GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 4/5 Florida softball team improved to 9-0 with a pair of wins on the first day of the Florida Classic at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Friday evening.

The Gators opened the day with a 6-3 win over Marshall, before securing a come-from-behind victory over Georgia Tech, 8-5, in the nightcap.

Jocelyn Erickson swung a hot bat, hitting a combined .714 (5-for-7) on the day, including four RBI, a double and two home runs against the Yellow Jackets.

Olivia Miller (1-0) earned the first win of her junior season in the circle, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.

Ava Brown (13-0) picked up the victory in game one and the save in game two, striking out a team-high five batters on the day.

NOTABLES:

• Jocelyn Erickson has now hit two home runs in the same game three times in her career: at Mississippi State (March 29, 2024), vs. New Mexico State (Feb. 22, 2025) and now vs. Georgia Tech (Feb. 13, 2026)
• With her save tonight, Ava Brown has two saves on the season and nine in her career

  • She is now in sole-possession of sixth-most saves in program history

• Keagan Rothrock earned her first save of the season and third in her career against Marshall

  • In each of her three career saves, Brown has been the winning pitcher
  • Her last save was at Mississippi State on March 29, 2024

• Olivia Miller now holds a 8-0 career record in the circle

  • Her last win came on April 9, 2025, at Stetson

• Kenleigh Cahalan hit her third home run of the season vs. Marshall, a two-run shot in the second inning

  • Cahalan had three RBI against the Thundering Herd, her team-best fifth multi-RBI outing of the season
  • With 18 RBI, the senior infielder currently leads the Southeastern Conference
  • She’s also on a team-best eight-game hitting streak

• Four Gators have reached base in all nine games this season: Brown, Cahalan, Taylor Shumaker and Cassidy McLellan
• Florida improves to 8-1 all-time against Georgia Tech and 5-0 against Marshall
• The Gators turned a pair of double plays against Marshall, their first two of the season

UP NEXT:
Florida faces FIU and Marshall at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., respectively, on Saturday. For the full Florida Classic tournament schedule, click here.

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