Florida Gators softball won the 2014 NCAA Championship on Tuesday, capturing the sport’s national title for the first time in program history.
Gators athletes and coaches, both former and current, expressed their excitement throughout the evening and eventually celebrated Florida’s unprecedented accomplishment late into the night at the Women’s College World Series.
A long-time feature here on OnlyGators.com, we have combed Twitter to compile the most complete list of tweets for you to peruse. Here are the top 100.
I wanna puke, cry n jump for joy all at the same time. Too many emotions for me to handle. #needthis #beatbama #natty
— Kelsey Bruder (@KelseyBruder2) June 4, 2014
Let's gators women softball will take it all listen get with it if you ain't a gator you are #gatorbait
— Dominique Easley (@DominiqueEasley) June 4, 2014
Let's go Gators !!! #WCWS #BeatBama
— Max G (@MGarcia_76) June 4, 2014
WOOOO STEPH!!!!! #Homerun
— Max G (@MGarcia_76) June 4, 2014
we drop BOMBBBS
— Raph Andrades™ (@poloRAPHlauren) June 4, 2014
Our softball girls are stronggggg #BeatBama
— Clay Burton (@ClayBurton88) June 4, 2014
— Jermaine McCollum (@Coach_McCollum) June 4, 2014
Former #Gators Stacey Nelson and Kristina Hilberth Wyatt are in the house! #ItsGreatUF #WCWS #GatorsAlways pic.twitter.com/6u4wg3xqiY
— Gator Softball (@GatorZoneSBall) June 4, 2014
gators in the building! #GatorNation
— Ahmad Black (@ahmadblack35) June 4, 2014
Softball team is really NICE!!!
— Kasey Hill (@KaHill11) June 4, 2014
BYE BYE! HOMERUN! #GatorSoftball
— Ahmad Black (@ahmadblack35) June 4, 2014
GATOR SOFTBALL!
— Nick Washington (@NickWashingtonn) June 4, 2014
WE DROPPING BOMBS OUT HERE ! Air Control !!!!!!!! sheesh ! GatorUp !!
— Vernon Hargreaves (@_VH3) June 4, 2014
Lehhhhhh goooo!!! #GatorNation #GatorSoftball
— Marcus Maye (@alldayMAYE) June 4, 2014
Home Run #24 Gatorishhhhh! #WCWS
— Brian Poole (@JustPooleN_It) June 4, 2014
#YardWork Here we again #FloridaSoftball #GoGators
— Jermaine McCollum (@Coach_McCollum) June 4, 2014
Yeahh time fa that pitcher to hit the showers..!
— Marcus Maye (@alldayMAYE) June 4, 2014
Gator softball looking diesel! #chompchomp #WCWS
— Steffi Sorensen (@SteffiSorensen) June 4, 2014
Gatorsssssssssssssss!! #byebyebama
— Lauren Embree (@lembree888) June 4, 2014
Get her out here.!!! #gatorbait
— Marcus Maye (@alldayMAYE) June 4, 2014
Oh my! @GatorZoneSBall! #numbersign
— Will Muschamp (@CoachWMuschamp) June 4, 2014
GATORS. ON. FIRE.
— Aja Paculba (@ajapaculba3) June 4, 2014
Other pitcher nice too!!
— Kasey Hill (@KaHill11) June 4, 2014
Never give up on a play..cmon gators!
— Ahmad Black (@ahmadblack35) June 4, 2014
Can we get Hannah in there and close this out?
— Erving Walker (@ErvWalker11) June 4, 2014
Yes STEWART!!! That was a HUGE play
— Max G (@MGarcia_76) June 4, 2014
Bend, but don't break!!! FLORIDA NEVER BREAKS #FNB #Gators
— Max G (@MGarcia_76) June 4, 2014
.@GatorZoneSBall is basically saying we are that good. We are confident & if it does backfire we have Rogers for Game 3. #RiskyButILikeIt
— Jennie Finch (@JennieFinch) June 4, 2014
How about them Gator Girls getting it done!!! Bring it home!!! #SoftballChampionahip
— Alex James Brown (@alexbrown96) June 4, 2014
Let's go! 6 outs left! #Gators
— David Nelson (@DavidNelson86) June 4, 2014
Finally we get #HannahRogers
— Jermaine McCollum (@Coach_McCollum) June 4, 2014
3 Up 3 Down Ya bishhh !!!
— Vernon Hargreaves (@_VH3) June 4, 2014
3 up…3 down
— Ahmad Black (@ahmadblack35) June 4, 2014
Where were Kelsey Stewart when I was there..!
— Matthew Elam (@ElamVsElo) June 4, 2014
The whole softball team my WCW ! Proud of those girls! It's GREAT to be a FLORIDA GATOR ! #Respect
— Darious C Cummings (@5BearCummings5) June 4, 2014
time for gator nation times for the softball team!!
