GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 8 Texas A&M softball team fell to the sixth-ranked Florida Gators, 10-0, Sunday night at KSP Stadium.
The Gators (26-3, 6-2 SEC) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first and added a run in the second, three in the third and one in the fourth.
Florida pitcher Alecia Ocasio stymied the Texas A&M (29-6, 3-2 SEC) offense, allowing just one hit, a triple to Samantha Show, while striking out six in five innings of work.
Kayla Poynter suffered the loss to move to 1-1 on the year. The freshman allowed five runs on three hits and three walks in 0.2 innings. Trinity Harrington threw 1.1 innings of relief, giving up four hits, four runs and striking out one. Payton McBride closed out the game striking out two in two innings of work.
KEY INNINGS
B1 | The Gators tagged Aggie starter Kayla Poynter for five runs as Nicole DeWitt hit a two-run homer and Jamie Hoover hit a three-run dinger. UF 5, A&M 0
B2 | The Gators added to the lead with a RBI single from Jordan Matthews. UF 6, A&M 0
B3 | Florida quickly loaded the bases in the third on a single, walk and hit by pitch. DeWitt scored all three runners with a double off the top of the wall in left. UF 9, A&M 0
B4 | Amanda Lorenz extended the Florida advantage with a RBI groundout to second. UF 10, A&M 0
Top Offensive Players:
Samantha Show | 1-for-1, 3B
Pitching Breakdown:
Kayla Poynter (1-1, 6.79 ERA) | L, 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 3 BB
Trinity Harrington | 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 ER, BB, K
Payton McBride | 2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K
ON DECK
The Aggies and Gators close out the series Monday night at 6 p.m. The game can be seen on the SEC Network.
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The Gators (26-3, 6-2 SEC) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first and added a run in the second, three in the third and one in the fourth.
Florida pitcher Alecia Ocasio stymied the Texas A&M (29-6, 3-2 SEC) offense, allowing just one hit, a triple to Samantha Show, while striking out six in five innings of work.
Kayla Poynter suffered the loss to move to 1-1 on the year. The freshman allowed five runs on three hits and three walks in 0.2 innings. Trinity Harrington threw 1.1 innings of relief, giving up four hits, four runs and striking out one. Payton McBride closed out the game striking out two in two innings of work.
B1 | The Gators tagged Aggie starter Kayla Poynter for five runs as Nicole DeWitt hit a two-run homer and Jamie Hoover hit a three-run dinger. UF 5, A&M 0
B2 | The Gators added to the lead with a RBI single from Jordan Matthews. UF 6, A&M 0
B3 | Florida quickly loaded the bases in the third on a single, walk and hit by pitch. DeWitt scored all three runners with a double off the top of the wall in left. UF 9, A&M 0
B4 | Amanda Lorenz extended the Florida advantage with a RBI groundout to second. UF 10, A&M 0
Top Offensive Players:
Samantha Show | 1-for-1, 3B
Pitching Breakdown:
Kayla Poynter (1-1, 6.79 ERA) | L, 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 3 BB
Trinity Harrington | 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 ER, BB, K
Payton McBride | 2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K
The Aggies and Gators close out the series Monday night at 6 p.m. The game can be seen on the SEC Network.
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.