Syracuse splits afternoon doubleheader with Charlotte
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Gabby Teran hit a leadoff home run in the first inning of the first game against Charlotte.
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Playing for the first time in nearly two weeks due to a pair of weather-related cancellations on Saturday, Syracuse softball split a doubleheader against Charlotte (12-6) on Friday afternoon. The Orange fell 3-2 in the first game after a late comeback by the 49ers in the bottom of the sixth. The second game saw SU (5-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) jump out to a 3-0 1st-inning lead before salvaging the afternoon with a 6-4 victory.
th wins as a Gator. Last season, Walton earned his 900
th career victory as a head coach, which was the second fastest an NCAA Division I head coach had achieved the feat.
The Gators (5-0) won in dramatic fashion for the second time this week as junior
Charla Echolscame through in the clutch in the bottom of the 7
th inning against Georgia Southern (0-3).
Florida trailed 1-0 with only three outs remaining in the game against the Eagles, but the Gators rallied with a leadoff walk from
Avery Goelz and a sacrifice bunt from
Kali Reis, which moved the tying run into scoring position.