JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – No. 4 Florida trounced Jacksonville 13-2 (5 innings) Tuesday night on the Debbie and Fred Pruitt Softball Complicated. The Orange & Blue’s run-rule victory is the fourth-straight to start the 2023 season.

The Gators’ (4-0) offense scored in 4 of the 5 innings performed in opposition to the Dolphins (3-2) and picked up three dwelling runs from Baylee Goddard, Skylar Wallace and Charla Echols.

The scoring opened up within the high of the first inning when Goddard scored from third on a wild pitch thrown by JU beginning pitcher Ashlee Harwood (2-1). Goddard, an Orange Park, Fla. native, reached base by way of hit-by-pitch, was moved to second by a stroll drawn by Wallace after which to 3rd by an extra stroll issued to Reagan Walsh.

Goddard broke open the sport within the high of the 2nd inning to provide UF a 4-0 lead with a towering three-run dwelling run over the left area fence. The longball scored Sarah Longley and Kendra Falby who every reached base by way of a stroll and infield single respectively.

Florida prolonged the lead out to 7-0 within the high of the third inning because of a pair of dwelling runs blasted by Wallace and Echols. Wallace drove in three along with her laser line-drive homer simply inside the proper area foul pole that scored Katie Kistler and Goddard, whereas Echols blistered the ball with a high-arching shot down the proper area line for her first dwelling run of the yr.

Within the 4th inning, Sam Roe continued her strong play on the plate with a line drive single to left, which was adopted by a double from Avery Goelz and stroll from pinch-hitter Emily Wilkie loaded the bases with no outs. Pinch-hitter Olivia Gigante plated Roe after she was hit by the pitch, Falby pushed throughout Goelz with a bases loaded stroll and Goddard notched her fourth RBI of the night time after she was hit by the JU pitcher’s providing.

The scoring within the 4th inning concluded with an RBI fielder’s selection by Wallace and a SAC fly by Walsh that prolonged the lead out to 13-0.

Jacksonville spoiled Florida beginning pitcher Elizabeth Hightower’s good recreation within the backside of the 4th inning when the Dolphins picked up a two-out single down the left area line. Hightower completed the body with a foul out to Echols at third for her second one-hit efficiency in as many begins. She additionally did not permit a stroll and struck out 5 Dolphins via the 4 innings of labor.

The Dolphins nonetheless was capable of additionally breakup the shutout in final inning of play and shut down the Gators result in 13-2. Graduate switch Samantha Bender entered the sport within the backside of the fifth inning and JU capitalized on a collection of walks, a hit-by-pitch and a wild pitch to earn the pair of runs.

Total, the duo mixed for this system’s second one-hitter of the season and the primary mixed one-hitter.

The Gators and the Dolphins are set for a rematch tomorrow at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium at 6 p.m. in what would be the Orange & Blue’s 2023 dwelling opener. The sport will likely be streamed stay by way of SEC Community+ and the primary 200 followers on the recreation will obtain a Florida softball opening day t-shirt.