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  • Gators Survive and Advance; Among Nation’s Final Six

    Gators Survive and Advance; Among Nation’s Final Six

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    This Florida Gators baseball team is nothing, if not resilient. And Florida’s superstar proved, once again, that he is the most important player on the field.

    Soon-to-be first round pick, Jac Caglianone led the Gators to a win over North Carolina State in Monday’s elimination game despite not having his best stuff on the mound. In fact, Caglianone’s outing on the bump lasted exactly one inning and his team was trailing upon his exit.

    But the John Olerud Award finalist would use his bat to make a difference in Florida’s 5-4 over the Wolfpack. 

    Trailing, 1-0 in the top of the second, the bottom of the Gators’ lineup got things going, as they’ve done quite often since post-season play began. Dale Thomas and Brody Donay both drew walks before Michael Robertson delivered a clutch rip to left-center to load the bases for the top of the order.

    Second baseman Cade Kurland evened the score with a sacrifice fly to center that scored Thomas. That brought Caglianone to the dish with a pair of runners on (first and second) with just one out. Surely, they weren’t going to throw him something he could hit …

    They did…

    Caglianone took an 0-1 pitch and crushed a no-doubt homer 404 feet to right-center to put Florida ahead 4-1. 

    After taking the lead, head coach Kevin O’Sullivan made the move to lefty reliever Cade Fisher. While Fisher was, by no means, perfect. He did enough to keep the Gators ahead.

    NC State got runs in the third (2-run HR) and fifth, but were never able to even the Gators.

    Part of that was thanks to Tyler Shelnut who smacked a solo homer to right to make it 5-3 in the top of the fifth inning.

    Freshman pitcher Jake Clemente walked the leadoff batter on four pitches in the seventh inning and that prompted O’Sullivan to go to his top arm out of the bullpen, Brandon Neely.

    Neely responded with nine outs of one hit, one walk baseball and collected his fifth save of the year. Fisher (4-3) tossed four innings in recording the win on the mound.

    In his single inning to open the game, Caglianone walked two batters, hit a batter, allowed one hit and one run, but his average fastball velocity was a season low, 89.5 mph. With just 33 pitches thrown, it’s likely Florida will have the ability to throw him sooner than later, if O’Sullivan and staff choose.

    Florida will have little time to celebrate as they will be back on the field Tuesday evening with a berth into the national semifinals on the line. The Gators will take on the loser of the Kentucky – Texas A&M game at 7:00 PM Tuesday.

  • Gators’ Rally Falls Short vs TAMU in CWS Opener

    Gators’ Rally Falls Short vs TAMU in CWS Opener

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    The Florida Gators are on the brink of elimination following a 3-2 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies in the early hours Sunday morning.

    The game got underway more than four hours late due to storms in the surrounding area of Omaha.

    On the mound, Florida’s Liam Peterson didn’t have his best stuff. He surrendered a first inning walk, but managed to get out unscathed.

    In the second, Peterson loaded the bases on a pair of singles and a walk. The first run scored on a fielder’s choice while the second run scored on a wild pitch from Peterson.

    Peterson’s struggles continued into the third inning. A leadoff walk scored on a double before head coach Kevin O’Sullivan pulled the freshman pitcher.

    The Gators got two back in the top of the seventh. Dale Thomas hit a ground-rule double that scored Tyler Shelnut. Two batters later, Michael Robertson grounded out to score Thomas from third.

    Down by one, with one out in the ninth, Cade Kurland connected to right, but Texas A&M’s Jace LaViolette leapt and reached over the wall to bring it back in the field of play, preserving a 3-2 win for the Aggies.

    The Florida bullpen kept the Gators on the game. Fisher Jameson, Cade Fisher, and Brandon Neely combined to throw 5.2 innings of shutout baseball.

    The Gators will face NC State in an elimination game Monday afternoon. The game is scheduled for 2:00 PM ET.

  • CWS Preview: Gators Seek Second National Title

    CWS Preview: Gators Seek Second National Title

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    Seven of this year’s eight College World Series teams earned top-16 overall seeds. And then, there are the Florida Gators. The Gators have been on a rather improbable run since barely making the tournament and being ranked a three-seed in the Oklahoma State regional.

