Close Contest The Gators found themselves behind early once again. Missouri put a runner across the plate in the first. However, unlike the dramatic finishes of games past, Florida answered in bottom of the second. Kendyl Lindaman launches a ball over the left-field fence to put the Florida Gators up against Missouri in the SEC Softball Semifinals. (Photo Credit: @GatorsSB / Twitter) In fact, Florida actually opened a lead of their own. In the third inning, Kendyl Lindaman hit a two-run home run, her 70th in her career. Then, two innings later in the fifth, Florida tacked on two additional runs. Missouri answered with a solo shot in the fifth, but the Gators held a 5-2 lead.
Hoover and Lindaman lift Florida to SEC Championship Florida advances to SEC Championship May 14, 2021 | 9:12pm EDT Florida s Jaimie Hoover stands in the batter s box against Louisville February 27. Hoover drove home the winning run over Missouri Friday to advance the Gators to the SEC Tournament final. Photo by Faith Buckley | The Independent Florida Alligator Senior left fielder Jaimie Hoover stepped into the batter’s box calm and collected, as if it were batting practice. Instead, it was the bottom of the seventh inning in a postseason game, tied 6-6 with the game-winning run on third Her bat never moved an inch from her shoulder while Missouri s Emma Nichols breezed three pitches by her, only one finding the strike zone.
Yesterday, Mizzou got revenge over the LSU Tigers in the second round of the SEC tournament. Today, Mizzou looked to get revenge over another team that took two of three from them in the regular season as they faced the No. 1 seed Florida Gators. The Tigers would fight to the very end, and after a heroic home run that gave them a one-run lead in the top of the seventh inning, looked like they might advance to the SEC title game for the first time since 2013. But unlike yesterdayâs game, Missouri would fall short in a heartbreaking 7-6 loss. Mizzou (38-15) will now await to learn its postseason fate during the NCAA tournament selection show on Sunday.
A special report on the Florida Gators softball team from the UAA: TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No.1-seed Florida advanced the SEC Softball Tournament Championship with a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over No.4-seed Missouri Friday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium. It’s the 12 thcomeback victory of the season for UF. The Gators (42-8) initially fell behind 1-0 after the 1 st inning of play, but rallied for five-straight runs to take a 5-1 lead into the final two frames of action. The Tigers (38-15) were able cut the lead down to 5-2 in the 6 th and retook the lead, 6-5, in the 7 th with four more runs.
A special report from the UAA on the Florida Gators softball team: GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 3 Florida was edged out 2-1 by South Carolina to open the series Friday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators (33-7, 12-4 SEC) were locked into a pitchers’ duel the Gamecocks (24-18, 3-13 SEC) from start to finish, with Elizabeth Hightower (15-4) and Leah Powell (8-2) battling in out in the circle, but South Carolina was able to scratch across a run late in the game to pick up the win. The Gamecocks struck first in the top of the 1 st inning of play with a trio of bloopers to the outfield. Kenzie Maguire and Mackenzie Boesel notched back-to-back hits between the Gators defenders in shallow left field and a one-out single to shallow center field by Cayla Drotar scored Maguire for the first run of the game.