The weekend was a good one for the Florida Gators softball and baseball teams, which each advanced a round in their respective 2015 NCAA Tournament.
No. 1 softball moved on to the 2015 Women’s College World Series Championship Series where it will face No. 5 Michigan – beginning Monday evening – in an effort to defend its 2014 national title. The Gators got there by routing Tennessee 7-2 on Thursday, shutting out LSU 4-0 on Friday and edging Auburn 3-2 in nine innings on Sunday.
No. 4 baseball’s weekend was less dramatic. On the way to winning the Gainesville Regional, Florida routed Florida A&M 19-0 on Friday, pushed passed South Florida 8-2 on Saturday and squeaked out a 2-1 win against Florida Atlantic on Sunday. UF will host Super Regional action this week against the winner of the Tallahassee Regional.
Normally, a highlight or two would come from such an high-pressure weekend. As it turns out, there were more than enough over the last few days to fill a top 10 list. With that in mind, let’s check out the top Gators plays of the weekend.
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10. Senior right-handed pitcher Lauren Haeger was a monster on the mound all weekend. But while she was dominating as a hurler, she also powered a ball out of the park at the plate. The homer was Florida’s go-ahead run in Haeger’s 4-0 shutout of LSU and the 70th of the slugger’s career.
Florida's Lauren Haeger proves double threat http://t.co/XzfC03squk
— espnwnews (@espnWnews) May 30, 2015
And a HOME RUN ties it up! Taylore Fuller leads off the 4th with a long ball! Gators & Tigers are knotted 2-2. #WCWS pic.twitter.com/dfu53sv8wO
— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) May 31, 2015