Florida softball is in the market for a new second baseman.
Wednesday afternoon, Gators starting second baseman Mia Williams entered the transfer portal, according to D1 Softball’s Justin McLeod.
The daughter of former Florida basketball player and NBA champion Jason Williams, Williams grew up in Windermere, Florida, just outside Orlando. She chose to stay close to home and attend UF. Her dad was a regular fixture at games, sitting behind home plate.
Williams had a breakout season in 2025. She started all 65 games of the season at second base and belted 19 home runs and 44 RBIs, while hitting .335 and scoring 52 runs. Her home runs ranked second on the team – just behind Taylor Shumaker’s 22. Her RBIs were fifth behind Shumaker, Reagan Walsh, Jocelyn Erickson and Kenleigh Cahalan.
She earned second team All-SEC and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) second team All-American status – one of three to achieve that along with Shumaker and Kendra Falby.
This is a massive improvement from her freshman year in 2024 when an inconsistent Williams hit six home runs and 18 RBIs.
Williams’ departure leaves a massive hole at second base. Coach Tim Walton now must replace five starters from this season’s Women’s College World Series squad and the entire middle infield as shortstop Rylee Holtorf was a senior.
With Walsh’s graduation and Alyssa Hovermale’s transfer on Monday, the Gators only currently have two infielders on next season’s roster – starting third baseman Kenleigh Cahalan and rising sophomore Gabi Comia.
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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