Florida softball opens up scrimmages on Saturday, Feb. 5, and Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. to the public.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 6-ranked Florida softball program announced Wednesday afternoon that it will open up a pair of scrimmages to the public that are for scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m.
The Gators were recently ranked No. 6 by the 2022 USA TODAY/NFCA DI Top 25 Preseason Coaches’ Poll and No. 5 by the 2022 ESPN.com/USA Softball Preseason Collegiate Top 25 Poll. The rankings mark the eighth consecutive season that the program has earned top-10 national rankings by both major polls.
This year the program returns a plethora of players from last year’s squad, which includes a trio of NFCA All-Americans in third baseman Charla Echols (Newnan, Ga.), second baseman Hannah Adams (Hoschton, Ga.) and right-handed pitcher Elizabeth Hightower (Monticello, Fla.). The three standouts anchor a group of 16 returning contributors from last season, along with the addition of 2021 transfer Skylar Wallace and six newcomers.
Entering their first year with the program is graduate transfer, right-handed pitcher Marissa Mesiemore (Bushnell, Fla.), and a talented group of freshmen in catcher Cali Decker (Lake Mary, Fla), right-handed pitcher Lexie Delbrey (Bainbridge, Ga.), outfielder Kendra Falby (Odessa, Fla.), catcher Sam Roe (Destin, Fla.) and infielder Reagan Walsh (Redondo Beach, Calif.). Roe joined the program this January as an early enrollee and Mesiemore is a graduate transfer from FGCU.
Florida opens its 2022 season Friday, Feb. 11, at 5:30 p.m. against Illinois State in Tampa, Fla. at USF’s tournament. The program’s first home game is set for Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. against Jacksonville.
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