Gator Softball 2024
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Softball Super Regional SEC's:
3-TN vs 14-UA
4-UF vs Baylor
6-UCLA vs 11-UGly
7- Mizz vs 10 Dukie
8-Stanford vs 9-LSU
1-TX vs 16-aTm (TX is SEC in 2025)
2-OK vs 15-FSUcks (OK is SEC in 2025)
5-OkSt vs Ar
The SEC is already stainless-steel strong, but in 2025 it will become TITANIUM strong....
Rankings - 1-2-3-4-7-9-11-14-16 --- 😵
3-TN vs 14-UA
4-UF vs Baylor
6-UCLA vs 11-UGly
7- Mizz vs 10 Dukie
8-Stanford vs 9-LSU
1-TX vs 16-aTm (TX is SEC in 2025)
2-OK vs 15-FSUcks (OK is SEC in 2025)
5-OkSt vs Ar
The SEC is already stainless-steel strong, but in 2025 it will become TITANIUM strong....
Rankings - 1-2-3-4-7-9-11-14-16 --- 😵
di-freshman-of-the-year-top-3-2024 | ncaa1 | divnews
Florida State University’s Jaysoni Beachum, University of Oklahoma’s Ella Parker and University of Florida’s Keagan Rothrock are the three finalists for the 2024 TUCCI/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year award.
Only one of those 3 Finalists plays in the toughest softball conference in the nation....
Jus-sayin....
Jus-sayin....
Back Home: Super Opportunity at KSP - Florida Gators
The fourth-seeded Gators will take on Baylor in the best-of-three NCAA Gainesville Super Regional, beginning Friday at noon, the first time they've hosted a Super
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Oklahoma run-ruled FSU 11-3 in 5 innings in Game 1 of their Super Regional Thursday night.
UCLA run-ruled Georgia 8-0 in 6 innings in Game 1 of their Super Regional.
Games today on ESPN2:
Baylor at UF Noon
Duke at Missouri 2 pm
Alabama at Tennessee 4 pm
Texas A&M at Texas 6 pm
FSU at Oklahoma 8 pm
Georgia at Oklahoma 10 pm
On ESPNU: Arizona at Oklahoma State 8 pm
LSU at Stanford 10 pm
81% of the teams who have won Game 1 of the Super Regional move on to the Women's College World Series.
UCLA run-ruled Georgia 8-0 in 6 innings in Game 1 of their Super Regional.
Games today on ESPN2:
Baylor at UF Noon
Duke at Missouri 2 pm
Alabama at Tennessee 4 pm
Texas A&M at Texas 6 pm
FSU at Oklahoma 8 pm
Georgia at Oklahoma 10 pm
On ESPNU: Arizona at Oklahoma State 8 pm
LSU at Stanford 10 pm
81% of the teams who have won Game 1 of the Super Regional move on to the Women's College World Series.
Florida beats Baylor 4-2 behaind a complete game from Keagan Rothrock, now 29-6. This is the Gators' 50th win of the year for only the 11th time in program history. Link will be posted when article comes out.
Bats were a little quiet today, and Rothrock didn't have her best stuff early on, but in spite of that this team still won. Actually impressive.
Rothrock, Gators Brush Off Rocky First - Florida Gators
Freshman pitcher Keagan Rothrock gave up a run in Baylor's first inning, but her teammates answered with three of their own that set in motion a 4-2 victory in Game
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Oklahoma beats FSU 2 straight, UCLA beats Georgia 2 straight.
Duke upset Missouri in Game 1
Texas A&M upset @1 Texas in Game 1
Oklahoma State runs rules Arizona 8-0. The winner of that regional plays the winner of the Gainesville regional in their respective opening game of the WCWS.
Tennessee got 3 unearned runs late and beat Alabama 3-2 in Game 1.
LSU throttles Stanford 11-1 in 5 innings in their Game 1, beating up on POY candidate Nijee Canady.
Duke upset Missouri in Game 1
Texas A&M upset @1 Texas in Game 1
Oklahoma State runs rules Arizona 8-0. The winner of that regional plays the winner of the Gainesville regional in their respective opening game of the WCWS.
