2010 Florida Gators softball team

2010 Florida Gators softball
Conference SEC East
Ranking
ESPN.com/USA Softball #5
USA Today/NFCA #4
2010 record 30-4 (12-2 SEC)
Head coach Tim Walton
Assistant coach(es) Jennifer Rocha, Jenny Gladding
Trainer(s) Eric King
Home stadium Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Seasons
« 2009 2011 »

The 2010 Florida Gators softball team represented the University of Florida softball program for the 2010 NCAA softball season.

Previous Season

The 2009 Gators went 63-5 overall and 26-1 in SEC play. They were named the #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, advanced to the championship series of the Women's College World Series. They also were the SEC regular season and tournament champions. Five Gators were named All-Americans (Stacey Nelson, Stephanie Brombacher, Aja Paculba, Francesca Enea, and Kelsey Bruder) and Senior pitcher Stacey Nelson was again named the SEC Pitcher of the Year.

Pre-season

The Gators returned 10 members from the 2009 squad and added 7 freshmen. All-time Florida home run leader Francesca Enea and undefeated right-handed pitcher Stephanie Brombacher returned to lead the team. The SEC Media selected Florida to win the SEC East and finish second to Alabama for the conference title.[1] Brombacher, Bruder, Enea, and Paculba were voted to the pre-season All-SEC team.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Rank# Site Result Attendance Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament
Feb 13, 2010* 12:00 PM @ East Carolina Pirates #3 Eddie C Moore Complex - Field 9 • Clearwater, FL W 4-3 Unknown Ensley Gammel Faith Sutton
Feb 13, 2010* 3:00 PM #13 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #3 Eddie C Moore Complex - Field 9 • Clearwater, FL L 0-3 Unknown Hope Rush Stephanie Brombacher
Feb 14, 2010* 1:30 PM South Florida Bulls #3 Eddie C Moore Complex - Field 8 • Clearwater, FL W 12-8 Unknown Stephanie Brombacher Kristen Gordon
Feb 14, 2010* 3:30 PM @ Long Island Blackbirds #3 Eddie C Moore Complex - Field 9 • Clearwater, FL W 7-2 Unknown Stephanie Brombacher Sarah Reynolds
Feb 17, 2010* 5:00 PM Jacksonville Dolphins #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 6-1 786 Stephanie Brombacher Ashley Iveson
Lipton Invitational
Feb 19, 2010* 3:45 PM @ Campbell Fighting Camels #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 7-0 657 Stephanie Brombacher Christina Melton
Feb 19, 2010* 6:00 PM Kansas Jayhawks #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 12-4 (6) 657 Erin Schuppert Sarah Vertelka
Feb 20, 2010* 12:15 PM Marshall Thundering Herd #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 8-0 (5) 1401 Stephanie Brombacher Katie Murphree
Feb 20, 2010* 2:30 PM @ East Carolina Pirates #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 4-3 1401 Stephanie Brombacher Faith Sutton
Feb 21, 2010* 12:15 PM East Carolina Pirates #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 1-0 982 Stephanie Brombacher Toni Paisley
Feb 27, 2010* 1:00 PM Northwestern State Demons #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 15-0 (5) 743 Stephanie Brombacher Kelee Grimes
Feb 27, 2010* 3:30 PM Northwestern State Demons #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 5-0 743 Stephanie Brombacher Kylie Roos
Feb 28, 2010* 12:00 PM Northwestern State Demons #3 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 10-1 (5) 979 Stephanie Brombacher Kylie Roos
DeMarini Tournament
Mar 5, 2010* 12:00 PM @ Pacific Tigers #4 Anderson Family Field 2 • Fullerton, CA W 12-3 (5) Unknown Ensley Gammel Nikki Armagost
Mar 5, 2010* 4:30 PM #9 Stanford Cardinal #4 Anderson Family Field 1 • Fullerton, CA L 0-2 Unknown Teagan Gerhart Stephanie Brombacher
Mar 6, 2010* 4:30 PM Cal State Fullerton Titans #4 Anderson Family Field 1 • Fullerton, CA W 12-0 (5) Unknown Stephanie Brombacher Katey Laban
Mar 7, 2010* 12:00 PM @ UC Davis Aggies #4 Anderson Family Field 2 • Fullerton, CA W 14-3 (5) Unknown Stephanie Brombacher Dana Waldusky
Mar 7, 2010* 4:30 PM Loyola Marymount Lions #4 Anderson Family Field 2 • Fullerton, CA W 13-1 (5) Unknown Ensley Gammel Molly Medeiros
Mar 10, 2010 3:00 PM @ #6 Georgia Bulldogs #4 University of Georgia Softball Complex • Athens, GA Canceled      
Mar 10, 2010 5:30 PM @ #6 Georgia Bulldogs #4 University of Georgia Softball Complex • Athens, GA Canceled      
Mar 13, 2010 1:00 PM Ole Miss Rebels #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 12-2 (5) 1313 Stephanie Brombacher Becky Nye
Mar 13, 2010 3:30 PM Ole Miss Rebels #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 4-6 (8) 1313 Brittany Barnhill Stephanie Brombacher
