FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. \u2013 The Florida softball team’s offense came to life on Friday evening, downing No. 10\/9 Arkansas, 12-6, at Bogle Park to even up the weekend series.<\/p>\n
The No. 3\/5 Gators (33-3, 9-2 SEC) tallied 15 hits, their most in Southeastern Conference play this season, 10 of which went for extra bases.<\/p>\n
Five different Florida players had multi-hit games and four Gators, Ella Wesolowski<\/a>, Kenleigh Cahalan<\/a>, Kendall Grover<\/a> and Cassidy McLellan<\/a>, hit home runs in the victory.<\/p>\n Florida, the nation’s leader in doubles, added to its total with six on the night, the most two-baggers by the Gators in an SEC game since March 29, 2008, against LSU, just a day shy of exactly 18 years ago.<\/p>\n Katelynn Oxley<\/a> (3-0) earned her second SEC victory of the season, tossing 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on three hits and four walks with a strikeout.<\/p>\n Keagan Rothrock<\/a> earned her third save of the season, tossing the final two innings, allowing just one run off a solo home run and recording two strikeouts.<\/p>\n NOTABLES:
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\n\tKatelynn Oxley<\/a> now has four top-25 wins in the circle in her career: vs. No. 2 Texas (March 17, 2025), vs. No. 22\/17 Alabama (April 19\/20, 2025) and vs. No. 10\/9 Arkansas (March 29)
\n\tKenleigh Cahalan<\/a> opened the seventh inning with a first-pitch solo home run to left field, her 12th home run of the season
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\n\t\tOf her 12 home runs, five have been first-pitch home runs \u2013 including vs. Kansas, Jacksonville, Oregon State, Tennessee and now vs. Arkansas
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\n\tCassidy McLellan<\/a> hit her eighth home run of the season and fourth in SEC play in the top of the fifth
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\n\t\tShe has slugged four home runs over the last 10 games
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\n\tElla Wesolowski<\/a> hit her fifth home run of the season and second in SEC play in the top of the second, a three-run home run to left center
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\n\t\tIt was her first three-run home run as a Gator. Her other four home runs include three solo shots and a two-run home run
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\n\tKendall Grover<\/a> hit her first home run in SEC play and eighth of the season with a solo shot to left field in the top of the third
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\n\t\tIt was the senior’s first home run since Feb. 28 vs. Oregon State
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\n\tFlorida’s six doubles matched a season-high. The Gators also had six doubles against Oregon State on Feb. 28 in Fullerton, Calif.
\n\tThe Gators’ 15 hits were their most against a conference opponent since May 4, 2024, vs. Texas A&M
\n\tFlorida’s 12 runs matched the program record for runs scored against the Razorbacks in 73 meetings between the two schools going back to 1997
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\n\t\tThe Gators also had 12 runs in a 12-3 victory in Fayetteville on April 10, 2010
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\n\tThe Gators have not committed an error in nine straight games and in 65 straight innings
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\n\t\tIn SEC play, Florida has committed just one error overall, holding a .997 fielding percentage
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\nThe Gators will look to clinch their fourth SEC series of the season on Sunday at 2 p.m. on SEC Network+.
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