GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The third-ranked Florida softball team continues Southeastern Conference play this weekend, hosting No. 2 Texas in a three-game series on March 15th and 17th at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

Due to anticipated unfavorable weather conditions for Sunday, the series will open with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. 

Game three is still set for Monday, March 17 at 7 p.m.

The first two games of the series will air on SEC Network, while game two will be streamed on SEC Network+.

The Gators (27-2) are looking to continue their hot start to their conference schedule.

Florida picked up a 2-1 series victory at No. 5/4 Texas A&M last weekend in College Station.

No. 2 Texas (26-1)
Head Coach	Mike White
Career Record	723-193-3 (.788)
Florida All-Time Record vs. Texas	5-5
Streak	Texas has won the last two match ups
Last Meeting	June 1, 2024 – Women’s College World Series | UF 0, UT 10 (5)
Florida Record vs. in Gainesville	1-0

		History vs. Texas | Last 10 Results
Texas				5-5
Home: 1-0		Away: 1-1		Neutral: 3-4
Date		Location	W/L	Score
6/1/24		Oklahoma City, Okla.	L	10-0 (5)
6/2/13		Oklahoma City, Okla.	L	3-0
2/24/12		Palm Springs, Calif.	W	5-1
5/20/07		Gainesville, Fla.	W	3-0
3/1/03		Austin, Texas	L	4-3 (9)
3/1/03		Austin, Texas	L	1-0
5/20/00		Fresno, Calif.	W	5-2
3/5/99		Tampa, Fla.	L	7-0
3/20/97		Fullerton, Calif.	W	3-0

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

 NOTABLES:

• The weekend series will be just the second time in program history that Florida has faced Texas in Gainesville. The Gators won their sole match up at home during the 2007 NCAA Regionals, defeating the Longhorns 3-0 in head coach Tim Walton‘s second season at Florida
• Florida is off to its best 29-game start to a season since the 2017 team went 28-1
• The Gators lead the NCAA in home runs this season, with 12 different Florida players combining for 58 home runs: Taylor Shumaker (13), Mia Williams (9), Jocelyn Erickson (9), Reagan Walsh (9), Kenleigh Cahalan (7), Korbe Otis (3), Kendra Falby (2), Rylee Holtorf (2), Gabi Comia (1), Cassidy McLellan (1), Ava Brown (1) and Brooke Barnard (1)            
• Shumaker leads the NCAA in RBI (46) runs scored (42) and total bases (88) and is tied for most home runs (13)    
• Tim Walton is 7-1 against Mike White-led teams. Florida faced Oregon seven times when White was in Eugene    
• The last time the Gators won a top-5 Southeastern Conference series at home was against No. 5/7 LSU in 2024
• Senior right-handed pitcher Kara Hammock is just one strikeout shy of 300 in her career

  • She recorded 268 in three seasons at UNCW and has 31 this season for the Gators

• Florida has recorded 18 multi-home run games this season, including in five straight games and in all three games at No. 5/4 Texas A&M
• Junior catcher Jocelyn Erickson has hit a home run in three straight games for the second time in her career. She hit a home run in four straight games as a freshman at Oklahoma from Feb. 12-18, 2023
• Sophomore right-handed pitcher Ava Brown has tossed three complete-games this season and 11 in her career

  • Brown has four complete-game victories over top-25 opponents in her career: at Alabama (March 10, 2024), vs. Kentucky (March 23, 2024) and vs. Texas A&M (May 5, 2024/March 8, 2025)

SUNFLOWER SATURDAY:

• Saturday is Florida’s annual “Yellow Game”, a day when the Gators honor children who are battling cancer and remember those who lost their fights. Yellow represents the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s efforts to fund research and eliminate childhood cancer. 

  • Florida players wear sunflowers in their hair every Saturday in remembrance of Heather Braswell, an honorary member of the club from 2009-14 and a fixture in the team’s dugout

WEEKEND PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE:

• Saturday: Yellow Sunflower Friendship Bracelets (First 1,000 fans)
• Monday: Stuffed Alligator Beanies (First 500 fans)

TICKETS:           
Tickets for Saturday’s originally-scheduled 2 pm game will remain unchanged. Tickets for Sunday’s originally-scheduled 1 pm game can now be used for Saturday’s 2nd game of the doubleheader.

General admission tickets are good for either game. Reserved tickets are only good for the specific game detailed above, but fans with reserved seats can utilize the general admission area for either game.  

For any questions, please contact the Gators Ticket Office at 352-375-4683 between 10 am – 4 pm on Monday – Friday. You can also email ticketoffice@gators.ufl.edu.         

                                                                

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