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Category: Softball
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After losing its SEC opening weekend finale to No. 9 Kentucky and dropping an exhibition game to Team USA Tuesday, No. 5 Florida found its way back into the win column Wednesday at home against North Dakota. The Gators took a commanding four-run lead in the opening frame after freshman catcher Emily Wilkie capped off…
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Following an opening weekend series win over No. 9 Kentucky, No. 5 Florida fell to Team USA 4-0 Tuesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida head coach Tim Walton utilized his entire pitching rotation in the exhibition. “I’m pleased with our pitching staff,” Walton said after the game. “We’re in every single game, and eventually…
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Following back-to-back 3-1 wins over No. 9 Kentucky, No. 6 Florida dropped the series finale 4-2 in nine innings Sunday. Florida pitcher Elizabeth Hightower hurled five shutout innings barring a first-inning hiccup. After getting two quick outs, the junior right-hander surrendered a single and a two-run bomb to Kentucky cleanup hitter Erin Coffel. The Wildcats…
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After kicking off the SEC opening weekend with a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky Friday night, No. 6 Florida clinched its three-game home series following another 3-1 victory Saturday afternoon. Florida right-hander Natalie Lugo earned her fourth win this season after she allowed just two hits across five innings. “[Natalie] was really good today,”…
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Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower threw her fourth complete game of the season Friday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as the No. 6 Gators prevailed 3-1 over No. 9 Kentucky. Hightower became just the fifth pitcher in the SEC to reach eight wins already this season. The junior allowed only two baserunners barring the top…
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Coming off its first loss in over a year, No. 6 Florida eased its way back into the win column at home Wednesday night with a run-rule victory in six innings over Kennesaw State. “We played really nice, productive softball,” head coach Tim Walton said after the game. Junior third baseman Charla Echols hit her…
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Carrying a 20-game winning streak into Tallahassee Saturday, the Gators fell to in-state rival Florida State; the Seminoles handed Florida its first loss in 370 days. Prior to landing in the loss column, Florida defeated the New Mexico State Aggies at home Wednesday 6-2. Florida left fielder Jamie Hoover sparked a productive offensive night for…
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Following its hottest start in five seasons (14-0), No. 5 Florida dropped its first game in 370 days Saturday night. The Gators carried a 20-game winning streak into Tallahassee where they lost to in-state rival No. 16 Florida State 7-2. In the latter matchup of a home-and-home series, the Seminoles sought revenge following Florida’s shutout…
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Following a 6-2 win against New Mexico State Wednesday, the No. 5 Gators shutout in-state rival No. 16 Florida State 5-0 Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium to wrap up a 12-game homestand. Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower faced only 25 batters en route to her third complete game and second shutout of the season. The…
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Junior right-hander Elizabeth Hightower picked up her sixth win Wednesday night as Florida improved to 13-0 — its hottest start since 2016. “[Hightower’s] a quiet, confident hard worker,” head coach Tim Walton said. “But she’s not somebody who really talks about herself or brags about herself. She just works.” After climbing to No. 5 in…
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