2023 Baseball & Softball Thread
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Gators Blow Past Terriers in Season Opener - Florida Gators
Florida was led by sophomore Sam Roe's career-high three hits and four RBI in the win.
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And the season is off and running...should be a good year for the softballers.Gators Blow Past Terriers in Season Opener - Florida Gators
Florida was led by sophomore Sam Roe's career-high three hits and four RBI in the win.
UF softball just run-ruled Boston College 9-0 in 5 innings. Elizabeth Hightower threw a 1-hitter with 1 walk and 7 K's. Gators scored 5 in the 1st, 4 in the 2nd and coasted against another team that came into their match with the Gators at 3-0. Florida has scored 20 runs in only 8 innings of offense. Just started a game vs. Illinois St.
Softball just gave a beatdown to Illinois St., 21-0 in 5 innings. Gators have outscored their first 3 opponents 31-2 and 1 of those 2 runs was unearned. In this game, UF had 12 hits, 2 grand slams and 16 walks. Rylee Trlicek picked up her 2nd win and everyone on the team saw action except relief pitcher Sam Bender. Olivia Gigante got her first HR as a Gator and tossed a perfect bottom of the 5th inning to close out the game. They finish up the weenend Sunday at 1 pm on ESPN+ vs. South Florida.
Tomorrow’s softball game against USF is already canceled. They evidently already know there will be inclement weather.
Sunday's USF game was postponed and will be made up on April 19 when we will play them in a doubleheader instead of a single game. Heavy rain late today pushed tonight's games into tomorrow and whoever does the scheduling decided to handle our game with them that way. The link below talks about it. Our next game is Tuesday at JU and then a rematch Wednesday at home, both at 6 pm.
No.4 Gators Rout Eagles & Redbirds in Doubleheader - Florida Gators
Florida outscored Boston College and Illinois State by a combined margin of 30-0 in the pair of run-rule victories.
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No. 3 Florida Powers Past Jacksonville - Florida Gators
Florida's offense continued its' torrid scoring pace with the program's fourth run-rule victory of the season.
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Lordy. They are just smacking the crap out of people right now. Would be awesome if this offensive output continued all season.
We had 37 home runs in 68 games last year and already have 8 in the first 4 games of this season. Coach Walton said increasing the power numbers was a major offseason priority.
No. 3 Florida Dispatches Jacksonville in Home Opener - Florida Gators
The Gators turned in their fifth-consecutive five-inning run-rule victory to start the season
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2 more HR's tonight.
2023 Baseball Season Preview: Starting Pitchers
The Gators have an elite 1-2 punch at the top of the order, but there are some questions about how the rest of the rotation will play out with so much depth on the team.
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We've got some good young arms that may not see much action this year due to our depth. Might be the deepest set of Arms Sully's had.
Florida sets weekend rotation ahead of season opener
Florida's pitching staff is viewed among the strongest in the SEC entering the 2023 season
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Bit of a surprise to see Jac Cags as Sunday starter. He certainly has the talent, just didn't know if he was ready to return from injury.Florida sets weekend rotation ahead of season opener
Florida's pitching staff is viewed among the strongest in the SEC entering the 2023 season
From all I've read he's fully cleared to pitch and has been impressive - hitting the high 90's with his fastball. I'm sure he'll be on a pitch count (maybe 70 or so) as Sully is always careful with his pitchers.
Can't imagine Sully keeping his bat out of the lineup.
No. 3 Florida Posts Sixth Run-Rule Victory with Win Over Huskies - Florida Gators
The Gators turned in their sixth-consecutive five-inning run-rule victory to start the season.
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Baseball run-ruled Charleston Southern 13-3 in 7 innings. B.T. Riopelle had 3 hits and 5 RBI's, as the Gators pounded out 14 hits and their pitchers only gave up 1 hit, with walks, hbp and wild pitches accounting for the runs allowed.
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Baseball vs Charleston Southern on 2/17/2023 - Box Score - Florida Gators
The official box score of Baseball vs Charleston Southern on 2/17/2023
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Sproat a little wild tonight. 3 walks, 2 HBP, 7 Ks and 0 hits.Baseball run-ruled Charleston Southern 13-3 in 7 innings. B.T. Riopelle had 3 hits and 5 RBI's, as the Gators pounded out 14 hits and their pitchers only gave up 1 hit, with walks, hbp and wild pitches accounting for the runs allowed.
Baseball vs Charleston Southern on 2/17/2023 - Box Score - Florida Gators
The official box score of Baseball vs Charleston Southern on 2/17/2023
Riopelle, Sproat Power No. 7 Gators Past Bucs in ’23 Premiere - Florida Gators
Starter Brandon Sproat pitched 5 2/3 no-hit innings while BT Riopelle went 3-for-5 with one home run and five RBI.