Mar 14, 2010 12:00 PM Ole Miss Rebels #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 5-3 784 Stephanie Brombacher Brittany Barnhill
Mar 17, 2010 4:00 PM Auburn Tigers #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 7-0 847 Stephanie Brombacher Angel Bunner
Mar 17, 2010 6:30 PM Auburn Tigers #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 5-4 847 Stephanie Brombacher Angel Bunner
Mar 20, 2010* 3:00 PM @ Baylor Bears #6 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX Canceled      
Mar 20, 2010* 5:30 PM @ Baylor Bears #6 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX Canceled      
Mar 21, 2010* 1:00 PM @ Baylor Bears #6 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX Canceled      
Mar 25, 2010* 6:00 PM South Florida Bulls #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 10-0 713 Stephanie Brombacher Kristen Gordon
Mar 27, 2010 2:00 PM @ #7 Alabama Crimson Tide #6 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL L 4-10 2948 Kelsi Dunne Stephanie Brombacher
Mar 27, 2010 4:30 PM @ #7 Alabama Crimson Tide #6 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL W 7-5 (8) 2948 Stephanie Brombacher Lauren Sewell
Mar 28, 2010 2:30 PM @ #7 Alabama Crimson Tide #6 Alabama Softball Complex • Tuscaloosa, AL W 11-9 2392 Ensley Gammel Amanda Locke
Mar 31, 2010* 7:00 PM @ UCF Knights #6 UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL W 4-3 (9) 1091 Ensley Gammel Ashleigh Cole
Apr 3, 2010 1:00 PM #12 LSU Tigers #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 4-1 2433 Stephanie Brombacher Kirsten Shortridge
Apr 3, 2010 3:30 PM #12 LSU Tigers #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 2-1 2433 Ensley Gammel Cody Trahan
Apr 4, 2010 12:00 PM #12 LSU Tigers #6 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 7-1 1043 Ensley Gammel Rachel Fico
Apr 10, 2010 2:00 PM @ Arkansas Razorbacks #4 Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR W 9-5 902 Stephanie Brombacher Hope McLemore
Apr 10, 2010 4:30 PM @ Arkansas Razorbacks #4 Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR W 12-3 (5) 902 Ensley Gammel Layne McGuirt
Apr 11, 2010 2:00 PM @ Arkansas Razorbacks #4 Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR W 6-1 657 Ensley Gammel Hope McLemore
Apr 14, 2010* 6:00 PM @ Florida State Seminoles JoAnne Graf Field • Tallahassee, FL      
Apr 17, 2010 1:00 PM Kentucky Wildcats Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
Apr 17, 2010 3:30 PM Kentucky Wildcats Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
Apr 18, 2010 12:00 PM Kentucky Wildcats Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
Apr 20, 2010* 4:00 PM FIU Golden Panthers Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
Apr 23, 2010 5:00 PM @ Tennessee Volunteers Sherri Parker Lee Softball Stadium • Knoxville, TN      
Apr 23, 2010 7:30 PM @ Tennessee Volunteers Sherri Parker Lee Softball Stadium • Knoxville, TN      
Apr 24, 2010 1:00 PM @ Tennessee Volunteers Sherri Parker Lee Softball Stadium • Knoxville, TN      
May 1, 2010 2:00 PM @ Mississippi State Bulldogs MSU Softball Field • Starkville, MS      
May 1, 2010 4:30 PM @ Mississippi State Bulldogs MSU Softball Field • Starkville, MS      
May 2, 2010 1:00 PM @ Mississippi State Bulldogs MSU Softball Field • Starkville, MS      
May 5, 2010* 4:00 PM North Florida Ospreys Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
May 5, 2010* 6:30 PM North Florida Ospreys Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
May 8, 2010 1:00 PM South Carolina Gamecocks Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
May 8, 2010 3:30 PM South Carolina Gamecocks Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
May 9, 2010 12:00 PM South Carolina Gamecocks Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL      
SEC Tournament
May 13–15, 2010   Bogle Park • Fayetteville, AR      
NCAA Tournament
May 20-Jun 9, 2010        
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Game notes

East Carolina (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament)

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In the Gators' opening game of the 2010 season, three homers scored all four of their runs. Kelsey Bruder, Francesca Enea, and Brittany Schutte hit home runs for Florida in the second, third and fourth innings, respectively. East Carolina made the game uncomfortable in the fifth when, trailing 4-1, Marina Gusman-Brown hit a 2-RBI double to left field to bring the Pirates within a run. However, freshman pitchers Ensley Gammel and Erin Schuppert kept the East Carolina bats quiet for the remaining 2.1 innings, allowing only one base-runner.[3]

Georgia Tech (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament)

