No. 1-ranked Tennessee is back on the road in conference play March 20-22 for a three-game series in Gainesville, Florida, against the fifth-ranked Gators.
The Lady Vols' (27-1, 5-1 SEC) stay in Gainesville will close out an eight-game road swing that began on March 10.
Florida (29-1, 6-0 SEC) enters the weekend on an eight-game win streak that includes sweeps of Missouri and Kentucky to open SEC play.
Over the past three seasons, the Lady Vols have gone 42-11 in true road games and 47-14 at neutral sites. That run includes three conference sweeps at No. 10 LSU (2023), at No. 16 Kentucky (2023) and at No. 23 South Carolina (2024).
Since the beginning of SEC play in 2023, Tennessee has won 12 of 13 SEC road series, including nine straight. During the stretch, UT is 28-11 on the road in league play and averages 4.3 runs per game, while allowing an average of 1.9 runs per game.Tennessee's last SEC road series loss was at Arkansas in 2023.
Since the beginning of the 2023 season, the Lady Vols' magic number has been three (3). Tennessee is 157-9 when scoring three or more runs over that span.
SCOUTING FLORIDA
Head Coach (Record at UF): Tim Walton (1,059-256)
2026 Record: 29-1
Series Record: Florida leads, 54-36
In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 18-17In Gainesville: Florida leads, 31-11At Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads, 7-6
Last Meeting: Tennessee won 11-3 (5) on May 30 at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.