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UF softball didn't play well today, but managed to win both games to stay undefeated. After blowing a 4 run lead and then a 6-4 lead to Bowling Green in this morning's game, they rallied late to win 10-7. Olivia Gigante started in the circle and have up 4 runs in the 3rd inning after shutting them out the first 2. UF tied the game in the bottom of the 3rd, but after neither team scored in the 4th, Samantha Bender gave up 3 runs in the top of the 5th, to put BG ahead 7-6. Elizabeth Hightower came in with 1 out and shut them out the rest of the way and the offense got 3 in the bottom of the 5th an 1 more in the bottom of the 6th for the margin of victory. Charla Echols had 2 hits and 5 RBI, Avery Goelz went 2-3 with an RBI and Skylar Wallace went 2-4 with an RBI and 3 runs scored to pace the Gators.
In the 2nd game, Rylee Trlicek got roughed up by UConn, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 3.1 innings and the UF bats just couldn't get a clutch hit most of the game. Again, Elizabeth Hightower shut down the Huskies the rest of the way and picked up her 5th win of the season, still with an ERA of 0.00. Florida cut the 3-0 deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the 4th on a 2-run double from Avery Goelz, who went 2-2 with a walk for the game. Sam Roe, who went 2-3 with 2 RBI won the game in the bottom of the 7th with a 2-out, 2 run single to end the game 4-3. Gators are 8-0 with games Sunday against Central Michigan and Delaware State.
In the 2nd game, Rylee Trlicek got roughed up by UConn, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 3.1 innings and the UF bats just couldn't get a clutch hit most of the game. Again, Elizabeth Hightower shut down the Huskies the rest of the way and picked up her 5th win of the season, still with an ERA of 0.00. Florida cut the 3-0 deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the 4th on a 2-run double from Avery Goelz, who went 2-2 with a walk for the game. Sam Roe, who went 2-3 with 2 RBI won the game in the bottom of the 7th with a 2-out, 2 run single to end the game 4-3. Gators are 8-0 with games Sunday against Central Michigan and Delaware State.
No. 3 Gators Down Falcons and Huskies for Doubleheader Sweep - Florida Gators
Florida defeated Bowling Green in the first game of the doubleheader and then walked-off UConn for the sweep.
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No. 7 Gators Surge Past Bucs to Claim Series - Florida Gators
Hurston Waldrep won his Gators debut as Florida scored double-digit runs for the second-straight game to open the campaign for the first time since 2006.
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Jac Caglionone was awesome in his first start of the mound and looked sharper than Sproat or Waldrep, who were both good. Ty Evans was the surprise hitting star of the weekend.
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Florida baseball completes sweep of Charleston Southern
Florida didn’t get a third-straight mercy rule victory, but it did complete the sweep of Charleston Southern to start the 2023 season.
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Gator softball looked great Sunday, blowing out 2 opponents 15-1 and 15-0, with only 4 offensive innings in each games. Tons of hitting. Lexie Delbrey got her first start of the season, throwing 3 solid innings against Delaware St. Things ramp up quite a bit later in the week when they go to Palm Springs, CA for 4 games in 3 days (Thursday - Saturday) against much tougher competition. Then the following weekend their at UAB for 3 games in Birmingham. We're 10-0 for now.
Great start. If Jac can pitch like that and lock down Sunday spot, then our weekday guys will be really good. Could be a nice season if we can keep everyone healthy.
Just some softball stats after the 1st 10 games. Offense: Team batting average .435, OBP .570, slugging .737,
14 HR, 113 RBI, 30-32 in stolen bases, 101 hits and 73 walks.
Avery Goelz .560, Skylar Wallace .545, Charla Echols .500, Kendra Falby .483, Sam Roe .433, Katie Kistler .368, Reagan Walsh .345, Sarah Longley .308, Bailee Goddard .333, Kaila Pollard .444. RBI - Echols 16, Wallace 14, Walsh 13, Roe 12, Goelz 11.
Pitching: Team ERA 2.33, WHIP 1.13, 54 innings, 42 hits, 16 runs, 14 ER, 38 K's, 19 BB, 0 HR.
Elizabeth Hightower, 5-0, 20.1 innings, WHIP 0.64, ERA 0.00, 7 hits, 23 K's, 6 walks, .106 batting average against.
Rylee Trlicek 4-0, 21.0 innings, WHIP 1.29, ERA 2.14, 21 hits, 6 K's, 6 BB, .250 BA against.
Olivia Gigante 0-0, 7.0 innings, WHIP 1.71, ERA 5.14, 9 hits, 4 K's, 3 BB, .310 BA against.
Samantha Bender 0-0, 2.2 innings, WHIP 2.63, ERA 16.874 hits, 2 K's, 3 BB, .333 BA against.
Lexie Delbrey 1-0, 3.0 innings, WHIP 0.67, ERA 0.00, 1 hit, 3 K's, 1 BB, .111 BA against.
Defense: .987 fielding % - 3 errors in 228 chances. 63 assists, 3 double plays, 2 passed balls, 3 stolen base attempts, 1 caught stealing.
