Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The No. 3 Florida softball team defeated UC Riverside, 7-0, Friday afternoon during the second day of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic held at the Big League Dreams park.
The Gators (11-1) responded with seven runs on 11 hits in the game against the Highlanders (6-8), who notched only five hits thanks to the complete-game effort from the circle by Elizabeth Hightower (6-0). The Monticello, Fla. native’s complete-game was the third of the season, 26th of her career, and the second complete-game shutout of the year.