Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
AUBURN, Ala. – The seventh-ranked Florida softball team bounced back to defeat No. 17 Auburn, 7-6, Saturday afternoon at Jane B. Moore Field. UF pounded out 13 hits with four doubles en route to the victory.
The Gators (29-6, 6-5 SEC) offense set the tone for the game in the 1st inning of play as leadoff batter Kendra Falby drew a walk to start the contest and Hannah Adams ripped her first double of the day to score Falby from first base.
Sophomore Emily Wilkie extended UF’s lead to 2-0 over the Tigers (29-5, 7-4 SEC) when she plated Adams with a two-out single to left field that zipped inside the third base bag.