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. Brombacher, Bruder, Enea, and Paculba were voted to the pre-season All-SEC team.
Schedule
!colspan=9| USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament
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!colspan=9| Lipton Invitational
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!colspan=9| DeMarini Tournament
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!colspan=9| SEC tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
Game notes
East Carolina (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEPirates0001200350Gators012100X450 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.
Georgia Tech (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEGators0000000050Yellow Jackets000012X350 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.
South Florida (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEGators322103112120Bulls00005308113 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.
Long Island (USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEGators0001015770Blackbirds2000000251 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.
Campbell (Lipton Invitational - Game 4) 1234567RHEGators01020317110Fighting Camels0000000031
Kansas (Lipton Invitational - Game 5) 1234567RHEJayhawks020101-462Gators214122-12141
Marshall (Lipton Invitational - Game 7) 1234567RHEThundering Herd00000--050Gators20015--891
East Carolina (Lipton Invitational - Game 8) 1234567RHEGators0111001482Pirates1010001361
East Carolina (Lipton Invitational - Game 12) 1234567RHEPirates0000000020Gators100000X110
Northwestern State (Game 1) 1234567RHEDemons00000--011Gators30111X--1590
Northwestern State (Game 2) 1234567RHEDemons0000000060Gators000320X561
Northwestern State (Game 3) 1234567RHEDemons01000--160Gators3241X--10110
Pacific (DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHETigers20100--371Gators1280X--1291
Stanford (DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEGators0000000020Stanford001010X251
Cal State Fullerton (DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEGators22503--1290Titans00000--021
UC Davis (DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEAggies00003--330Gators1832X--14160
Loyola Marymount (DeMarini Tournament) 1234567RHEGators28003--13141Aggies00010--120
Ole Miss (Game 1) 1234567RHERebels20000--261Gators4044X--12101
Ole Miss (Game 2) 12345678RHERebels001010136131Gators000030014100
Ole Miss (Game 3) 1234567RHERebels11000103100Gators031010X541
Auburn (Game 1) 1234567RHETigers0000000043Gators211003X760
Auburn (Game 2) 1234567RHETigers0101110442Gators0000221570
South Florida 1234567RHEBulls00000--000Gators5212X--10100
Alabama (Game 1) 1234567RHEGators0220000432Crimson Tide100081X1081
Alabama (Game 2) 12345678RHEGators000003227112Crimson Tide22000010580
Alabama (Game 3) 1234567RHEGators13410021192Crimson Tide40100409114
UCF 123456789RHEGators0000012014151Golden Knights0000120003101
LSU (Game 1) 1234567RHETigers0000010150Gators220000X470
LSU (Game 2) 1234567RHETigers0010000120Gators0000011252
LSU (Game 3) 1234567RHETigers0001000140Gators012004X7101
Arkansas (Game 1) 1234567RHEGators00050409101Razorbacks30000115103
Arkansas (Game 2) 1234567RHEGators21036--12123Razorbacks00003--330
Arkansas (Game 3) 1234567RHEGators1000050681Razorbacks0000100141
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 NFCANFCA Poll 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 4 USA SoftballUSA Softball Poll 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. # Name Position Height B/T Year Hometown2Kelsey BruderUT5-5L/RJrCorona, CA3Aja Paculba2B5-3R/RJrWildomar, CA7Lauren Heil3B5-5R/RSoPembroke Pines, FL10Francesca EneaOF5-8R/RSrWoodland Hills, CA11Ensley GammelRHP/UT5-6R/RFrBakersfield, CA12Megan BushUT5-7R/RJrAnaheim Hills, CA13Shaunice Harris1B5-5R/RSoMoreno Valley, CA15Samantha HolleINF5-8R/RFrTampa, FL16Michelle MoultrieOF5-3L/RSoJacksonville, FL18Alyese StapfUT5-8R/RFrTampa, FL20Kelsey HortonC5-10R/RFrValrico, FL21Erin SchuppertRHP5-8R/RFrAtlantic Beach, FL22Brittany WalkerUT5-6L/RFrTomball, TX27Corrie Brooks3B5-9R/RSrChristmas, FL28Tiffany DeFeliceC5-5R/RJrCoral Springs, FL32Stephanie BrombacherRHP5-10R/RJrPembroke Pines, FL44Brittany 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 Florida Gators softball
References