    Maybe even more impressive is the adversity that this team has overcome since the beginning of post-season play. Florida lost their second game against the Cowboys in regional play, but fought through the loser’s bracket and advanced to supers by knocking off the No. 11 seed twice within 24 hours, despite their best pitching being burned in games one and two.

    Florida then traveled to a hostile Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson and overcame a three-run deficit in game one and won the second game with a walk-off two-run double by Michael Robertson in the thirteenth inning.

    This Florida team, despite not being a national seed, is battle tested.

    It’s well documented that the Gators made it into post-season play largely thanks to a No. 1 strength of schedule and a top-30 RPI. Playing in a conference that saw eleven NCAA tournament bids ensures you’ve paid your dues heading into the home stretch.

    Oh, and let’s not forget the experience that many of these Gators experienced a year ago when Florida advanced all the way to game three of the championship series.

    Florida is the underdog, even if their players don’t share the sentiment. According to the Hard Rock sportsbook in Florida, the Gators have +1200 odds to win the World Series, placing last amongst the remaining teams (a trio of SEC teams hold the top three odds, Tennessee +275, Texas A&M +350, and Kentucky +450).

    On The Mound:

    For the Gators, no discussion about the pitching can be had without starting at the finish. Closer Brandon Neely has become a workhorse out of the pen. Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan has shown confidence to bring him in, no matter the situation. In what amounts to little more than two weekends, Neely has thrown 16 innings with 23 strikeouts while allowing just three runs.

    Florida will be looking to a freshman to get them through the all-important first game in Omaha. O’Sullivan announced Liam Peterson as the starter for Saturday’s tilt against Texas A&M. Peterson struggled mightily in the weekend rotation at the beginning of the season, but became the best pitcher on the staff after his demotion to the bullpen. Despite coming off a tough outing in Clemson, Peterson is the most consistent pitcher over the last couple of months. It also gives the Gators a sense of comfort, as this has been the rotation for the entirety of post-season play.

    Two-way superstar Jac Caglianone was announced as the game two starter. Caglianone has been an average pitcher for much of the season, but he did get out to a hot start and leads the Gators in most pitching statistics.

    Cade Fisher, Jake Clemente, Fisher Jameson and several more will play important roles if Florida is going to advance. Does O’Sullivan play to win the day or does he coach with the next game in mind? That’s to be seen.

    The Lineup:

    The Florida hitters were able to tee off against Clemson’s pitchers, combining for twenty-one runs in the two games. The Gators stuck with the same plan they have for most of the year. Cade Kurkand led off and was on base for many of Jac Caglianone’s at-bat. The Florida sluggers sits just one home run shy of the all-time UF record heading into the CWS. Ashton Wilson, maybe the surprise of the tournament, has provided more than adequate protection and has made the opposition pay for it when they’ve pitched around or intentionally walked Cags. Colby Shelton has struggled in the four-hole at times, but had two important hits for 3 RBI in Sunday’s world series clincher.

    Luke Heyman and Tyler Shelnut struggled mightily in the Clemson finale, going a combined 0-11 before each recorded base hits  to set up the dramatic finish. Despite not playing for a large portion of the season, Dale Thomas has been the most consistent bat in post-season play out of the seven-spot. Brody Donay shows immense power, though his swing can be too long through the zone, causing a lot of strikeouts. All that leads us to Michael Robertson. The much maligned centerfielder just seems to come through when it matters.

    The Path:

    Florida opens the College World Series with a matchup against Texas A&M. Florida beat the Aggies in a series back in March, 2-1. The Gators are on the same side of the bracket as Kentucky, Texas A&M, and NC State. Game two for Florida will take place Monday (time depends on if they win or lose).

    In Bracket One, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida State, and Virginia will look to advance to the championship series.

    Saturday’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM in Omaha.

    The Prediction:

    I don’t believe that Florida will go 2-and-BBQ, but I also don’t believe this team is winning the whole thing. I think Peterson’s struggles in post-season will be magnified in the 24,000-capacity Charles Schwab field.

    I do think Florida beats the Wolfpack but then falls again to either Kentucky or Texas A&M once they get beyond Caglianone’s start.

