Former student-athlete Brea Dickey will always remember Kennesaw State as the place where she rediscovered her love of softball – twice. She first came to KSU as a heralded player from Lawrenceville, Georgia, earning ASUN all-conference honors and setting a Division I-era school record for batting average. Today, Dickey is one of a handful of former student-athletes who have returned to campus as a coach to lead the next generation of Owls.
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Echols crushes two long balls as Florida demolishes Kennesaw State
Echols hit her third home run in as many games Wednesday night
First baseman Kendyl Lindaman notched a single and an RBI Wednesday against Stetson Photo by Grethel Aguila | The Independent Florida Alligator
Jaimie Hoover strode to home plate in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases loaded, and a chance to win the game.
She poked the ball to shallow right field, and it careened off Kennesaw State right fielder Raleigh Williams glove. Baylee Goodard scored, and the ballgame ended.
Hoover’s walk-off may not have been pretty, but it capped off a dominant Gators offensive performance as they mercy-ruled Kennesaw State 10-2 Wednesday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Scoring in Bunches
The Gator bats were alive and well following an uncharacteristic loss to 16th ranked Florida State Saturday in which they only scored two runs. Echols led the charge in this game as for the third time in her career she homered twice in the same game. The last time she did so was when the Gators topped Longwood 9-0 in 2020.
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Echols said she was happy about the rare feat and thinks the Gator squad can be really special.
Echols wasn’t alone in swinging a hot bat Wednesday night, though.
Cheyenne Lindsey led off for the first time all season, but she continued to produce all the same. The senior outfielder kept her hot streak going with two more hits, one of which was a triple, and an RBI. Florida head coach Tim Walton said he’s tinkering with the lineup to make his team more dynamic.
The sixth-ranked Gators softball team looks to rebound tonight after losing for the first time of the season against the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday. The team will welcome the 6-9 Kennesaw State Owls to Katie Seashore Pressley stadium for a mid-week matchup at 6 pm.
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Gators pitching looking to bounce back
The Seminoles offense was able to get to Gator pitching early in the Gators matchup Saturday. Allowing five runs in the second inning, the Gators dug themselves in a deep hole. Although the Gators were able to get two runs back in the top of the fourth inning, FSU answered in the bottom of the fifth, ultimately handing the Gators their first loss of the season.