Florida Gators Rout Texas Tech 10-2 to Force Super Regional Game 3
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Updated · TexasTech.com · May 23
Florida Gators Rout Texas Tech 10-2 to Force Super Regional Game 3
14 articles · Updated · TexasTech.com · May 23
No. 6 Florida leveled the Gainesville Super Regional with a 10-2 win over Texas Tech, sending the matchup to a deciding third game.
A two-run first-inning homer put the Gators ahead for good, and a four-run fifth turned a 5-2 game into a rout.
Jocelyn Erickson and Kenleigh Cahalan combined for six hits and five RBIs, while Madison Walker also drove in three runs for Florida.
Keagan Rothrock threw a complete game, allowing six hits and striking out five to improve to 30-6; Texas Tech starter NiJaree Canady fell to 24-6 after allowing five runs in 3.2 innings.
Texas Tech, now 56-7, got RBIs from Jasmyn Burns and Lagi Quiroga and will face 52-11 Florida again Sunday with a Women's College World Series berth on the line.
After a stunning defeat, can softball's highest-paid player lead her team past Florida in the decisive game?
Has Florida's offense cracked the code to beating the nation's best pitcher, or will the title favorite prevail?