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The Gators left eight runners on base, seven in the first three innings, in the game and failed to score. Francesca Enea led Florida from the plate with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Georgia Tech broke up the scoreless game in the bottom of the 5th when Jessica Sinclair doubled to center and Kate Kuzma tripled to bring her home. Jen Yee tripled to lead off the sixth for the Yellow Jackets, and Hope Rush homered bringing the margin to three. The loss was the first of Stephanie Brombacher's Gator career.[4]

South Florida (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament)

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After leading by eight runs in the fifth inning, the Gators allowed the Bulls to come back into the game with a one-out grand slam. Stephanie Brombacher walked in a run before allowing the four additional runs. Then, in the sixth inning, South Florida strung together five hits to score three more runs. With two on and two outs, JoJo Medina doubled to right center, scoring both runners aboard. Back-to-back singles scored Medina before a line out ended the inning. Florida scored in every inning but the fifth, finally giving their pitchers some run support after struggling to get runners home in their first two games. In the top of the first, Francesca Enea sent the first pitch she saw over the wall in left field to score both Aja Paculba and Brittany Schutte, who were both walked to lead off the game. In the second inning, Enea scored Schutte, who reached on an error, with an RBI double. Enea moved to third on a passed ball and scored on a groundout by Kelsey Bruder. With one out in the next frame, Megan Bush and Michelle Moultrie reached base via a walk and a bunt single, respectively. Paculba singled to score them both. In the fourth, Tiffany DeFelice walked and scored on an RBI double from Corrie Brooks. Enea walked and Bruder singled to lead off the sixth inning. After DeFelice laid down a sacrifice bunt to move pinch runner Lauren Heil and Bruder over, Brooks advanced them both another bag with a fielder's choice which did not result in an out. A Bush sacrifice fly scored Bruder, and a single from Moultrie scored Brooks. In the final inning, up only three, the Gators scored one last insurance run. Schutte walked with one out and moved to second on a ground out by Enea. She would score on the next pitch, which Bruder sent up the middle.[5]

Long Island (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament)

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Long Island got on the board first in the bottom of the first. With two on base via the walk, Ensley Gammel gave up an RBI single to Emily Kakuska. Erin Schuppert, who relieved Gammel after she loaded in the bases, allowed another RBI single, but Francesca Enea kept a third run from scoring with a perfect throw home. Florida and Long Island traded zeros until the top of the fourth, when Corrie Brooks hit a solo homer to center. The Gators tied it with another solo home run two innings later, this time by Brittany Schutte. In the final frame, Florida took the lead with an RBI double by Aja Paculba. With two on and one out, Schutte drew a walk to load the bases for Enea, who promptly homered to give the Gators a 7-2 lead.[6]

Campbell (Lipton Invitational - Game 4)

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Kansas (Lipton Invitational - Game 5)

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Marshall (Lipton Invitational - Game 7)

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East Carolina (Lipton Invitational - Game 8)

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Northwestern State (Game 1)

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Stanford (DeMarini Tournament)

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UC Davis (DeMarini Tournament)

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Loyola Marymount (DeMarini Tournament)

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Ole Miss (Game 1)

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South Florida

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Alabama (Game 1)

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UCF

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Ranking Movement

Poll Last Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
NFCA[36] 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 4
USA Softball[37] 2 5 9 11 10 11 13 13 9 5
* Indicates unanimous selection.

Roster

The 2010 Florida Gators softball team has 2 seniors, 5 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 7 freshmen.[38]

# Name Position Height B/T Year Hometown
2Kelsey BruderUT5-5L/RJrCorona, CA
3Aja Paculba2B5-3R/RJrWildomar, CA
7Lauren Heil3B5-5R/RSoPembroke Pines, FL
10Francesca EneaOF5-8R/RSrWoodland Hills, CA
11Ensley GammelRHP/UT5-6R/RFrBakersfield, CA
12Megan BushUT5-7R/RJrAnaheim Hills, CA
13Shaunice Harris1B5-5R/RSoMoreno Valley, CA
15Samantha HolleINF5-8R/RFrTampa, FL
16Michelle MoultrieOF5-3L/RFrJacksonville, FL
18Alyese StapfUT5-8R/RFrTampa, FL
20Kelsey HortonC5-10R/RFrValrico, FL
21Erin SchuppertRHP5-8R/RFrAtlantic Beach, FL
22Brittany WalkerUT5-6L/RFrTomball, TX
27Corrie Brooks3B5-9R/RSrChristmas, FL
28Tiffany DeFeliceC5-5R/RJrCoral Springs, FL
32Stephanie BrombacherRHP5-10R/RJrPembroke Pines, FL
44Brittany SchutteUT5-9L/RFrFountain Valley, CA

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Tim Walton (5th season)
Assistant Coaches: Jennifer Rocha (5th season), Jenny Gladding (4th season)
Volunteer Coach: Coy Adkins (1st season)
Athletic Trainer: Eric King
Student Trainer: Melissa Rosen
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Steven Orris
Academic Counselor: Tony Meacham
Program Coordinator: Brittany Souilliard
Managers: Alex Dorsh, Melissa Howell, and David Lopez


See also

References