Former SEC Freshman of the Year Tori Edwards announced her transfer from the LSU Tigers to Florida on Saturday.
Edwards started all 58 games at first base for LSU in 2025 and slashed .383/.495/.802 with a 1.298 OPS. She hit a team-high 18 home runs and drove in 73 runs — the third most in program history — while walking (37) more than she struck out. It’s considered one of the greatest freshman seasons in program history, and she was named an NFCA All-American Second Teamer, while finishing in the top 10 for the NFCA Freshman of the Year and the top 25 for the USA Softball Player of the Year.
Edwards’ sophomore year was still excellent, but it didn’t quite live up to the breakout performance she put up as a freshman. She slashed .284/.451/.568 with a 1.019 OPS, once again starting 58 games at first base. Her homers dipped slightly to 12, as did the RBI count of 45. She still walked (48) more than she struck out (39).
Edwards earned NFCA Gulf All-Region Second Team and All-SEC Second Team honors. She should replace Jocelyn Erickson, who played catcher and first base.
Florida has now landed a pair of commitments from the transfer portal, the first being from Duke redshirt sophomore catcher Kairi Rodriguez.
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