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OGT-Florida vs Ole Miss 4/28/23 6:00 pm SEC+

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  1. Apr 27, 2023 #1
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  2. Apr 27, 2023 #2
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    No. 14 Gators Host Rebels for Last SEC Home Series

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 14th-ranked Florida softball team is set to host Ole Miss this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for its last regular season Southeastern Conference home series of the 2023 season. UF will recognize six seniors for their contributions to the program prior to Saturday's game.

    The Gators (32-15, 8-10 SEC) enter the weekend after having fell, 5-3, to in-state rival No. 4 Florida State in midweek action, while the Rebels (27-21, 6-12 SEC) dropped its previous SEC series, 2-1, to then-ranked No. 21 Texas A&M. Ole Miss won the first game of the series 8-5, before it fell 6-3 and 13-8 to the Aggies.

    UF is also looking to rebound after it suffered a series sweet to No. 3 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. this past weekend. The Orange & Blue offense struck for 17 total runs, including 16 in the final two games, off one of the better pitching staffs in the country.

    Florida's catalyst at the plate this season has undeniably been redshirt-junior Skylar Wallace. The Woodstock, Ga. native leads the SEC in nine total offensive categories in league play this season as she ranks tops in batting average (.529), slugging percentage (1.216), runs scored (26), hits (27), RBI (22), triples (3), home runs (9), total bases (62) and stolen bases (13), while she also ranks second in SEC play in walks (16) and on base percentage (.652).

    Sophomore Reagan Walsh ranks tied for seventh in RBI (15) and Kendra Falby ranks tied for fifth in stolen bases (5) in league only action.

    Overall, the Gators offense ranks fourth overall in SEC only action in batting average (.268) compared to the Rebels .234 average at the plate.

    Ole Miss is led by Lexie Brady (.400), Tate Whitley (.290) Jaila Lassiter (.275) and Savannah Sikes (.255) as the group holds .250 or better batting averages in conference play.

    Saturday's game will mark the final senior day of the 2023 season as six seniors in Charla Echols, Elizabeth Hightower, Kinsey Goelz, Sarah Longley, Pal Egan and Samantha Bender will be honored for their contributions to the softball program. Two weeks ago, during the Georgia series, Rylee Trlicek and Bryn Thomas were recognized during their senior day

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  3. Apr 28, 2023 #3
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    We need a sweep this weekend, but weather forecast is rain all day Saturday, not ending until Sunday about 10 am.
     
  4. Apr 28, 2023 #4
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    How is rain handled in the SEC? Is it like NASCAR's "next clear day" policy?
     
  5. Apr 28, 2023 #5
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    Saturday now a nominal Noon start.
     
  6. Apr 28, 2023 #6
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    Jim Cantore needs to the throw out the first pitch.
     
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  7. Apr 28, 2023 #7
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    UF Line Up
    Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
    1 ss 17 Skylar Wallace L .470
    2 lf 27 Kendra Falby L .386
    3 3b 4 Charla Echols L .353
    4 2b 15 Reagan Walsh R .349
    5 1b 18 Emily Wilkie R .283
    6 rf 55 Pal Egan L .279
    7 dp 13 Sam Roe R .313
    8 c 52 Sarah Longley R .210
    9 cf 2 Avery Goelz L .291
    10 p 22 Elizabeth Hightower R 14-9 3.25 ERA

    OM Line Up
    Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
    1 lf 11 Tate Whitley L .339
    2 3b 2 Savana Sikes R .281
    3 1b 9 Paige Smith R .217
    4 2b 3 Keila Kamoku R .305
    5 ss 6 Mikayla Allee R .302
    6 c 31 Lexie Brady R .326
    7 cf 1 Jalia Lassiter R .291
    8 dp 32 Mya Stevenson R .265
    9 rf 34 Nyomi Jones L .308
    10 p 15 Makenna Kliethermes R 6-5 2.99 ERA
     
  8. Apr 28, 2023 #8
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    Weather Underground is showing rain starting in Gainesville around 2-3 am and lasting pretty steadily until 8 am Sunday. The SEC office has to make the call on doubleheaders and travel considerations could affect whether or not they could play 2 on Sunday. Baseball & softball games for Saturday have been moved to noon starts, so they must think weather might be better earlier in the day. Hope Weather Underground is wrong.
     
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  9. Apr 28, 2023 #9
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    Go Gators...
     
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  10. Apr 28, 2023 #10
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    Tonight should be a double-header
     
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  11. Apr 28, 2023 #11
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    EH got out of the inning without allowing any runs....2 left on base
     
  12. Apr 28, 2023 #12
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    Elizabeth pitches out of trouble in the 1st. Longley seems disinterested behind the plate to me.
     
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    Maybe she is just focused? Not sure if I could tell with the catcher mask on :)
    Echols just hit a HR
    2-0 Gators
     
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  14. Apr 28, 2023 #14
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    End of 1st
    2-0 Gators
     
  15. Apr 28, 2023 #15
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    Stats called that a WP. LOL.
     
  16. Apr 28, 2023 #16
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    She just dropped the ball and then wasn't alert enough to realize the runner was taking 3rd.
     
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    Big blast from Charla gives UF a 2-0 lead. C'mon Liz, throw strikes and get a shutdown inning.
     
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    Nice shut down inning from EH...
     
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    Good job by EH.
     
  20. Apr 28, 2023 #20
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    And a nice defensive play as well.
     
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