Top 30 Week 1 Florida high school softball games to watch (2/16/2025)

We’ve picked out 30 of the top Week 1 games involving high school teams from the state of Florida

Bartow's Kyndal Cornelius bats against Doral Academy on Thursday afternoon in the semifinals of the 2024 FHSAA Class 6A Softball Championships at Legends Way Ballfields. / ROY FUOCO/THE LEDGER / USA TODAY NETWORK

That’s right, softball action is right around the corner starting this week and there’s plenty of good matchups on tap in Week 1. Though games don't get going until the week of Feb. 17-Feb. 22, we wanted to get a head start on things. 

There are so many good matchups in-state that we had to pick out 30 games to watch here. Let’s take a look at the top 30 Week 1 contests we’ve highlighted heading into the first week of softball. 

Take a look at our list and comment on the top games around the state. 

Feb. 17th (Monday)

Gulf Shores (Alabama) at Fort Walton Beach

FSU High at North Bay Haven Academy

Feb. 18th (Tuesday)

Bolles at Bishop Kenny

Academy at the Lakes at Wesley Chapel Cypress Creek

Cardinal Mooney at Venice

Calvary Christian at Tampa Catholic

Springstead at Nature Coast

Trinity Catholic at Middleburg

Cooper City at Plantation American Heritage

Key West at Miami Palmetto

Parrish Community at Lakewood Ranch

Gulf Breeze at T.R. Miller (Alabama)

Feb. 19th (Wednesday)

South Plantation at West Broward

Lake Mary at Montverde Academy

Steinbrenner at Academy of the Holy Names

Seminole at Dunedin

Feb. 20th (Thursday)

Cardinal Mooney at Sarasota

Wesley Chapel Cypress Creek at Berkeley Prep

Baker County at Columbia

Crestview at Tate

Baldwin at Middleburg

Viera at Melbourne

Inspiration Academy at Lakewood Ranch

George Jenkins at Mulberry

Feb. 21st (Friday)

Steinbrenner at Crystal River

Inspiration Academy at Berkeley Prep

Fort Walton Beach at Pace

Land O' Lakes at Academy of the Holy Names

Creekside at Mandarin

Calvary Christian at Lake Region

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