Florida Gators @ Mercer Bears
NCAA Softball Championship - Gainesville Regional - Florida advances to Super Regional

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Florida GatorsFloridaFLA
46-14
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46-14
Final/5

Mercer BearsMercerMER
40-26
0
40-26
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Florida Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
K. Falby CF |
T. Shumaker RF |
J. Erickson C |
M. Bellaire C |
R. Walsh 1B |
M. Williams 2B |
A. Brown DP |
K. Otis LF |
K. Cahalan 3B |
R. Holtorf SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .437 | .504 | .528 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .387 | .481 | .817 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .489 | .704 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .345 | .417 | .620 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .343 | .434 | .751 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .458 | .677 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .467 | .454 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .305 | .399 | .557 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .445 | .480 |
| 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
- Batting
- 2BK. Falby (8, G. Taylor); J. Erickson (14, H. Pitts); K. Otis (8, H. Pitts)
- HRA. Brown (10, 4th inning off H. Pitts 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIR. Walsh (57), A. Brown 3 (25), J. Erickson 2 (59), M. Williams (44), K. Cahalan (49)
- 2Out RBIA. Brown 3, J. Erickson 2
- SFR. Walsh
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP4-12 (R. Walsh 1-1, A. Brown 1-2, J. Erickson 1-2, M. Williams 0-4, K. Otis 0-1, K. Cahalan 1-1, R. Holtorf 0-1)
Mercer Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
H. Langford CF |
P. Wiggs DP |
T. Hedgecock 3B |
G. Jones 1B |
K. Daniels C |
S. Harris LF |
H. Rivers 2B |
a M. Wicker PH |
E. Dorval SS |
L. Vigna RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .417 | .455 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .482 | .450 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 | .478 | .697 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .409 | .406 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .333 | .504 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .333 | .284 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .370 | .556 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .296 | .355 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .267 | .191 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .344 | .313 |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
a-struck out swinging for H. Rivers in the 5th
- Batting
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP0-1 (T. Hedgecock 0-1)
- Fielding
- EE. Dorval (13, fielding); H. Rivers (14, bobble)
Florida Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Rothrock (W, 14-5) |
O. Miller |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 69-41 | 3.45 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.03 |
| 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 81-50 |
- Pitching
- HBPP. Wiggs (by K. Rothrock); H. Langford (by K. Rothrock)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedO. Miller 2/2; K. Rothrock 6/16
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesO. Miller-1-1-5-2; K. Rothrock-10-11-13-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsO. Miller 1-1; K. Rothrock 1-6
Mercer Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
H. Pitts (L, 8-10) |
G. Taylor |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 83-46 | 4.17 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26-11 | 3.00 |
| 5.0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 109-57 |
- Pitching
- WPH. Pitts; G. Taylor
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedH. Pitts 15/24; G. Taylor 3/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesH. Pitts-15-1-13-17; G. Taylor-6-0-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsH. Pitts 4-5; G. Taylor 0-4
Scoring Summary
Inning | FLA | MER | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M. Williams reached on fielder's choice. T. Shumaker scored, J. Erickson to third, R. Walsh to second on error by shortstop. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J. Erickson doubled to right, K. Falby and T. Shumaker scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | K. Cahalan singled to center, K. Otis scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4th | A. Brown homered to left, J. Erickson and R. Walsh scored. | 7 | 0 | ||
| 5th | R. Walsh hit sacrifice fly to right, K. Falby scored, T. Shumaker to third. | 8 | 0 | ||
FLA @ MER Videos
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Game Information
Pressly Softball Stadium
6:00 PM, 18 May 2025
Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 1,782