Softball Caps Off Fall Exhibition Slate

Last Updated: November 14, 2025By


GAINESVILLE, Fla.  – The Florida softball team wrapped up its eight-game fall exhibition slate with a 13-0 10-inning victory over Saint Leo on Thursday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

With the win, the Gators improved to 7-1 on the fall season, with six of those victories coming at home. Florida’s sole loss was to Florida State on Oct. 26.

Fall Schedule Results:












Opponent Date Score Innings Played
Florida VIBE Oct. 12 W, 14-3  10
Embry Riddle Oct. 16 W, 24-1 10
UCF Oct. 19 W, 4-3 6
Jacksonville Oct. 24 W, 22-2 7
Florida State Oct. 26 L, 11-4 10
USF Oct. 29 W, 12-1 9
at North Florida Nov. 7 W, 17-6 10
Saint Leo Nov. 13 W, 13-0 10

 
Fall Season Individual Highlights:

  • Six Gators hit above .400: Townsen Thomas (.564), Jocelyn Erickson (.519), Kenleigh Cahalan (.469), Kendall Grover (.441), Taylor Shumaker (.43) and Gabi Comia (.424)
  • Six Gators tallied double-digit RBIs: Madison Walker (14), Grover (13), Shumaker (13), Cahalan (12), Cassidy McLellan (12) and Erickson (11)
  • Five different players combined for 14 Florida home runs: Walker (4), Grover (3), Shumaker (3), Erickson (2) and McLellan (2)
  • Erickson led the Gators in both on-base percentage (.641) and slugging percentage (.852)
  • Walker hit a team-best four home runs, including a grand slam vs. Jacksonville, slugging .793 and driving in a team-high 14 runs

    • Six of her nine hits went for extra bases, including a pair of doubles

  • Thomas led the Orange & Blue in average, hits (22) and stolen bases (5-for-7)
  • Cahalan and Grover led the Gators in doubles, each recording four
  • Thomas and Grover each scored 14 runs apiece, a team-best
  • Both Erickson and Grover drew a team-high nine walks, with Erickson also leading the Gators in hit by pitches (2)
  • Comia had two of Florida’s three triples and was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts
  • Keagan Rothrock pitched a team-high 20 innings and held both the best ERA (.90) and most strikeouts on the pitching staff (31)

    • Rothrock held opposing hitters to just a .132 batting average

  • Olivia Miller held a 2.00 ERA in 18.0 innings of work, striking out 18

Fall Team Individual Highlights:

  • The Gators outscored their opponents 110-27, hitting .398 collectively with a .608 team slugging and a .485 on-base percentage
  • Florida batted 11 in all eight games of the fall
  • The Gators struck out just 23 times in 344 at-bats
  • On defense, Florida turned four double plays
  • On the base path, the Gators were 17-for-20 in stolen base attempts

The Gators open the 2026 season on Feb. 6 vs. Illinois State at the USF-Rawlings Invitational at USF in Tampa.
 
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