ABC Columbia
Apr 30, 2021 10:06 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina softball’s
Katie Prebble delivered with a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to propel the Gamecocks to an 8-7 victory over Mississippi State on Friday night at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. With runners on first and second and no outs, Prebble deposited a hard-hit ball to left field to allow
Riley Blampied to score from second and give South Carolina a key conference victory heading toward the end of the regular season.
Leah Powell (9-3) earned the win in the circle. She went 3.2 innings in which she started and pitched three innings then returned to the circle in the seventh to close out the final two outs. She allowed six hits and two runs with two strikeouts to earn her second-straight SEC series opener win.
Gators take down Gamecocks in comeback win - The Independent Florida Alligator
alligator.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alligator.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A special report from the UAA on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 3 Florida claimed its sixth Southeastern Conference series of the season with a 4-1 victory in the series finale Sunday afternoon against South Carolina at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Gators’ (35-7, 14-4 SEC) pitching tandem of
Katie Chronister held the Gamecocks (24-20, 3-15 SEC) to just a pair of runs in the win. Chronister entered in the top of the 6
thinning with two outs and a 4-1 lead to secure her team-leading fifth save of the year.
Florida struck first in the initial inning of play thanks to a pair of South Carolina defensive miscues and a timely RBI single.
Gamecocks Take Down Florida To Open Series South Carolina earned its first win in the series since 2013, snapping a losing streak of 12-straight games to the Gators. (Source: Florida Athletics) By Patrick Osborne | April 23, 2021 at 10:27 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 11:49 PM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. South Carolina softball earned its first win in Gainesville since 2002 with its 2-1 victory over No. 3 Florida on Friday night. Freshman Leah Powell went the distance in the circle to earn Carolina’s first win in the series since 2013.
With the game tied at 1-1 heading to the top of the sixth, Kenzi Maguire doubled to open the frame before Mackenzie Boesel singled up the middle the following at-bat. Maguire slid around the Florida catcher on the play at the plate to score the winning run in the 2-1 series opener.
Stellar Gamecock pitching produces shocking upset for Florida
South Carolina entered Friday’s game with the second worst conference record South Carolina dumbfounded the Gators 2-1 Friday night. Photo from UF-Alabama game April 16. Photo by Rachel Slay | The Independent Florida Alligator
A shocked silence filled the Friday evening air of Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
With the score knotted at one in the sixth inning, Gamecock second baseman Mackenzie Boesel ripped a single up to Florida junior Cheyenne Lindsey. The center fielder fired a throw to catcher Julia Cottrill with more than enough time to get out the USC base runner – shortstop Kenzi Maguire.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.