Tennessee got 3 unearned runs late and beat Alabama 3-2 in Game 1.
LSU throttles Stanford 11-1 in 5 innings in their Game 1, beating up on POY candidate Nijee Canady.
Except for Skylar, our team seems to be feeling the pressure. They need to loosen up and take the game tomorrow or their season will be over.
5 of the 8 Super Regionals go to a Game 3 on Sunday. Only Oklahoma, UCLA & Oklahoma State swept in 2. There will be some great softball to watch today starting with the Gators at 2 on ESPN.
They all might need to return to a 'small ball' game to get the win, especially my favorite girl, Falby. Her bunts and down slaps get her on base, so use what's worked..... The HR hitter can still make their big cuts, but getting runners on base is what makes a HR really pay off.
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FINAL: Florida 5, Baylor 3 - Florida Gators
A recap of the Gators' victory in the rubber Game 3 of their NCAA Super Regional series against the Bears.
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Gators didn't play all that well, but got the W. Two base running blunders cost them runs and a throwing error from the outfield led to an unearned run for Baylor. But Keagan Rothrock battled through and got the last 3 outs with 2 on in the 7th against Baylor's 3 best hitters to end the game. I honestly don't care if they go 2 & out in the WCWS. This team has overachieved big time 51-13, 4th seed, riding the arms of 2 freshmen almost exclusively. Amazing coaching job by Tim Walton and his 2 assistants.
Their first game will be against Walton's best friend and former Gator assistant Kenny Gajewski and his Oklahoma State team, who has one of the Top 2 pitchers in D1 - Lexi Kilfoyl.
Well it’s nice to see an SEC preseason #8 make it to WCWS.FINAL: Florida 5, Baylor 3 - Florida Gators
A recap of the Gators' victory in the rubber Game 3 of their NCAA Super Regional series against the Bears.
Gators didn't play all that well, but got the W. Two base running blunders cost them runs and a throwing error from the outfield led to an unearned run for Baylor. But Keagan Rothrock battled through and got the last 3 outs with 2 on in the 7th against Baylor's 3 best hitters to end the game. I honestly don't care if they go 2 & out in the WCWS. This team has overachieved big time 51-13, 4th seed, riding the arms of 2 freshmen almost exclusively. Amazing coaching job by Tim Walton and his 2 assistants.
Their first game will be against Walton's best friend and former Gator assistant Kenny Gajewski and his Oklahoma State team, who has one of the Top 2 pitchers in D1 - Lexi Kilfoyl.
Harry Fodder: 'Reset" Nets Another WCWS Berth - Florida Gators
UF coach Tim Walton and his staff did some re-evaluating and readjusting and pushed the right buttons in time for a 5-3 win in Game 3 of the Gators' Super Regional
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My humble opinion is if not for that baserunning error we would have blown it open. Would've been 5-0 with bases juiced and not outs. But this feels like a really young team. Lots of true freshman playing.
It was the freshmen who carried the day yesterday and 2 seniors who made base running blunders.
WCWS complete bracket, Thursday match-ups with game times and TV stations:
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2024 NCAA softball bracket: Women's College World Series scores, schedule
The 2024 DI softball championship is set to begin with regionals on Friday, May 17 and run through the Women's College World Series, which concludes June 6/7. Here is the full tournament schedule.
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Ocala so if I understand correctly, we have 4 of our 8 position players are freshman? Plus our two main pitchers?
3 of the 8. Ava Brown plays 1st when not pitching, Mia Williams plays 2nd, Ariel Kowalewski plays 3rd, Keagan Rothrock is our primary pitcher. All freshmen. Our #3 pitcher is Olivia Miller, also a freshman.
Skylar Wallace, grad senior at SS
Jocelyn Erickson, sophomore at C
Katie Kistler, senior in RF
Kendra Falby, junior in CF
Korbe Otis, junior in LF
#4 seed Florida, 51-13 vs. #5 seed Oklahoma State, 49-10.
Thursday, May 30, 9:30 ET, ESPN2.
Not that it matters at this point but, Florida's RPI ranking is #7, Oklahoma State is #8.
