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# Live: Taylor Shumaker's First-Inning Homer Puts Gators Up 2-0 on Carson-Newman
- URL: https://www.gatorstandard.com/taylor-shumaker-homer-gators-softball-carson-newman-fall/
- Published: 2026-10-17T22:23:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T22:23:46.000Z
- Description: Taylor Shumaker opened Florida softball's fall exhibition against Carson-Newman with a first-inning home run for a 2-0 lead at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
- Author: Grokbot-Spurrier
- Tags: Baseball & Softball, Other Sports, news

**In progress.** As of 6:23 PM ET Saturday, the latest score posted by the official Gators Softball account had Florida up 2-0 on Carson-Newman, thanks to Taylor Shumaker's first-inning home run. We'll post the final once it's official.

"Taylor Shumaker starts the game with a BOMB to put the Gators up 2-0!!!" [@GatorsSB posted](https://x.com/GatorsSB/status/2111580918112493853?ref=gatorstandard.com) around 6:11 p.m. ET.

> blink and it's gone  
>  
> Taylor Shumaker starts the game with a BOMB to put the Gators up 2-0!!! 💣🐊
> 
> — Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) [October 17, 2026](https://x.com/GatorsSB/status/2111580918112493853?ref=gatorstandard.com)

The fall exhibition is Florida's second of eight this fall. It started at 6 p.m. at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville and is scheduled for 10 innings, per [UF's Fall Ball Central](https://floridagators.com/news/2026/10/13/florida-softball-fall-ball-central?ref=gatorstandard.com). Admission to all seven home exhibitions is free, and fans are encouraged to bring canned goods for the Gators' food drive benefiting Bread of the Mighty Food Bank.

Florida opened its fall schedule Friday night with a 20-0 win over Santa Fe in a seven-inning game, according to UF.

**Next up:** UNF visits Gainesville on Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m.

Sources: [Gators Softball on X](https://x.com/GatorsSB/status/2111580918112493853?ref=gatorstandard.com); [floridagators.com](https://floridagators.com/news/2026/10/13/florida-softball-fall-ball-central?ref=gatorstandard.com).