Reagan Walsh led the scoring for the Gators in the victory, driving in a team-best two runs.
AUBURN, Ala. – The No. 4 Florida softball team capped off a road series sweep of Auburn at Jane B. Moore Field for the first time since 2011 on Sunday afternoon, downing the Tigers 4-3.
Reagan Walsh led the scoring for Florida (33-5, 6-3 Southeastern Conference), driving in two runs with her sixth double of the season.
With a 3-for-4 day at the dish, Kendra Falby moved into second all-time in career hits at Florida, jumping Amanda Lorenz.
In the circle, Ava Brown (8-0) picked up her second SEC win of the season, allowing one run in 3.2 innings with a strikeout.
Katelynn Oxley earned her second career save, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout to close out the sweep over the Tigers (22-14, 0-12 SEC).
NOTABLES:
* The Gators have now won 16 straight series over Auburn going back to the 2006 season
* Today was Florida’s first sweep of the Tigers since 2020 in Gainesville and first in Auburn since 2011
* Senior Kendra Falby now has 304 career hits which ranks as second-most in program history
* Kelsey Stewart (2013-2016) holds the school record (357)
* Falby and senior Rylee Holtorf each hit a team-best .500 in the series, while Reagan Walsh led the team with five RBI
* Three different Florida pitchers earned victories over the Tigers this weekend: Kara Hammock, Ava Brown and Keagan Rothrock
* Brown now holds a 7-4 career record in the circle in SEC play
* She has a 24-5 career record overall
* All four of Florida’s runs were scored in the third inning, with the Gators plating four runs on five hits
* In addition to Walsh’s two RBI double, Kenleigh Cahalan and Korbe Otis each drove in a run in the frame
* Falby stole her 31st base of the season, which ranks as the sixth-most in a single season in program history
* She now has 113 career stolen bases and is seven away from setting a new school record. Skylar Wallace currently holds the career record with 119
* This season, she is 31-32 on the base path
UP NEXT:
Florida travels to JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee on April 2 for a midweek contest against No. 7 Florida State on ACCNX.
