Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

Saw him in a picture with Donaldson on IG.

 

Seemingly it goes both ways, depending on what the two head coaches decide. So you can have 5 inning games or one 10 inning game.

 

This post has nothing to do with Red. She is a great pitcher, and I am excited to follow her career.

But, sometimes, reflecting on what we have had is good.

Delaney Gourley
How She Started
As a Freshman (2014):

• Went 15-1 with 127 strikeouts during her first season on campus, becoming the third UF freshman in the last four years to strike out at least 100 batters (Rogers, 2011; Haeger, 2012)
• Earned a save in her first appearance Feb. 7 vs. Illinois State; notched her first win the next day vs. Michigan
• Compiled a 5-1 record in 13 appearances against ranked teams, with wins over No. 4/5 Michigan (Feb. 8; first career start), No. 24/22 Minnesota (Feb. 16), No. 25 LSU (March 16), No. 21/22 Texas A&M (April 19) and No. 5 Alabama (June 3)
• Worked two scoreless innings to earn the victory in the season’s final game as the Gators defeated the Crimson Tide to win their first national championship
• Pitched the first postseason no-hitter (5 innings) in program history May 16 vs. Florida A&M during the opening game of the NCAA Gainesville Regional
• Struck out a career-high 11 batters March 2 vs. Radford at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic in Kissimmee
• Earned three series-clinching victories (March 9 vs. Ole Miss, March 16 at LSU, April 19 at Texas A&M)

How She Finished
UF Career Ranks:

• ERA – 1.36 (Fifth)
• Opponent Batting Average – .162 (Second)
• Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings – 2.14 (Tenth)
• Strikeouts Per Seven Innings – 9.55 (Second)
• Wins – 66 (Sixth)
• Saves – 14 (T-Second)
• Appearances – 124 (Seventh)
• Games Started – 76 (Ninth)
• Complete Games – 44 (Eighth)
• Games Finished – 45 (Third)
• Shutouts – 30 (Fourth)
• Combined Shutouts – 18 (T-Third)
• Innings Pitched – 520.2 (Tenth)
• Strikeouts – 710 (Third)
• Strikeouts Looking – 133 (Eighth)
• Batters Faced – 2,058 (Tenth)

 

Delanie (Lefty) Gourley is one of my all-time favorites. She was really fan receptive and easy to talk to. She signed a softball for one of my granddaughters at the Carolina game in 2017 and she gave my granddaughter a real thrill just talking to her. For that, I am always grateful to Delanie.

 

Top 3 pitchers on my list of Gator Greats imo

 

Smashing Pumpkins

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I, too, was a big fan of Gourely - maybe my favorite pitcher after Stacey Nelson. She was a great starter and when CTW needed a reliever to come in and kill a rally - you could count on her. I always felt she was a true pitcher - not just a thrower.