UF Softball signed 7 players back in November, all of whom will be on campus this summer. Two of them, a pitcher & catcher, were selected to the U.S. National Junior Women's Team and are ranked as the #2 & #3 players in the nation in the 2019 high school class. Here's a brief bio on each:
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Julia Cottrill Stillwater (Okla.)C
Commitment: Florida CLUB TEAM: Georgia Impact
Kelley Lynch & Rylee Trlicek's batterymate on the 2019 Junior Women’s National Training Team and played with #1 player Lynch on the national championship Georgia Impact Club Team, Cottrill is one of the nation’s best hitters. The rifle-armed backstop saw few pitches to hit in her senior year at Stillwater last fall—walking 37 times while striking out just once— but still hit .547 with 10 home runs, 27 RBI and an OPS of 1.978.
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Rylee Trlicek Hallettsville (Texas)P
Commitment: Florida CLUB TEAM: OC Batbusters
Trlicek was recruited by Florida as a pitcher for good reason, but the lefty, who can hit 70 on the radar gun, is also a terror at the plate. Trlicek was the 2018 District 27-3A Offensive MVP for Hallettsville, batting .542 with 14 home runs and 54 RBI. A member of the 2019 Junior Women’s National Training Team, Trlicek was 20-3 with a 0.97 ERA and 226 strikeouts last year for the Brahmas.
Also, the #40 ranked player in this year's signing class is Mia Buffano.
Mia Buffano
Hometown | Palm Harbor, Fla.
B/T – L/L
|Position – OF
High School | Palm Harbor University
Travel Team | Santa Fe Inferno – Lovett 18U
- 2018 Tampa Bay Times All-Pinellas County First Team
- 2018 Tampa Bay Times All-Tampa Bay Second Team
- 2017 Miracle Sports All-State First Team
- 2017 Tampa Bay Times All-Pinellas County First Team
- 2017 FHSAA 9A State Championship Appearance
- 2017 ASA/USA Nationals Top 4 Finish – Santa Fe Interno – Lovett 18U
- 2016 Tampa Bay Times All-Pinellas County First Team
- 2016, 2017 & 2018 Academic Honor Roll…Invited into the National Honors Society
