The No. 13 Gators rolled past the No. 11 Tide Sunday to win the SEC Opening Weekend Series.
What started out as a close matchup heavily leaned towards Florida (21-3, 2-0 SEC) as the day went on.
For the fourth time in program history and first time since 2011, the Gators claimed a run-rule victory over the Tide (19-3, 0-2 SEC) with a final score of 11-2.
Reagan Walsh hit into a double play but scored Kendra Falby for the first run. Reigning SEC Player of the Year Skylar Wallace advanced to home on a wild pitch.
Wallace then hit an RBI single to extend the lead to three.
The Crimson Tide didn’t score until the third but sent two runners home to lessen the Gators’ lead to one.
With her fifth home run of the season, Ava Brown tacked on another Florida run.
In the top of the fifth, the Gators broke this one open and plated seven runs.
Leading offensively, Wallace went 3-4 with three runs scored, and Jocelyn Erickson finished 2-3 with one run.
Starting pitcher Brown stayed solid and closed out the game in five innings.
She finished with three hits, two runs, three walks and three strikeouts.
The Gators look to complete a sweep Monday at 7 p.m.
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