STARKVILLE, Miss. – The 10th-ranked Florida softball team rallied to defeat Mississippi State, 7-6, Saturday afternoon against No. 17 Mississippi State at Nusz Park. The series win is the third-straight Southeastern Conference series win of the season.
After trailing 6-2, the Gators (31-5, 7-1 SEC) scored five unanswered runs to take the series, 2-1, over the Bulldogs (25-8, 6-5 SEC).
Mississippi State opened the scoring in the bottom of the second and took an early 2-0 lead over Florida. A pair of one-out back-to-back-to-back singles was able to plate the first run of the game. While it was later followed up with a RBI walk to make it 2-0.