Hightower got out of the jam, though, forcing two groundouts to limit the damage to one run in the first. And soon enough, the Gators answered.
In the top of the third, the Gators started to piece together some baserunners. Baylee Goddard and Kendyl Lindaman both walked, and Charla Echols singled to juice the bases for catcher Julia Cottrill.
And Cottrill delivered. With two outs, she lined a two run single in the gap between first and second to give Florida a 2-1 lead. Those would be the only runs of the inning, but the damage was done.
.@juliacottrill’s 6th multi-RBI game of the season puts the Gators on top 2-1‼️ #GoGatorspic.twitter.com/6cEiU0bPbL