— Marcus Maye (@alldayMAYE) June 4, 2014
Top Ten ?
— Vernon Hargreaves (@_VH3) June 4, 2014
What a Catch! #SCTop10 #Gators
— David Nelson (@DavidNelson86) June 4, 2014
Dun dun dun… Dun dun dun @SportsCenter
— Raph Andrades™ (@poloRAPHlauren) June 4, 2014
#TopTen Merritt's catch!
— Mary Wise (@GatorMary) June 4, 2014
All day son, all day! That catch just happened!!! Wow! #WCWS
— Amanda Butler (@CoachButlerUF) June 4, 2014
1 more out! Gator Softball! #WCWS
— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) June 4, 2014
Just got done with my management exam and turn on the tv to see our softball team get this natty!!!
— Jordan Sherit (@JSherit17) June 4, 2014
— Alvin Bailey™ (@HawkStarAB) June 4, 2014
For the record kelsey Stewart is from the same area as me
— DeAndre Goolsby (@thebasedone30) June 4, 2014
#GatorNation All we know is TROPHIES shoutout to the @GatorZoneSBall squadddd! Bama rolllllll right on home
— Raph Andrades™ (@poloRAPHlauren) June 4, 2014
Congratulations to our @GatorZoneSBall team!!! It's Great To Be A Florida Gator !!! #Gators #SEC #NationalChampions #CHOMP
— Max G (@MGarcia_76) June 4, 2014
Congrats to @GatorZoneSBall it was fun to watch and of course it's great to be a gator #EverythingSchool
— Austin Hardin (@Austin_Hardin16) June 4, 2014
Congrats #GatorSoftball … OUR TURN! #JustWaitOnIt
— Brian Poole (@JustPooleN_It) June 4, 2014
Congrats to the Softball girls.
#ItsGreatToBeAFloridaGator
— Nick Washington (@NickWashingtonn) June 4, 2014
Go Gators!
— Alex Anzalone (@AlexAnzalone34) June 4, 2014
Gators win!!
— Kyle Koehne (@KingKone64) June 4, 2014
Ayyyyyeee S/o to that gator softball team!!! #NationalChamps
— Marcus Maye (@alldayMAYE) June 4, 2014
Hannah Rogers is the truth. Congrats to @GatorZoneSBall on winning the Championship. #WCWS #Gators
— Jacob Kurtz (@JakeDa_Snake) June 4, 2014
We are the best UF. that's two natty's this year #gatornation
— Frankie Velez (@F_Velez95) June 4, 2014
Bringin home the trophyyyyyyy!!! That's how we do it! #gatornation
— Lauren Embree (@lembree888) June 4, 2014
Congrats to our girls for winning the National Championship!!! #ncaasoftball #Gatorsgettinherdone
— Alex James Brown (@alexbrown96) June 4, 2014
Gator softball win National Championship!! Congrats to all players and coaches!! All SEC Championship! #GatorNation pic.twitter.com/ZGxukdwuiM
— Chris DiMarco (@ChrisDiMarco) June 4, 2014
Congrats to the Gators Softball team on winning the #WCWS! Much over due to Tim Walton and his staff and softball program! #GatorNation
— Billy Horschel (@BillyHo_Golf) June 4, 2014
Gator softball are now National Champions!!!!!! @GatorZoneSBall
— Bridget Sloan (@bridgetsloan) June 4, 2014
Now it's out turn to do the same thing to Bama… #GatorNation STAND UP.!!
— Bryan Cox Jr (@BEECox_UF) June 4, 2014
Congrats to @GatorZoneSBall…Great season ladies !!
— Eli Carter (@Eli_Carter5) June 4, 2014
Congrats to the GatorSoftball team!! Jus another great day being a #Gator…
— Frankie Hammond Jr (@FHammond85) June 4, 2014
ALL WE KNOW IS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!
— DeAndre Goolsby (@thebasedone30) June 4, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA YA BISHHH !!!
— Darious C Cummings (@5BearCummings5) June 4, 2014
GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's so freaking GREAT!!
— Francesca Enea (@frangator10) June 4, 2014
I wanna be Hannah Rogers so bad ! !! The GOAT in Gainesville !!!!! #13
— Vernon Hargreaves (@_VH3) June 4, 2014
BOOM!!! @GatorZoneSBall National Champs! Congrats to @_TimWalton and team – well deserved #numbersign
— Will Muschamp (@CoachWMuschamp) June 4, 2014
From one gator to another, Congrats!!! @GatorZoneSBall #proudalum #hellyeah pic.twitter.com/O58hqTpcN9
— Abby Wambach (@AbbyWambach) June 4, 2014
CONGRATULATIONS to @GatorZoneSBall @tim_walton for winning the 2014 Women's College World Series!! Well deserved!!!