    If Florida plays three games, I predict that Caglianone will set the new record for all-time home runs.

  • Robertson Sends Gators To Omaha With Walk-Off Winner

    Robertson Sends Gators To Omaha With Walk-Off Winner

    Photo via Clemson Athletics

    It’s every little kid’s dream to come up to bat with the bases loaded and a chance to send your team to the World Series. Florida’s Michael Robertson etched his name into Florida lore by doing just that. Robertson came up with the bases loaded and his team trailing by one in the bottom of the thirteenth inning. Robertson sent a 1-0 pitch to the left-center gap that scored Jalen Guy (pinch ran for Luke Heyman) and Tyler Shelnut to send the Gators to Omaha.

    Caglianone got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with a two-run blast to center that scored Cade Kurkand and himself. The ball cleared the batter’s eye in center and was estimated at 432-feet.

    With a runner on second and two outs in the top of the second, Clemson’s Nolan Nawrocki hit a slow roller between the mound and first which was fielded by Caglianone. As the Florida southpaw extended to tag out Nawrocki, the Clemson freshman lowers his shoulder creating additional contact. The benches both cleared, and a single ejection was made after a lengthy review. Clemson first baseman Jack Crighton was sent to the showers for making contact with an umpire during the altercation.

    Clemson, however, took over the momentum. With their fans providing a loud commentary of boos (for Florida players) and cheers (for their own), the Tigers seized control of the game and took the lead in the third inning. Caglianone gave up a leadoff walk and two batters later a double and a home run in consecutive pitches.

    Florida tied the game up when Colby Shelton singled in Kurland. The Gators added to the lead in the fifth when Shelton came up with a bases loaded single that plated two more runs (Kurland, Caglianone).

    Clemson wasn’t done yet, though. The Tigers struck in the top of the sixth with Jimmy Obertop’s second home run of the super regional.

    Brody Donay followed the Clemson run with a two-run shot to increase the Florida lead to 7-4.

    Clemson added a pair of runs in the top of the eighth to cut the deficit to 7-6, but the Gators countered with a two-run homer by Ashton Wilson following an intentional walk to Caglianone.

    Down to their last three outs, Clemson continued to fight. Cam Cannarella hit a moonshot of a three-run homer off Brandon Neely to even the score and send the game into extra innings.

    In the bottom of the tenth, the Gators were threatening with two outs when Cannarella made an unbelievable play in center, back tracking to the wall, making leaping basket style catch, ala Willie Mays.

    The Tigers’ leadoff hitter Alden Mathes led off the thirteenth with a solo home run that sent the crowd into a fever pitch. As Mathes was trotting around the bases, the umpires began to confer in the middle of the diamond and tossed out someone on the Clemson bench (Leggett). This enraged head coach Erik Bakich who also got ejected and walked off pumping up the crowd.

    While the crowd was hyped, the Gators bats refused to go down silently. Heyman and Shelnut, who entered the thirteenth inning a combined 0-11, each singles to get things started for Florida. Dale Thomas laid a perfect sacrifice bunt to advance the runners. Clemson then intentionally walked Donay to set up Robertson as the hero.

    Florida mustered up twelve hits in the game but just Wilson, Shelton, and Robertson recorded more than one. Caglianone was intentionally walked three times.

    On the mound, Caglianone threw 5.2 innings, allowing four runs, before turning it over to Jake Clemente. Clemente struck out the side but allowed two runs in his 1.1 inning appearance. With two runners on in the seventh, Kevin O’Sullivan went to Brandon Neely. Neely allowed one of the inherited runners to score but ended the seventh with a 7-6 lead. Neely went to to throw four innings despite allowing the three run homer in the ninth. Luke McNeillie finished the game with two innings on the mound and took the win (4-6).

    Florida will travel out to Omaha, somewhere they have been nine of the last fourteen years. They will take on Texas A&M in the opener. The Aggies defeated Oregon to advance to the College World Series.

  • BSB: Gators Power Past Clemson in Super Regional Opener

    BSB: Gators Power Past Clemson in Super Regional Opener

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    Despite their worst regular season record since head coach Kevin O’Sullivan took over, the Florida Gators are just one win away from a fourteenth berth into the College World Series. The Gators defeated Clemson 10-7 to claim the all-important first game of the best-of-three series.

