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No. 3 Florida dismantled Famu 9-1, notch in a row.

The neon yellow softball jumped three times on the ice -red metal roof beyond the left field wall before rolling down. A small group of children waited for a souvenir with arms stretched out.

The Senior Reagan Walsh, who welcomed her teammates on the insidiously with high pots and a few strings on the back. For the fourth time in three games, the first Baseman in Florida scored a Homer.

Although the Gators previously beat three Runs, Walshs Homer – Senior Utility player Brooke Barnards broke the following RBI -Single – the game against Famu.

Behind Walshs Homer, No. 3 Gator (23: 1) achieved their sixth Run Rule victory in the last game of the Florida Invitational this season. UF defeated Famu 9-1 on Sunday and extended her winning streak to nine games since the No. 14 Duke defeat on February 16.

“It is difficult to beat teams. Winning is difficult, ”said Kendra Falby, Senior Center Fielder, who reached the base in every game she played this season. “So to be able to get out every day … to know that the person in front of you, behind you, will be able to do their work on the bench [is] Really nice to know. This is a really good momentum in the coming week in the SEC game. “

The left-handed second pitcher Olivia Miller shot the ball over the ball past the Famu battery in the course of four inner sings, which have been absorbed more than 3 inners since their start. Without deserving runs and three strikeouts, she reduced her era to 1.31, the lowest average of all Florida pitchers who recorded at least 16 innings this season next to the second right Keagan Rothrock.

In the fifth inning, Miller handed over a lead of five runs to Kara Hammock, who closed the game without deserving runs over two innings.

For a team in Florida who tried to find a second pitcher that fits Rothrock's success, the Matchup on Sunday showed the ability to shine the ability of the pitching staff. It is still unknown whether this can lead to more competitive teams in the SEC.

“Olivia able to see that Olivia is going out there and does her job and has really good parking spaces and then trusting the defense behind it, it is amazing,” said Falby. “Because I see how she works every day and how hard she works and how bad she wants.”

Florida, who met Grand Slams to start both Doubleheaders on Saturday, followed a little ball on Sunday. Uf fought with runners on the base .333, but met in situations with a runner on the third and less than two outs .833.

“Pitch from Pitch. We take every place seriously, ”said Walsh. “Only to go in search of a pitch.”

After a quiet first inner, the second second second Baseman Mia Williams hit the ball towards Famu (4-10) Senior Second Baseman Kiauna Watson. She misjudged the gentle jump, the softball dripped onto the dirt, and dripped it into the outer field under her glove and enabled Walsh to score a goal.

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However, Florida had difficulties on the field. Barnard struggled slightly behind the plate. Sometimes the ball flew past her and hit the padded wall behind the hedgehog.

In the third inning she started the ball in the second base to throw out the progressive Famu runner. The ball flew into the midfield wall and gave the crawling Watson enough time to safely score for the FamU.

For the first time in nine consecutive innings, the Rattler were on the board. The florida A&MS chirps, which lasted all afternoon, grew louder. But with Walshs Homer on the bottom of the inning, there was little what the Rattler could do to stop the gators.

The next step for Florida is to translate his success in such a way when he is exposed to more competitive teams. The only defeat of UF in the season came in a game in mid -February in which the Gators, which were forced to meet No. 14 Duke, once achieved. Now, with her first top 5 match of the season, which is against No. 5 Texas A&M this weekend, Florida is hitting opponents, where everyone can be expensive.

“It doesn't matter what your era is,” said Walsh. “I think of that when I get into the box. I don't care who you are, what pitch you have. We will come out and we have such a great crime that we prepare for everything that occurs to us. “

The team travels this week to a longer stay in Texas and first plays Houston before standing in front of the aggies. The Gator's game against the Cougars starts on Wednesday at 6 p.m. EST.

Contact Liana Handler at lhandler@alligator.org. Follow her on X @handlerliana

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Liana handler

Liana is the Gators Gymnasic Beat Reporter of the Alligator and a Junior Sports Journalism Major. In her free time she likes to play dominos and listens to Celia Cruz.