GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 5/8 Florida welcomes No. 13/16 Mississippi State to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for the Gators’ third straight top-25 Southeastern Conference weekend series.
Friday and Sunday’s games will stream on SEC Network+ with Aleshia Ocasio and Ryan Urquhart calling the action. Game two of the series on Saturday will be a national linear broadcast on the SEC Network with Krista Blunk and Ocasio on the call.
Fans can also listen to all three games on either FloridaGators.com/Gators+ (Friday) or 98.1 FM / 850 AM WRUF (Saturday/Sunday) where Urquhart, Nevada Cullen and Nate Bilgoray will have the radio call.
The Gators (34-4, 9-3 SEC) are looking for their fourth SEC series victory of the season and third in Gainesville.
No. 13/16 Miss State
32-7, 4-5 SEC
Head Coach
Samantha Ricketts
Career Record
230-126 (.646)
Florida All-Time Record vs.
46-23
Streak
The Gators have won eight of the last 10
Last Meeting
March 30, 2024 – UF 7, MSU 6 – Starkville, Miss.
Florida Record vs In Gainesville
22-11
History vs. Mississippi State | Last 10 Results
No. 13/16 Mississippi State
46-23
Date
Location
W/L
Score
March 30, 2024
Starkville, Miss.
W
7-6
March 29, 2024
Starkville, Miss.
W
8-5
March 28, 2024
Starkville, Miss.
L
13-12
March 14, 2022
Gainesville, Fla.
W
3-0
March 13, 2022
Gainesville, Fla.
L
1-0
March 12, 2022
Gainesville, Fla.
W
8-4
May 13, 2021
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
W
6-2
March 21, 2021
Starkville, Miss.
W
8-0 (5)
March 20, 2021
Starkville, Miss.
W
10-0
March 19, 2021
Starkville, Miss.
W
1-0
Weekend Schedule
Friday
Mississippi State
6 p.m.
SEC Network +
Saturday
Mississippi State
11:30 a.m.
SEC Network
Sunday
Mississippi State
1 p.m.
SEC Network+
Promotional Schedule
Y2K Night
Friday, April 3
Join the Gators for our Party at the Plate night with Y2K music and theming
Mario Day
Saturday, April 4
Level Up with the Gators for Mario Day! Enjoy themed activations and music, and one lucky fan will walk home with a Nintendo Switch 2
Notables:
The Gators enter the weekend looking for their fourth Southeastern Conference series victory of the season and fourth-straight series win over Mississippi State
The last time the Bulldogs and Gators met was during the 2024 season in Starkville. The Gators dropped the opening game 13-12, but took game two and three to secure the 2-1 series win
Florida is the top fielding team in conference play in the SEC, holding a .997 fielding percentage
Mississippi State ranks eighth with a fielding percentage of .972. The Gators have committed just one error in 12 conference games
The Gators are batting .297 in conference play, which ranks fourth in the SEC, while the Bulldogs are ranked 13th with a .209 team hitting percentage
Kenleigh Cahalan has reached base in all but two games this season (36 of 38 games)
Over the last 10 games, Cahalan has slugged three home runs, all in SEC play, tied with Cassidy McLellan for most in that time frame
With a two-RBI single against Stetson on Wednesday, Jocelyn Erickson became one of just six Gators in program history with 200 RBIs, a feat she accomplished in less than three seasons in Gainesville
Just over 48% Erickson’s hits have gone for extra bases this season. She leads the team with 16 home runs, nine doubles and has Florida’s sole triple
Junior catcher Ella Wesolowski played for the Bulldogs during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. She made 73 starts in her Bulldog career
Taylor Shumaker leads the NCAA in runs scored (58) and ranks fourth nationally in hits (60) and sixth in total bases (110)
Of Florida’s nearly 400 hits this season, 40% (159 of 397) have gone for extra bases
The Gators lead the nation in doubles (81) and walks (181) and rank in the top-5 in the NCAA in hits (397), home runs (77), pitching shutouts (12), fielding percentage (.985), RBIs (319) and runs (333)
Florida is 18-1 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium this season and are looking for their third SEC home series win. They earned series wins over Missouri and No. 1 Tennessee in Gainesville this season
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