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After winning back-to-back SEC home series, No. 14 Florida got swept by No. 3 Tennessee Monday in Knoxville. The Lady Vols run-ruled the Gators in Saturday’s series opener before they prevailed 11-10 Sunday night to clinch the series. Tennessee completed the series sweep Monday with a 10-6 victory. Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace extended her hit…
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Knotted up at three runs entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Florida junior Emily Wilkie dug into the right-handed batter’s box with the bases loaded and one out. On a 2-0 count, Wilkie tattooed a 60 mph pitch over the left-center-field wall — her fourth home run this year — to lift the Gators…
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Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace went 6-7 at the plate with four home runs, eight RBIs and six walks this past weekend as the Gators won two of three home games against rival Georgia. “I just hate to lose,” Wallace said. “I just don’t want to have someone beat me at something I’m good at, so…
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After bouncing back to .500 in conference play last weekend, No. 15 Florida defeated UNF 6-1 Wednesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators improve to 29-10 overall and 18-3 at home. Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace extended her home-game hit streak to 10 as the redshirt junior went 2-3 with a walk and her eighth…
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After dropping last weekend’s road series to South Carolina, No. 15 Florida bounced back with two straight home wins against No. 19 Auburn before losing the series finale Saturday. The Gators improve to 28-10 overall, 17-3 at home, and 6-6 in conference play — tied with No. 12 LSU and No. 16 Alabama for sixth…
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After run-ruling Stetson at home last Wednesday, No. 13 Florida struck out 15 times in Sunday’s away rubber match against South Carolina to drop back-to-back SEC series. The Gators lost Friday’s series opener in a 13-10 shootout before they bounced back with an 8-1 victory Saturday. On Sunday, South Carolina right-hander Donnie Gobourne hurled a…
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After dropping its first SEC road series to No. 10 Arkansas last weekend, No. 11 Florida bounced back into the win column Wednesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium with an 8-0, run-rule win over Stetson. The Gators improved to 25-7 overall and 15-2 at home. Florida hopped out to an early 3-0 advantage with a…
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After splitting the first two games at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas, No. 8 Florida suffered a 14-1 run-rule loss to the No. 12 Razorbacks Sunday to drop its first SEC series this year. The Gators drop to 3-3 in conference play — seventh in the SEC — and 6-2 on the road. Florida right-hander…
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After defeating Missouri in its first SEC series this season, Florida right-hander Lexie Delbrey dealt a one-hit complete game Wednesday en route to a 4-1 road victory over Stetson. Delbrey yielded just one run via a two-out solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning. The sophomore Bainbridge, Georgia, native hit the first batter…
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After dropping game one of Friday’s double-header, No. 8 Florida bounced back with a pair of 4-3 victories over Missouri to win its first SEC series of the season. In Sunday’s series finale, the Gators trailed by a run entering the bottom of the seventh inning but scored two runs with two outs to prevail.…