14 HR, 113 RBI, 30-32 in stolen bases, 101 hits and 73 walks.
Avery Goelz .560, Skylar Wallace .545, Charla Echols .500, Kendra Falby .483, Sam Roe .433, Katie Kistler .368, Reagan Walsh .345, Sarah Longley .308, Bailee Goddard .333, Kaila Pollard .444. RBI - Echols 16, Wallace 14, Walsh 13, Roe 12, Goelz 11.
Pitching: Team ERA 2.33, WHIP 1.13, 54 innings, 42 hits, 16 runs, 14 ER, 38 K's, 19 BB, 0 HR.
Elizabeth Hightower, 5-0, 20.1 innings, WHIP 0.64, ERA 0.00, 7 hits, 23 K's, 6 walks, .106 batting average against.
Rylee Trlicek 4-0, 21.0 innings, WHIP 1.29, ERA 2.14, 21 hits, 6 K's, 6 BB, .250 BA against.
Olivia Gigante 0-0, 7.0 innings, WHIP 1.71, ERA 5.14, 9 hits, 4 K's, 3 BB, .310 BA against.
Samantha Bender 0-0, 2.2 innings, WHIP 2.63, ERA 16.874 hits, 2 K's, 3 BB, .333 BA against.
Lexie Delbrey 1-0, 3.0 innings, WHIP 0.67, ERA 0.00, 1 hit, 3 K's, 1 BB, .111 BA against.
Defense: .987 fielding % - 3 errors in 228 chances. 63 assists, 3 double plays, 2 passed balls, 3 stolen base attempts, 1 caught stealing.
Cags is just a stud. Maybe our most talented hitter and comes out throwing high 90s on Sunday. Unreal. If he hadn’t gotten hurt, I wonder if we would have even seen him hit. He probably would have started on Sundays all year last year and be in a mlb org right now.
Really liked what I saw this weekend. Obviously a complete roster mismatch. But looks like the lineup might be a little deeper than expected. And the pitching looks pretty deep with dudes throwing mid 90s. Plenty of guys that know how to defend their position as well.
Really liked what I saw this weekend. Obviously a complete roster mismatch. But looks like the lineup might be a little deeper than expected. And the pitching looks pretty deep with dudes throwing mid 90s. Plenty of guys that know how to defend their position as well.
The softball teams we play this week in California and their records as of today:
Cal State Fullerton: 6-4, with wins over Utah State, California, San Diego, Ole Miss, Tennessee & Liberty; losses to UCLA, California, Kansas & North Dakota State.
UCLA: 12-0, over Cal St. Fullerton, Cal. St. Bakersfield (2), Loyola Marymount, San Diego (2), Liberty, Nebraska, Alabama, FSU, Virginia Tech, Louisiana Lafayette
UC Riverside: 4-7, with wins over Middle Tennessee St., Montana, Fresno St. & Utah Valley; losses to Middle Tennessee St., Fresno St., Cal. Baptist, Oregon (2), San Diego St. & Loyola Marymount
Oregon: 8-2, with wins over Wisconsin, Ole Miss, North Dakota St., Utah Valley, UC Riverside (2), Loyola Marymount, San Diego St; losses to Maryland & Oklahoma St.
Cal State Fullerton: 6-4, with wins over Utah State, California, San Diego, Ole Miss, Tennessee & Liberty; losses to UCLA, California, Kansas & North Dakota State.
UCLA: 12-0, over Cal St. Fullerton, Cal. St. Bakersfield (2), Loyola Marymount, San Diego (2), Liberty, Nebraska, Alabama, FSU, Virginia Tech, Louisiana Lafayette
UC Riverside: 4-7, with wins over Middle Tennessee St., Montana, Fresno St. & Utah Valley; losses to Middle Tennessee St., Fresno St., Cal. Baptist, Oregon (2), San Diego St. & Loyola Marymount
Oregon: 8-2, with wins over Wisconsin, Ole Miss, North Dakota St., Utah Valley, UC Riverside (2), Loyola Marymount, San Diego St; losses to Maryland & Oklahoma St.
Brand new D1 softball rankings. We'll be playing the #1 team in the nation Thursday night.
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D1Softball Top 25 Rankings: UCLA Takes Over Top Spot
There is a new team at the top of the D1Softball Top 25 poll. After Oklahoma's loss to Baylor, UCLA moves to No. 1 for the first time in two years.
5 major takeaways from Florida's opening-series sweep over Charleston Southern
We learned a lot about the 2023 Florida baseball team over the weekend, and the good news is they might be even better than we thought before the season started.
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Good early test to get an idea of how far off we are.Brand new D1 softball rankings. We'll be playing the #1 team in the nation Thursday night.
D1Softball Top 25 Rankings: UCLA Takes Over Top Spot
There is a new team at the top of the D1Softball Top 25 poll. After Oklahoma's loss to Baylor, UCLA moves to No. 1 for the first time in two years.
