Florida softball clinched the program's 13th trip all-time to the Women's College World Series Sunday over Georgia at KSP! See how it all transpired here.
With one swing, Taylor Shumaker etched her name to the top of Florida softball leaderboards. She helped send the Gators to the place she dreamed of playing in as a child in California. The Women’s College World Series. Shumaker and the Orange and Blue clinched the program’s 13
th trip to Oklahoma City and the WCWS Sunday with a dramatic 5-2 win over Georgia at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The win moves coach Tim Walton’s record to 7-0 in Game 3s of Super Regionals and is the school’s first victory over Georgia in super regionals. The Bulldogs previously swept the Gators in 2016 and 2021. The game took two different forms — literally. Innings 1-4 looked like Florida’s loss to Georgia Saturday. The Gators generated offense and put runners on base, but each inning, they just couldn’t plate across a run. The lone run came in the first on an RBI single from Taylor Shumaker. However, UF left the bases loaded in that inning. That started a trend as the Gators put the leadoff batter on in every inning. All in all, Florida stranded 10 runners in the first four innings. However, pitcher Keagan Rothrock slayed Georgia’s lineup and preserved UF’s slim lead. At 5:22 p.m., the game entered a weather delay that lasted 71 minutes. As rain poured down on KSP, UF’s offense had a chance to reset. And boy did they reset. With two outs in the fifth, Rylee Holtorf gave Florida its two biggest runs of the season as she hit one just over the left field wall. This made it 3-0 Gators, and Shumaker’s two-run homer two batters later provided the icing on the cake. UGA made it a little bit of a battle in the seventh as Jaydyn Goodwin hit a two run homer of her own, but Rothrock tallied the final three outs, and the Gators are off to Oklahoma City. No. 3 seed Florida will begin play Thursday at Devon Park in Oklahoma City vs. sixth-seeded Texas. The Longhorns took two of three from No. 11 Clemson in the Austin Super Regional. The game will begin at noon ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.
Florida softball vs. Georgia in 2025 NCAA Gainesville Super Regional Game 3: Live score updates
Bulldogs put runs on the board after a Holtorf error and a Jaydyn Goodwin home run. Gators still lead 5-2.
Florida generated some offense in the sixth, but Falby grounds out with runners on first and third. This sends Rothrock back out to earn the last three outs to OKC.
The sophomore allows her second hit of the game, but she gets through the rest of the inning unscathed. Florida will come to bat now in the bottom of the 6th, three outs or three runs away from a trip to the Women's College World Series.
The roof has fully come off KSP as Falby hits an infield single, and Shumaker blasts one well over the right field wall. The home run is her 22nd of the season and RBIs 85 and 86. That ties Brittany Schutte in 2011 for the program record for HRs, and Jocelyn Erickson last season for RBIs. It extends the Gator lead to 5-0 as we enter the top of the sixth.
The nine hitter for the Gators, Holtorf comes up and hits it just over the left field wall. It scores two and ends UF's streak of struggling with runners on base. Two massive insurance runs for Rothrock makes it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth.
Rothrock walked her first batter of the game, but she gets out of it with a strikeout and a massive double play from Marisa Miller. This preserves UF's slim lead into the bottom of the fifth.
Florida looked ready to strike and add more after walks to Falby and Shumaker. But Walsh, Erickson and Otis (the heart of the Gators lineup) all popped out. UF leaves another two runners on base and is desperately clinging to a 1-0 lead over Georgia into the fifth.
Kendra Falby draws a four pitch walk to resume play at KSP. Shumaker up with no outs.
Falby will lead off in the bottom of the fourth for the Gators.
The channel for the game will move from ESPN to ESPNU once play begins again at 6:30 p.m.
The tarp is off the field and the rain has stopped. Game 3 between Florida and Georgia is set to resume at 6:30 p.m. after a delay of one hour and eight minutes.
Game 3 of the Gainesville Super Regional has entered a weather delay at 5:22 p.m. For a minimum of 30 minutes, this game has been put on pause, and the tarp is on the field.
The pitcher continues her groove and shuts down the 'Dawgs in order. 1-0 Florida into the bottom of the fourth.
Florida's hitting woes with runners in scoring position continue as the Gators load the bases for Rylee Holtorf, who strikes out swinging. UF still leads UGA 1-0 after three, but a bit of nervous energy has fallen over KSP.
Mua Williams, in the nine hole, gets the Bulldogs first hit of the game. However, Rothrock strikes out Goodnight to end the inning. 1-0 UF leads UGA in the bottom of the third.
Kenleigh Cahalan leads off the second with a single. Shumaker's second hit of the day makes it first and second, but Walsh lines out to center to end the inning. 1-0 Florida leads Georgia after 2.
Bulldogs go down in order again. No strikeouts for Rothrock, but she hasn't allowed a runner to reach. 1-0 into B2.
A leadoff walk from Kendra Falby starts the trouble. She steals second and is driven home by Taylor Shumaker in her first hit and RBI of the weekend. Shumaker is now three RBIs away from setting the program record in a season (87).
Starting pitcher Keagan Rothrock falls behind 3-0 to leadoff hitter Dallis Goodnight. However, she forces a groundout and the next two outs. Florida up to bat with the score 0-0.
Florida softball vs. Georgia in 2025 NCAA Gainesville Super Regional Game 3: Starting lineups
Florida softball vs. Georgia in 2025 NCAA Gainesville Super Regional Game 3: Start time
First pitch from Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium is set for 4 p.m. Sunday.
Florida softball vs. Georgia in 2025 NCAA Gainesville Super Regional Game 3: TV/Streaming
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