For the 19th time under head coach Tim Walton, Florida softball is hosting an NCAA Regional.
The Gainesville Regional begins from Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium this weekend. The program’s success has been stunning. UF has hosted a regional all but one season since 2008 and hasn’t lost in a hosted regional since 2012. In fact, Florida hasn’t lost a regional game at home since 2017.
Walton and Co. will look for similar success this season as the No. 6 overall seed and the No. 2 seed their quadrant due to the new seeding format. The orange and blue is paired with No. 7 Texas State, Georgia Tech and Florida A&M.
Texas State – the No. 2 seed in the regional – holds wins over Texas Tech and A&M along with a narrow one-run loss to Texas. Georgia Tech is Gainesville bound for the third time in five years, and FAMU will bus to Alachua County as the automatic qualifier from the SWAC.
The Gators, meanwhile, enter the postseason in a bit of a rut. They’ve lost five of their last 11 and were run-ruled by Alabama in the SEC Tournament semifinals for the first time in 14 years. Still, this Florida team is loaded with talent and hold wins over Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida State – all top 10 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
Here’s live updates for the Gators vs. FAMU:
Live updates for Florida softball vs Florida A&M in 2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional
Florida softball takes lead but can’t do more | B1
An ground-rule double from Kenleigh Cahalan scores Jocelyn Erickson, but even after Florida loads the bases, the Gators can’t score another run. 1-0 after 1.
Keagan Rothrock gets the start for Florida softball | T1
Coach Tim Walton to give the ball to Rothrock to start the series.
Starting lineups for Florida softball vs Florida A&M in 2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional
Florida
Starting pitcher is Keagan Rothrock
Florida A&M
Zoryana Hughes is the pitcher.
Florida softball vs Florida A&M in 2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional: Start time
First pitch from Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium is set for 11 a.m. Friday. Georgia Tech and Texas State will follow at 1:30 p.m.
Florida softball vs Florida A&M in 2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional: TV/Streaming
TV channel: SEC Network
Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
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Florida softball vs Florida A&M in 2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional: Radio
The game can be heard on 98.1 FM/850 AM WRUF with Ryan Urquhart and Nevada Cullen as announcers.
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@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1 and on Instagram @Ramreporter.
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