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Late surge lifts Florida softball over Mizzou

A special report from the UAA on the Florida Gators softball team:

COLOMBIA, Mo. – No. 3 Florida took the opening game of the series, 5-2, against No. 15 Missouri via a late two-out rally Friday evening at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. It’s the seventh comeback win of the season for the program.

The Gators (36-7, 15-4 SEC) downed the Tigers (34-12, 12-7 SEC) thanks to a 6thinning rally that culminated in a pair of key hits by Jaimie Hoover and Emily Wilkie with two outs. Wilkie tied the game, 2-2, with a two-RBI single up the middle and Hoover gave the Gators a lead it wouldn’t relinquish with her three-run home run to right center field in the following at-bat.