Efficiently and dependably, UF's ace went about her business on Sunday afternoon.
Nothing too flashy and nothing too spectacular, just another mark in the win column for Stacey Nelson and the Gators.
No. 3 UF (43-2,15-1 Southeastern Conference) completed yet another sweep, this one against Mississippi State (32-14,6-10 SEC), behind a shutout performance from its All-American junior.
Last week's Amateur Softball Association's National Collegiate Player of the Week selection kept her tremendous season going as she improved her record to 28-2 and lowered her ERA to 0.77 in a 5-0 win over the Bulldogs.
Behind one powerful stroke from first baseman Ali Gardiner, Nelson got all the run support she needed when the junior slugger connected for her fifth home run of the season with two outs in the first inning.
"I thought I was jammed when the ball came off the bat," she said. "I was surprised when it ended up being a home run."
Jamming Gardiner has been a tough task as of late. The third hitter in UF's productive offense raised her batting average to .395 and her on-base percentage to .493 after the weekend series in Starkville.
Gardiner is quick to give her teammates credit for her recent surge and has repeatedly said that moving to third in front of sophomore Francesca Enea and senior Mary Ratliff has given her the opportunity to get more pitches to hit.
UF added a run in the both the second and third innings before freshman Megan Bush delivered a two-run bomb with junior Kristina Hilberth on base.
Bush's home run gave their ace a 5-0 lead, which was more than enough for Nelson, who scattered only four hits throughout the game.
Sunday's win was the third of the weekend for Nelson, who earned victories in both games of Saturday's double-header.
In the first game of the series, UF came away with its first 5-0 victory of the weekend behind a home run and three RBIs from Enea.
The second game was one for the record books as Nelson recorded her 75th career win in the Orange and Blue, breaking Stacey Stevens' mark of 74 set just a year ago.
"I didn't even know about the record until you just asked me about it," said Nelson in a phone interview.
The Gators won the game 7-2 after Nelson pitched four innings of one-hit ball in relief of freshman Stephanie Brombacher, who started the game.
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