The No. 10 Gators lead the nation in shutout wins with their 17th against the FGCU Eagles (20-11) Wednesday evening.
It was also Florida’s 21st run-rule victory this season, which is one shy of the program record of 22.
The triple threat of freshmen pitchers held down the shutout win for the Gators (26-4).
Keagan Rothrock pitched the stretch through three innings and posted three hits and two strikeouts.
Ava Brown and Olivia Miller came in for relief in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively.
The duo held the Eagles scoreless through the last two frames.
But, the real star of the show was the Gators’ offense that scored 9 runs and ended the game in five innings.
In the top of the second, Skylar Wallace cleared the bases on her seventh home run of the season and first career grand slam after the Eagles walked a Florida run in.
Reagan Walsh was right behind Wallace with 3 RBI.
She hit a sacrifice fly to score one in the fourth.
In the fifth, she went yard for her tenth home run this season to give the Gators a 9-0 lead.
The Gators are back at home for a three-game series with the Kentucky Wildcats this weekend. The first game of the series is set for 6 p.m. Friday.
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