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Florida senior first baseman Ali Gardiner catches a throw during the Gators' win against USF on Friday / Gator Country photo by Jeff Squires

Photos by Jeff Squires and Tim Casey

Head Coach Tim Walton recorded his 300th career win as the No. 2-ranked Florida softball team defeated Pacific, 10-5, in the Gators’ first game of the Cox Invitational on Friday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Senior Kim Waleszonia went 1-for-3, becoming Florida’s all-time career hits leader with 261. 

Sophomore Stephanie Brombacher recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts in her eighth win of the season. The righty is now 28-0 in her UF career. The Gators (14-2) nailed three home runs and tallied a season-high 15 hits in the victory over the Tigers.

Florida defeated USF 8-0 in six innings on in its second game of the Cox Invitational. Waleszonia and Ali Gardiner were perfect on the night, going 3-for-3 and 2-for-2, respectively, in the victory.

Senior Stacey Nelson struck out a season-high 12 of the 20 batters she faced in her seventh win of the season. Kristen Gordon (1-2) recorded the loss for the Bulls (11-6), allowing 14 hits on the day. 

Photos by Jeff Squires and Tim Casey

Photo Gallery: UF Softball vs. Pacific and USF, 2/27/09

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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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