{"id":192185,"date":"2026-03-15T04:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T04:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/192185\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T04:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T04:45:28","slug":"softball-clinches-weekend-series-with-9-0-win-over-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/192185\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball Clinches Weekend Series With 9-0 Win Over Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2013 Katelynn Oxley<\/a> twirled a complete-game shutout and the Florida offense continued to roll as the No. 5\/8 Gator softball team downed Kentucky, 9-0, in five innings on Saturday afternoon at John Cropp Stadium.<\/p>\n

With the win, Florida (28-1, 4-0) clinched its second-straight Southeastern Conference series win and first on the road.<\/p>\n

Jocelyn Erickson<\/a> and Cassidy McLellan<\/a> each homered for the second time in the series, while Townsen Thomas<\/a> recorded her third double of the weekend.<\/p>\n

Oxley (2-0) picked up her second win of the season in her first career complete-game in SEC play, striking out seven Wildcats and allowing just two hits.<\/p>\n

NOTABLES:
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\n\tWith her two-run home run in the third inning, Jocelyn Erickson<\/a> now has a team-high 15 home runs this season, matching her single-season career high
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\n\t\tOf her 15 home runs, 10 have been two-run shots
\n\t\tOver the last 10 games, Erickson is batting .543 (19-for-35), with eight home runs and 24 RBIs, slugging 1.257
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\n\tWith 45 home runs as a Gator, Erickson has now hit the sixth-most home runs in program history
\n\tKatelynn Oxley<\/a> picked up her fourth career SEC win on Saturday and second win of the season
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\n\t\tShe struck out seven, the most strikeouts she’s had in conference play in her career
\n\t\tIt was her first complete-game of the season and fifth in her career
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\n\tCassidy McLellan<\/a> hit her second home run of the weekend with a solo shot in the top of the 5th \u2013 her sixth of the season
\n\tTownsen Thomas<\/a> is hitting a team-best .667 (4-for-6) against the Wildcats through two games with three doubles and three runs. The redshirt freshman is slugging 1.167 in the series
\n\tTaylor Shumaker<\/a>\u00a0recorded her 17th\u00a0multi-hit game of the season and eighth in the last 10 games. She has recorded multi-hit outings in over 59% (17-of-29) of games this season
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\n\t\tShe’s recorded back-to-back two hit games against Kentucky
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\n\tThree players extended their double-digit hit streaks: Thomas (13), Erickson (13) and Shumaker (11)
\n\tWith her eighth double of the season, Kenleigh Cahalan<\/a> extended her on-base streak to 29 games
\n\tFour different Gator pitchers have combined for 12 complete games this season: Keagan Rothrock<\/a> (8), Ava Brown<\/a> (2), Leah Stevens<\/a> (1) and now Oxley (1)
\n\tThe Gators have recorded 11 shutouts
\n\tFor the fifth time this season, Florida scored in every inning
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\n\t\tThe Gators also scored in every inning vs. FIU (Feb. 14), Longwood (Feb. 20), East Texas A&M (Feb. 26) and Oregon State (Feb. 28)
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UP NEXT:
\nThe Gators will go for the series sweep at 1 p.m. on Sunday on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n

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