Ongoing UF Softball Commentary

UF softball advanced to the semifinals of the SEC tournament with a 9-3 beatdown of Kentucky Thursday night. UF got 3 runs in the top of the 1st, 3 more in the 2nd and 3 in the 6th to put the game away. Elizabeth Hightower pitched 4.1 innings and gave up a 2 run HR in the 1st and a solo HR in the 2nd, 5 hits total, but no walks a a strikeout. Rylee Trlicek pitched the rest of the game, giving up only 2 hits with a walk and a K. Kentucky used 5 pitchers and they gave up 11 hits and 7 walks, with their starting pitcher not making it out of the 1st inning. Reagan Walsh went 3-4 with 3 RBI as DH, Kendra Falby went 3-5 with a stolen vase and 3 runs scored. Charla Echols went 1-2 with 2 RBI, Skylar Wallace went 1-2 (HR) with 2 walks and 3 runs scored; Hannah Adams went 1-2 with 2 walks, and RBI and 2 runs scored, and Cheyenne Lindsey went 1-3 with an RBI. The Bottom of the order still remains a problem, but the Top 6 were awesome tonight. The Gators play with winner of Arkansas/Ole Miss Friday.

 

Henny Youngman said this: "While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake."
Raymond Floyd said: “They call it golf because all the other four letter words were taken.”
Dean Martin said: “If you drink, don’t drive. Don’t even putt.”
Bob Hope said: “If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play at it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf.”
Mark Twain said: “Golf is a good walk spoiled.”

 

Missouri/Tennessee in a weather delay with Missouri up 2-0 in the top of the 5th. It's 4:45 pm. Weather channel showing scattered thunderstorms for Gainesville until 9 pm. Rain isn't the real issue, though, it's lightning.

 

TV, especially ESPN, controls everything. The championship game is scheduled for 5 pm Saturday on ESPN2 and they will make sure that happens, whether or not another team is put at a disadvantage.

 

A little rain is not the problem. It's lightning. They have to go with no lightning strikes within 8 miles for 30 minutes before they can allow the teams back on the field. Each time there's a lightning strike, the clock starts over.