Florida's SOS is #15, Oklahoma State's is #32.
Florida is 21-10 vs. Top 25 RPI teams. Oklahoma State is 10-5.
Florida is 7-2 vs. 26-50 RPI teams. Oklahoma State is 14-2.
Statistical comparisons:
Team Batting Average- Florida .337 - Oklahoma State .312
Home Runs - Florida 91 - Oklahoma State 92
Slugging % - Florida .594 - Oklahoma State .566
Walks - Florida 286 - Oklahoma State 179
Strikeouts - Florida 239 - Oklahoma State 213
Stolen Bases - Florida 107/116 - Oklahoma State 45/56
Fielding - Florida .976 - Oklahoma State .976
Team Earned Run Average - Florida 2.78 - Oklahoma State 1.99
WHIP - Florida 1.19 - Oklahoma State 1.08
Walks - Florida 150 - Oklahoma State 114
HBP - Florida 37 - Oklahoma State 19
Strikeouts - Florida 273 - Oklahoma State 306
Home Runs Allowed - Florida 40 - Oklahoma State 28
Batting Average Against - Florida .220 - Oklahoma State .209
Keagan Rothrock - 30-7, 2.43 ERA, 233.2 IP, 86 BB, 186 K's, 24 HR, .205 BA Against
Ava Brown - 16-5, 3.35 ERA, 121.1 IP, 55 BB, 67 K's, 12 HR, .228 BA Against
Lexi Kilfoyl - 26-3, 1.06 ERA, 171.0 IP, 30 BB, 146 K's, 7 HR, .172 BA Against
Ivy Rosenberry - 13-4, 1.94 ERA, 108.1 IP, 35 BB, 94 K's, 8 HR, .229 BA Against
This is a very tough match-up for the Gators. Florida has a slight edge offensively, fielding is exactly even and Oklahoma State has the pitching edge, with Kilfoyl being either the #1 or #2 pitcher in the country this year.
Thursday, May 30, 9:30 ET, ESPN2.
Not that it matters at this point but, Florida's RPI ranking is #7, Oklahoma State is #8.
Florida's SOS is #15, Oklahoma State's is #32.
Florida is 21-10 vs. Top 25 RPI teams. Oklahoma State is 10-5.
Florida is 7-2 vs. 26-50 RPI teams. Oklahoma State is 14-2.
Statistical comparisons:
Team Batting Average- Florida .337 - Oklahoma State .312
Home Runs - Florida 91 - Oklahoma State 92
Slugging % - Florida .594 - Oklahoma State .566
Walks - Florida 286 - Oklahoma State 179
Strikeouts - Florida 239 - Oklahoma State 213
Stolen Bases - Florida 107/116 - Oklahoma State 45/56
Fielding - Florida .976 - Oklahoma State .976
Team Earned Run Average - Florida 2.78 - Oklahoma State 1.99
WHIP - Florida 1.19 - Oklahoma State 1.08
Walks - Florida 150 - Oklahoma State 114
HBP - Florida 37 - Oklahoma State 19
Strikeouts - Florida 273 - Oklahoma State 306
Home Runs Allowed - Florida 40 - Oklahoma State 28
Batting Average Against - Florida .220 - Oklahoma State .209
Keagan Rothrock - 30-7, 2.43 ERA, 233.2 IP, 86 BB, 186 K's, 24 HR, .205 BA Against
Ava Brown - 16-5, 3.35 ERA, 121.1 IP, 55 BB, 67 K's, 12 HR, .228 BA Against
Lexi Kilfoyl - 26-3, 1.06 ERA, 171.0 IP, 30 BB, 146 K's, 7 HR, .172 BA Against
Ivy Rosenberry - 13-4, 1.94 ERA, 108.1 IP, 35 BB, 94 K's, 8 HR, .229 BA Against
This is a very tough match-up for the Gators. Florida has a slight edge offensively, fielding is exactly even and Oklahoma State has the pitching edge, with Kilfoyl being either the #1 or #2 pitcher in the country this year.
All of those stats have to be balanced with who they got their stats against across the season. 🤓
UF played in the conference that got all 13 teams in a Regional, and 6 into the Super-R.
