No. 3 Florida Softball will take revenge against No. 2 Texas

No. 3 Florida Softball Team took revenge in Texas in Texas for the first time since 2012.

The Gators were emitted by the Longhorns from the Women's College World Series last season and fell a Doubleheader to Texas (28-2, 2-1 seconds) on Saturday. Although it was not the most striking victory, Florida did the job in the Katie Seasole Pressly Stadium to win 3-1 and save the series.

hit gold #Gogator | Presented by @Wellsfargo pic.twitter.com/2mSSy6ghfa

– Gator Softball (@GatorSSB) March 18, 2025

Failures to start

Errors plagued the Gator (28-4, 3-3) in the first two games of the series. At the beginning of the first it seemed to be the same. During a routine floor ball, the Freshman Pitcher Pitcher Katelynn Oxley plunged the first basis so that the first blow of the game took third place. The Longhorns used the mistake to score in the next AT-BAT with an RBI single.

Fortunately for Florida, Texas went no further than scratching one run. Unfortunately, the Gator had trouble getting their own offensive when Texas retired the first six batteries in Florida. Mia Williams was the first on the basis of Florida and hit a single in third place.

With Williams on the swing built. The newcomer Gabi comia kept it up and prepared with a single on the base. But the defense of the Longhorns did not go down without a fight. They retired the next two batteries and it looked like another goalless inning for the Gator. Enter Taylor Shumaker. The newcomer doubled the left field, scored both Baserunner and gave Florida the lead.

Double happiness 🍀

📺 Secn | @shumaker_taylor pic.twitter.com/nctzi2abyf

– Gator Softball (@GatorSSB) March 17, 2025

The Gators added another run in the fourth on a Williams victim fly to lead the Longhorns 3-1. In the fifth, Florida was ready to expand his leadership. The Gators invited the bases with the former Secy player of the year Jocelyn Erickson and Senior Reagan Walsh. The pressure of the Texas Pitcher Citlaly Gutierrez came back in the coupling for her team and withdrew both gators to end the inning without blood.

Ride the longhorns

Oxley (3-3) held strong throughout the game and fought at her speed. She only allowed two Texas hits, one season deep for the Longhorns, even though he gave up five walks. She gave up a walk to start the sixth inning and asked coach Tim Walton to bring in Veteran Ava Brown. With a runner, the Longhorns hit the ball directly back to the pitcher to look a routine. However, an off-tart throw with Brown meant that two longhorns were safe on the base.

The defense of the Gator was strong and turned a double game to swing the swing back to her side. Brown forced a fly from the inning. She kept it in seventh place and withdrew three consecutive battery to end the 17-game winning shop of the Longhorns.

Golden Gator 🐊

Cahalan with the double game!

📺 Secn | @Cahalankenleigh pic.twitter.com/7obmoi7cii

– Gator Softball (@GatorSSB) March 18, 2025

snack

The gators are not afraid of a fight. Even if you are not striking with electricity, you can move runners and bring them home. The defense can be cleaned up, especially behind a Rothrockless bullpen. Most failures against the Longhorns were, however, pitcher errors. The gators did a good job everywhere to keep a scary line -up in Texas in check and prove that you can hang with every team in the Sec. While they could not play the series victory, the Gators showed that they are a legitimate second attendant. If you can clean up the mistakes, you will continue to be a team to watch the further conference game and the post -season.

Next on

Florida has a day off before going to Jacksonville on Wednesday and Thursday to go to Jacksonville University on Wednesday and UNF. Both games start at 6 p.m. and are available to see ESPN+.