No. 6 Gators Fall in Series Finale to No. 22 Rebels

Sunday, March 31

Oxford, Miss.

1 PM

Florida Gators

29-8, 3-6

Ole Miss

24-9, 5-3

Florida

Ole Miss

The Gators look to rebound Wednesday against Florida State in the Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown this Wednesday.

No. 6 Gators Fall in Series Finale to No. 22 Rebels

Sunday, March 31, 2019 | Softball

Box Score Highlights Box Score (PDF)

By: Herb Brooks

OXFORD, Miss. – No. 6 Florida fell in the series finale to No. 22 Ole Miss, 3-1, at the Ole Miss Softball Complex Sunday afternoon.

The Gators (29-8, 3-6 SEC) picked up a complete-game performance from Kelly Barnhill (19-4) in the circle and out hit the Rebels (24-9, 5-3 SEC) seven hits to four at the plate. Barnhill, the senior right-hander also struck out eight over 6.0 innings of work.

Offensively, six different batters for Florida picked up a hit with junior Kendyl Lindaman going 2-for-4 at the plate for her 10^th multi-hit game of the season.

Brittany Finney (7-5) picked up the win in the circle for Ole Miss after 4.1 innings pitched.

How It Happened – No. 22 Ole Miss – L, 3-1

Inning	Score	Play
B-1^st	0-1	Abbey Latham gave the Rebels the initial 1-0 lead via a solo home run down the left field line.
T-3^rd	1-1	The Gators bounced back to tie the game 1-1 on an RBI infield single in the 5-6 hole that scored Hannah Sipos who reached via a double to left center earlier in the inning.
B-3^rd	1-2	The Rebels answered with another solo home run in the home half of the inning. Mikayla Allee turned on a 2-1 pitch and sent it over the wall down the left field line.
B-3^rd	1-3	A miscue after a strikeout in the dirt allowed Ole Miss to score its third run of the game. Kylan Becker raced home after the throw down to first ended in an error.

Notable Notes

Gators all-time record against the Rebels is now 49-11 and 22-7 in Oxford.
Gators are now 9-8 against top-25 opponents this season.
With eight strikeouts against the Rebels this afternoon, Barnhill upped her career strikeout total to 1,047.
The Gators rank second in the nation in total strikeouts with 325 on the season.
Lindaman has reached base-safely streak 36 games.
- The only game she did not reach base safely was the season opener against Illinois State Feb. 8, 2019.
Jade Caraway is currently on a eight-game hit streak after she went 1-for-4 from the leadoff spot in the lineup today.

Next Up

No. 6 Florida returns to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Wednesday, April 3, to take on No. 3 Florida State in the first game of the Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown two-game series. The game is set to be aired on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET

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