shortstop Kenleigh Cahalan ranks second in the NCAA in RBIs (32).

Softball Heads West To Judi Garman Classic

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | Softball

By: Lauren Staff

FULLERTON, Calif. – In the final weekend before opening up Southeastern Conference play, the No. 4/6 Florida softball team heads to the West Coast for five games at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California.

The Gators will face Cal, East Texas A&M, No. 8/9 UCLA, LMU and Oregon State from Feb. 26-28 at the Anderson Family Field on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.

Florida (19-0) is looking to continue its best start since 2016 and pick up its first ranked win of the season.

2026 Judi Garman Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time*
2/26	Cal	8 p.m.
2/26	East Texas A&M	10:30 p.m.
2/27	No. 8/9 UCLA	5:30 p.m.
2/27	LMU	8 p.m.
2/28	Oregon State	3 p.m.

**All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Notables

The last time the Gators played UCLA was on March 1, 2024, when then-freshman Keagan Rothrock threw a complete-game shutout against the Bruins, allowing just four baserunners off two hits and two walks with five strikeouts
- Skylar Wallace hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first, which proved to be the game winner
Ava Brown's first career win was against Oregon State in 2024, when her and Rothrock combined for a one-hitter in a 3-1 Florida victory in Tampa
This weekend will be a homecoming for Taylor Shumaker who is from Fullerton and played at Esperanza High School
- Tim Walton (Cerritos), Francesca Enea (Woodland Hills), Aric Thomas (Riverside) and Kalie Matsuno (Cerritos) are also from Southern California
Florida has faced three of its five weekend opponents in the Women's College World Series: UCLA (2008, 2010, 2018 & 2022), Oregon State (2022) and Cal (2011)
- The Gators went 2-0 against LMU during the Stanford Regional in 2023 in Palo Alto, Calif.
The Gators lead the nation in doubles (44), hits (193) and walks (103)
- Florida ranks in the top-5 in the NCAA in home runs (40), runs batted in (171), on-base percentage (.498), pitching shutouts (8), slugging percentage (.720) and runs (177)
- The Gators are one of just five teams in the NCAA, and one of three in the SEC, with no losses this season, including Grand Canyon, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. Of those undefeated teams, Florida has played the most overall games (19)
Shumaker leads the nation in runs scored (27) and is just one run shy of scoring the 100th run of her career
Brown leads in the NCAA in walks (24) at the plate and ranks second in the NCAA in saves (3) in the circle
Kenleigh Cahalan ranks scored in the NCAA in RBIs (32) - behind just Jordan Woolery of UCLA (36)
Rothrock leads the nation in victories (8) and ranks third in strikeouts (67)
Gabi Comia is one of just 41 players in the NCAA without a strikeout this season
Jocelyn Erickson has 168 career RBIs as a Gator and needs just eight RBIs to move into a tie with Aja Paculba (2008-11) for tenth-most RBIs in program history (176)

Florida versus Judi Garman Opponents

Cal (5-11)

Head Coach	Steve Singleton
Career Record	5-11 (.313)
Florida All-Time Record vs.	8-3
Streak	Florida has won the last seven games
Last Meeting	March 3, 2017 \| UF 4, Cal 0 - Fullerton, Calif.
Last Loss vs.	May 21, 2000 \| UF 1, Cal 2 - Fresno, Calif.

East Texas A&M (5-12)

Head Coach	Brittany Miller
Career Record	33-138 (.193)
Florida All-Time Record vs.	0-0
Last Meeting	This will be the first meeting between the two schools

No. 8/9 UCLA (13-3)

Head Coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez
Career Record	886-225-1 (.797)
Florida All-Time Record vs.	7-10
Streak	UCLA has won six of the last seven
Last Meeting	March 1, 2024 \| UF 1, UCLA 0 - Fullerton, Calif.
Last Loss	February 23, 2003 \| UF 0, UCLA 10 (5) - Palm Springs, Calif.

LMU (13-2)

Head Coach	Tairia Flowers
Career Record	410-384 (.516)
Florida All-Time Record vs.	6-0
Streak	Florida has won all five meetings
Last Meeting	May 20, 2023 \| UF 10, LMU 6 - Palo Alto, Calif.

Oregon State (8-8)

Head Coach	Laura Berg
Career Record	338-312-2 (.513)
Florida All-Time Record vs.	5-0
Streak	Florida has won all five meetings
Last Meeting	February 9, 2024 \| UF 1, OSU 0

Follow Along

The Gators will have radio coverage for all five games on either WRUF 98.1 FM/850 AM or FloridaGators.com with Nevada Cullen and Paul Gerrity on the call.