Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The fifth-ranked Florida softball team downed No. 8 Florida State 5-1 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Wednesday night in the final game of the 2018 Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown.
Kelly Barnhill (22-1) led the Gators (42-7) from the circle as she struck out 10 Seminoles (39-9) in the complete-game effort.
Seniors Nicole DeWitt, Kayli Kvistad, Aleshia Ocasio and Janell Wheaton helped lead the charge at the plate as the group accounted for five of the eight hits on the night.
After posting a trio of hits through the first five innings, the Gators offense finally broke through in the sixth against the Seminoles and took a 5-0 lead.