(SB) 2/17/OGT-Florida vs UCONN 2/17/23 6:00 pm No TV

Feb 17 (Fri) 6 PM
Florida vs UCONN
Gainesville, FL Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium

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FLORIDA (5-0) RANKING (NFCA/USA SOFTBALL): 3/3 HEAD COACH: TIM WALTON
CAREER RECORD: 1,016-265 (.792) RECORD at UF: 893-201 (.815)

CENTRAL MICHIGAN (0-0) RANKING (NFCA/USA SOFTBALL): NR/NR
HEAD COACH: McCall Salmon
CAREER RECORD: 243-142 (.631) RECORD at CMU: 53-67 (.442)
CMU vs. UF RECORD: UF Leads 4-0 (1.000)
LAST MEETING: February 17, 2019 | UF 8, CMU 0 (5 Innings)

UCONN (1-2) RANKING (NFCA/USA SOFTBALL): NR/NR
HEAD COACH: Laura Valentino
CAREER RECORD: 77-45 (.631) RECORD at UCONN: 77-45 (.631)
UCONN vs. UF RECORD: UF Leads 4-0 (1.000)
LAST MEETING: March 11, 2011 | UF 9, UCONN 0 (5 Innings)

DELAWARE STATE (0-0) RANKING (NFCA/USA SOFTBALL): NR/NR
HEAD COACH: Daniel Stockdale
CAREER RECORD: 4-32 RECORD at DSU: 4-32
UF vs. DSU RECORD: First Meeting
LAST MEETING:

BOWLING GREEN (2-3)
RANKING (NFCA/USA SOFTBALL): NR/NR
HEAD COACH: Candace Fenton-Bockbrader
CAREER RECORD: 2-3 (.400) RECORD at BGSU: 2-3 (.400)
BGSU vs. UF RECORD: First Meeting
LAST MEETING:

 

THE SCOUTING REPORT​

FLORIDA
BATTING AVERAGE: (.538)
Charla Echols WINS: (3) Rylee Trlicek
HITS: (7) Echols/Falby
SAVES: NA
RUNS: (9) Skylar Wallace
ERA: (0.00) Elizabeth Hightower
RBI: (9) Walsh/Echols
Ks: (12) Elizabeth Hightower

CENTRAL MICHIGAN
BATTING AVERAGE: (.) WINS: ()
HITS: () SAVES:
RUNS: () ERA: ()
RBI: () STRIKEOUTS: ()

UCONN
BATTING AVERAGE: (.429) Aziah James
WINS: (1) Hope Jenkins
HITS: (4) Jana Sanden
SAVES: NA
RUNS: (3) Savannah Ring
ERA: (3.00) Payton Kinney
RBI: (5) Grace Jenkins
STRIKEOUTS: (6) Hope Jenkins

DELAWARE STATE
BATTING AVERAGE: (.) WINS: ()
HITS: () SAVES: ()
RUNS: () ERA: ()
RBI: () STRIKEOUTS: ()

BOWLING GREEN
BATTING AVERAGE: (.333) Sophie Weber
WINS: (1) Anderson/Stepp
HITS: (5) Sophie Weber
SAVES: (1) Mackenzie Krafcik
RUNS: (3) Makailah Dees
ERA: (1.68) Hannah Davies
RBI: (4) Makailah Dees
STRIKEOUTS: (13) Hannah

 

THE BROADCAST​

FRIDAY
AUDIO: FLORIDAGATORS.COM & THE VARSITY NETWORK
VIDEO: NONE

SATURDAY
AUDIO: ESPN 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF & FLORIDAGATORS.COM & THE VARSITY NETWORK
VIDEO: NONE

SUNDAY
AUDIO: FLORIDAGATORS.COM & THE VARSITY NETWORK
VIDEO: NONE

 

THE FIRST PITCH​

• The University of Florida softball team continues play at Katie Sea-
shole Pressly Stadium this Friday through Sunday at the T-Mobile
Tournament with games scheduled against UCONN, Bowling Green,
Central Michigan and Delaware State.

• Last night the Gators defeated the Dolphins 11-0 (5 innings) in the
home opener. The duo of Charla Echols and Emiliy Wilkie hit home
runs in the Orange & Blue’s fifth consecutive five inning run-rule
game of the season.

• The Gators opened the season in stylish fashion outscoring their three opponents by the combined score of 65-4 at the USF-Rawlings Inviational and this week’s games against Jacksonville. The Orange & Blue won its first game 11-2 (5) over Boston University, then followed up with shutouts over Boston College, 9-0 (5), and Illinois State, 21-0 (5), along with a 13-2 (5) and 11-0 (5) wins over Jacksonville. It’s the first time in program history that the Gators have five-inning run-ruled their first five opponents of the year.

• It’s also the most runs scored by the Gators in the opening five games of a season in program history. The mark is also the second most runs scored through the first five games of a season by any SEC program since softball was adopted by the league in 1997.

• The +21 run differential against the Illinois State is tied for the second-largest margin of victory against an opponent in program history as the Gators defeated Ball State 21-0 on March 12, 2011. The largest margin of victory in program history was a 22-0 win over North Florida May 5, 2010.

• Sophomore Reagan Walsh and freshman Olivia Gigante both hit grand slams in the Gators win over Illinois State, which is the first time since Briana Little and Janell Wheaton hit grand slams in the same game against Mercer in 2015. It was the second career grand slam of Walsh’s career and the sophomore followed up with a second home run later in the game for her first multi-home run game of her career

 

Not feeling well be back t Saturday, hopefully