Florida is looking for its fourth SEC series victory of the season and first at home.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 8/7 Florida softball team welcomes No. 22/17 Alabama for a top 25 three-game Southeastern Conference series kicking off Thursday.
The series opener is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Kyle Crooks and Aleshia Ocasio on the call.
Game two will air on SEC Network on Friday at 6 p.m. and the series finale on Saturday will air on ESPN2 at 2 p.m.
Beth Mowins (play-by-play) and Michele Smith (analyst) will have the call for game two and three.
Coming off its third SEC road victory at No. 19 Ole Miss, Florida (37-9, 9-6 SEC) is looking to secure its first home conference series win of the season against the Crimson Tide.
No. 22/17 Alabama (30-16, 7-8 SEC)
Head Coach
Patrick Murphy
Career Record
1,334-410-2 (.765)
Florida All-Time Record vs. Auburn
43-46
Last 10
The teams are 5-5 in the last 10 meetings
Last Series
Florida took two of three in 2024 in Tuscaloosa
Florida Record vs. in Gainesville
14-22
History vs. Alabama | Last 10 Results
Alabama
43-46
Home: 16-24
Away: 15-18
Neutral: 12-4
Date
Location
W/L
Score
6/2/2024
Oklahoma City
W
6-4
3/11/2024
Tuscaloosa
L
3-0
3/10/2024
Tuscaloosa
W
11-2 (5)
3/9/2024
Tuscaloosa
W
2-0
4/11/2022
Gainesville
W
12-7
4/10/2022
Gainesville
L
2-1
4/9/2022
Gainesville
L
8-3
5/15/2021
Tuscaloosa
L
4-0
4/18/2021
Tuscaloosa
L
4-2
4/17/2021
Tuscaloosa
W
9-2
WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Thursday
Alabama
6 p.m. (ET)
SEC Network+
Watch <https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/0f3c6c52-1560-4588-960a-c32647eed988> | Live Stats<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=570370> | Listen<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5700&type=Live>
Friday
Alabama
6 p.m. (ET)
SEC Network
Watch <https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/ef4d2d72-d51d-4f2d-804e-83d76b004b8a> | Live Stats<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=570371> | Listen<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5701&type=Live>
Saturday
Alabama
2 p.m. (ET)
ESPN2
Watch<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/ef4d2d72-d51d-4f2d-804e-83d76b004b8a> | Live Stats<https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=570372> | Listen<https://floridagators.com/watch/?Live=5702&type=Live>
NOTABLES:
* Mia Williams earned her first SEC Co-Player of the Week honor on Tuesday afternoon
* The sophomore second baseman slugged 1.455 with three home runs in Florida’s series victory at No. 19 Ole Miss, including a pair of solo shots in the series opener, her first multi-home run performance of her career
* With three RBI against the Rebels on April 12, Taylor Shumaker set a new Florida freshman record for runs driven in at 61
* Florida has scored 41.4% (150-of-362) of its runs this season off of home runs
* 15 of the Gators’ 28 runs scored at Ole Miss (53.5%) came off of a combined seven home runs
* The Gators are looking for its first home SEC series win of the season. All three of their series victories have been on the road: at Texas A&M, Auburn & Ole Miss
* Kendra Falby has reached base in all 46 games this season and in 48 straight dating back to the 2024 Women’s College Series
* She’s also tallied at least one hit in 42 games this season and in every SEC match up
* Falby is four stolen bases shy of tying Skylar Wallace for the Florida career stolen base record (119)
* She has swiped 115 bags in her career, including 33 this season
* Assistant coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro was a two-time NFCA All-American as a two-way player at Alabama, graduating in 2007. She also spent 2012-2021 as the Tide’s pitching coach
* Gator third baseman Kenleigh Cahalan spent her first two season as the Crimson Tide’s shortstop and was a All-SEC Second team selection in 2024. She is a Trussville, Ala., native
* Korbe Otis has tallied multi-hit outings for the Gators in four of the last six-games, including matching her season-high three hits in the series opener at Ole Miss
WEEKEND PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE:
Thursday, April 17
* Military Day
* Letter Station to Troops
* Honorary First Pitch by Florida volleyball head coach Ryan Theis
Friday, April 18th
* Tykes Day: Tykes Flag Giveaway (First 250 fans)
* Kids Run the Bases (Post Game)
Saturday, April 19th
* Tim Walton Bobble head Giveaway (First 500 fans)
* Post-Game Autographs (Junior & Sophomore classes)
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