2007 Florida Gators softball team
| Florida Gators softball | |
|---|---|
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| University | University of Florida |
| Athletic director | Scott Stricklin |
| Head coach | Tim Walton (12th season) |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Gainesville, FL |
| Home stadium | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium (Capacity: 1,200) |
| Nickname | Gators |
| Colors | Orange and Blue |
| NCAA championshipships | |
| 2014, 2015 | |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2008, 2009, 2013 | |
| Conference championships | |
| 1998, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
The Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of softball. The Florida Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators play their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and are currently led by head coach Tim Walton. In the seventeen-year history of the Gators softball program, the team has won two Women's College World Series (WCWS) national championships, five SEC regular season championships, three SEC tournament championships, and have made seven WCWS appearances.
On June 13, 1995, the board of directors of the University Athletic Association approved the addition of a women's softball team to the University of Florida's athletic program. Larry Ray, who would coach the new Florida Gators softball team for their first four seasons, agreed to be the first head coach on September 4, 1995. After the construction of their new stadium facility, the Gators played their first two games in a doubleheader on February 8, 1997, against the Stetson Hatters, both of which they won.
In the inaugural year of the Florida Gators softball program, Ray's team posted an overall win-loss record of 42–25 and a Southeastern Conference record of 16–8, and was the runner-up in the SEC Softball Tournament runner-up, ultimately losing to the second-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in the title game. The Gators built on the early success of their first season to win the program's first-ever SEC regular season championship in 1998, and advance to the NCAA Tournament. After the 2000 season, Ray left Florida to return to an assistant coaching position with the Arizona Wildcats softball team at the University of Arizona, where he previously coached.
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