Friday, April 24
Gainesville, Fla.
6 p.m.
Florida Gators
44-7
7
vs
0
UCF
36-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FLORIDA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Ava Brown slugged her 7th home run of the season in the win.
No. 5/8 Softball Shuts Out No. 22/21 UCF, 7-0
Friday, April 24, 2026 | Softball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 5/8 Florida softball team (44-7) slugged three home runs en route to a 7-0 victory over No. 22/21 UCF (36-13) on Friday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Keagan Rothrock and Katelynn Oxley combined for the Gators' 15th shutout of the season, limiting the Knights to just three hits, matching a season-low for UCF.
Rothrock (24-5) tossed six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, two walks and striking out three. The junior now has 73 career wins in the circle, matching Lauren Haeger for sixth-most career wins in program history.
Katelynn Oxley pitched the seventh inning, allowing no hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Kendall Grover, Taylor Shumaker and Ava Brown each left the yard, combining for Florida's 25th multi-home run game.
Grover now has 10 home runs on the season, matching a single-season career high, and is now the fifth Gator with double-digit home runs.
Townsen Thomas recorded her 18th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3 and extending her hitting streak to 10 games.
Florida has now shut out the Knights in three of its last four meetings.
Up next, the teams will rematch on Saturday in Orlando at the UCF Softball Complex. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
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Keagan Rothrock and Katelynn Oxley combined for the Gators' 15th shutout of the season, limiting the Knights to just three hits, matching a season-low for UCF.
Rothrock (24-5) tossed six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, two walks and striking out three. The junior now has 73 career wins in the circle, matching Lauren Haeger for sixth-most career wins in program history.
Katelynn Oxley pitched the seventh inning, allowing no hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Kendall Grover, Taylor Shumaker and Ava Brown each left the yard, combining for Florida's 25th multi-home run game.
Grover now has 10 home runs on the season, matching a single-season career high, and is now the fifth Gator with double-digit home runs.
Townsen Thomas recorded her 18th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3 and extending her hitting streak to 10 games.
Florida has now shut out the Knights in three of its last four meetings.
Up next, the teams will rematch on Saturday in Orlando at the UCF Softball Complex. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
FOLLOW THE GATORS
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Florida Softball on Twitter
Head Coach Tim Walton on Twitter
Florida Softball on Facebook
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rothrock, Keagan (24-5)
L: Isabella Vega (16-7)
Batting:
SH: Aubrey Evans 1 ; Zoe Calvez 1 ; Samantha Rey 1
Batting:
HR: Shumaker, Taylor 1 ; Grover, Kendall 1 ; Brown, Ava 1
RBI: Shumaker, Taylor 1 ; Grover, Kendall 2 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1 ; Brown, Ava 2
SH: Cahalan, Kenleigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shumaker, Taylor 1 ; Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Grover, Kendall 2 ; Thomas, Townsen 1 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1 ; Brown, Ava 1
SB: Grover, Kendall 1
HBP: Grover, Kendall 2
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
2
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
INF
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RHP
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