Florida’s softball team got two top-five preseason rankings to enter
the year, marking the fourth consecutive season it enters the year high
in the rankings. UF was ranked No. 2 in the USA Today/NFCA poll and No.
4 spot in ESPN.com/USA Softball’s Collegiate poll.
The Gators finished 2011 with runner-up finish in the Women’s College
World Series, losing to Arizona State in the championship series to
finish 56-13. They won a fourth consecutive SEC Eastern Division title
thanks to the efforts of a record six players earning All-America
honors.
Florida opens the season Feb. 10 at the USF-Fairfield Inn and Suites
Tampa North Tournament, hosted by South Florida in Tampa. Three
All-Americans return for the Gators – senior CF Michelle Moultrie,
junior C Brittany Schutte and sophomore RHP Hannah Rogers.
