For Texas Tech and Florida softball, e don come down to one game. Win Sunday’s Game 3 of the Gainesville Super Regional, and you dey head to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. Lose, and you dey pack for home for the summer.
“You dreamed about this since you were little. You wake up tomorrow morning and have one game to go play in the College World Series,” Florida coach Tim Walton talk after the Gators’ 10-2 Super Regional win over Texas Tech on Saturday.
The Red Raiders dey try to reach the WCWS for the second year in a row, led by their ace NiJaree Canady, a two-time National Player of the Year winner.
Gainesville Sun reporter Noah Ram dey on-site and dey provide live coverage. Also follow Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reporter Nathan Giese for Texas Tech side of things. Both newspapers na part of the USA TODAY Network.
First pitch set for noon ET at Gainesville’s Pressly Stadium. Beth Mowins, Michelle Smith, Jessica Mendoza and Holly Rowe go dey on the call for the Gators versus Red Raiders.
HIT REFRESH FOR LIVE UPDATES. ET per latest update. Florida dey lead 4-3 for the bottom of the first inning. ET. Still dey for holding pattern after lightning for the area. So much for the storms holding off until the evening. A lightning strike for the area mean we go get at least a 30-minute weather delay. E dey a 4-3 Florida lead still batting for the bottom of the first inning. Buckle up. This one don already start to cook.
Kendall Grover drill a double to score two runs for the Gators, then Kenleigh Cahalan go deep to left center to put Florida on top. Tech pull Katelyn Terry and NiJaree Canady dey come in for relief.
Jackie Lis double over the right fielder head and then Taylor Pannell single on a two-strike count to score two runs to give the Red Raiders an early 2-0 lead. Tech add another on an overthrow after a bases loaded fly out. E dey 3-0.
The Gators ace hit the Red Raiders lead-off hitter and Texas Tech dugout get some choice words for Florida All-SEC pitcher. The junior get the start for the Red Raiders after NiJaree Canady get the start for Game 2 loss. She go five innings for Texas Tech Game 1 win over the Gators. She start Game 1 and Game 2, bouncing back from a rough first outing, to toss seven innings of five-hit ball for Florida Game 2 win.
E hot. Temperature for first pitch go be 86 degrees, but more importantly any predicted storms dey forecast for the evening. So weather no supposed to be problem. Florida. A storm fit pop up any time.
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