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The Gators now have SEC series sweeps over Kentucky, Missouri and South Carolina.
Softball Secures Series Sweep at South Carolina
Sunday, April 12, 2026 | Softball
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The No. 6/7 Florida softball team (40-5, 14-4 SEC) earned its third Southeastern Conference sweep of the season on Sunday afternoon, downing RV/No. 24 South Carolina (23-20, 3-12 SEC), 6-1, to cap off a 3-0 weekend at Carolina Softball Stadium.
The Gators have won 16 of their last 17 series against South Carolina, with 11 of those series wins being sweeps.
Florida outscored the Gamecocks 26-3 on the weekend, hitting .371 as a team, while the pitching staff held the Gamecocks to a .190 clip.
Jocelyn Erickson went 6-for-10 at the plate (.600) in the series with five of her hits going for extra bases, including two home runs and three doubles. She also drew two walks.
Cassidy McLellan hit a team-best .625 (5-for-8) against the Gamecocks, with a double, a home run and a team-high three walks.
McLellan and Erickson each drove in seven on the weekend.
Kendall Grover led the team with 3 RBIs on Sunday, driving in three with a bases-clearing double, her fifth double in SEC play.
Keagan Rothrock (21-4) improved to 10-3 in SEC play, picking up her second win of the weekend, allowing just four hits with six strikeouts and six walks.
Olivia Miller tossed 1.1 innings of relief to seal the victory.
NOTABLES:
The Gators return home to host FGCU on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on SEC Network+.
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The Gators have won 16 of their last 17 series against South Carolina, with 11 of those series wins being sweeps.
Florida outscored the Gamecocks 26-3 on the weekend, hitting .371 as a team, while the pitching staff held the Gamecocks to a .190 clip.
Jocelyn Erickson went 6-for-10 at the plate (.600) in the series with five of her hits going for extra bases, including two home runs and three doubles. She also drew two walks.
Cassidy McLellan hit a team-best .625 (5-for-8) against the Gamecocks, with a double, a home run and a team-high three walks.
McLellan and Erickson each drove in seven on the weekend.
Kendall Grover led the team with 3 RBIs on Sunday, driving in three with a bases-clearing double, her fifth double in SEC play.
Keagan Rothrock (21-4) improved to 10-3 in SEC play, picking up her second win of the weekend, allowing just four hits with six strikeouts and six walks.
Olivia Miller tossed 1.1 innings of relief to seal the victory.
NOTABLES:
- The Gators now have SEC series sweeps over Kentucky, Missouri and South Carolina, in addition to 2-1 series victories over No. 1 Tennessee and No. 13/16 Mississippi State
- The Gators turned two double plays on Sunday, finishing the weekend with four double plays turned
- Florida's defense has turned 18 double plays this season
- Florida's six doubles matched a season-high. The Gators also had six doubles against Oregon State on Feb. 28 and at No. 10/9 Arkansas on March 28
- The Gators are now 11-2 on the road this season
- Taylor Shumaker matched her career-high of two doubles, the fifth two double game of her career and third of her sophomore season
- Shumaker recorded her 24th multi-hit game of the season, matching the 24 multi-hit games she had as a freshman and doing it in 20 fewer games
- With her RBI single in the top of the first inning, Jocelyn Erickson moved into sole possession of fifth in Florida program career RBIs. She now has 211 as a Gator
- Keagan Rothrock allowed just one earned run and four hits in 12.2 inning of work, striking out 14
- Madison Walker recorded her 8th multi-hit game, her third in SEC play, going 2-for-4 with an RBI double
The Gators return home to host FGCU on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on SEC Network+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rothrock, Keagan (21-4)
L: Jori Heard (6-8)
Batting:
2B: Shumaker, Taylor 2 ; Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Grover, Kendall 1 ; McLellan, Cassidy 1 ; Walker, Madison 1
RBI: Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Grover, Kendall 3 ; Walker, Madison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shumaker, Taylor 1 ; Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Cahalan, Kenleigh 1 ; Thomas, Townsen 1 ; Grover, Kendall 1 ; McLellan, Cassidy 1
SB: McLellan, Cassidy 1
Batting:
HR: Karley Shelton 1
RBI: Karley Shelton 1
SH: Shae Anderson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Karley Shelton 1
HBP: Quincee Lilio 1
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