GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 11th-ranked Florida softball team ended the regular season with a run-rule victory, 11-3 (6 innings), to complete the series sweep of No. 8 Texas A&M early Sunday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Gators (43-12, 17-7 SEC) earned the run-rule win with a five-run bottom of the sixth inning against the Aggies (39-12, 15-9 SEC). The rally started when Ariel Kowalewski ripped a one-out single to second base, which was then followed by Katie Kistler’s fourth home run of the year as she blistered the 1-2 offering from reliever Emily Leavitt into the trees past the right field fence.
Mia Williams continued the rally with a five-pitch walk and Kendra Falby beat out an infield single to the shortstop to put runners on first and second with UF holding an 8-3 lead. Korbe Otis walked to load the bases to set the stage for Skylar Wallace, but Texas A&M record the force out at home on a fielder’s choice grounder to first. With two outs on the board and the bases loaded, Jocelyn Erickson ended the game with a bases clearing three-RBI double down the right field line.
Freshman Keagan Rothrock (23-5) earned the victory in the circle with her 19th complete-game of the year. The Whiteland, Ind., native limited TAMU to just three runs, two earned, struck out four and forced the Aggies to strand 11 runners on base.
Texas A&M scored the first run of the competition and took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Florida bounced back to tie and take the lead in the home half of the frame 2-1. A…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Florida Gators…