Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower threw her fourth complete game of the season Friday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as the No. 6 Gators prevailed 3-1 over No. 9 Kentucky.
Hightower became just the fifth pitcher in the SEC to reach eight wins already this season. The junior allowed only two baserunners barring the top of the fourth inning when she surrendered a leadoff single and a pair of doubles. A Kentucky sacrifice fly scored a run, but Florida’s top of the lineup answered in the bottom half of the frame.
Second baseman Hannah Adams and third baseman Charla Echols led off with singles before cleanup hitter Kendyl Lindaman drove a two-run double into left field to give the Gators a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, Florida added an insurance run after an Adams leadoff single led to an Echols RBI-double into center field.
Final (R-H-E)
No. 9 Kentucky: 1-4-0
No. 6 Florida: 3-6-0
Pitching Decision
Win: Hightower (8-0)
Loss: Humes (8-1)
Individual Stats
Hightower 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Adams: 2-3, 2 R
Echols: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI , 1 2B
Lindaman: 1-2, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB
SEC Opening Weekend
The three-game series continues tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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