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Florida holds 41-22 record in the all-time series with Auburn.
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Florida UF 38-13
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Winner Auburn AU 35-14
Florida UF
38-13
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Final
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Auburn AU
35-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Florida UF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Auburn AU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 1

W: Chardonnay Harris (9-3) L: Barnhill, Kelly (26-9)

Game Recap: Softball | | Herb Brooks

No. 7 Gators Edged by No. 19 Auburn in Extra-Inning Thriller

AUBURN, Ala. – No. 19 Auburn evened the series with No. 7 Florida after it took a 2-1 extra-inning thriller at Jane B. Moore Field Saturday afternoon.
 
The Gators (38-13, 10-10 SEC) picked up another solid outing from freshman right-hander Elizabeth Hightower in the circle. The Monticello, Fla. native hurled 5.2 innings worth of no-hit softball against the Tigers (35-14, 10-10 SEC).
 
UF broke up Chardonnay Harris' (9-3) no-hit effort with a trio of hits in the top of the sixth. The two-out rally started with Amanda Lorenz's single to right field, which was followed up by a single to left field from Kendyl Lindaman.
 
Jaimie Hoover broke the scoreless tie when she drove in Lorenz with a single to right field.
 
AU's first hit was a solo home run that ended Hightower's no-hit effort and tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. Hightower only gave up one more hit before being relieved by senior Kelly Barnhill (26-9) in the seventh.
 
The Gators made a push in the top of the 10th inning to retake the lead with a single from Cheyenne Lindsey, a four-pitch walk from Lorenz and an intentional walk issued to Lindaman, but the Tigers escaped the inning to preserve the tie.
 
How It Happened
 
T-6th 1-0 The Gators broke up Harris' no-hitter and strung together a trio of hits. Hoover plated Lorenz with a two-out RBI line drive single to right field.
B-6th 1-1 Auburn responded to breakup Hightower's no-hitter with a solo home run to left field by Kendall Veach.
B-10th 1-2 Casey McCrackin drove in the game-winning run with her SAC fly to deep center field. Pinch-Runner Dowell tagged up and scored from third on the play.
 
 
Standout Statistics
 
Today's 10-inning game against Auburn is the second longest game of the season for the Gators. Earlier this year UF won a 15-inning game, 5-2, at Ole Miss.
  • The program holds a record of 3-2 record in extra-inning games this season.
 
Notable Notes
  • Florida now holds a 41-22 all-time record against Auburn and is now 24-6 when on the road.
  • UF is now 82-39 in extra-inning games and 6-5 in games that go 10-innings.
  • Lorenz tallied her 19th multi-hit game of the season after she went 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of walks and a run scored.
    • The Moorpark, Calif. native is also now on a nine-game hit streak and 3-for-7 in the series.
 
Next Up

The Gators look to take the series from the Tigers Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2 at Jane B. Moore Field.

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