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Gator Softball 2024

I've been thinking for a while now that the pen should be used a little bit more than they have been. Good to see Wooten get those 2 wins over the weekend...
 
I've been thinking for a while now that the pen should be used a little bit more than they have been. Good to see Wooten get those 2 wins over the weekend...
If we could have gotten 1 experienced veteran from the portal, this team could challenge for the national title. Relying on 2 freshmen to carry the load, no matter that they were nationl players of the year, is just asking too much. I agree that going forward, Coach Walton should take more of a staff appraoch to games. There is film out there now on Rothrock & Brown and Wooten and Miller have proven that they can give a couple of innings each in solid relief.
 
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If we could have gotten 1 experienced veteran from the portal, this team could challenge for the national title. Relying on 2 freshmen to carry the load, no matter that they were nationl players of the year, is just asking too much. I agree that going forward, Coach Walton should take more of a staff appraoch to games. There is film out there now on Rothrock & Brown and Wooten and Miller have proven that they can give a couple of innings each in solid relief.
Lack of acquiring portal pitching hurting both softball and baseball.
 
True - Basbeall more so. They're not even going to make the postseason.
Our best pitcher last year came through the portal so maybe this is true. However Sully has a whole roster of HS all American pitchers. If we’re incapable of developing them we need to look at why.
 
This is the SOFTBALL thread people. Baseball talked has leaked over.

Wednesday night, Gator softball gets run-ruled by FSU. 1 bad inning, with 3 errors and 3 different pitchers doomed them. Gotta regroup for Georgia this weekend.
 
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Falby Shines Bright as #11 UF Defeats #12 FSU in Offensive Slugfest

The Gators and the Seminoles set the all-time single game record for runs scored in the series with 28 runs on Wednesday night. >>> UF 15 - 13 FSU in 9 innings.

Junior Kendra Falby turned in a career night
as she went 5-for-6 with the game-winning solo home run in the top of the ninth inning and turned the game-ending double play in the bottom of the frame.
That's the iG's girl / favorite softball player (Falby) to watch play....
😁

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Good weekend and good showing in SECT we might sneak into top 8. Certainly way above what everyone thought pre-season. Ocala, somewhere on this thread you had our preseason sec rank, I can't find it.
We were picked 8th. As it stands now we will finish somewhere between 2nd and 4th.
The series with Texas A&M is Friday at 7 pm on SEC+, Saturday at 2 PM on SECN, Sunday at 1 PM on ESPN2.
 
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Good weekend and good showing in SECT we might sneak into top 8. Certainly way above what everyone thought pre-season. Ocala, somewhere on this thread you had our preseason sec rank, I can't find it.
Yes he did. And(not to sound conceited) I believe I said there is no way we finish that low. But to be fair I blew the baseball prediction all to he!!.
 
Gator softball had an 8-2 lead after 2 innings against Texas A&M, then the Aggies clawed back and finally tied it in the top of the 7th 8-8, only to have Florida get a walk off 1-out single from Jocelyn Erickson in the bottom of the 8th to win the game 9-8. This win guarantees Florida the #2 seed in the SEC tournament. If they win again Sunday, 1 pm on ESPN2, they will finish 2 games ahead of Texas A&M, who will finish 3rd. If A&M wins Sunday, they will tie the Gators for 2nd in the final standings. Quite an accomplishment for a team picked to finish 8th riding the arms of 2 true freshman pitchers.
 
SWEET IS THE SWEEP, 11-3 6th Inning Run Rule win....
Incredible finish to the season for the Gators. 6-2 vs. Top 15 teams, ending with 5 straight wins. This MAY put us in the position of being a Top 8 seed for the NCAA Tournament. Amazing job done by Tim Walton and his staff. Keagan Rothrock is maturing every time out and the team is getting better and better at hitting against high quality pitchers. Finished the SEC in 2nd place, 2 games ahead of 3rd place Texas A&M.
 
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As I suspected early in the season:

Rothrock is Kelly Barnhill 2.0 (70 mph)

Brown is Lauren Haeger 2.0 (HR hitter)

A bright future for Gator Softball....
 
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