GO #GATORS
— Jenn Brown (@JennBrown) June 4, 2014
Something about this statement just seems right- Florida Gators are National Champions!
— David Nelson (@DavidNelson86) June 4, 2014
Congratulations @_TimWalton and @GatorZoneSBall: National Champions and THE dog pile!
— Mary Wise (@GatorMary) June 4, 2014
As always……ITS GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR!
— Ahmad Black (@ahmadblack35) June 4, 2014
Congrats to @GatorZoneSBall for winning the natty!!! #greattobeagator
— Ahmad Fulwood (@AhmadFulwood5) June 4, 2014
So proud of our Gator girls and coaches!!! Gator History!!!! Congrats @GatorZoneSBall#excellence #ItsGreatUF #chompchomp #WCWS
— Amanda Butler (@CoachButlerUF) June 4, 2014
CONGRATS #GatorSoftball #YallTheRealMVP
— Alvin Bailey™ (@HawkStarAB) June 4, 2014
GATORS!!!!!! #proudalumni
— Aja Paculba (@ajapaculba3) June 4, 2014
Congrats to Gator Softball and Coach Walton!!! Another National Championship coming home to Gainesville! #ItsGreatUF #Natty #GatorNation
— Coleman Hutzler (@CoachHutzler) June 4, 2014
The bar has been set extremely high… Wouldn't want to have it any other way.! #TheNatty
— Bryan Cox Jr (@BEECox_UF) June 4, 2014
Coach I'm tryna be Great like #HannahRogers
— Matthew Elam (@ElamVsElo) June 4, 2014
All we do is win
— Erving Walker (@ErvWalker11) June 4, 2014
Go
— Cornelius Ingram (@CIngram_85) June 4, 2014
Gosh I'm such a proud alum right now! Ok I will stop blowing up everyone's timeline!!!
— Francesca Enea (@frangator10) June 4, 2014
NUMBER ONE —> Florida. Gators. #WCWS pic.twitter.com/4JwFaBT3aq
— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) June 4, 2014
Congrats to Gator Softball #NationalChampions #GatorNation
— Gideon Ajagbe (@Giddy25Cheessee) June 4, 2014
Congrats to the softball team
— Kasey Hill (@KaHill11) June 4, 2014
Congratulations to @GatorZoneSBall your 2014 National Champions!! #WCWS pic.twitter.com/bzfKMJckWu
— ESPNU (@ESPNU) June 4, 2014
I feel like my heart could explode.
— Kelsey Bruder (@KelseyBruder2) June 4, 2014
S/o to my Florida gators softball team NATIONAL CHAMPS baby!!
— dee webb (@D5AliveWebb) June 4, 2014
It's a championship culture here! RT @GatorZoneNews: Gator Softball – The 2014 National Champions! #WCWS #ItsGreatUF pic.twitter.com/lKsvcb3zFB”
— Travaris Robinson (@UFCoach_TROB) June 4, 2014
It feels soooo unbelievable to be apart of this program, this school, and these girls! Its truly special and I will remember it forever!
— Megan Bush (@mbush12) June 4, 2014
Y'all thought I was playing ??? Celebratory #FunnelCake #NattyCake #Gators pic.twitter.com/RDyaUF7oPQ
— Max G (@MGarcia_76) June 4, 2014
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!pic.twitter.com/GfaHRur7CW
— Jennifer Rocha (@coachjro) June 4, 2014
Home of #GatorSoftball & 2014 National Champs ! Celebration today @ 5. Nothing stopped them in #OKC http://t.co/TBlEbWbeN3
— Brian White (@Coach_BWhite) June 4, 2014
Great work finding all these tweets Adam! I was wondering why Stacy hadn’t said anything, great to see she was there enjoying it. What a great win for the Gators. We lose Hannah now, but that is the only senior on the team, I believe, what a way to rebuild after the disaster 2 years ago with all those selfish ladies. I hope they feel the sting and are growing up now, knowing the world didn’t revolve around them. For those ranking greatest UF coaches how can in all sports Tim Walton not be in top 3 at this point? He has done a remarkable job, and what he did this year is absolutely phenomenal. I also believe it is only the beginning, as successful as he has been, Gators will be a force to be concerned about for years to come, young team, and this will only help recruit even more! Bama is losing half the team now and we are losing one or two. I can see another championship in the next couple of years, now that Lauren and Gourley will get more pitching opportunities, especially Gourley. So proud of the ladies this post-season and how they stepped up and got it done. The future is incredibly bright for Gator softball right now and we have the perfect coach. What he did early this year to force the ladies to become friends off the field was a stroke of genious. True team and true friends now, and now the championship on top of it. Great things ahead for these ladies, as great as tonight was!
I love that our football players – past and present – watch the game!
You know, I am essentially a Social Networking Luddite. But reading all the past and present Gators – especially ones I’d have never expected to see – watching and cheering the ladies just justified the very existence of Twitter for me.