Walton also pulled the plug on his starter at an appropriate time, calling upon left-handed senior Rylee Trlicek to start the fifth, just as Kentucky was turning over its lineup for the third time of the afternoon. Most importantly? Hightower didn't walk or hit a single batter. She worked through four innings, giving up six hits and two earned runs − both coming in one swing as Meeko Harrison homered in the top of the fourth inning to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead. However, on Thursday, fifth-year senior Elizabeth Hightower took the circle with a lot of control. Florida head coach Tim Walton referred to it as "self-induced trauma." Coming into the SEC Tournament, the Gators bullpen gave up an average of 3.5 free passes per game their pitchers issued 150 walks and hit 39 batters. Nothing comes free against Florida's pitchersįlorida's pitching staff has been far too generous all season, giving up walks. Here's how the Gators did it against the 'Cats. 'Phase 3': Florida Gators softball turns attention to postseason, SEC Tournamentįinal from Lexington: No. The first game of the day required three extra innings and the second was put in a weather delay as South Carolina and Texas A&M found themselves in an extra-inning battle of their own.īecause the delay stretched over four hours, the eighth-seeded Gators and ninth-seeded Wildcats, who were initially slated to meet Wednesday night at 7, had their game rescheduled for Thursday morning at 11.Īnd for Florida, it was worth the wait as the Gators secured a date with top-seeded Tennessee in the tournament quarterfinals Friday morning. Much like last year's SEC Tournament, which was hosted in Gainesville, the first round didn't get off without a hitch.
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The 21st-ranked Kentucky Wildcats might've taken the series from 18th-ranked Florida last weekend, but the Gators bit back Thursday afternoon, with a 6-2 victory in the first round of the SEC softball tournament at Arkansas' Bogle Field.
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