Francesca Enea

Biography

Francesca Enea enters her third season as assistant coach in the 2026 season with the primary responsibility of developing the program’s catchers and hitters. The former UF All-American joined UF’s coaching staff on July 24, 2023. Enea’s collegiate career at UF included finishing as the SEC’s all-time home run leader in addition to setting program career records in home runs, RBI and total bases. In 2025, the Gators made their 13th Women's College World Series appearance as the No. 3 National Seed. As a team, the Gators hit .334, a new single-season program record, and slugged 109 home runs, the second-most in a season in program history and most since 2011. Jocelyn Erickson repeated as the Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner at catcher, becoming the first catcher in the award's history to earn the prestigious defensive honor twice in their career. Taylor Shumaker, named the 2025 NFCA Freshman of the Year, ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in RBI (86), matching the Florida single-season record, which was set by Erickson in 2024. In 2024, Florida returned to the Women’s College World Series for the 12th time and earned its sixth SEC Tournament championship, rolling up 54 wins. UF topped Georgia, Texas A&M and Missouri en route to the SEC Tournament title and earned wins over Oklahoma State, Alabama and Oklahoma during WCWS action. The Gators earned extensive recognition within the Southeastern Conference as Jocelyn Erickson earned SEC Player of the Year honors and Keagan Rothrock added SE