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Julia Cottrill lost a tooth but grabbed the SEC regular-season crown
For the second time this SEC Championship weekend, the Gators hit a walk-off home run to defeat the Aggies. This time, Cottrill gave up a tooth in her efforts. Florida catcher Julia Cottrill prepares to swing against Louisville on February 27. Photo by Faith Buckley | The Independent Florida Alligator
The Gators jumped into a massive dogpile. Tim Walton received an icy Gatorade bath. The SEC championship banner was raised.
Somewhere by home plate, Julia Cottrill’s tooth laid on the ground.
The Florida Gators (40-8, 19-5) completed their dramatic sweep of the Texas A&M Aggies (31-20, 8-16) with a 6-5 walk-off victory Sunday to be crowned regular season Co-SEC Champions
After a painful weekend in Lexington,
Patrick Murphy needs to rally his Alabama troops as a much-improved Texas A&M (25-5) team comes to Tuscaloosa for a three game set. With the brutal schedule that lies ahead (Ark, Fla, ULL, UGA), the Crimson Tide cannot afford anymore flat performances or meltdowns.
Jo Evans is in her 25
th season at the helm of the Aggies and has been in coaching softball at the collegiate level since 1986. She has her team on the right path.
TAMU PITCHING
The Aggies have a strong staff highlighted by
Makinzy Herzog who is 9-1 with a 0.73 ERA. She is pretty stingy with the hits, yielding 3.74 per seven innings. However, she also gives up as many hits (36) as walks (33). For perspective, Alabama has allowed 34 bases on balls