GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The eighth-ranked Florida softball group defeated Stetson, 4-1, in midweek motion Wednesday night at Patricia Wilson Discipline. Sophomore right-hander Lexie Delbrey hurled her second one-hitter of the season as she held the Hatters hitless till the final out within the closing body of motion.

Delbrey (5-2) and the Gators (23-5) held the Hatters (17-13) to only one base runner within the first 6 2/3 innings of play in what turned out to be a pitcher’s duel in opposition to Stetson’s Hannah Marien (7-5) till the fifth inning. The lone SU batter to succeed in throughout that span was leadoff hit-by-pitch drawn by Brianna Clary.

Florida rallied to interrupt the scoreless tie within the prime of the fifth inning of play by way of a two-out rally. Katie Kistler initiated it with an infield single that fell on the infield after the Hatters’ shortstop dove for it behind the pitcher’s circle. Kistler was moved to 3rd when Skylar Wallace notched the sport’s first extra-base hit of the sport with a double to proper heart.

With Kistler on third and Wallace on second, Reagan Walsh gave UF the lead 2-0 when she drilled the primary pitch provided from right-handed starter Hannah Marien down the left subject line for a two-RBI double.

The Gators continued to place the strain on the Hatters protection and pitching within the prime of the sixth inning. Freshman Olivia Gigante roped a leadoff double proper heart subject, which was adopted up by a stroll drawn by Pal Egan. Pinch-runner Bryn Thomas and Egan had been superior to second and third by way of a Sam Roe SAC bunt, and it was Kaila Pollard who delivered this time with a two-RBI single to proper heart that prolonged the lead out to 4-0.

The Hatters lastly broke onto the scoreboard within the backside of the seventh inning to shut down the Florida result in 4-1. Evette Morgan lifted a 3-1 providing from Delbrey over the left subject wall for Stetson’s solely hit and run of the competition.

Florida returns to motion with a three-game collection in Fayetteville, Ark. at Bogle Park in opposition to No. xx/xx Arkansas this Friday, March 24, by means of Sunday, March 26.

Notables:

• Lexie Delbrey hurled her second one-hitter of the season in tonight’s win over Stetson and her first got here in opposition to UAB (March 5). Delbrey has additionally thrown a no-hitter this season as she no-hit Rutgers (March 12) through the Bubly Invitational. The Florida pitching workers now has 5 one-hitters on the yr.
• Charla Echols went (2-for-4) on this night’s sport in opposition to the Hatters to notch her ninth multi-hit sport of the yr. Echols prolonged her reached base safely streak to fifteen consecutive video games after a single by means of the left aspect within the prime of the first inning.
• Pal Egan reached within the 2nd inning by way of an infield single and has now reached base safely over the past 5 video games.
• Reagan Walsh broke open the scoring within the prime of the fifth inning when she produced a two RBI double down the left subject line. The 2 RBI sport is Walsh’s fourth multi-RBI sport of the yr.
• Kaila Pollard prolonged Florida’s lead out to 4-0 by way of a two-RBI single to proper heart subject for her fifth multi-RBI sport of the yr.