With game-time temperatures hovering near 90 degrees, things got a little heated between a Florida softball fan and the family of UF-turned-Texas Tech second baseman Mia Williams.
A Florida Gators fan was ejected after an altercation that involved Williams’ younger sister and her father, former UF and NBA star Jason Willams.
A Florida spokesperson said the fan will not be allowed back into Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for the remainder of the Gainesville Super Regional Series.
Initially, it was Jason Williams who was escorted out of the stadium by campus police. Williams claimed his daughter and Mia Williams’ sister was struck by a fan with a handheld fan while the family was celebrating a Williams’ hit.
Jason Williams returned to the stadium shortly after while police later escorted the UF fan out the stadium.
Jason Williams, known as “White Chocolate,” played at UF in 1998 before going on to a 13-year NBA career and emerging as one of the league’s flashiest players. Williams won an NBA title with the Miami Heat.
Mia Williams played two seasons at UF before transferring to Texas Tech ahead of the 2026 season. This season, she’s belted 21 homers and knocked in 77 RBIs for the Red Raiders entering the May 22 Super Regional matchup between the Gators and Red Raiders.
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1.
This story was updated with new information
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Reporting by Kevin Brockway, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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