TAMPA, Fla., February 11, 2025 – The University of South Florida softball team (3-2) welcomes the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (3-3) to the USF Softball Stadium for a midweek doubleheader on Wednesday. The games are set for 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
South Florida opened the season with the annual USF-Rawlings Invitational, welcoming Delaware, Illinois State, Georgia Southern, Michigan, and Florida. The Bulls came out of the weekend with three wins.
 
Josie Foreman and Olivia Elliott led the Bulls with six hits this weekend. Each had a double, while Foreman finished with three RBI. Foreman leads the conference and is sixth in the nation in on-base percentage.
 
Jamia Nelson and Karhys Pierce hit the first two home runs of the 2025 season for the Bulls. Both came against Georgia Southern, Nelson's in the fourth and Pierce's in the sixth.
 
Payton Dixon earned a pair of wins while striking out eight batters in 15.2 innings. Dixon pitched her 20^th complete game against Illinois State. Belle Sardja earned one win and a save. She struck out seven batters. Anne Long made her first collegiate start against Michigan, pitching 4.1 innings and striking out four.
 
As a team, South Florida leads the conference in double plays per game, averaging one per game.

Round Up for the Opponents
FGCU (3-3)
Date: March 12 | 4 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Watch: GM 1: ESPN+ | GM 2: ESPN+
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Parking: Information
Series vs. FGCU: South Florida leads, 16-6
Notable Information:

• The Eagles are coming off a 3-3 weekend with wins over Boston College, Indiana State, and LIU.
• Tiffany Meek leads FGCU with seven hits, six runs, one double, and one triple.
• Allison Sparkman earned a pair of wins, including a complete game shutout. She has a 1.40 ERA.

 
About USF Softball
The South Florida softball program has been one of the most successful on campus, making 17 NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the Women's College World Series in 2012. Under head coach Ken Eriksen, who enters his 28^th season in 2025 and has accumulated 1,117 wins, ranking seventh among active DI head softball coaches, USF has produced 10 NFCA All-Americans, two USA Softball Top 10 Player of the Year, and one NFCA Pitcher of the Year. In 2022, Georgina Corrick became the first player in softball history to earn the NCAA Pitching Triple Crown. She led the nation in ERA (0.51), Victories (37), and total strikeouts (418).
 
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