The No. 4 seed Florida Gators are one win closer to their goal of making it to Oklahoma City for the women’s College World Series after opening the NCAA Tournament with a 6-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast.
Florida freshman pitcher Keagan Rothrock threw 6.1 innings while allowing just two hits before turning the game over to fellow freshman Ava Brown for the final two outs.
The scoring started for the Gators in the third inning when Skylar Wallace laced a double up the middle that scored Mia Williams and Kendra Falby.
Florida then added four runs in the sixth. Reagan Walsh hit a sacrifice fly that plated Wallace. SEC Player of the Year Jocelyn Erickson scored on Avery Goelz’s single to left to increase the lead to 4-0. Ariel Kowalewski added a 2-RBI single that plated Goelz and Katie Kistler to complete the scoring.
However, pitching ruled the day for the Gators. The Eagles didn’t have a single inning where at least five batters appeared at the plate. Rothrock finished her outing with 74 pitches and struck out three.
Florida advances in the Gainesville Regional and will take on No. 2 seed South Alabama at 1:00 PM Saturday. The Jaguars defeated Florida Atlantic 1-0 Friday evening. FAU and FGCU will play an elimination game Saturday following the winner’s bracket matchup.
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