Alabama Tops Florida to End Gators' WCWS Stay
Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Softball
Florida's 2019 season came to an end after the Gators exited the Women's College World Series with a 15-3 defeat to No. 8-seed Alabama at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium – OGE Energy Field.
The Gators (49-17) fell behind early 6-0 to the Crimson Tide (58-9) with a pair of three-run home runs by Kaylee Tow and Merris Schroeder.
Alabama then pushed across four more runs in the 3rd and five in the 5th to extend its' lead out to 15-0 over Florida. Bailey Hemphill capped UA's scoring with a three-run home run to left center field.
Offensively, UF managed to record a hit in every inning of play and thwarted Alabama starter Sarah Cornell's (22-1) attempt at a shutout when junior Kendyl Lindaman drove a one-out solo home run over the center field wall in the top of the 5th.
Sophia Reynoso followed up Lindaman and closed down the Alabama lead to 15-3 with a two-out, two-run home run that scored senior pinch-runner Lily Mann from first.
Senior Kelly Barnhill (34-14) received the loss after she exited in the bottom of the 1st inning with two outs, but returned in the bottom of the 4th to throw one strike to Brown before being relieved to a standing ovation from the crowd.
In her final game wearing the Orange & Blue, Amanda Lorenz went 1-for-3 at the plate for the Gators.
How It Happened – No. 8-seed Alabama – L, 15-3
Notable Notes
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The Gators (49-17) fell behind early 6-0 to the Crimson Tide (58-9) with a pair of three-run home runs by Kaylee Tow and Merris Schroeder.
Alabama then pushed across four more runs in the 3rd and five in the 5th to extend its' lead out to 15-0 over Florida. Bailey Hemphill capped UA's scoring with a three-run home run to left center field.
Offensively, UF managed to record a hit in every inning of play and thwarted Alabama starter Sarah Cornell's (22-1) attempt at a shutout when junior Kendyl Lindaman drove a one-out solo home run over the center field wall in the top of the 5th.
Sophia Reynoso followed up Lindaman and closed down the Alabama lead to 15-3 with a two-out, two-run home run that scored senior pinch-runner Lily Mann from first.
Senior Kelly Barnhill (34-14) received the loss after she exited in the bottom of the 1st inning with two outs, but returned in the bottom of the 4th to throw one strike to Brown before being relieved to a standing ovation from the crowd.
In her final game wearing the Orange & Blue, Amanda Lorenz went 1-for-3 at the plate for the Gators.
How It Happened – No. 8-seed Alabama – L, 15-3
| B-1st | 0-3 | Kaylee Tow gave Alabama the lead with a 3-0 home run over the right field wall. KB Sides doubled to leadoff the frame and Bailey Hemphill intentionally walked to put runners on with no outs. |
| B-1st | 0-6 | Merris Schroder extended the lead out to 6-0 with an opposite field home run to left. Claire Jenkins and Reagan Dykes reached respectively via walk and hit-by-pitch. |
| B-3rd | 0-7 | With two outs, pinch-runner Kloyee Anderson scored on a wild pitch from third to extend Alabama's lead. |
| B-3rd | 0-8 | Sides singled to center field to score Elissa Brown. |
| B-3rd | 0-9 | The Crimson Tide scored an addition run after a throw from the outfield hit Sides in the back on her way to third which allowed her to score. |
| B-3rd | 0-10 | Tow plated the final run of the frame with an RBI double to center field that scored Hemphill. |
| B-4th | 0-11 | Regan Dykes double down the right field line in the fourth with no outs to plate Skylar Wallace. |
| B-4th | 0-12 | Brown produced an RBI single back to the circle that scored Dykes in the frame. |
| B-4th | 0-15 | Hemphill drove in three more Alabama runs with a home run to left center field. |
| T-5th | 1-15 | Kendyl Lindaman struck for a one-out solo home run to center field. |
| T-5th | 3-15 | Sophia Reynoso crushed a two-run home run to right field with two outs in the fifth that scored pinch-runner Lily Mann. |
Notable Notes
- Florida fell to 37-41 all-time record against Alabama.
- UF is now 12-3 in post-season play against UA and 5-1 at the Women's College World Series.
- The Gators are 26-18 (.591) in the Women's College World Series.
- UF has outscored opponents 186-148.
- Cheyenne Lindsey produced a pinch-hit single in the top of the 4th inning.
- Since May 11, Lindsey is 4-for-7 (.571) with a walk as pinch-hitter.
- Amanda Lorenz finished her career reaching base safely 254 out of 265 games.
- Kelly Barnhill finished her career at UF as the all-time leader in strikeouts with 1,208.
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