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Erickson’s double led the Gators (43-12, 18-7 SEC) to record back-to-back walk-off wins and sweep Texas A&M (39-12, 15-9 SEC) 11-3 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Sunday.
Despite the Gators leading 8-3 after the fourth inning, the Aggies offense responded and brought the game to an 8-8 tie. Leavitt kept the Gators scoreless and allowed just three hits until Florida bounced back in extra innings to deliver a thrilling finish.
The Gators (41-12, 16-7 SEC) two-run frame defeated Texas A&M (39-10, 15-7 SEC) 2-1 to clinch Game 1 of the series.
The Gators (40-12, 15-7 SEC) offensive surge defeated Florida State (40-11 18-3 SEC)15-13 to clinch a win at the Seminole Softball Complex.
The Gators (39-12, 14-7 SEC) offensive surge defeated Georgia (37-13, 11-9 SEC)10-7 to clinch the series win.
The No.11 Georgia Bulldogs evened the series matchup against the No. 12 Florida Gators Saturday.
The offensive production earned Florida (38-11, 13-6 SEC) its 26th run-rule victory against the Bulldogs (36-12, 10-8 SEC) at Athens, Georgia.
Florida State used a 12-run fifth inning to beat the Florida softball team 12-3, Wednesday.
The Florida softball team earned a comeback win April 21 to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks and win another SEC series.
After a disappointing 11-13 record in SEC play in 2023, the Gators softball team had questions to answer coming into the 2024 campaign. With an entirely new pitching staff and coach, Florida hoped to improve its worst aspect of last season.
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