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Florida junior Francesca Enea celebrated her birthday with two hits and two RBIs against Illinois on Saturday / Gator Country photo by Jeff Squires

Powered by senior Ali Gardiner’s three hits, the second-ranked University of Florida softball team defeated Illinois, 9-1, in six innings in front of a capacity crowd at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Gardiner went 3-for-4 with an RBI, while senior Kristina Hilberth and junior Francesca Enea went 2-for-3 tallying three combined RBI. Senior Stacey Nelson recorded her eighth win while striking out six and not allowing a walk. The Gators (16-2, 0-0 SEC) stole a season-high six bases. 

Photo Gallery: UF Softball vs. Illinois, 2/28/09

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Jeff Squires hails from Daytona Beach and is a photojournalism senior at the University of Florida, where much of his family attended. Jeff’s basketball career ended in high school, and he currently enjoys writing about and shooting a variety of Gator sports. Though he has never played organized football, Jeff boasts 15+ years experience playing Madden football video games.

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