Kirsti Merritt

Near-perfect outing from Rogers sends Florida to 5-0 WCWS win, 1-0 series lead over Alabama

It was a near-perfect night for Florida Gators senior right-handed pitcher Hannah Rogers, who faced the minimum of 18 batters through six innings and delivered a shutout performance to earn a victory...

Florida Gators softball advances to WCWS Championship Series with 6-3 win over Baylor

Another solid performance from senior right-handed pitcher Hannah Rogers led No. 5 seed Florida Gators softball (53-12) to a 6-3 victory over the No. 13 seed Baylor Bears (49-16) on Sunday, sending...

Rogers deals Florida to WCWS win over Oregon

By Jordan McPherson — OnlyGators.com Contributor Senior right-handed pitcher Hannah Rogers is taking no prisoners in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, turning in another brilliant shutout performance to propel the No. 5 seed...

Grand slam lifts Florida over Baylor in WCWS

For the fifth time in seven 2014 NCAA Tournament games, No. 5 seed Florida Gators softball run-ruled an opponent. On Thursday afternoon in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series,...

Florida softball blasts Washington 8-0 to advance to Women’s College World Series

By Jordan McPherson and Adam Silverstein Sophomore center fielder Kirsti Merritt knew her team was tired of waiting. With No. 5 Florida Gators softball leading the No. 12 Washington Huskies 5-0 in...

Florida softball sweeps Gainesville Regional; Gators set to host Super Regional

By Jordan McPherson – OnlyGators.com Contributor No. 5 Florida Gators softball (48-11) is one step closer to making its sixth Women’s College World Series appearance in seven years after closing out a...

Florida softball wins six-straight to open season

By Mike Brandes – OnlyGators.com Contributor No. 3 Florida Gators opened up the 2014 season with a clean sweep of the USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament in Tampa, FL, winning six games over four...

No. 2 Florida softball eliminates No. 14 Nebraska from WCWS with 9-8 win in 15-inning thriller

The fourth-longest game ever played at the Women’s College World Series ended in celebration for No. 2 Florida Gators softball, which needed 15 innings and more than five hours to prevail 9-8...

Gators softball wins 2013 SEC Tournament

For a team that was predicted to be no better than a middle-of-the-road squad in 2013 following a disastrous end to its 2012 campign, No. 2 Florida Gators softball on Saturday continued...

FOUR BITS: Florida tennis falls, lacrosse reigns, softball triumphs, gymnastics sets the tone

1 » No. 2 Florida Gators women’s tennis (3-1) lost its first match in more than a year as the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (7-1) snapped the visitors’ 25-match winning streak...