Florida is 21-10 (31) vs. Top 25 RPI teams. Oklahoma State is 10-5 (15).
I'm not dissing on OKSt or the Big-12, but I'm not much afered of deem-eddier....
It comes down to who has their best game ready to go on a given day,,, as always.
Good points. We played each other early in the season in Gainesville and they beat us and Rothrock 3-0. Kilfoyl tossed a 3 hitter, Ava Brown getting 1 and Katie Kistler getting 2. Keagan threw a 2-hitter, but they both came in the 3rd inning with a walk included, one of them a 3-run homer with 2 outs. Both teams have gotten better since then, of course. Kilfoyl is a legit elite pitcher - probably the only one better in D1 is that girl from Stanford, Canady. But our team is resilient. Ya never know, but at this point, even if they lose 2 straight and get bounced, they have exceeded everyone's expectations and this will only give them exposure, experience and motivation to be even better next year.
D1 Softball 1st & 2nd Team All-Americans:
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2024 D1Softball All-Americans
The best of the best, the cream of the crop. Meet the D1Softball All-Americans for the 2024 season.
D1 1st Team AA's
SS Skylar Wallace
C-UT Jocelyn Erickson
2nd Team AA's
OF Korbe Otis
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RHP Keagan Rothrock (30-7) has helped lead the Gators (51-13) to the NCAA WCWS through her tireless efforts in the circle this season. Seems kinda funky to me that Rothrock is the SEC Freshman of the Year and a Top 3 Finalist for D1 Fr of Year, but she's not good enough to even make the 2nd Team AA list....
SS Skylar Wallace
C-UT Jocelyn Erickson
2nd Team AA's
OF Korbe Otis
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RHP Keagan Rothrock (30-7) has helped lead the Gators (51-13) to the NCAA WCWS through her tireless efforts in the circle this season. Seems kinda funky to me that Rothrock is the SEC Freshman of the Year and a Top 3 Finalist for D1 Fr of Year, but she's not good enough to even make the 2nd Team AA list....
Erickson's 'More to offer' Quest Comes Full Circle in OKC - Florida Gators
UF sophomore catcher Jocelyn Erickson won a Women's College World Series with Oklahoma last season and now has a shot to do so with the Gators.
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Oklahoma run rules Duke in 6 innings 9-1. Texas/Stanford now in the 2nd inning. Looks like the Gator game might get played tonight.
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Texas Freshman Teagan Kavan threw a 1 hitter, 4 BB, 8 K, in beating Stanford 4-0. I hope Rothrock is up to the challenge like Kavan was. Very impressed with her, mixing her pitches and with a devastating chnage-up.
Keagan Rothrock throws a 2-hitter and Katie Kistler blasts a solo HR in the bottom of the 5th innings. Gators beat Oklahoma State in a pitching duel 1-0. Great defense from Florida, especially a tremendous catch by Kendra Falby running into the CF wall. But it was all Rothrock, who hit her spots the whole game and kept a great hitting Cowgirl team from getting anything going. 2 walks in the 1st inning and 2 scattered singles were it. She outdueled maybe the best pitcher in the country, a grad senior who came into the game with a 1.06 ERA. AWESOME
We get #1 Texas next Saturday night at 7 pm on ESPN.
We get #1 Texas next Saturday night at 7 pm on ESPN.
I think we only had 2 hits, but we had some good at bats. Just seemed like everything was hit right at them. Souds like another phenom pitcher on Saturday
FINAL: Florida 1, Oklahoma State 0 - Florida Gators
A recap of Gators' opening game victory Thursday night against the Cowgirls at the WCWS.
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My guess is that Texas will use a different pitcher agaqinst UF than the freshan Teagan Kavan. They have 5 pitchers they use, 3 starters. Kavan has the HIGHEST ERA at 2.08!!! Kavan is 19-2 and has thrown 121.1 innings. Mac Morgan is 15-1, 1.99 ERA and has pitched 98.2 innings. Citally Gutierrez is 11-2, 1.87 ERA and has thrown 90 innings. My guess is that Morgan gets the start against Florida. Of course, Rothrock will be in the circle for us.
