Terrific pitching and a clutch home run were enough to give the Florida Gators the win over Oklahoma State in the Women's College World Series.
got a 68 MPH fastball on the inside part of the plate from Oklahoma State pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl. She stayed on the pitch and got her hands through the ball, crushing it to right field.
Coming into the game, Kistler had just a .294 average at the plate and had only hit four home runs on the year. With six players in the lineup hitting over .300, and the SEC Player of the Year in She got another chance against the Cowgirls Thursday, and there weren’t any mistakes made on the brightest stage.
A ball was lasered off of the bat of Lexi McDonald into centerfield. But like she’s done all year, Florida center fielder Kendra Falby made a leaping grab before crashing into the wall. It kept the Cowgirls off of the bases and halted any momentum they were looking for.“Just going out there and being like I'm going to catch every ball,” Falby said. “That's all I was focused on. Like everything kind of just went, sound, and then it was just me and the ball.
Texas’s entire starting lineup is hitting over .300, and two are hitting over .400. Reese Atwood leads the team offensively with a .430 average. She also leads the team in home runs and RBI with 23 and 90, respectively.. Thursday, she pitched all seven innings against Stanford, tallying eight strikeouts while giving up just one hit. She has the most innings pitched on the team and leads the staff in strikeouts with 128.
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