Report on the Florida Gators softball team:
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The No. 1-ranked University of Florida (53-4) softball team shutout Ole Miss (39-20), 1-0, on Thursday evening at Nusz Park in a quarterfinal matchup at the SEC Tournament. The Gators scored the Thursday’s only run on a passed ball in the fifth inning. In the circle, freshman Kelly Barnhill combined with sophomore Aleshia Ocasio (20-1) to throw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts.
Following Thursday’s shutout victory over the Rebels, Florida has not allowed a run in 24-straight innings and is just six frame’s shy of its season-long mark of 30-consecutive scoreless innings.