FULLERTON, Calif. – In the final weekend before opening up Southeastern Conference play, the No. 4/6 Florida softball team heads to the West Coast for five games at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California.
The Gators will face Cal, East Texas A&M, No. 8/9 UCLA, LMU and Oregon State from Feb. 26-28 at the Anderson Family Field on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.
Florida (19-0) is looking to continue its best start since 2016 and pick up its first ranked win of the season.
2026 Judi Garman Schedule
Date
Opponent
Time*
2/26
Cal
8 p.m.
2/26
East Texas A&M
10:30 p.m.
2/27
No. 8/9 UCLA
5:30 p.m.
2/27
LMU
8 p.m.
2/28
Oregon State
3 p.m.
**All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Notables
The last time the Gators played UCLA was on March 1, 2024, when then-freshman Keagan Rothrock threw a complete-game shutout against the Bruins, allowing just four baserunners off two hits and two walks with five strikeouts
Skylar Wallace hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first, which proved to be the game winner
Ava Brown’s first career win was against Oregon State in 2024, when her and Rothrock combined for a one-hitter in a 3-1 Florida victory in Tampa
This weekend will be a homecoming for Taylor Shumaker who is from Fullerton and played at Esperanza High School
Florida has faced three of its five weekend opponents in the Women’s College World Series: UCLA (2008, 2010, 2018 & 2022), Oregon State (2022) and Cal (2011)
The Gators went 2-0 against LMU during the Stanford Regional in 2023 in Palo Alto, Calif.
The Gators lead the nation in doubles (44), hits (193) and walks (103)
Florida ranks in the top-5 in the NCAA in home runs (40), runs batted in (171), on-base percentage (.498), pitching shutouts (8), slugging percentage (.720) and runs (177)
The Gators are one of just five teams in the NCAA, and one of three in the SEC, with no losses this season, including Grand Canyon, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. Of those undefeated teams, Florida has played the most overall games (19)
Shumaker leads the nation in runs scored (27) and is just one run shy of scoring the 100th run of her career
Brown leads in the NCAA in walks (24) at the plate and ranks second in the NCAA in saves (3) in the circle
Kenleigh Cahalan ranks scored in the NCAA in RBIs (32) – behind just Jordan Woolery of UCLA (36)
Rothrock leads the nation in victories (8) and ranks third in strikeouts (67)
Gabi Comia is one of just 41 players in the NCAA without a strikeout this season
Jocelyn Erickson has 168 career RBIs as a Gator and needs just eight RBIs to move into a tie with Aja Paculba (2008-11) for tenth-most RBIs in program history (176)
Florida versus Judi Garman Opponents
Cal (5-11)
Head Coach
Steve Singleton
Career Record
5-11 (.313)
Florida All-Time Record vs.
8-3
Streak
Florida has won the last seven games
Last Meeting
March 3, 2017 | UF 4, Cal 0 – Fullerton, Calif.
Last Loss vs.
May 21, 2000 | UF 1, Cal 2 – Fresno, Calif.
East Texas A&M (5-12)
Head Coach
Brittany Miller
Career Record
33-138 (.193)
Florida All-Time Record vs.
0-0
Last Meeting
This will be the first meeting between the two schools
No. 8/9 UCLA (13-3)
Head Coach
Kelly Inouye-Perez
Career Record
886-225-1 (.797)
Florida All-Time Record vs.
7-10
Streak
UCLA has won six of the last seven
Last Meeting
March 1, 2024 | UF 1, UCLA 0 – Fullerton, Calif.
Last Loss
February 23, 2003 | UF 0, UCLA 10 (5) – Palm Springs, Calif.
LMU (13-2)
Head Coach
Tairia Flowers
Career Record
410-384 (.516)
Florida All-Time Record vs.
6-0
Streak
Florida has won all five meetings
Last Meeting
May 20, 2023 | UF 10, LMU 6 – Palo Alto, Calif.
Oregon State (8-8)
Head Coach
Laura Berg
Career Record
338-312-2 (.513)
Florida All-Time Record vs.
5-0
Streak
Florida has won all five meetings
Last Meeting
February 9, 2024 | UF 1, OSU 0
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The Gators will have radio coverage for all five games on either WRUF 98.1 FM/850 AM or FloridaGators.com with Nevada Cullen and Paul Gerrity on the call.
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