    Florida turned to freshman phenom Liam Peterson to open the Clemson Regional. Peterson had pitched really well since a rocky opening month to the season.

    In the first inning, Peterson struggled with locating his pitches and walked four batters as a result. Additionally, a wild pitch also plated a run and the Tigers possessed a 2-0 lead after just one at-bat.

    Peterson allowed a leadoff triple followed by a single in the second inning that spelled the end of his day. In all, he threw 53 pitches, only 26 of which were strikes.

    Fisher Jameson took over on the mound and kept the Gators in it.

    With Florida trailing 3-0, Stillwater Regional MVP Ashton Wilson got Florida on the scoreboard with a sacrifice fly that scored Cade Kurland. The Tigers rebounded with a solo homer by Jimmy Obertop to make it a 4-1 game through three.

    The Gators tacked on a run in the fourth as Tyler Shelnut hit his fifteenth homer of the year to cut it to a two-run advantage.

    The fifth inning saw an offensive explosion from Florida. It started with a leadoff walk by Robertson. A single by Kurland brought Caglianone up with runners on the corners. Caglianone took the second offering of the at-bat the other way, just clearing the fence for a home run that put Florida ahead 5-4.

    But the Gators weren’t done there. In total, they put up seven runs in the inning and carried a 9-4 lead into the home half of the fifth.

    Jameson surrendered a solo homer in the fifth that cut the lead to 9-5.

    The Gators found themselves in trouble in the sixth. A walk and a single put a pair of Tigers on the base paths and Brandon Neely was forced to come in to get nine outs. Though the two inherited runners scored, the damage was limited.

    Neely was nasty the rest of the way. Completing the win for the Gators with his fourth save of 2024.

    Sophomore Luke Heyman hit a moonshot of a home run to lead off the ninth inning and provid an important insurance run.

    Neely struck out two and walked one in the ninth to seal the win.

    Florida and Clemson will play Sunday in an elimination game for the Tigers. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 PM.

  • Super Regionals Preview: Gators vs Clemson

    Super Regionals Preview: Gators vs Clemson

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    Despite being one of the last teams in the NCAA tournament, the Florida Gators have advanced to Super Regionals, where they will face the Clemson Tigers with a spot in the College World Series on the line.

    Who:

    The Florida Gators (33-28, 13-17 SEC) travel to Clemson to take on the Tigers (44-14, 20-10 ACC).

    What:

    Florida enters the Clemson super regional on a three game winning streak after working their way back from the loser’s bracket in the Stillwater (Oklahoma State) Regional.

    The Tigers swept their way through regional play, defeating High Point 4-3 in the opener before topping Coastal Carolina in consecutive days to advance to super regionals.

    The Gators have advanced to the College World Series thirteen times in program history, just one ahead of Clemson’s twelve appearances. Florida was just one win short of last year’s NCAA title while Clemson last reached Omaha in 2010.

    When:

    Florida and Clemson will faceoff in a Saturday, Sunday, Monday series. Saturday’s contest is scheduled for a 2:00 PM start from Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Sunday’s matchup is slated for a 2:30 PM first pitch. Monday’s start time will be determined by the nationwide results through Sunday.

    Where:

    The Clemson regional will take place at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on the Clemson University campus. The facility has been around since 1970 and has a capacity of 6,272. In the 54 years of the stadium, the Tigers own a 78% winning percentage at home.

    Who To Watch For Clemson:

    Blake Wright: .333/.376/.642, 21 HR, 72 RBI

    Jimmy Obertop: .300 BA, 20 HR, 54 RBI

    Cam Cannarella: .343 BA, 10 HR, 56 RBI, 16 2B, 3 3B

    Jacob Hinderleider: .335 BA, 13 HR, 58 RBI, 16 2B

    Tristan Smith: 11 GS, 2-0, 3.88 ERA, 62 K, 29 BB

    Adrian Knaak: 14 GS: 5-1, 2.96 ERA, 103 K, 26 BB

    Ethan Darden: 11 GS, 5-4, 4.96 ERA, 40 K, 14 BB

    Austin Gordon: 2-2, 4.46 ERA, 11 SV, 43 K, 15 BB

    What Florida Must Do To Advance:

    It’s pretty easy to say that Florida needs to be at their absolute best to make it to Omaha. The fact is that Clemson’s starting pitchers are high strikeout throwers and Florida will need to limit those, especially when runners are on base or in scoring position. The Gators will need to be opportunistic and will likely play an aggressive brand of baseball, similar to what we’ve seen the last couple of weeks (bunts, steals, etc.).

