Gators softball plates 16 runs in doubleheader sweep of FIU
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Apr. 20, 2012Like a pesky mosquito that won’t go away, Florida International bugged Florida all day.
Like a pesky mosquito that won’t go away, Florida International bugged Florida all day.
Most of Kelsey Horton's big hits go over the fence, but her key base knock Friday night found the outfield grass.
The Gators probably wish they could have used some of their 14 runs from Sunday in Wednesday’s game.
This is nothing new for Sami Fagan.
Bailey Castro was feeling generous in the third inning Sunday.
The Gators traveled to Tallahassee on Wednesday, but Sami Fagan and Kelsey Horton went a little farther.
Although the Gators and Seminoles rivalry has proved contentious on the football field, the matchup between the foul lines has proved to be just as competitive.
The end of Sunday’s game may have marked the end of the Gators’ toughest week.
It took a late rally from behind, but the Gators finally broke their losing skid on Saturday.
If the Gators were not motivated before, they are now.
Lauren Haeger proved she was a fighter Wednesday night. Still, she came out beaten and bruised.
When Florida pulled out a 3-2 extra-inning win against South Florida on Feb. 12, pitchers Lauren Haeger and Alyssa Bache were a couple of inexperienced wide-eyed freshmen.
Last year, Michelle Moultrie set the bar. Halfway through this season, she has raised it.
For only the fourth time this season, Florida ended up on the wrong side of the scoreboard. However, at the end of the day, the Gators escaped, winning 3-2.
The Hogs were able to escape the first two innings without giving up a single run to the No. 3 Gators. However, when the lineup came around for the second time, Florida (27-2, 8-1 Southeastern Conference) piled on the runs.
Year after year, the Southeastern Conference proves to be one of the most daunting leagues in college softball — at least for teams like Arkansas.
The crowd sees Hannah Rogers stare down batters with a steely, hardened gaze as she whips her arm back to crank a 65-mph fastball mere inches away from bare flesh and bones.
In the Gators’ biggest win of the season, coach Amanda O’Leary was bothered.
Sometimes, it is best to play the waiting game.
For the second straight day, Bailey Castro put the dagger in the Gamecocks.