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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Category: Softball
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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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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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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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Up 2-0 with two runners aboard, Florida catcher Julia Cottrill swung at an inside pitch and drove it to deep left field. Upon hearing the crack of the bat, LSU left fielder Ciara Briggs darted toward the warning track and tried to rob the three-run bomb, but the ball sailed just over Briggs’ outstretched glove…
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Carrying a 6-5 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning, Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower entered the circle in hopes of retiring three UCF batters and knocking off its in-state foe while earning her fourth save this season. Instead, she hit the leadoff batter and allowed an RBI-double that tied the game before UCF catcher…
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Following an exhibition loss to Team USA, Florida defeated North Dakota at home before traveling to Starkville, Mississippi, for its first SEC road series this season. The Gators swept Mississippi State and outscored the Bulldogs 19-0. Florida’s pitching staff didn’t allow an earned run as an error on first baseman Kendyl Lindaman sparked North Dakota’s…
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Following back-to-back wins to open its first SEC road series, No. 5 Florida run-ruled Mississippi State 8-0 Sunday afternoon in Starkville to complete the sweep. After blanking the Bulldogs Friday night, Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower hurled her second complete-game shutout of the weekend and earned her 10th win. The junior becomes just the sixth pitcher…
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Following a series opening 1-0 victory over the Bulldogs Friday, No. 5 Florida clinched the series in Starkville, Mississippi, with a 10-0 shutout win. Right fielder Avery Goelz hit an RBI-single in the top of the first to give the Gators an early lead, but the box score saw goose eggs through the next six…
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On a 2-2 count in the top of the fourth inning, Florida redshirt junior Kinsey Goelz took Mississippi State right-hander Annie Willis yard over the left-center-field wall for her first career home run and the lone run of the night in Starkville, Mississippi. The solo shot lifted No. 5 Florida to its first road conference…
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