TOURNAMENT NOTES
GSC TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE
LIVE STATS
LIVE VIDEO ($$)
TICKETS
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida softball team starts its Gulf South Conference Championship run on Wednesday evening, facing 1-seed Alabama Huntsville at 6 pm at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. The Argonauts are seeded eighth, with a 22-21 overall record and a 13-16 mark in the league.
 
Fans who would like to attend the GSC Championship can click the ticketing link above or buy tickets at the gate. Tickets are $10 per day for adults, and parking is $5 per day. Parking will be cash only.
 
For those who cannot attend, live stats and live video broadcasts will be available for every game during the tournament. The tournament broadcast will be streamed exclusively on FloSports. Information on how to sign up for a FloSports subscription and get preferred GSC pricing is below.
 
ABOUT LAST WEEK
West Florida took a series win over No. 22 Valdosta State on the road last week, after splitting a doubleheader with Spring Hill on Wednesday. UWF went 3-2 during the week.
 
Kayla Mayo hit an absolutely blistering .692, going 9-for-13 with three doubles, three runs, and six RBIs. Erin Moon homered and hit .467, leading the team with seven RBIs, and the pitching staff threw to a 3.00 ERA, with 26 strikeouts and a .226 opponent batting average.
 
SCOUTING UAH
The No. 5-ranked Alabama Huntsville Chargers got the better of West Florida when the teams met in March, and UAH won 9 of its 10 GSC series this year.
 
UAH is near the top of the GSC in most categories, sitting in the top three in the conference in batting (.331), ERA (3.01), on-base percentage (.423), runs (328), and steals (95), among others.
 
Five Chargers hitters are batting .340 or better, including Kinley Adams (.426) and Lawren Hayes (.405), who rank fourth and tenth in batting in the GSC.
 
Freshman Katie Bracken leads the GSC with a 1.68 ERA and a .179 opponent batting average, having been one of the top arms in the South Region this year.
IN THE GSC TOURNAMENT
West Florida will make its 25th appearance in the conference tournament, holding a 48-31 all-time mark in the GSC Championship. That gives UWF the third-most appearances and third-most wins in the tournament in the history of the conference.
 
UWF has also picked up fourth GSC Championships -- tied for fourth-most in conference history -- and has a .608 winning percentage that ranks third in the league.
 
GAP POWER
A hallmark of UWF softball since Ashliegh McLean took over the program has been a strong offense, and this year is no different.
 
West Florida's .323 batting average this season ranks second in program history, and the team's .462 slugging percentage ranks fourth. Additionally, the team's 82 doubles are UWF's most since 2019 (95) and rank ninth in program history.
 
In McLean's five seasons at the helm, the Argonauts have posted five of the top slugging percentages in program history, including the .494 mark in 2021.
 
HANNAH HARPER... IMPRESSIVE
First baseman Hannah Harper has been outstanding in her first collegiate season, leading GSC freshmen with a .426 batting average on the year. That mark ranks fourth in the league, and her 60 hits rank seventh.
 
She has been even better in conference play, batting .448 with a team-best .518 on-base percentage. She leads UWF in runs (29), hits (43), and total bases (55) in GSC action.
 
Harper was named the GSC Freshman of the Week after the series with Shorter. Harper hit .750 in Rome, going 9-for-12 with four runs scored, a double, and two RBIs. She stayed hot against Valdosta State as well, going 5-for-11 with a home run in Game 3.
 
ERIN MOON IS HITTING THE COVER OFF THE BALL
Sophomore Erin Moon made a strong statement in her freshman season, earning All-GSC and All-South Region honors. It was a great season by any measure, and the Jacksonville, Florida, native has stepped up her game this year.
 
Moon is hitting .394 and is tied the league lead in doubles (17) this year, while slugging .591. Moon was one of the best hitters in the conference in April, hitting .451 with four doubles and 13 RBIs. 
 
The sophomore just finished a 17-game hitting streak that ran from March 26 through last Wednesday, batting .473 with 8 doubles and 8 multi-hit games.
 
MAYO HEATING UP
Kayla Mayo was maybe the only hitter better than Moon in April. The Minneola, Florida, native hit .490 last month, leading UWF in hits (24) and doubles (9) in that time, while batting .471 with runners in scoring position from the No. 9 spot in the order. She raised her batting average nearly 80 points -- from .286 to .365 -- in April.
 
 
 
HOW TO WATCH THE TOURNAMENT
The 2023 GSC Softball Championship will be streamed exclusively on FloSports. Fans will be required to purchase a subscription. To get preferred GSC pricing ($19.99/month) follow these three (3) easy steps.
 
Step 1: SIGNUP HERE through the football portal, then click SUBSCRIBE at the top of the screen.
Step 2: Click GET STARTED and follow the subscriptions directions.
Step 3: Once registration is complete, click the go to FloSoftball.com/watch


NOTE: Signing up anywhere else will result in full cost for subscriptions ($29.99/mo). Subscriptions can be canceled at anytime. If you have technical issues, please reach out to FloSports Support.