The sea of orange showed out for the No. 10 Florida softball team. In return, the Gators (28-4, 4-1 SEC) took the series win from the No. 23 Wildcats in another run-rule victory.
Kentucky (20-10, 0-5 SEC) struck first, but the lead was short lived. A one-run lead in the bottom of the first was quickly erased when Jocelyn Erickson scored a runner on an RBI single.
The Gators ended the first inning with a 3-1 lead.
Both Florida and Kentucky endured quiet middle innings before the Gators made noise again in the fourth. Mia Williams homered for the second day in a row before two Gators were walked in.
The sixth inning only extended the Gators’ lead. Two home runs secured the series win and brought Kentucky to a point of no return.
Reagan Walsh hit the first one to the top of the score board to score Katie Kistler and herself. Walsh finished with a team-leading 4 RBI.
Baylee Goddard called game when she hit a solo shot to enforce the mercy run-rule in six innings of play.
Starting pitcher Ava Brown went the full six innings and only gave up one run and one hit. With only one strikeout, her strong defense helped her out in the win.
The last game of the series takes place Sunday at noon when the Gators will try for their first SEC sweep.
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