2025 Florida Gators softball team

2025 Florida Gators softball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	23–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tim Walton (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Aric Thomas (8th season) Francesca Enea (2nd season) Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro (1st season)
Home stadium	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southeastern Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			19	–	0		1.000
No. 19 South Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			19	–	0		1.000
No. 3 Florida  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			22	–	1		.957
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			20	–	1		.952
No. 11 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			19	–	1		.950
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			19	–	1		.950
No. 5 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			18	–	1		.947
No. 6 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			20	–	2		.909
No. 10 Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			18	–	2		.900
No. 7 Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			19	–	3		.864
No. 21 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			18	–	3		.857
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			18	–	3		.857
No. 22 Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	6		.714
No. 24 Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	6		.700
Missouri  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	10		.524
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 2, 2025 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2025 Florida Gators softball team is an American college softball team that represents the University of Florida during the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gators, are led by head coach Tim Walton in his 20th season, and play their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2024 season 53–14 overall, and 17–7 in the SEC, finishing in second place in their conference. They won the 2024 SEC tournament, and received an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament. ^{[2] [3]} During the NCAA tournament they advanced to the Women's College World Series before being eliminated by eventual tournament champion Oklahoma. ^[4]

Roster and personnel

2025 Florida Gators roster   Pitchers 00 – Ava Brown – Sophomore 7 – Keagan Rothrock – Sophomore 13 – Olivia Miller – Sophomore 18 – Kara Hammock – Senior 39 – Katelynn Oxley – Freshman Catchers 8 – Jocelyn Erickson – Junior 51 – Makenna Bellaire – Freshman Outfielders 2 – Kylie Shaw – Freshman 21 – Taylor Shumaker – Freshman 22 – Cassidy McLellan – Sophomore 27 – Kendra Falby – Senior 33 – Korbe Otis – Senior 44 – Townsen Thomas – Freshman   Infielders 4 – Rylee Holtorf – Graduate student 9 – Alyssa Hovermale – Sophomore 10 – Gabi Comia – Freshman 11 – Mia Williams – Sophomore 15 – Reagan Walsh – Senior 31 – Kenleigh Cahalan – Junior Utility 1 – Brooke Barnard – Senior 17 – Layla Lamar – Freshman   Reference: [5]

2025 Florida Gators coaching staff Tim Walton – Head coach Aric Thomas – Assistant coach Francesca Enea – Assistant coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro – Assistant coach Reference: [6]

