Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The sixth-ranked Florida softball team took the first game of the series, 3-1, over No. 11 South Carolina at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Gators (35-7, 10-3 SEC) scored in the first inning for the 28th time of the season when freshman Hannah Adams raced home on a passed ball. Cayla Drotar’s 2-0 pitch went between the legs of catcher Anna West, which allowed Adams to score and give UF the 1-0 edge.
Florida struck for another run in the second to extend the lead to 2-0 over South Carolina (34-8, 8-5 SEC).