FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. \u2013 The No. 3\/5 Florida softball team (33-4, 8-4 SEC) dropped its first Southeastern Conference series of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 6-4 loss to No. 10\/9 Arkansas (30-5, 5-4 SEC) at Bogle Park.<\/p>\n
The Razorbacks walked the rubber match off with a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to clinch the 2-1 series win.<\/p>\n
The Florida offense opened the game hot, scoring three runs in the top of the first and adding insurance with another run in the top of the third.<\/p>\n
Arkansas, who entered the fifth inning with no hits, responded with a three-run home run in the frame to make it a 4-3 game.<\/p>\n
Keagan Rothrock<\/a> (17-4) took the loss in a complete-game performance, allowing six runs on five hits and five walks with seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n Kenleigh Cahalan<\/a> hit her second home run of the series and 13th of the season, a two-run home run to centerfield, in the first.<\/p>\n The senior has now hit three home runs in Southeastern Conference play.<\/p>\n Townsen Thomas<\/a> had Florida’s sole multi-hit performance of the day, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. It was her 13th multi-hit game of the season.<\/p>\n Jocelyn Erickson<\/a> drove in her 53rd run of the season with a RBI single in the first. The senior is now just two RBIs shy of 200 in her Gator career.<\/p>\n Up next, the Gators continue its road stand with a Wednesday trip to Stetson.<\/p>\n First pitch against the Hatters is set for 6 p.m. from Deland, Fla. on ESPN+.<\/p>\n FOLLOW THE GATORS
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