Florida will honor its four seniors, Jocelyn Erickson, Kenleigh Cahalan, Kendall Grover and Giulia Desiderio, pregame on Saturday.
Softball To Host Auburn; Senior Day Set For Saturday
Thursday, April 16, 2026 | Softball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The No. 4/7 Florida softball team will host Auburn in its final Southeastern Conference home series of the regular season at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The first game is set for Friday, April 17, at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network+.
The Gators (41-5, 14-4 SEC) will hold their Senior Day recognition prior to the game against the Tigers (23-19, 2-13 SEC) on Saturday, April 18, at 3 p.m.
Florida has four graduating seniors: Jocelyn Erickson, Kenleigh Cahalan, Kendall Grover and Giulia Desiderio.
The series finale is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, at 1 p.m.
All three games will be streamed on SEC Network+ with Aleshia Ocasio and Ryan Urquhart calling the action.
Fans can also listen to all three games on either FloridaGators.com/Gators+ (Friday/Saturday) or 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF (Sunday) where Sky Lebron, Nevada Cullen and Nate Bilgoray will have the radio call.
The Gators enter the weekend looking to secure their fourth SEC home series of the season.
Tickets are available from the Gator Ticket Office.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE:
NOTABLES:
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The Gators (41-5, 14-4 SEC) will hold their Senior Day recognition prior to the game against the Tigers (23-19, 2-13 SEC) on Saturday, April 18, at 3 p.m.
Florida has four graduating seniors: Jocelyn Erickson, Kenleigh Cahalan, Kendall Grover and Giulia Desiderio.
The series finale is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, at 1 p.m.
All three games will be streamed on SEC Network+ with Aleshia Ocasio and Ryan Urquhart calling the action.
Fans can also listen to all three games on either FloridaGators.com/Gators+ (Friday/Saturday) or 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF (Sunday) where Sky Lebron, Nevada Cullen and Nate Bilgoray will have the radio call.
The Gators enter the weekend looking to secure their fourth SEC home series of the season.
Tickets are available from the Gator Ticket Office.
| Auburn (23-19, 2-13 SEC) | |
| Co-Head Coaches | Chris & Kate Malveaux |
| Record at Auburn | 58-43 (.574) |
| Florida All-Time Record vs. | 53-24 |
| Streak | Florida has won eight of the last 10 games |
| Last Meeting | March 30, 2025 - UF 4, Auburn 3 - Auburn, Ala. |
| Florida Record vs. in Gainesville | 26-6 |
| History vs. Auburn | Last 10 Results | ||||
| Auburn | 53-24 | |||
| Home: 26-6 | Away: 22-14 | Neutral: 5-4 | ||
| Date | Location | W/L | Score | |
| 3/30/2025 | Auburn, Ala. | W | 4-3 | |
| 3/29/2025 | Auburn, Ala. | W | 10-0 (6) | |
| 3/28/2025 | Auburn, Ala. | W | 11-7 | |
| 4/8/2023 | Gainesville, Fla. | L | 7-0 | |
| 4/7/2023 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 6-3 | |
| 4/6/2023 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 3-2 (8) | |
| 4/3/2022 | Auburn, Ala. | W | 3-0 | |
| 4/2/2022 | Auburn, Ala. | W | 7-6 | |
| 4/1/2022 | Auburn, Ala. | L | 3-1 | |
| 3/8/2020 | Gainesville, Fla. | W | 11-0 (5) | |
WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
| Friday | Auburn | 6 p.m. | SEC Network+ |
| Saturday | Auburn | 3 p.m | SEC Network+ |
| Sunday | Auburn | 1 p.m. | SEC Network+ |
PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE:
| Friday | Free face painting on the third base concourse | |
| Saturday | Senior Day | First 500 fans will receive Alberta sunflower bobbleheads |
| Sunday | Post-game autographs & a balloon artist on the concourse |
NOTABLES:
- The Gators have won 16 straight series against Auburn. The last time the Tigers took a series over Florida was at Auburn in 2005
- Coach Tim Walton has never lost a series to the Auburn
- After tossing her first career no-hitter in SEC play in the series opener at South Carolina on April 10, Keagan Rothrock earned NFCA, SEC and Softball America Pitcher of the Week honors on Tuesday
- Florida leads the nation in doubles (94), rank second in fielding percentage (.987), third in hits (461) and walks (223) and fourth in total runs (384), pitching shutouts (14) and batting average (.365)
- Individually, Taylor Shumaker ranks second in the NCAA in runs scored (70) and fourth in hits (72), Jocelyn Erickson ranks third in RBIs (67) and seventh in home runs (19) and Keagan Rothrock ranks fourth in victories (21) and eighth in pitching shutouts (5)
- Erickson, who has hit 49 home runs as a Gator, is one home run shy of becoming just the fifth Florida player in program history to hit 50 or more home runs in their career: Lauren Haeger (71), Megan Bush (65), Francesca Enea (61) and Kelsey Bruder (52)
- The senior is just three home runs shy of matching the Florida single-season record of 22 home runs. The record is currently held by Taylor Shumaker (2025) and Brittany Schutte (2011)
- With 212 RBIs in her Florida career, fifth-most in program history, Erickson is just five RBIs of moving into a tie with Megan Bush (2008-11) for fourth-most in program history (217)
- Rothrock, who is 21-4 on the season and 10-3 in SEC play, currently has 70 career wins, which ranks sixth-most in program history
- She needs just one more win in the circle to move into a tie with Aleshia Ocasio (71), who is calling this weekend's games on SEC Network+, for fifth-most wins as a Gator
- In SEC play, the Gators lead the conference in fielding percentage (.996), rank third in team ERA (3.76) and fifth in batting average (.296).
- Auburn ranks 13th in ERA (7.08), 14th in fielding percentage (.966) and 15th in batting average (.197)
- Three different Gators rank in the top-10 in OPS (on base + slugging percentage) in SEC play: No. 2 Erickson (22.933), No. 7 Cassidy McLellan (20.667) and No. 9 Shumaker (19.750)
- Erickson leads the SEC with 25 RBIs and ranks second in home runs (8) in conference play
- Florida is 22-2 at home this season and 7-2 in SEC games
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