Scoring in Bunches
The Gator bats were alive and well following an uncharacteristic loss to 16th ranked Florida State Saturday in which they only scored two runs. Echols led the charge in this game as for the third time in her career she homered twice in the same game. The last time she did so was when the Gators topped Longwood 9-0 in 2020.
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Echols said she was happy about the rare feat and thinks the Gator squad can be really special.
Echols wasn’t alone in swinging a hot bat Wednesday night, though.
Cheyenne Lindsey led off for the first time all season, but she continued to produce all the same. The senior outfielder kept her hot streak going with two more hits, one of which was a triple, and an RBI. Florida head coach Tim Walton said he’s tinkering with the lineup to make his team more dynamic.
Echols, Lindaman power Florida to shutout win against FSU
Echols nagged her first hit in eight days with a fourth inning home run March 5, 2021 | 8:41pm EST
Charla Echols at third base against Charlotte on Feb. 20. The Michigan State transfer roped her first hit in four games over the right-center field wall. Photo by Tristan Wood | The Independent Florida Alligator
Charla Echols stood at the plate with a full count in the bottom of the fourth inning. The next pitch exploded off her bat, blasting 30 feet over the right-center field wall for her third home run of the season.
Echols’ first hit in four games broke the 0-0 stalemate and gave Florida a 1-0 lead an advantage it held the entire game. Florida defeated Florida State in i
A special report from the UAA on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 5 Florida defeated New Mexico State, 6-2, Wednesday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Gators (13-0) picked up timely hits in the 1
st and 6
In the 1
st inning,
Hannah Adams (3-for-4) continued her hot-streak at the plate as she led the game off with a single up the middle.
Kendyl Lindaman followed up with a walk to put runners on first and second, which set the table for
Julia Cottrill’s one-out RBI double down the right field line to score Adams.
Shortly afterwards,
Jaimie Hoover (1-for-3) cranked her first home run of the season to break the game open and give the Gators a 4-0 lead. Hoover plated Lindaman and Cottrill when she roped the 1-0 offering from Aggies starting pitcher, Felcia De La Torre (1-3) over the right center field wall with two outs.