Up 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning, Florida second baseman Hannah Adams belted a two-run shot — her fifth home run this season — to grant the Gators a commanding 5-0 advantage. After going 4-4 against LSU Saturday, Adams’ dinger capped off another perfect night at the plate as the No. 5 Gators took down the Jacksonville Dolphins Wednesday at the Debbie and Fred Pruitt Softball Complex.
Adams went 3-3 with a walk and extended her hitting streak to a career-long 13 games. In her last three games, the senior Hoschton, Georgia native is 9-11. During this stretch, Adams’ batting average has risen nearly 50 points from .423 to .472.
Jacksonville starting pitcher Skylar Whitty struggled to find the strike zone from the get-go; she walked five of the first six batters she faced, which allowed Adams to score the first run of the game. An inning later, Whitty yielded another bases-loaded walk before Jacksonville made a pitching change. The Dolphins managed to escape the jam, but Florida catcher Julia Cottrill hit a RBI single in the top of the fourth to extend the lead before Adams went yard in the top of the fifth,
Florida right-hander Natalie Lugo hurled four shutout innings until the bottom of the fifth when Lugo’s fielding error allowed Jacksonville’s lone run of the night to score. In the bottom of the seventh, sophomore southpaw Rylee Trlicek entered the circle in relief and delivered a hitless final frame.
Final (R/H/E)
No. 5 Florida : 5 / 8 / 1
Jacksonville: 1 / 4 / 2
Pitching Decision
Win: Lugo (7-1)
Loss: Whitty (7-4)
Individual Stats (season totals)
Lugo: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (1.61 ERA; 1.02 WHIP)
Trlicek: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (0.54 ERA; 1.15 WHIP)
Adams: 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB (.472 BA)
Lindaman: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB (.333 BA)
Echols: 0-4, 1 BB (.373 BA)
Cottrill: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB (.295 BA)
Wilkie: 1-3, 1 BB (.270 BA)
Hoover: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB (.299 BA)
Goddard: 0-2 (.167 BA)
Longley: 0-1, 1 R, 2 BB (.156 BA)
Lindsey: 2-4, 1 R, 1 SB (.390 BA)
SEC Rivalry Weekend
The Gators will continue north as they head to Athens for a three-game series against conference rival No. 20 Georgia. The series will kick off at 8 p.m. Saturday and will air on ESPN.
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