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Florida 4, FSU 0: Gators down defending national champions to win eighth straight

The Florida Gators’ 2019 softball season has been at once what everyone expects of Tim Walton’s powerhouse program and an expedition into uncharted waters.

Right now, it’s looking more like the former, after a 4-0 victory over defending national champion Florida State in Tallahassee on Wednesday night.

But to properly appreciate the Gators blanking the Seminoles on their home turf for an eighth straight win, one has to look at where Florida was before this streak — namely, in an unfamiliar position for Walton’s dynastic program.

On April 3, the Gators hosted Florida State for the first time since the Seminoles captured the Women’s College World Series crown in 2018, and fell, 2-0, scratching six hits against FSU’s Meghan King (eight strikeouts, no walks), who outdueled Kelly Barnhill (six strikeouts, four hits, four walks, one homer) in a matchup of aces who went the distance.