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With one out in the bottom of the seventh and the tying run on second base, Florida catcher Julia Cottrill fouled off three consecutive pitches before she belted a walk-off, two-run homer onto the roof of the home bullpen behind the left-field fence. Following Saturday’s series-clinching shutout victory, Florida defeated Texas A&M 6-5 at home…
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With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Florida center fielder Cheyenne Lindsey and second baseman Hannah Adams hit back-to-back solo home runs to add a pair of insurance runs and double the Gators’ advantage. Following a thrilling walk-off victory in Friday’s series opener, Florida clinched its final conference series with a 4-0 win…
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The Gators hopped out to a 3-0 lead through two innings at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Sunday after a pair of South Carolina errors allowed Florida second baseman Hannah Adams and center fielder Cheyenne Lindsey to score in the bottom of the first and third baseman Charla Echols drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the…
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Senior right-hander Natalie Lugo hurled her first complete-game shutout this season as No. 3 Florida bounced back from Friday’s one-run loss against South Carolina. The Gators faced South Carolina right-hander Leah Powell again and took her yard twice until the Gamecocks finally made their first pitching change of the weekend. Florida second baseman Hannah Adams…
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After clinching its fifth straight conference series in Tuscaloosa Saturday and jumping Alabama as the top SEC team in the national rankings, Florida head coach Tim Walton earned his 950th career win Wednesday in Fort Myers. Before Florida Gulf Coast pitcher Sarah Lawton managed to record the first out of the game, Gators center fielder…
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With two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the sixth, Florida designated player Kendyl Lindaman dug into the batter’s box with a 4-2 advantage. Alabama right-hander Sarah Cornell offered Lindaman a belt-high, 63 mph first pitch over the heart of the plate and regretted it an instant later. Lindaman pounced on the…
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After beating USF twice in Tampa on Opening Day, No. 5 Florida swept the Bulls in a doubleheader Wednesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower hurled her ninth complete game en route to a 9-1 run-rule win before third baseman Charla Echols lifted the Gators to a narrow 2-1 victory on a…
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The Gators won a non-conference road matchup against Jacksonville before they traveled to Athens, Ga., for a nationally televised three-game series last weekend. After dropping the series opener, Florida run-ruled the Bulldogs and prevailed in the rubber match to clinch its fourth straight SEC series this year. _______________________ Overall Record: 27-4 (.871; 19-1 at home,…
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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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