    But the bats have been there most of the year. The pitching must be more consistent to beat the Tigers. Freshman Liam Peterson has been phenomenal since the first month of the year and he will be tested against a very good lineup with quite a bit of home run potential. If the Gators get solid outings from Peterson and Jac Caglianone, the series could swing the Gators’ way.

    Prediction Time:

    While Florida making the College World Series in the worst year (record-wise) since Kevin O’Sullivan took over, it seems highly unlikely. Clemson is a really good team and is really well-rounded. Florida could take this to game three, but the atmosphere will be intense as all tickets were sold out before Florida even clinched a berth into supers on Monday. Clemson, two games to one.

    Prediction 2:

    Jac Caglianone ties the Florida career home run record. He currently sits three homers back of the record set by Matt LaPorta (74) and will need a big weekend to reach this mark, but after being snubbed as a finalist for the Golden Spikes, the college baseball world may have unlocked another side of Jac Caglianone.

  • SB: Oklahoma Eliminates Gators With Walk-Off Winner

    SB: Oklahoma Eliminates Gators With Walk-Off Winner

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    The three-time defending national champions were against the rope in an elimination game against the Florida Gators Tuesday. Unfortunately, Florida was unable to land the knockout blow and the Sooners chipped away at the advantage and, eventually, overcame it in walk-off fashion.

    Florida led Oklahoma 5-2 through three innings, but it wasn’t enough to come away with the victory. The Sooners evened the score in the bottom of the sixth and won the game with one mighty swing of the bat from Jayda Coleman on just the fourth pitch of the bottom of the eighth.

    The loss ends the season for Florida in the national semifinals while Oklahoma advances to the championship series to face rival Texas beginning Wednesday evening.

    The fireworks actually started early for the Gators as former Sooner Jocelyn Erickson crushed a two-run homer to give Florida an early advantage. Oklahoma was quick to respond with a two-run blast of their own by Ella Parker.

    Florida tacked on two more runs on freshman Ariel Kowalewski’s two RBI homer to right in the top of the second.

    Reagan Walsh added a solo homer in the third to extend the lead to 5-2.

    Oklahoma began their comeback in the fourth with a two-run homer by Cydnie Sanders.

    With two on and two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Parker shot a single to left center that scored the tying run setting up the dramatic finish in extra innings.

    Skylar Wallace finished her collegiate career going 0-3 but reached with a walk. After the game, she stated, “being a Gator is the best thing I ever did.”

    In the circle, freshman Keagan Rothrock pitches a complete game but allowed 6 runs in 7+ innings pitched.

    Oklahoma and Texas will faceoff for a national title in front of a national television audience beginning Wednesday.

  • SB: Gators Power Past Sooners to Survive in Tournament

    SB: Gators Power Past Sooners to Survive in Tournament

    The Florida Gators are just one victory away from advancing to the championship series at the Women’s College World Series after downing Oklahoma 9-3 Monday afternoon.

    Florida ended the Sooners’ twenty game WCWS winning streak with their most lopsided loss of the season.

    Florida was led by Kendra Falby and Reagan Walsh offensively which was supported by a dominant effort in the circle by Keagan Rothrock (33-8).

    The Florida offense scored in each of the first five innings to build an insurmountable lead with Rothrock keeping Oklahoma’s hitters off balance.

    Florida opened the scoring in the first with an RBI single by Walsh that scored Korbe Otis. The Gators then added a pair of solo home runs in the second, including an inside-the-park homer by Kendra Falby. The OU left-fielder dove and missed the ball, and Falby raced around the bases for just the third WCWS inside-the-park home run ever. Skylar Wallace followed with a no-doubt shot to right to extend the lead to 3-0.

