Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 2 Florida softball team continued its dominance on the second day of the Bubly Invitational, shutting out Providence, 5-0, before run-ruling No. 14 Duke, 9-0, in five innings.
With the two victories, the Gators move to 11-0.
Sophomore pitchers Olivia Miller and Keagan Rothrock dominated in the circle, both throwing complete-game shutouts and allowing just a combined five hits in 12 innings with 11 strikeouts.
Rothrock (5-0) has not allowed an earned run this season in 24.2 innings pitched.
Freshman Taylor Shumaker had another standout performance at the dish on the day, hitting a team-best .833 (5-for-6) with three doubles, seven RBI, seven runs and her eighth home run.
She has already amassed 23 RBI in 31 at-bats through 11 games.
Notables:
* The Gators outscored their opponents 14-0 on Friday. On the season, Florida is outscoring teams 100-16
* Freshman Gabi Comia (shortstop), sophomore Cassidy McLellan (left field) and senior Brooke Barnard (catcher) made their first starts of the season in the field
* Sophomore pitcher Olivia Miller made her first start of the season in the circle, picking up her fourth career win
* With her opposite field home run against Duke, Shumaker moved into a tie for eighth-most home runs hit by a Florida freshman in program history
* Shumaker has eight multi-RBI games this season, a team-best
* Rothrock recorded her 50th career start against the Blue Devils. She now holds a 38-9 career record with 32 complete games and nine shutouts
* Kendra Falby extended her hitting streak to 10 games, tallying one hit against the Friars and going 2-for-3 against Duke
* Freshman Layla Lamar recorder her first career base hit against Providence
Up Next:
The Gators face Boston College and Binghamton in a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 11:30 a.m