Struggling in Columbia, No. 9 Florida lost its third straight game and first series to No. 14 Missouri Saturday afternoon.
In front of a all-time record of 3,607 fans at Mizzou Softball Stadium, the Gators (34-9, 9-5 SEC) took an early lead.
Jocelyn Erickson scored two with one swing of her bat. On her ninth home run of the year, she put Florida out ahead with a two-run lead.
However, the Tigers (33-10, 7-7 SEC) quickly answered in the bottom of the second. After back-to-back RBI doubles, which scored three together, the Tigers’ last run of the inning came on an RBI single off starting pitcher Ava Brown.
Mizzou extended its lead on a solo home run to center field in the third.
Ultimately, the Gators failed to rally and left a total of eight runners on base today.
Florida will try to avoid a sweep Sunday in the series finale at 3 p.m.
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