    In the third, Ava Brown doubled to score former Oklahoma catcher Jocelyn Erickson and stretch the advantage to 4-0.

    The Sooners got one back in the top of the fourth, but Walsh connected on a three-run blast to make it 7-1 in the bottom of the inning.

    Oklahoma added two runs in the top of the fifth on a home run from Tiare Jennings. Wallace, however, connected on her second homer of the game, this a two run shot that made it 9-3.

    Three walks in the bottom of the seventh by Rothrock gave the Sooners hope, but she got Rylie Boone to fly out to right to end the game and extend the Florida season for at least one more day.

    The Gators will have to beat Oklahoma one more time to advance to the championship series. The Sooners are likely to throw All-American lefty Kelly Maxwell in Tuesday’s matchup. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 PM ET. The game was originally scheduled to be played immediately after the first game but due to the weather delay before the game, the schedule was adjusted.

  • BSB: Gators Defeat Oklahoma State to Advance to Super Regionals

    BSB: Gators Defeat Oklahoma State to Advance to Super Regionals

    For the second day in a row, the Florida Gators defeated No. 11 overall seed Oklahoma State in regional play to advance to super regionals for the second straight year.

    Florida defeated the Cowboys 4-2 to complete a whirlwind weekend that saw the Gators comeback from an early visit to the losers bracket.

    Despite burning their top two starting pitchers in the Friday and Saturday games, the Gators gutted out three wins in two days (with a two hour rain delay in the mix, as well) and will head to Clemson, South Carolina to take on the No. 6 overall seeded Tigers in a best of three series.

    Florida turned to redshirt freshman Jake Clemente on the mound and the righty didn’t disappoint. Clemente threw 3.1 innings but only allowed one run to score. Taking over for Clemente in the fourth was freshman Frank Menendez, who likewise, only surrendered one run over multiple innings of work (2.1). That got the ball to bullpen veteran Fisher Jameson, who completed the final 3.1 innings for his third save of the 2024 season.

    As for the scoring, the Gators jumped out to a 2-0 lead when regional hero, Ashton Wilson singled to right scoring both Michael Robertson and Jac Caglianone.

    The Cowboys got one back in the following half-inning as Aidan Meola smacked an RBI double that plated one.

    Florida added a run in the bottom of the fourth with Robertson’s RBI single to left that scored Dale Thomas to make it 3-1.

    In the top of the fifth, Oklahoma State’s Zach Ehrhard hit a sacrifice fly to score one and cut the deficit to just one at 3-2.

    Florida’s Tyler Shelnut connected for a no-doubt homer off the scoreboard in left to put the Gators back up by two.

    Jameson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to clinch the win and Florida’s spot in super regionals. Not bad for a team that drew the ire of many across the nation for making the tournament despite a 28-27 regular season record.

  • SB: Gators Advance to National Semifinals With Win Over Alabama

    SB: Gators Advance to National Semifinals With Win Over Alabama

    The Florida Gators are among the nation’s final four in softball. The Gators defeated SEC rival Alabama 6-4 in an elimination game and sit just two wins away from a berth into the championship series.

    Alabama got on the scoreboard first as an RBI groundout by Riley Valentine plated a run in the bottom of the second inning. Florida countered in the top of the third, however, with Jocelyn Erickson singling to right to score Skylar Wallace. Reagan Walsh followed with an RBI fielder’s choice to put the Gators ahead.

    The lead didn’t last long, though, Alabama evened things up with an RBI single by Marlie Giles.

    In the fifth, Walsh recorded another RBI with a single up the middle that scored Korbe Otis.

    Erickson opened the scoring further with a no-doubt three run homer to make it a 6-2 lead.

    Alabama would add on a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth, but Keagan Rothrock threw a 1-2-3 seventh inning to complete the win and end the season for the Crimson Tide.

    Otis( 2-3), Erickson (2-3), and Ariel Kowalewski (2-4) finished with multiple hits for the Gators.

    In the circle, Rothrock hurled a complete game, allowing seven hits and three earned runs while earning her thirty second win of her freshman campaign.

    Florida will face Oklahoma Monday. If the Gators win, the two teams will play a double header. The Sooners have won twenty straight NCAA tournament games. First pitch is scheduled for noon.