In
Florida softball’s final game of the 2012 Cathedral City Classic Saturday, the Gators
defeated Boise State, 3-0, at the Big League Dreams Sports Complex in Palm
Springs to finish the weekend 4-1, including two victories over Top-25
opponents in Texas A&M and Texas.
Florida
defeated No. 16/14 Texas A&M, BYU, No. 8 Texas and Boise State, falling by just
three runs, 5-2, to No. 5 Washington. The Gators are 13-1 on the season and return
home for a Thursday contest against Eastern Michigan before hosting their home
tournament, the 2012 Lipton Invitational March 2-4 at Katie Seashole Pressly
Stadium.
Throughout
UF’s three-day stay in California, the Gators put up 19 runs on 28 hits, six
homers, two doubles and a triple. Florida drew 13 walks and turned three double
plays on the defensive side. Sophomore ace Hannah Rogers (Lake Wales,
Fla.) picked up three wins in the circle for UF, while freshman Lauren
Haeger (Peoria, Ariz.) tallied one win against BYU and the Washington, loss
as classmate Alyssa Bache (Clearwater, Fla.) earned her first career
save against BYU. The trio collaborated for 34 strikeouts, led by Rogers’ 20,
while limiting opponents to a .223 batting clip.
With
two shutouts against BYU and Boise State, Florida now has seven on the 2012
campaign to go along with seven run-rule victories and one extra-innings win
against USF in Tampa.
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