GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The collection finale between the eighth-ranked Florida softball crew and Missouri got here all the way down to the ultimate out because the Orange & Blue clinched the collection with a 4-3 win in walk-off vogue Sunday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

The Gators (22-5, 2-1 SEC) claimed their first Southeastern Convention collection of the 12 months, 2-1, with the victory over the Tigers (19-11, 1-5 SEC).

UF turned in a complete-team effort to safe the victory as seven totally different gamers notched successful within the contest, together with Skylar Wallace’s 2-for-4 efficiency on the plate with two stolen bases, the game-tying RBI single and scored the game-winning run on a ball within the grime thrown by Taylor Pannell.

At first of the sport, Missouri jumped out forward 2-0 through a bases loaded RBI stroll within the prime of the first inning and a solo dwelling run within the third inning of motion.

Nevertheless, Florida fought again and tied the sport within the 4th inning 2-2. Charla Echols led off the body with a stroll, which was then adopted up by a line drive double off the bat of Reagan Walsh that put runners on second and third with no outs.

The Tigers opted for a pitching change and introduced in Laurin Krings in reduction of starter Jordan Weber. Krings battled with UF proper fielder Pal Egan to which Egan positioned a floor ball to the fitting aspect of the Missouri infield that allowed Echols to attain simply from first base.

Avery Goelz tied the sport 2-2 when she plated Walsh on an RBI infield single to second base.

The Gators additionally made a change within the circle within the prime half of the 4th inning earlier than the sport was tied up. Senior Rylee Trlicek (7-1) entered in reduction of Elizabeth Hightower and restricted Missouri to only one run by way of 4 innings of labor.

The one run occurred within the prime of the sixth inning when the Tigers drove within the go-ahead run and went up 3-2 on an RBI groundout to second.

Regardless of the deficit, Florida wouldn’t be denied its first walk-off victory of the season in entrance of the followers at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Freshman pinch-hitter Kaila Pollard stepped into the field because the leadoff batter within the backside of the seventh inning and delivered a single by way of the fitting aspect of the Tigers infield to place the tying run on base.

Katie Kistler reentered the sport to run instead of Pollard and made her solution to second base on Emily Wilkies pinch-hit SAC bunt.

After a groundout to the catcher that allowed Kistler to maneuver to 3rd, Wallace dug into the batter’s field to offer the heroics. The Woodstock, Ga. native ripped the game-tying RBI single up the center that scored Kistler, then proceeded to steal second and superior all the way in which to 3rd base after the Tigers catcher’s throw ended up within the outfield.

Missouri opted to deliberately stroll each Echols and Walsh within the ensuing at-bats then make a pitching change within the circle. Pannell entered the sport to face pinch-hitter Olivia Gigante and labored 0-2 rely earlier than she spiked her fourth pitch into the grime which allowed Wallace to attain the game-winning run.

Notables:

• The Gators took their first Southeastern Convention collection of the season 2-1 over Missouri.
• Florida improved to 17-6 all-time in opposition to Missouri.
• Skylar Wallace notched her sixth multi-hit recreation of the season and stole a pair of bases. Wallace has now reached base safely in 23 consecutive video games. She can also be now on a five-game hit-streak. The Woodstock, Ga. native recorded a season-high 5 assists in in the present day’s win.
• Charla Echols prolonged her reached base safely streak to 14 video games after a pair of walks.
• Avery Goelz notched 11 putouts in in the present day’s win, which was one shy of her season-high 12.

Up Subsequent

The Gators will step out of convention for a solo midweek recreation in opposition to Stetson at Patricia Wilson Subject this Wednesday, March 22, at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.