Schedule and results

2025 Florida Gators Softball Game Log
Regular Season (23–1)
February (20–1) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 6 North Florida No. 3 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 8–0 (5) Rothrock (1–0) Cook (0–1) — 1,538 1–0 — February 7 vs. Illinois State USF-Rawlings Invitational No. 3 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 10–2 (6) Brown (1–0) McLeod (0–1) — 634 2–0 — February 8 vs. Delaware USF-Rawlings Invitational No. 3 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 10–5 Hammock (1–0) Kerwood (2–2) — 989 3–0 — February 8 vs. Michigan USF-Rawlings Invitational No. 3 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 11–1 (5) Rothrock (2–0) Hoehn (0–2) — 1,054 4–0 — February 9 vs. Georgia Southern USF-Rawlings Invitational No. 3 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 4–0 Brown (2–0) Holland (1–1) — 768 5–0 — February 9 at USF USF-Rawlings Invitational No. 3 USF Softball Stadium Tampa, FL 8–0 (5) Rothrock (3–0) Sardja (1–1) — 1,814 6–0 — February 11 Jacksonville No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 10–1 (5) Hammock (2–0) Harrelson (1–1) — 1,298 7–0 — February 12 Stetson No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 11–1 (5) Rothrock (4–0) Arnold (2–1) — 1,180 8–0 — February 13 vs. Boston College Bubly Invitational No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 12–7 Hammock (3–0) Dunning (1–1) — 1,776 9–0 — February 14 vs. Providence Bubly Invitational No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 5–0 Miller (1–0) Grifone (0–3) — 2,658 10–0 — February 14 vs. No. 14 Duke Bubly Invitational No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 9–0 (5) Rothrock (5–0) Curd (2–1) — 2,658 11–0 — February 15 vs. Boston College Bubly Invitational No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 3–0 Rothrock (6–0) Kendziorski (0–3) — 1,785 12–0 — February 15 vs. Binghamton Bubly Invitational No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 10–2 (5) Brown (3–0) Kennedy (1–3) — 1,520 13–0 — February 16 vs. No. 14 Duke Bubly Invitational No. 2 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 1–8 Curd (3–1) Rothrock (6–1) — 1,721 13–1 — February 19 at North Florida No. 3 UNF Softball Complex Jacksonville, FL Postponed [7] February 21 vs. California Baptist Sun Devil Classic No. 3 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 11–0 (5) Brown (4–0) McConnell (1–5) — 307 14–1 — February 21 at Arizona State Sun Devil Classic No. 3 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 9–1 Rothrock (7–1) Creager (1–2) — 307 15–1 — February 22 vs. New Mexico State Sun Devil Classic No. 3 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 12–1 (5) Oxley (1–0) Bennett (1–2) — 1,159 16–1 — February 22 vs. Grand Canyon Sun Devil Classic No. 3 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 6–4 Rothrock (8–1) Darwin (0–1) Brown (1) 1,159 17–1 — February 23 vs. Iowa State Sun Devil Classic No. 3 Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Tempe, AZ 24–3 (5) Miller (2–0) Schurman (2–4) — 247 18–1 — February 26 vs. FGCU Florida Invitational No. 3 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 8–0 (5) Oxley (2–0) Sparkman (4–5) — 1,182 19–1 — February 28 vs. Samford Florida Invitational No. 3 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 9–1 (6) Hammock (4–0) Partain (4–4) — 1,372 20–1 —
March (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 vs. Troy Florida Invitational No. 3 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 11–2 (6) Oxley (3–0) Ames (2–2) — 1,502 21–1 — March 1 vs. Western Michigan Florida Invitational No. 3 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 10–2 (6) Brown (5–0) Fazzini (1–3) — 2,207 22–1 — March 2 vs. FAMU Florida Invitational No. 3 Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL 9–1 (6) Miller (3–0) Hughes (2–6) — 1,734 23–1 — March 5 at Houston Cougar Softball Stadium Houston, TX March 7 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond College Station, TX March 8 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond College Station, TX March 9 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond College Station, TX March 12 UCF Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL March 15 Texas Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL March 16 Texas Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL March 17 Texas Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL March 19 at Jacksonville Pruitt Softball Complex Jacksonville, FL February 19 at North Florida UNF Softball Complex Jacksonville, FL March 26 at UCF UCF Softball Complex Orlando, FL March 28 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL March 29 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL March 30 at Auburn Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL
April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 2 at Florida State JoAnne Graf Field Tallahassee, FL April 4 Arkansas Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL April 5 Arkansas Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL April 6 Arkansas Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL April 9 at Stetson Patricia Wilson Field DeLand, FL April 11 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex Oxford, MS April 12 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex Oxford, MS April 13 at Ole Miss Ole Miss Softball Complex Oxford, MS April 17 Alabama Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL April 18 Alabama Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL April 19 Alabama Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL April 23 USF Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL April 26 at LSU Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA April 27 at LSU Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA April 28 at LSU Tiger Park Baton Rouge, LA
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 Oklahoma Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL May 2 Oklahoma Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL May 3 Oklahoma Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Gainesville, FL
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Gators team member Reference: [8] [9] Rankings from NFCA. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I softball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
NFCA / USA Today	3	2	3	3
Softball America	1	1	3	3
ESPN.com/USA Softball	2	2	3	3
D1Softball	1	1	3	3

References

1. "SEC Softball Standings". February 16, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
2. "Florida Captures Sixth Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship". floridagators.com. May 11, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
3. Kassim, Ehsan (May 11, 2024). "Does Florida softball winning SEC Tournament mean Gators will make WCWS? Recent history suggest so". The Gainesville Sun . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
4. Ram, Noah (June 4, 2024). "Gator grief: Florida softball suffers season-ending heartbreaker to Oklahoma in WCWS". The Gainesville Sun . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
5. "2025 Softball Roster". floridagators.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
6. "2025 Softball Coaching Staff". floridagators.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
7. "No. 3 Florida at North Florida Postponed". floridagators.com. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
8. "2025 Softball Schedule". floridagators.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
9. Parler, Denver (September 11, 2024). "Softball's 2025 Schedule Announced". floridagators.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.