Florida softball won its first home series of 2025 over Alabama. See where the Gators rank in national polls as a result:
A certain vibe returned to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium last weekend for Florida softball.
It was a swagger missing for weeks from the Gators — a feeling that this team could truly contend for a national championship.
UF took two of three from Alabama Thursday-Saturday. The series began as badly as possible for the team as ace Keagan Rothrock allowed seven runs in the first inning. The No. 15/20 Crimson Tide ultimately won 7-4.
Florida bounced back on Friday with a dominant 12-4 run-rule victory behind Taylor Shumaker’s six RBIs and two home runs. Saturday was an old school rock fight that saw the Gators come back from a 1-0 and 3-2 deficit to win 4-3 on a walk-off hit from Korbe Otis.
The series win helped the Gators in the national polls this week. They moved up one spot to No. 6 in ESPN.com/USA Softball. That puts them behind Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma and Oregon. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has Florida at No. 8 – same as last week. That poll ranks Florida State and UCLA higher.
Softball America places UF at 8, with FSU and Arkansas higher. Same with D1 Softball.
No. 6/8 Florida hosts USF Wednesday at 6 p.m. and travels to LSU Saturday-Monday. The series with the No. 10 Tigers will be critical for potential Super Regional hosting.
Where does Florida softball rank in the polls this week?
ESPN.com/USA Softball: No. 6 (+1)
NFCA: No. 8 (=)
Softball America: No. 8 (+3)
D1 Softball: No. 8 (=)
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll for Week 11
RankCollegeConferenceRecordPrevious Rank1TennesseeSEC (12-6)37-922Texas A&MSEC (13-4)39-613TexasSEC (13-5)41-634OklahomaSEC (13-5)39-545OregonBig Ten (14-2)41-566FloridaSEC (11-7)39-1077Florida StateACC (14-1)40-688UCLABig Ten…
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Publish date : 2025-04-22 23:11:00
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