Fall Ball: Softball Goes 3-0 In Week Two

Fall Ball: Softball Goes 3-0 In Week Two

Monday, November 4, 2024 | Softball

By: Lauren Staff

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida softball program wrapped up the second week of its fall exhibition schedule on Sunday night, capping off a 3-0 weekend for the Orange & Blue. In the three victories, the Gators outscored their opponents 49-3.

Florida opened the weekend Friday in Jacksonville, defeating UNF 16-1 in 10 innings, before returning home on Sunday for a pair of five-inning games against Florida Southwestern and Mercer.

The Gators defeated the Buccaneers, 15-2, and the Bears, 18-0.

Notables vs. UNF (Gators 16, UNF 1) – 10 innings:

Mia Williams went a team-best 3-for-3 with two RBI, including a two-run home run, and drew two walks
Ariel Kowalewski plated three runs, tied for a team-high, was 3-for-4 at the plate and recorded a stolen base and a hit-by-pitch
Reagan Walsh led the Gators with three RBI against the Opsreys, going 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk
Taylor Shumaker scored three runs, tied for a team-high, going 3-for-6 with a double and one RBI
Kenleigh Cahalan was 2-for-4 with a double
The Gators used all five pitchers, allowing just one run and two hits in 10 innings
Keagan Rothrock pitched a team-high three innings, tallying five strikeouts and allowing just one hit

Notables vs. Florida SW (Gators 15, FSW 2) – 5 innings:

Williams and Shumaker led the Gators at the plate, each going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs
Alyssa Hovermale hit her first home run of the fall and went 2-for-2 with two runs
Gabi Comia was 2-for-2 with one run
Rothrock drove in two runs off a two-RBI single
Cassidy McLellan drew a team-best two walks
Shumaker had the Orange & Blue's sole stolen base
Olivia Miller threw two scoreless innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts

Notables vs. Mercer (Gators 18, Mercer 0) – 5 innings

Shumaker went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI
Kendra Falby was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI
Korbe Otis went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI
Both Cahalan and Rylee Holtorf hit their first home runs of the fall
Holtorf led the team with four RBI, going 2-of-3 at the plate
Cahalan had three RBI and went 2-of-3 with three runs
Williams plated three runs, tied with Shumaker for a team-best
Williams and Brooke Barnard each recorded a stolen base
The Gators used three pitchers, Katelynn Oxley, Kara Hammock and Rothrock, allowing just one hit in five innings and combining for seven strikeouts
Oxley, who started against the Bears, recorded five strikeouts in three innings of work

Up next, Florida has a pair of home exhibitions this week at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators host Saint Leo on Thursday at 6 p.m. and UCF on Friday at 6 p.m.

The team is hosting a canned food drive during the fall season and encourages fans to bring canned goods for their admission to all games.

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