For the 13th time in the last 18 seasons, Florida softball has moved its operations northwest for the summer.
In this case, 1,200 miles northwest to the “Big Friendly” and Oklahoma City.
This current iteration of Gators are no strangers to OKC. UF advanced to the WCWS last season, and its first semifinals since 2017. Now, Florida returns and holds high expectations. After all, it ended the regular season less than a month ago by taking two of three from then-No. 1-Oklahoma in Gainesville.
The Gators have the nation’s best young hitter in Taylor Shumaker, All-Americans in Kendra Falby and Mia Williams, and a pitcher in Keagan Rothrock, who shined here last season.
“Told my team as we began our journey that this is the greatest show on dirt and the greatest opportunity for student-athletes in our sport to play,” coach Tim Walton said.
Florida’s opponent is no stranger to success. Texas bested Florida in OKC last season and advanced to the championship series. The Longhorns began this season strong, including taking two of three from UF in Gainesville in March (Rothrock didn’t play in that series). However, UT was swept by Oklahoma in April ad has struggled at times to gain momentum back.
All in all, it’ll be an intriguing all-SEC showdown in OKC Thursday.
Here’s how to watch:
Florida softball vs. Texas in 2025 NCAA Women’s College World Series: Start time
First pitch from Devon Park in Oklahoma City is set to for 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT.
Florida softball vs. Texas in 2025 NCAA Women’s College World Series: TV/Streaming
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: Watch ESPN, FUBO (free trial)
You can listen to it here. Live stats are available on Gainesville.com/sports/college.
Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@gannett.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
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Reporting by Noah Ram, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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