What channel is Florida softball vs LSU on? Time, TV for this weekend's home series
The Gators softball season is kicking into high gear.
No. 10 Florida will face its toughest competition yet this season when No. 5 LSU comes to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for a three game series.
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Florida softball vs LSU: What to know
UF has begun conference play with a 7-2 record. It took two of three on the road from No. 14 Alabama on March 9-11 and from No. 16 Mississippi State last weekend. It also swept Kentucky at home March 22-24.
LSU, meanwhile, swept Kentucky and No. 13 Texas A&M, but lost two out of three vs Ole Miss and at No. 11 Missouri. It ranks second in the SEC, behind just No. 3 Georgia.
Entering this season, many questions surrounded the young Gators after their worst season in years.
![Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace (17) hits during an NCAA softball game against Georgia Southern at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Friday, February 16, 2024. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/HrU0GiBtE_Xa9w0g4cnYQg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyNw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-gainesville-sun/215a4e7bd99f4d5d84132cafdaf058d0)
Florida (32-5), though, has exceeded expectations, primarily on the backs of two freshman hurlers – Keegan Rothrock and Ava Brown. For the season, both hold an ERA under 2.20 (Rothrock 1.46, Brown 2.19). Their ERAs dip a bit in SEC play, but Rothrock still holds at 2.67. Her 16 wins lead the conference.
Brown, meanwhile, has also excelled at the plate with eight HRs and 25 RBIs. In general, the Gators offense has shined this season. Its scores nine runs per game, third in the country. Redshirt senior Skylar Wallace leads the SEC in BA (.479), runs (58) and stolen bases (24).
Jocelyn Erickson tops the conference in RBIs (51), and Kendra Falby in hits (53).
The Gators hope to feast on the Tigers pitching. LSU ranks ninth in the SEC in ERA, but its bigger issue may be on offense. In SEC play, the Bayou Bengals only topped four runs four times.
Florida softball vs LSU: Days and start times
![Florida Gators pitcher Ava Brown (00) pitches the ball against the Stetson Hatters during the game at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/VomAMKMPxFUmpEsujDHrug--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-gainesville-sun/8d47387345cb5ca027a9cf44094c8d1c)
The three game set begins Saturday at 6 p.m. First pitch Sunday is set for 1 p.m. and Monday at 7 p.m.
Students receive free admission, and general admission tickets can be purchased here. Prices start at $12.
Florida softball vs LSU: TV/streaming
TV channel: ESPN on Saturday, ESPNU on Sunday, SEC Network on Monday
Streaming: Watch ESPN, FUBO (free trial)
You can listen to it here. Live stats are also available on Floridagators.com/sports/softball.
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Noah Ram covers Gainesville-area high school sports and University of Florida athletics for The Gainesville Sun. Contact him at Nram@gannett.com and follow him @Noah_ram1 on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida softball vs LSU: How to watch, start time for April 6-8
