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Keagan Rothrock (8-0) pitches Sunday against Middle Tennessee State University at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. [Riley Beiswenger\/WRUF]<\/p>\nKeagan Rothrock struck out a season-high 11 on Sunday when No. 4 Florida beat Middle Tennessee 7-0 to complete a 5-0 roll through the Florida Tournament.<\/p>\n
The Gators (19-0) pitched four shutouts this weekend at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, outscoring opponents 45-4. Middle Tennessee dropped to 5-9.<\/p>\n
Florida is off to the softball program\u2019s best start to a season since 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Keagan Rothrock (8-0) pitches Sunday against Middle Tennessee State University at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. [Riley Beiswenger\/WRUF]<\/p>\n
Rothrock (8-0) gave up only two hits and two walks in seven innings for her second consecutive scoreless outing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kenleigh Cahalan, the team leader in hits, RBIs, home runs and batting average, continued to be an offensive powerhouse bringing in the team\u2019s first four runs. Cahalan hit a sac fly to bring in Taylor Shumaker in the first and brought in three more in the third on a homer to right that just made it out of the stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just really locking in on my swing, because last year I wasn\u2019t really seeing the ball and I wasn\u2019t relaxed,\u201d Cahalan said.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m not in the same mindset this season. I\u2019m just trusting myself and what I do all week with the coaching staff and putting that into the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
No runs would be added to the board for either team after the shortstop\u2019s third-inning long ball until the Gators plated three more in the sixth off the bat of Madison Walker pinch hitting for catcher Ella Wesolowski.<\/p>\n
It was Walker\u2019s second homer of the season, her previous coming a week ago against Georgia Tech.<\/p>\n
The Gators are back at KSP in just under two weeks to open SEC play against Missouri (5-10) on March 7. Before then, they will travel west to play in the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. Florida\u2019s first game of the tournament starts at 8 p.m. Thursday against Cal.<\/p>\n
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