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No. 6/7 Softball Hosts Wednesday Rematch With USF
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Softball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Coming off a series win over No. 13/16 Mississippi State, the No. 6/7 Florida softball team wraps up its four-game home stand with a in-state midweek rematch against USF.
First pitch is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN2 from Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium with Madison Shipman (analyst) and Matt Schumacker (play-by-play).
Fans can also listen on WRUF where Ryan Urquhart and Lance Williams will have the radio call.
The Gators (36-5) faced USF (29-12) during opening weekend in Tampa on Feb. 8, defeating the Bulls, 6-1.
Tickets are available from the Gator Ticket Office.
| USF | 29-12 (11-4 AAC) |
| Head Coach | Ken Erikson |
| Career Record | 1,200-613-2 (.662) |
| Florida All-Time Record vs. | 63-14 |
| Streak | Florida has won 30 of the last 31 games |
| Last Meeting | Feb. 8, 2026 | UF 6, USF 1 - Tampa, Fla. |
| Florida Record vs In Gainesville | 31-9 |
History vs. USF| Last 10 Results
USF
63-14
Date
Location
W/L
Score
February 8, 2026
Tampa, Fla.
W
6-1
April 23, 2025
Gainesville, Fla.
W
9-1
February 9, 2025
Tampa, Fla.
W
8-0
April 10, 2024
Gainesville, Fla.
L
7-4
February 11, 2024
Tampa, Fla.
W
12-3
April 19, 2023
Gainesville, Fla.
W
7-3
April 20, 2022
Gainesville, Fla.
W
1-0
February 13, 2022
Tampa, Fla.
W
12-0
May 23, 2021
Gainesville, Fla.
W
8-0
May 21, 2021
Gainesville, Fla.
W
1-0
Notables:
- Florida is coming off a 2-1 series win over No. 13/16 Mississippi State, the team's fourth Southeastern Conference series win of the season
- The Gators recorded their second walk off the season with an RBI fielder's choice in the seventh inning. Florida also had a 11th-inning walk off vs. Missouri earlier this season
- The Gators are 20-2 at home this season. Their only two losses at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium have been in SEC play, against No. 1 Tennessee and No. 13/16 Mississippi State
- Florida has won 30 of the last 31 games over the Bulls going back to the 2013 season
- Under head coach Tim Walton, 42-3 against USF
- The Gators are 9-0 against in-state opponents this season, with wins over USF, Jacksonville (2x), FIU, UNF (2x), Stetson (2x) and Bethune-Cookman
- Florida is outscoring in-state opponents 87-15. Jocelyn Erickson is batting a team-best .630 (17-for-27) in those nine games
- In Sunday's series finale against Mississippi State, Ava Brown made her first start since suffering an injury on Feb. 26 vs. Cal as Florida's designated hitter
- She went 2-for-4 with a walk in the series
- Kenleigh Cahalan's RBI double on Sunday brought her to 49 RBIs on the year, matching her single-season career best which she set as a junior in 2025
- Taylor Shumaker leads the NCAA in runs (61) and ranks sixth in hits (63)
- Shumaker has plated at least one run in 85% (35-of-41) games this season
- The Gators, who lead the nation in doubles (82), have four different players with double-digit doubles: Taylor Shumaker (11), Gabi Comia (11), Cahalan (10) and Kendall Grover (10)
- With a team-best 59 RBIs already, Erickson has matched her RBI total from 2025. She also has a single-season career best of 17 home runs
- Erickson, who ranks fifth in the country in home runs (17), has hit 47 home runs as a Gator. She needs just one more to tie former teammate Reagan Walsh (48) for fifth-most career home runs in program history
- 49% of Erickson's hits have been for extra bases this season, including 17 home runs, 9 home runs and Florida's sole triple
- Both Florida (.986) and USF (.981) rank in the top-10 in the NCAA in fielding percentage at No. 3 and No. 9, respectively
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