GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The No. 6\/7 Florida softball team (40-5, 14-4 SEC) earned its third Southeastern Conference sweep of the season on Sunday afternoon, downing RV\/No. 24\u00a0South Carolina (23-20, 3-12 SEC), 6-1, to cap off a 3-0 weekend at Carolina Softball Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Gators have won 16 of their last 17 series against South Carolina, with 11 of those series wins being sweeps.<\/p>\n
Florida outscored the Gamecocks 26-3 on the weekend, hitting .371 as a team, while the pitching staff held the Gamecocks to a .190 clip.<\/p>\n
Jocelyn Erickson<\/a> went 6-for-10 at the plate (.600) in the series with five of her hits going for extra bases, including two home runs and three doubles. She also drew two walks.<\/p>\n Cassidy McLellan<\/a> hit a team-best .625 (5-for-8) against the Gamecocks, with a double, a home run and a team-high three walks.<\/p>\n McLellan and Erickson each drove in seven on the weekend.<\/p>\n Kendall Grover<\/a> led the team with 3 RBIs on Sunday, driving in three with a bases-clearing double, her fifth double in SEC play.<\/p>\n Keagan Rothrock<\/a> (21-4) improved to 10-3 in SEC play, picking up her second win of the weekend, allowing just four hits with six strikeouts and six walks.<\/p>\n Olivia Miller<\/a> tossed 1.1 innings of relief to seal the victory.<\/p>\n NOTABLES:
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\n\tThe Gators now have SEC series sweeps over Kentucky, Missouri and South Carolina, in addition to 2-1 series victories over No. 1 Tennessee and No. 13\/16 Mississippi State
\n\tThe Gators turned two double plays on Sunday, finishing the weekend with four double plays turned
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\n\t\tFlorida’s defense has turned 18 double plays this season
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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 and at No. 10\/9 Arkansas on March 28
\n\tThe Gators are now 11-2 on the road this season
\n\tTaylor Shumaker<\/a> matched her career-high of two doubles, the fifth two double game of her career and third of her sophomore season
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\n\t\tShumaker recorded her 24th multi-hit game of the season, matching the 24 multi-hit games she had as a freshman and doing it in 20 fewer games
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\n\tWith her RBI single in the top of the first inning, Jocelyn Erickson<\/a> moved into sole possession of fifth in Florida program\u00a0career RBIs. She now has 211 as a Gator
\n\tKeagan Rothrock<\/a> allowed just one earned run and four hits in 12.2 inning of work, striking out 14
\n\tMadison Walker<\/a> recorded her 8th multi-hit game, her third in SEC play, going 2-for-4 with an RBI double
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\nThe Gators return home to host FGCU on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n
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