You’ve probably heard the expression it’s better to be lucky than good in sports sometimes.
A walk-off run scored on an error in extra innings wasn’t exactly how the No. 10 Gators planned to win the series finale over No. 7 LSU. But, it’s safe to say they’ll take their luck tonight.
When Skylar Wallace struck out swinging in the bottom of the eighth inning, she made a beeline for first. The stars must’ve aligned when LSU’s catcher threw the ball right over the first baseman’s head, past Wallace and allowed Brooke Barnard to score the game-winning run.
The last play may have been luck, but Florida (34-6, 9-3 SEC) didn’t claim its third consecutive SEC series without a whole lot of greatness.
The real play of the game came in the sixth inning when Kendra Falby cleared the bases on a three-run RBI triple to tie the game at five.
“When I connected with the ball, I was like, oh, wow, I’m going,” Falby said postgame. “And then, when I saw the center fielder mess up, I was like, I’m going three.”
Indeed, she did go three and scored three runners, as well.
The Gators came back from a 5-1 deficit in the sixth inning after the Tigers (31-6, 9-6 SEC) scored its five runs through the fifth and sixth innings.
“We didn’t out-coach anybody,” head coach Tim Walton said. “Officiating didn’t cause us to win or lose the game. The players won the game.”
Although a slower day offensively in Florida’s standards with six hits, the Gators found a way to claim the win.
They fought LSU’s pitchers for walks and made the huge plays when it mattered.
Florida continues its home stand against USF on Wednesday night at 6.
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