The 2025 season for Florida Softball wasn’t a failure by any means. The Gators won 48 games, earned the No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, and made it back to the Women’s College World Series. Once in Oklahoma City, though, the Florida couldn’t repeat its 2024 run, and the Gators were bounced after two games.
Entering 2026, Florida finds itself in the top ten of every national preseason poll floating around. But to take the leap from WCWS participant to WCWS champion, the Gators are going to need to rely on one key X-factor throughout the season.