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Florida junior third baseman Charla Echols took Georgia ace Mary Wilson Avant yard twice — she hit a two-run homer in the top of the first and led off the third inning with a solo shot — en route to an 8-1 series-clinching victory Monday night. Avant, who one-hit the Gators Saturday, threw a season-high…
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After batting 1-22 (.045) and losing the series opener in Athens, Ga., Saturday night, No. 5 Florida stomped No. 20 Georgia 17-1 in run-rule fashion Sunday. Senior right-hander Natalie Lugo hurled her second complete game this season and improved to 8-1. Lugo retired the first eight Georgia batters until catcher Payden Bordeau — who took…
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With two outs and a runner aboard in the top of the second inning, Florida right fielder Baylee Goddard showed bunt but quickly pulled back and unleashed her power on a full-count pitch. The sophomore found her sweet spot and sent a moon shot down the left-field line. Georgia left fielder Sydney Chambley tracked the…
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Florida held on for a 6-5 win over No. 3 Mississippi on Saturday to claim the series victory. LHP Hunter Barco tossed five innings in earning his fourth win of the season (4-2). The Gators are now 18-9 on the season and 5-4 in SEC play. How It Happened: The Gators offense got started early…
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Just four days after traveling home following a sweep to South Carolina, Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan decided to shake up his pitching staff. Instead of rotation stalwarts, Tommy Mace and Jack Leftwich starting, Franco Aleman and Christian Scott were named the starters. The strategy paid off in spades on Thursday as Florida defeated No.…
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Up 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning, Florida second baseman Hannah Adams belted a two-run shot — her fifth home run this season — to grant the Gators a commanding 5-0 advantage. After going 4-4 against LSU Saturday, Adams’ dinger capped off another perfect night at the plate as the No. 5 Gators…
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Following a non-conference, walk-off loss to UCF in Orlando last Wednesday, the Gators bounced back at home this past weekend against the LSU Tigers. Florida notched its second straight SEC series sweep and won its second top-15 conference series this season. Junior right-hander Elizabeth Hightower picked up her first loss against UCF, but she rebounded…
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Florida centerfielder Jud Fabian came up in the top of the eighth with two runners on and one down. Trailing 8-3, the projected first round pick had an opportunity to overcome an awful weekend of baseball. Instead, another swinging strikeout concluded his 0-13 series that included 11 strikeouts. Fabian was hardly the only Gator to…
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No. 5 Florida cruised past No. 13 LSU 9-3 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Sunday en route to completing its second straight conference series sweep.The Gators hopped out to an early 7-0 lead through the first three frames. They tacked on three first-inning runs before LSU pulled starting pitcher Maribeth Gorsuch in favor of right-hander…
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After scoring four fourth-inning runs to cut its deficit to 6-4, LSU center fielder Aliyah Andrews dug into the batter’s box as the tying run. Andrews sent a hard-struck liner to the right side of the infield, but Florida second baseman Hannah Adams made a diving grab to escape the jam. “We take a lot…
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