No. 5/8 Softball Primed for First Road SEC Series At Kentucky

Friday, March 13

Lexington, Ky.

5 p.m.

Florida Gators

Kentucky

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during the Gators' game against the Missouri Tigers on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium in Gainesville, FL / UAA Communications photo by Hannah White

No. 5/8 Softball Primed for First Road SEC Series At Kentucky

Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Softball

By: Lauren Staff

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The No. 5/8 Florida softball team (26-1, 3-0) heads to the Bluegrass State for its first Southeastern Conference road test of the season, facing Kentucky (19-6, 1-2) for a three-game series at John Cropp Stadium on March 13-15.

Friday and Sunday's games will stream on SEC Network+, while Saturday will be a linear broadcast on the SEC Network with Nate Gatter and Jenny Dalton-Hill on the call.

Fans can also listen to all three games FloridaGators.com with Ryan Urquhart and Lance Williams on the radio call.

The Gators are coming off a 3-0 home series sweep over Missouri to open conference play, while the Wildcats went 1-2 at Auburn in their first SEC series.

Kentucky	19-6 (1-2 SEC)
Head Coach	Rachel Lawson
Career Record	644-396-1 (.619)
Florida All-Time Record vs.	60-17
Streak	Florida has won four straight and seven of the last 10
Last Meeting	March 24, 2024 \| UF 7, UK 1 - Gainesville, Fla.
Florida Record vs In Lexington	25-10

	History vs. Kentucky \| Last 10 Results
Kentucky			60-17

Date	Location	W/L	Score
March 24, 2024	Gainesville, Fla.	W	7-1
March 23, 2024	Gainesville, Fla.	W	9-1 (6)
March 22, 2024	Gainesville, Fla.	W	10-2 (5)
May 11, 2023	Fayetteville, Ark.	W	6-2
May 7, 2023	Lexington, Ky.	L	1-0
May 6, 2023	Lexington, Ky.	L	7-6
May 5, 2023	Lexington, Ky.	W	3-2
May 12, 2022	Gainesville, Fla.	W	9-3
March 14, 2021	Gainesville, Fla.	L	4-2
March 13, 2021	Gainesville, Fla.	W	3-1

Weekend Schedule

Friday	Kentucky	5 p.m.	SEC Network +	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats
Saturday	Kentucky	12 p.m.	SEC Network	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats
Sunday	Kentucky	1 p.m.	SEC Network+	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats

NOTABLES:

Keagan Rothrock earned all three wins in the circle against Missouri, becoming the first Florida pitcher to earn all three wins of an SEC series since Hannah Rogers at Ole Miss during the 2011 season
- With a 14-1 record, Rothrock leads the NCAA in victories
Florida graduate assistant Erin Coffel is Kentucky's all-time career home run (68), slugging percentage (.784) and walks (155) leader. She played for the Wildcats from 2021-24
In the Gators' last series against Kentucky in Gainesville, Florida swept the Wildcats with two run-rule victories
- The last time the Gators won a series in Lexington was during the 2017 season
Florida leads the NCAA in doubles (61) and walks (143) and is ranked in the top-5 in batting average (.406), home runs (60), on-base percentage (.505), hits (307), RBI (259), scoring (9.89), pitching shutouts (10), slugging percentage (.725) and total runs (267)
Taylor Shumaker leads the nation in total hits (46) and runs (45) and ranks second in total bases (90)
Kenleigh Cahalan has reached base in all 27 games this season
Both Jocelyn Erickson and Townsen Thomas are on a team-best 11-game hitting streak
Under head coach Tim Walton, the Gators are 33-12 over Kentucky
Both Kentucky and Florida played extra-inning games in the first weekend of SEC play
- The Gators won an 11-inning battle over Missouri, 4-3, while Kentucky dropped a 13-inning game to Auburn, 6-5