{"id":327544,"date":"2025-10-23T22:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327544\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T22:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:22:10","slug":"gators-softball-takes-on-jacksonville-university-wruf-98-1-fm-850-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327544\/","title":{"rendered":"Gators Softball Takes on Jacksonville University &#8211; WRUF 98.1 FM | 850 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida softball continues fall play as it hosts Jacksonville University on Friday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/2025\/10\/20\/florida-softball-starts-fall-ball-3-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gators are 3-0<\/a>, coming off a tight 4-3 win in five innings against UCF on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore outfielder Taylor Shumaker led UF with 72 runs during the regular season last year. She hit a grand slam in the bottom of the second inning to give the Gators a 6-0 lead in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/2025\/10\/10\/florida-softball-opens-fall-season-with-vibe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first match of the fall against Florida VIBE<\/a>. She also hit an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh, but struggled against UCF. She\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6369933\/2025\/05\/21\/college-softball-hitting-yellow-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Gators\u2019 returning batting average leader<\/a>, hitting .389.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She has 72 runs and an 86 RBI. She has a total of 65 put outs and 6 assists. She was named NFCA Freshman of the Year in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore pitcher Katelynn Oxley led Florida with a 2.58 ERA and an 8-5 record in 2025. She allowed only 64 hits and 36 runs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Florida\u2019s pitching is deep. Junior Keagan Rothrock had a team-high nine completed games and a 16-7 record last season as the Gators\u2019 No. 1 starter. She allowed an average of 1.22 walks and hits per inning pitched. She led Florida in innings pitched with 131.2 and 105 strikeouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, Jacksonville finished the 2025 season 23-27, despite starting 7-4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Alayna Gaddy led the Dolphins with seven home runs and a .930 OBS. Prior to attending Jacksonville, she won the Golden Glove Award.<\/p>\n<p>Junior Skylar Waggoner had a team-low 2.01 ERA and an 8-10 record, which was the sixth best single-season ERA in team history. She was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch will be Sunday at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p> Category: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/gators-generic\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gator Sports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/gator-softball\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gators Softball<\/a>    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida softball continues fall play as it hosts Jacksonville University on Friday. 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