As the first pitch was headed towards junior Janell Wheaton in the fourth inning, pinch runner Jacqui Switzer was running towards second.
After four innings of no offense for the Auburn Tigers, Kasey Cooper finally made solid contact.
Jordan Roberts started back to home plate.
When senior Delanie Gourley and junior Nicole DeWitt were asked about a teammate who’s particularly impressed them this season, the answer came to each of them fairly quickly.
With two outs in the top of the third inning, Jaimie Hoover was up to bat.
In the first inning between No. 2 Florida and South Carolina, Gators freshman shortstop Sophia Reynoso entered the batter’s box.
Heading into his team’s Feb. 25 matchup against Liberty, coach Tim Walton made a change in the lineup.
In the season opener against Illinois State, junior catcher Janell Wheaton totalled two hits in three at-bats. But over the next 15 games, Wheaton only mustered two hits, and at one point in the season her batting average dipped under .100.
In the bottom of the first inning, freshman third baseman Jaimie Hoover hit a ball straight to Missouri shortstop Braxton Burnside.
Deep into the contest, Delanie Gourley prepared another winding pitch and tossed it toward freshman shortstop Braxton Burnside.
On Friday, the No. 3 Florida softball team faced two opponents ranked in the top-25.
Five straight teams were unable to register a run against the No. 3 Florida Softball team over a week’s span, and nine of the last eleven teams were shutout.
Senior Delanie Gourley struck out 12 batters en route to earning her first career perfect game as Florida (16-1) took down the Iowa Hawkeyes 8-0 in five innings in its first game of the Judi Garman Classic on Thursday.
As a freshman, Delanie Gourley had the opportunity to pitch in the Women’s College World Series against Alabama.
Freshman Jaimie Hoover was the leadoff hitter in the top of the fourth inning for Florida.
Two entirely different offensive performances from the Florida softball team met the same result Saturday afternoon in games three and four of the Citrus Classic in Orlando.
Through her first five appearances in the pitcher’s circle, sophomore Kelly Barnhill has given up 12 hits.
On Monday afternoon, coach Tim Walton received a phone call from Sophia Reynoso.
One day removed from suffering its first loss of the 2017 season, the Florida softball team entered its Aquafina Invitational finale looking for a strong performance against Florida International.
The last time the Gators faced Maryland was in 2014.
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