No. 9 LSU Evens Series with No. 7 Florida

Sunday, March 17

Baton Rouge, La.

5 PM

Florida Gators

24-5, 2-3

LSU

23-6, 3-2

Florida

LSU

The Gators and Tigers will conclude the series Monday night at 7 p.m. (ET) on the SEC Network.

No. 9 LSU Evens Series with No. 7 Florida

Sunday, March 17, 2019 | Softball

Box Score

By: Herb Brooks

BATON ROUGE. – No. 9 LSU evened the series with No. 7 Florida after it took an 8-0 decision in six innings Sunday afternoon at Tiger Park.

The Gators (24-5, 2-3 SEC) found a way to threaten the Tigers (23-7, 3-2 SEC) in almost every inning of game offensively. The Orange and Blue managed to force opposing starting pitcher Maribeth Gorsuch (7-0) to run the count to at-least three balls nine times in the game.

In the first, UF's Amanda Lorenz and Kendyl Lindaman reached via a walk and single respectively to start the game and were pushed into scoring position via a well-executed SAC bunt by sophomore Hannah Adams. However, LSU found a way to escape the inning.

Throughout the game, UF was also able to put at-least two runners on in the third and fourth innings and had the leadoff batter reach safely in every inning except the third.

Lindaman finished the game 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk, while Sophia Reynoso went 1-for-1 with a pair of hit-by-pitches.

How It Happened – No. 9 LSU – L, 8-0 (6)

Inning	Score	Play
B-2^nd	0-2	Shemiah Sanchez scored the first runs of the game for the Tigers with a home run to left field. Elyse Thornhill scored on the play after she drew a leadoff walk to start the inning.
B-3^rd	0-3	After drawing a hit-by-pitch with a 1-1 count, Amanda Sanchez was brought back to the plate. Sanchez extended LSU's lead on the next pitch with a solo home run to right field.
B-5^th	0-5	LSU extended its lead in the fifth thanks to a two-run home run to left field by Shelbi Sunseri. Amanda Sanchez scored on the play a single to left.
B-6^th	0-6	Pinch-hitter Georgia Clark singled through the left side to score Serrett for the first run of the inning.
B-6^th	0-7	Later in the frame, Amanda Sanchez drew a bases loaded walk to push across Karrington Houshmandzad.
B-6^th	0-8	LSU scored the final run of the game via a wild pitch that allowed Taryn Antoine to score from third.

Notable Notes

Reynoso recorded her 12^th & 13^th hit-by-pitch of the season after she took a 2-2 pitch to the leg to start the top of the second inning.
- In her career, she has been hit 41 times and ranks fifth overall in the UF record books.
Lindaman notched her sixth multi-hit game of the season after going 2-for-2 at the plate.
Lindaman has now reached base safely in 28 of the 29 games played so far this year.
- The only game she has not reached safely was the during the season opener against Illinois State (2/8)